By The Numbers: Logan Storley vs. Brennan Ward

Two losses to reigning champion Yaroslav Amosov have set Logan Storley adrift in the Bellator MMA welterweight division—at least for the time being.

The four-time NCAA All-American wrestler will seek to improve his spot in the 170-pound rotation when he meets Brennan Ward in the Bellator 298 main event on Friday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Storley has won three of his past four bouts. However, the Kill Cliff Fight Club rep finds himself on the rebound following a five-round unanimous decision defeat to Amosov at Bellator 291 on Feb. 25. Ward, meanwhile, enters the cage with the wind of a three-fight winning streak in his sails. He last appeared at Bellator 290, where he wrecked Sabah Homasi with a head kick and follow-up punches in the second round of their Feb. 4 pairing.

As Storley and Ward make final preparations for their impending showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

30: Years of age for Storley, who was born in Roslyn, South Dakota on Sept. 8, 1992.

8: Storley victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 57% of his career total (14). His list of Bellator victims: E.J. Brooks, A.J. Matthews and Kemmyelle Haley. Storley owns six other victories by decision (43%).

42: Rounds completed by Storley as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on eight different occasions and carries a 6-2 record in those bouts.

9: Consecutive calendar years in which Storley has fought at least once. In addition to his 0-1 mark in 2023, he went 2-0 in 2015, 2-0 in 2016, 3-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 0-1 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021 and 2-0 in 2022.

.693: Cumulative winning percentage between the nine opponents—Brooks, Matthews, Haley, Michael Page, Neiman Gracie, Dante Schiro, Ion Pascu, Joaquin Buckley and Matt Secor—Storley has beaten since he joined the Bellator roster. They sport a combined record of 122-54.

35: Years of age for Ward, who was born on June 28, 1988 in New London, Connecticut.

12: Ward wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 71% of his career total (17). His list of Bellator victims: Homasi, Kassius Kayne, Brandon Bell, Saad Awad, Dennis Olson, Roger Carroll, Mikkel Parlo, Justin Torrey and Sam McCoy. Ward holds four other wins by submission (23%) and one more by decision (6%).

57: Seconds needed for Ward to put away Yair Moguel with a rear-naked choke at Bellator 91 on Feb. 28, 2013. More than a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

4: Promotions for which Ward has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 12-6 in Bellator, 3-0 in CES MMA, 1-0 in the Rizin Fighting Federation and 1-0 in the United States Fight League.

182: Combined victories between the six opponents—Fernando Gonzalez, Paul Daley, Evangelista Santos, Tamdan McCrory, Alexander Shlemenko and Aaron Johnson—who have defeated Ward. They boast a cumulative .675 winning percentage at 182-87-3.