By The Numbers: Ray Cooper III vs. Carlos Leal Miranda

Ray Cooper III likes to count in millions.

The heavy-handed Hawaiian will begin his quest for a third consecutive Professional Fighters League welterweight championship and the $1 million prize attached to it when he battles Carlos Leal Miranda in the PFL 3 co-main event on Friday at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Cooper opens his latest campaign on a six-fight winning streak. He last appeared in the 2021 PFL welterweight final on Oct. 27, when he wiped out Magomed Magomedkerimov with punches in the third round of their rematch. Miranda, meanwhile, jumps into the deep end of the pool following back-to-back victories on the PFL Challenger Series. He last competed at PFL Challenger Series 8, where he eked out a split decision over Chris Brown on April 8.

As Cooper and Brown make final adjustments ahead of their forthcoming clash at 170 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

29: Years of age for Cooper, who was born on Feb. 7, 1993 in Pearl City, Hawaii.

15: Cooper wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 63% of his career total (24). His list of PFL victims: Magomedkerimov, Jake Shields (twice), David Michaud, Chris Curtis, Handesson Ferreira and Pavel Kusch. Cooper owns seven other wins by submission and two more by decision.

1: Stalemate on the Cooper resume. He fought to a majority draw with Sadibou Sy in the PFL welterweight quarterfinals on Oct. 11, 2019.

4: Seconds needed for Cooper to punch out Matthew Colquhoun at X-1 World Events 45 in January 2017. Having occurred more than five years ago, it remains his fastest finish to date.

120: Combined victories between the seven opponents—Magomedkerimov, Ferreira, John Howard, Jun Yong Park, Craig Jackson, Danny Navarro and Joey Gomez—who have defeated Cooper. They boast a cumulative .727 winning percentage (120-43-2).

27: Years of age for Miranda, who was born in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 4, 1994.

6: Miranda victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 38% of his career total (16). Korey Kuppe, Diego Dias and Francisco Cylderlan Lima da Silva are among those he has victimized. Miranda also holds two victories by submission, six others by decision, another by disqualification and one more via undisclosed means.

2,777: Days since Miranda last tasted defeat. He dropped a three-round unanimous decision to Eduardo Garvon on Sept. 28, 2014, and in 10 subsequent appearances, he has compiled a perfect 10-0 record with six finishes.

9: Calendar years in which Miranda has fought at least once. In addition to his 2-0 mark in 2022, he went 3-0 in 2012, 1-1 in 2013, 2-2 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 1-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 1-0 in 2019 and 2-0 in 2021.

.736: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Garvon, Tim Ruberg and Leandro Silva—who have beaten Miranda. They sport a combined record of 53-17-2.