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UFC on FOX 27 pre-event facts: Derek Brunson looks to add to first-round KO record

The UFC’s third event of the year goes down Saturday with UFC on FOX 27, which takes place at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

A middleweight rematch serves as the main event. After scoring a 41-second knockout victory under the now-defunct Strikeforce banner in August 2012, Ronaldo Souza (24-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will attempt to repeat history against Derek Brunson (18-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who is riding a wave of first-round knockout wins.

In the history of its FOX-broadcast shows, UFC on FOX 27 is among the weaker cards. There still are some relevant footnotes, though. For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for 40 pre-event facts for the UFC’s first trip to North Carolina since 2010.

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Main event

Derek Brunson

Brunson’s nine victories since 2012 in UFC middleweight competition are tied with Brad Tavares for most in the division.

Brunson has earned seven of his nine UFC victories by stoppage.

Brunson’s seven first-round stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competition are most in divisional history.

Brunson’s seven stoppage victories since 2012 in UFC middleweight competition are tied with Thiago “Marreta” Santos for most in the division.

Brunson’s seven stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (11), Nate Marquardt (nine) and Chris Leben (nine).

Brunson is one of five fighters in modern UFC history to register both a knockout and submission victory in less than one minute each. Joe Lauzon, Ronda Rousey, Tom Lawlor and Andrei Arlovski also accomplished the feat.

Brunson is 1-4 against fighters who have held a UFC/Strikeforce title or competed in a UFC/Strikeforce title fight.

Ronaldo Souza

Souza, 38, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Souza has earned 20 of his 24 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 18 of those wins in Round 1.

Souza’s 10 stoppage victories in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight competition are third most in combined divisional history behind Luke Rockhold (13) and Silva (11).

Souza’s seven submission victories in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight competition are tied with Rockhold for most in combined divisional history.

Souza’s four submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Thales Leites (five), Rousimar Palhares (five) and Demian Maia (five).

Souza’s four submission victories since 2013 in UFC middleweight competition are most in the division.

Souza has suffered all three of career stoppage losses by knockout.

Co-main event

Dennis Bermudez

Dennis Bermudez (16-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) competes in his 15th UFC featherweight bout, the third most appearance in divisional history behind Max Holloway (17) and Darren Elkins (16).

Bermudez’s nine victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Holloway (14), Elkins (13) and Cub Swanson (10).

Bermudez is 2-4 in his past six UFC appearances dating back to July 2014.

Bermudez is the only fighter in UFC featherweight history to register three knockdowns in a single fight. He accomplished the feat against Jimy Hettes at UFC 171.

Bermudez’s 39 takedowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Bermudez defends 87 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Jose Aldo (90.6 percent).

Andre Fili (17-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his nine-fight UFC career. He won his most recent bout at UFC Fight Night 118 in October.

Remaining main card

Gregor Gillespie

Gregor Gillespie (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Gillespie’s 21-second knockout of Andrew Holbrook at UFC 210 is the sixth fastest knockout in UFC lightweight history.

Jordan Rinaldi (13-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn a Von Flue choke submission. Ovince Saint Preux and Jason Von Flue also accomplished the feat.

Preliminary card

Bobby Green

Bobby Green (23-8-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) enters the event on four-fight winless skid. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2014.

Erik Koch (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 2-4 in his past six UFC appearances dating back to September 2011.

Koch is 2-2 since returning to the UFC lightweight division in February 2014.

Mirsad Bektic (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) absorbs 1.17 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Rani Yahya (1.05).

Bektic completes 53.6 of his takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Kaitlyn Chookagian

Katlyn Chookagian (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) makes her UFC flyweight debut after spending her previous three octagon appearances at bantamweight.

Mara Romero Borella (12-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) enters the event on a seven-fight unbeaten streak. She hasn’t suffered a defeat since October 2015.

Borella earned the first submission in UFC flyweight history when she defeated Kalindra Faria at UFC 216.

Randa Markos (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) competes in her eighth UFC strawweight bout, the second most appearances in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (nine).

Markos has alternated wins and losses over her past 10 career bouts. She lost her most recent bout at UFC Fight Night 114 in August.

Markos has completed at least one takedown against six of her seven UFC opponents.

Juliana Lima

Juliana Lima (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) absorbs 1.93 significant strikes per minute in UFC strawweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.

Vinc Pichel (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) returned from a career-long layoff at UFC Fight Night 110 in June and earned his first victory since May 2014.

Georges Sullivan (17-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since Jan. 30, 2016. The 728-day layoff is the longest of his nearly 12-year career.

Cory Sandhagen (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 25, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

For more on UFC on FOX 27, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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

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