Covington is an incredible fighter with a well-rounded skill set, but his striking is the weakest weapon in his arsenal. The trash-talking contender has won just two of his fights via strikes, and neither was a clean KO.

Masvidal, meanwhile, is a striker through and through. The Cuban American, who used to fight bare-knuckle on the same Miami backyard circuit that gave us Kimbo Slice, has won 16 fights by knockout or TKO, including destructive wins over the likes of Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz. He's primarily known for his boxing, but he's flaunted a vicious kicking game too—most notably in the win over Diaz.

While Covington is not known for his stand-up, he is known for throwing a high volume of strikes—mainly to overwhelm and exhaust his foes rather than actually knock them out. Interestingly, however, Masvidal lands more strikes per minute than Covington, clocking in at 4.22 compared to his rival's 4.14. He also has the higher striking accuracy rate, landing at an impressive 48 percent compared to his rival's 38.

Throw in the fact that Masvidal also avoids 65 percent of strikes thrown at him, while Covington avoids just 56, and there's no two ways about it: If Masvidal can keep this one standing, Covington could be in big trouble.