UFC 211 main card pre-event facts: Significant spots in record book at stake for everyone

UFC 211 marks the most significant event of the organization’s 2017 schedule so far, bringing a card stacked with two championship fights and a number of marquee stars.

From the heavyweight championship rematch between Stipe Miocic (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Junior Dos Santos (18-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) to the strawweight title showdown between and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Jessica Andrade (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC), as well as a number of potential No. 1 contender fights, UFC 211 has a little bit of something for everyone.

Check below for 70 pre-fight facts about UFC 211’s main card, which airs Saturday on pay-per-view from American Airlines Center in Dallas.

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Main event

Miocic’s four-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is the third longest active streak in the division behind Derrick Lewis (six) and Francis Ngannou (five).

Stipe Miocic

Miocic has earned 12 of his 16 career victories by knockout.

Miocic has earned all of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Miocic’s four-fight knockout streak in UFC competition is tied with Mairbek Taisumov and Gegard Mousasi for the longest among active fighters in the company.

Miocic’s three-fight first-round knockout streak is the longest among active fighters in the company.

Miocic is one of five fighters in UFC history to earn three or more knockouts in less than one minute. He’s the only heavyweight to accomplish the feat. Anthony Johnson, Vitor Belfort, Johny Hendricks, and Mike Swick are the others.

Miocic lands 5.03 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (6.49) and Todd Duffee (5.56).

Miocic defends 62 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the second highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Walt Harris (62.1 percent).

Miocic landed 361 total strikes against Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 65, the most in a single bout in UFC history.

Miocic outlanded Hunt 361-46 in total strikes at UFC Fight Night 65. The +315 total strike differential is the largest margin in UFC history.

Miocic and Dos Santos combined for 222 significant strikes landed at UFC on FOX 13, the second most in a UFC heavyweight fight behind the 234 landed between Dos Santos and Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86.

Miocic’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts are tied with Travis Browne for most in divisional history.

Dos Santos competes in his first UFC championship bout since losing the heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez at UFC 155 in December 2012.

Junior Dos Santos

Dos Santos has alternated wins and losses over his past seven UFC appearances.

Dos Santos’ total fight time of 3:01:33 in UFC heavyweight competition is second most in company history behind Roy Nelson (3:22:33).

Dos Santos’ 12 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Frank Mir (16) and Andrei Arlovski (14)

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

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

Dos Santos’ 157 significant strikes landed against Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 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 Arlovski (84.7 percent) and Browne (83.3 percent).

Co-main event

Jedrzejczyk became the first Polish-born champion in UFC history when she defeated Carla Esparza at UFC 185.

Jedrzejczyk became just the ninth fighter in UFC history to win a championship belt with an undefeated pro record when she won at UFC 185.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Jedrzejczyk’s four consecutive UFC title defenses are second most among current champions behind flyweight titleholder Demetrious Johnson (10).

Jedrzejczyk competes in her eighth UFC strawweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.

Jedrzejczyk’s seven-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Jedrzejczyk’s seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history. They’re also tied with Andrade and Amanda Nunes for most of any female fighter in company history.

Jedrzejczyk has earned eight of her 13 career victories by decision. That includes five of her seven UFC wins.

Jedrzejczyk has out-landed her opponents 746-245 in significant strikes over her past five UFC appearances.

Jedrzejczyk’s 220 significant strikes landed against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193 are a UFC title-fight record.

Jedrzejczyk’s 220 significant strikes landed at UFC 193 are second most in a UFC fight behind Nate Diaz’s 238 significant strikes against Donald Cerrone at UFC 141 in December 2011.

Jedrzejczyk’s 70 leg kicks landed at UFC 193 are the single-fight UFC record.

Jedrzejczyk’s three fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are the most in divisional history.

Jessica Andrade

Andrade makes her 11th UFC appearance, the most by any female in company history.

Andrade is 3-0 since she dropped to the UFC strawweight division in June.

Andrade is one of three female fighters in UFC history to earn victories in two weight classes. Valerie Letourneau and Joanne Calderwood also accomplished the feat.

Andrade’s three-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Jedrzejczyk (seven).

Andrade’s seven UFC victories are tied with Jedrzejczyk and Nunes for the most by any female in company history.

Andrade landed 206 significant strikes against Rosi Sexton at UFC Fight Night 30, the third most ever in a single UFC fight.

