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The UFC makes its 13th stop in Australia on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 142, which takes place at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide and airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Two of the hardest hitter in the heavyweight division take center in stage in the main event when former champion Junior Dos Santos (19-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) attempts to achieve his first winning streak in more than six years when he takes on Tai Tuivasa (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who has never lost.

For more on the numbers behind the UFC’s latest trip “Down Under,” check below for 45 pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 142.

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Main event

Dos Santos has alternated wins and losses over his past nine UFC appearances. He won his most recent bout at UFC Fight Night 133 in July.

Dos Santos’ total fight time of 3:28:55 in UFC heavyweight competition is second most in company history behind Andrei Arlovski (3:48:13).

Dos Santos’ 13 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Arlovski (16) and Frank Mir (16).

Dos Santos’ eight knockout victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (10), Derrick Lewis (10) and Arlovski (nine).

Dos Santos’ 12 knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Dos Santos and Ben Rothwell combined for 234 significant strikes landed at UFC Fight Nigh 86, the second most in a single UFC heavyweight fight behind Fabricio Werdum vs. Marcin Tybura (282) at UFC Fight Night 121.

Dos Santos’ 157 significant strikes landed against Rothwell stand as the single-fight UFC heavyweight record.

Dos Santos’ 92 significant body strikes landed against Rothwell are the single-fight UFC record.

Dos Santos defends 80.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Alexander Volkov (81.5 percent) and Arlovski (80.6 percent).

Tuivasa’s three-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Daniel Cormier (four).

Tuivasa has earned nine of his 10 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout in Round 1.

Tuivasa is one of two heavyweights in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a flying knee. Ex-champ Fabricio Werdum also accomplished the feat.

Tuivasa is one of three heavyweights in UFC history to earn knockouts stemming from a knee and an elbow strike. Cheick Kongo and Justin Willis also accomplished the feat.

Co-main event

Mauricio Rua (25-11 MMA, 9-9 UFC) competes in his 19th UFC light heavyweight bout, tied with Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell for the third most appearances in divisional history behind Ryan Bader (20) and Rashad Evans (20).

Rua’s 21 victories in UFC/PRIDE light-heavyweight competition are the most in combined divisional history.

Rua’s 17 stoppage victories in UFC/PRIDE/WEC/Strikeforce competition are fourth most in combined organizational history behind Mirko Filipovic (21), Wanderlei Silva (20) and Donald Cerrone (19).

Rua’s 16 knockout victories in UFC/PRIDE light-heavyweight competition are the most in combined divisional history.

Rua’s seven knockout victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Liddell (nine).

Rua is the only light heavyweight in UFC history to earn his first six victories with the organization by knockout.

Rua’s 13 knockdowns landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Liddell (14).

Rua’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC light-heavyweight fights are second most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (eight).

Tyson Pedro (7-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned all seven of his career victories by first-round stoppage.

Pedro is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn a stoppage from the crucifix position. He accomplished the feat at UFC 209.

Remaining main card

Mark Hunt (13-13-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC), 44, is the oldest active fighter on the UFC roster.

Hunt is 1-3 (with one no-contest) in his past five fights dating back to July 2016.

Hunt has earned all 10 of his career stoppage victories by knockout. That includes seven of his eight wins under the UFC banner.

Hunt’s nine knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are tied of fourth most in divisional history behind Dos Santos (12), Arlovski (10) and Velasquez (10).

Hunt’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts are tied for second most in divisional history behind Stipe Miocic (eight).

Hunt has suffered 12 of his 13 career losses by stoppage.

Justin Willis’ (7-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Cormier (four).

Willis is one of three heavyweights in UFC history to earn knockouts stemming from a knee and an elbow strike. Tuivasa and Kongo also accomplished the feat.

Jake Matthews (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is 3-0 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in November 2017.

Matthews has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his seven UFC wins.

Tony Martin (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is 2-0 since he returned to welterweight in April. He’s 5-0 in the weight class overall.

Paul Craig’s (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) victory at 4:59 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 127 is tied for the second latest stoppage in a three-round UFC fight.

Preliminary card

Yushin Okami (35-11 MMA, 14-6 UFC) is 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2017.

Okami vs. Ovince Saint Preux was just the second fight in UFC history to feature zero combined significant strike attempts. Ilir Latifi vs. Cyrille Diabate at UFC on FUEL TV 6 was the other.

Alexey Kunchenko’s (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) 19-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the second longest among active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (27).

Wilson Reis’ (22-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2017.

Reis is 5-4 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in August 2014.

Reis’ 36 takedowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Johnson (58).

Reis lands 5.37 takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC flyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Ben Nguyen’s (17-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC) 49-second submission of Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night 110 is the fastest submission win in UFC flyweight history.

Nguyen has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.

Keita Nakamura (33-9-2 MMA, 3-6 UFC) has suffered all six of his UFC losses by decision.

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FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.