In a weight class where fighters tend to fade quickly after age 35, Raoni Barcelos is happily bucking the trend.
Headed into his main card tilt against former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt on Saturday at UFC Atlanta, the veteran contender—who celebrated his 38th birthday last month—carries the momentum of a two-fight win streak over opponents in their 20s. The most recent of those, a unanimous decision victory against Payton Talbott at UFC 311 in January, saw him hang a decisive loss on a previously undefeated prospect over a dozen years his junior.