Featured bout

Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC), 39, is the oldest of the 28 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Demian Maia

Maia is 9-2 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in July 2012.

Maia’s 18 victories in UFC competition are tied with Matt Hughes and Donald Cerrone for third most in history behind Michael Bisping (20) and Georges St-Pierre (19).

Maia’s 18 victories in UFC competition are the most of any Brazilian fighter in company history.

Maia’s six-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Maia’s nine submission victories in UFC competition are tied with Nate Diaz and Charles Oliveira for second most in company history behind Royce Gracie (10).

Maia’s six submission victories via rear-naked choke in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Kenny Florian (seven).

Maia has absorbed just 13 total significant strikes in his past four UFC fights.

Maia absorbs just 1.36 significant strikes per minute in UFC welterweight competition, tied for the third best rate in divisional history behind Pete Spratt (1.04) and Kamaru Usman (1.34).

Maia is 18-2 in UFC bouts in which he completes at least one takedown. He’s completed at least one takedown against 20 of his 24 UFC opponents.

Maia completed just two of 22 takedown attempts in his unanimous-decision loss to Rory MacDonald at UFC 170. Those 22 takedown attempts were the most ever in a single UFC welterweight bout.

Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is 4-2 since he returned to the welterweight division is July 2015.

Masvidal’s three-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Maia (six), Kamaru Usman (five) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (four).

Masvidal has earned all three of his UFC welterweight stoppage victories by knockout.

Masvidal is one of five fighters in UFC history to finish a bout by submission at the 4:59 mark of Round 2. He accomplished the feat against Michael Chiesa at UFC on FOX 8.

Remaining main card

Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC) is 6-2 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in February 2013.

Edgar’s total fight time of 6:17:49 in UFC competition is the most in company history. He is the only fighter to log more than six of hours of UFC fight time.

Frankie Edgar

Edgar has earned eight of his 15 UFC victories by decision.

Edgar’s 1,306 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Bisping (1,533).

Edgar has landed 60 or more significant strikes against his opponent in 12 of his past 14 UFC contests.

Edgar’s 66 takedowns landed in UFC competition are third most in company history behind St-Pierre (87) and Gleison Tibau (84).

Edgar is the only fighter in UFC/WEC history to take down Jose Aldo more than once in a fight.

Edgar’s 259 total strikes landed against Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57 are the most ever in a UFC/WEC featherweight contest.

Edgar’s submission of Swanson at the 4:56 mark of Round 5 stands as the second-latest stoppage in a UFC bout. Flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson holds the record with his fifth-round finish (4:59) of Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186.

Edgar is one of two fighters in UFC history to defeat a single opponent on three separate occasions inside the octagon. He did so against B.J. Penn. Tito Ortiz, who defeated Ken Shamrock three times, is the other to accomplish the feat.

Edgar is the only fighter in UFC history to suffer three knockdowns in a single round and not lose the fight. The feat occurred in his UFC 125 draw with Gray Maynard.

Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) enters the event on an eight-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since December 2012.

Rodriguez’s six-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is the third longest active streak in the division behind interim champ Max Holloway (nine) and former titleholder Conor McGregor (seven).

Rodriguez has out-struck all six opponents he’s faced in UFC competition.

Rodriguez has completed at least one takedown in five of his six UFC appearances.

Rodriguez has earned a fight-night bonus in each of his past three UFC appearances.

Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) enters the event with back-to-back losses after starting his career on a 10-fight winning steak.

Cejudo is one of three Olympic gold medalists to fight in the UFC, along with Kevin Jackson and Mark Schultz. He accomplished the feat in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Cejudo is the only Olympic gold medalist to fight in the UFC since the organization was purchased by parent company Zuffa.

Cejudo is the only Olympic gold medalist to fight for a UFC championship in modern UFC history.

Cejudo has earned all four of his UFC victories by decision.

Cejudo has earned his past six victories by decision after he stopped his opponent inside the distance in his first four pro bouts.

Sergio Pettis

Sergio Pettis (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 28 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Pettis is 3-1 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in March 2015.

Pettis’ three-fight UFC winning streak in flyweight competition is tied with Brandon Moreno for the third longest active streak in the division behind champ Johnson (12) and Joseph Benavidez (six).

Pettis has earned all six of his UFC victories by decision.

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

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