UFC Fight Night 73 pre-fight facts: UFC's best strike defense? It's Jared Rosholt

Jared Rosholt

The UFC returns to Nashville on Saturday for the first time in three years with an important light-heavyweight headliner.

Former 205-pound title challenger Glover Teixeira (22-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) attempts to snap the first two-fight skid of his career when he takes on surging contender and local fighter Ovince Saint Preux (18-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC).

A number of other notable matchups fill the 13-bout card, which has a main card that airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass.

For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for 45 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 73.

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Main event

Glover Teixeira

Teixeira is in the first two-fight losing skid of his career. He hadn’t lost since March 2005 prior to the back-to-back defeats.

Teixeira has earned four of his five UFC victories by stoppage.

Teixeira has landed 40 percent of his significant strikes in UFC light-heavyweight competition on the ground, the most among active fighters in the weight class.

Teixeira has landed 86.2 percent of his significant strikes in UFC light-heavyweight competition to his opponent’s head, the greatest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Saint Preux enters the event with six victories in his past seven bouts. The lone defeat in that stretch came to Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 47.

Ovince Saint Preux

Saint Preux has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his six wins under the UFC banner.

Saint Preux registered just the second Von Flue choke submission in UFC history when he tapped out Nikita Krylov at UFC 171. No other UFC fighter has successfully finished a fight with the technique since namesake Jason Von Flue submitted Alex Karalexis at UFC Fight Night 3.

Saint Preux absorbs just 1.82 significant strikes per minute in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the third best rate in the division behind Bader (1.41) and Patrick Cummins (1.76).

Saint Preux’s five stoppage victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition since 2013 are the most in the division. Daniel Cormier and Ilir Latifi are second in the category with just three stoppage wins.

Co-main event

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson’s (16-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Donald Cerrone (eight), Khabib Nurmagomedov (six) and Tony Ferguson (six).

Johnson’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are tied for the second most in divisional history behind Melvin Guillard (13).

Johnson out-struck Joe Lauzon by a margin of 91 strikes at UFC Fight Night 26, the fifth largest disparity in a UFC lightweight bout.

Johnson has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.

Johnson has suffered seven of his nine career losses by submission.

Beneil Dariush’s (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Cerrone (eight), Nurmagomedov (six) and Ferguson (six).

Dariush has earned eight of his 11 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned three of his five UFC victories by submission.

Remaining main card

Derek Brunson

Derek Brunson (13-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is 4-1 in his past five bouts after a 2-3 stretch from 2012-2014.

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

Sam Alvey (26-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round knockout.

Alvey’s three-fight UFC finishing streak is tied for third longest run of stoppages among active UFC fighters behind Rousey (six) and Luke Rockhold (four).

Dustin Ortiz’s (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) past four UFC fights have ended in a decision with three split decisions. He’s 2-2 in those contests.

Ortiz has completed at least two takedowns against all five of his UFC opponents.

Jared Rosholt (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision. He finished an opponent for the first time in his previous octagon appearance.

Rosholt absorbs just 0.99 significant strikes per minute of fighting in UFC competition, the lowest rate overall in company history.

Timothy Johnson (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) enters the event on an eight-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since March 2011.

Chris Camozzi

Chris Camozzi (19-10 MMA, 6-7 UFC) enters the event on a five-fight UFC losing skid. He hasn’t earned a victory inside the octagon since a split decision over Nick Ring at UFC 158 in March 2013.

Camozzi has landed 165 leg kicks in UFC middleweight competition, the most in divisional history.

Camozzi has landed zero of 16 takedown attempts in his UFC career.

Tom Watson (17-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has been taken down 28 times in his six-fight UFC career. He’s landed zero takedowns of his own inside the octagon.

Watson has suffered six of his eight career losses by decision.

Ray Borg (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), 21, is the youngest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete on the card. He’s also the youngest active fighter in the UFC flyweight division.

Borg has earned both of his UFC victories by submission.

Borg’s eight submission attempts in UFC flyweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Borg’s submission of Shane Howell at the 2:17 mark of round 1 at UFC Fight Night 44 stands as the fastest submission finish in UFC flyweight history.

Preliminary card

Uriah Hall

Uriah Hall (10-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by split decision.

Hall has landed 52.5 percent of his significant strikes attempts in UFC middleweight competition, the third highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Sara McMann (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her four-fight UFC career. She suffered a loss in her last octagon appearance.

McMann is one of six fighters to have landed a knockdown in UFC women’s bantamweight competition.

Amanda Nunes (10-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of her UFC victories by first-round knockout.

Nunes’ three knockout victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied with Rousey for the most in divisional history.

Nunes is one of two fighters in UFC women’s bantamweight history to earn back-to-back first-round knockout victories. Rousey is the other.

Amanda Nunes

Nunes has earned all 10 of her career victories by stoppage.

Nunes is one of eight fighters in UFC history to earn a stoppage victory stemming from leg strikes. She accomplished the feat against Shayna Baszler at UFC Fight Night 62.

Willie Gates (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) competes in his second UFC bout in a 27-day stretch. He defeated Darrell Montague by TKO at the TUF 21 Finale on July 12.

Gates’ stoppage of Montague at the 1:36 mark of Round 1 at the TUF 21 Finale is the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history.

Frankie Saenz (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) enters the event on a career-high six-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2012.

Saenz has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Sirwan Kakai (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) competes in his second UFC bout in a 42-day span. He defeated Danny Martinez in his octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 70.

For more on UFC Fight Night 73, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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