UFC Fight Night 107 pre-event facts: Retiring Brad Pickett looks to add to bonus record

On Saturday the UFC makes its ninth trip to London when the UFC Fight Pass-streamed UFC Fight Night 107 takes place at The O2 with a light-heavyweight main event between Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson.

Manuwa (16-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), No. 8 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings, and Anderson (9-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), an honorable mention in the division, look to further establish their position in the championship pecking order in what can largely be considered a striker vs. grappler affair.

For more on the numbers behind the UFC’s latest venture to the U.K., check out 50 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 107.

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Main event

Jimi Manuwa

Manuwa has earned all but one of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 10 of those wins in Round 1.

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

Manuwa is the only fighter in UFC history to earn two consecutive victories by stoppage at the 5:00 mark of a round.

Manuwa is the only fighter in UFC history with three victories due to an opponent’s injury.

Corey Anderson

Anderson has earned four of his six UFC victories by decision.

Anderson lands 5.11 significant strikes per minute in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the second highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Marcos Rogerio de Lima (5.23).

Anderson completes 52.7 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Lyoto Machida (65 percent) and Glover Teixeira (56.3 percent).

Anderson’s 61-second knockout of Matt Van Buren at the TUF 19 Finale stands as the fastest finish in a tournament final on “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series.

Co-main event

Gunnar Nelson

Gunnar Nelson (15-2-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past five UFC appearances.

Nelson has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 11 of those finishes in Round 1.

Nelson has earned five of his six UFC victories by submission.

Nelson has completed at least one takedown in seven of his eight UFC appearances.

Nelson’s four submission victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Chris Lytle (six), Matt Hughes (five) and Erick Silva (five).

Alan Jouban

Alan Jouban (15-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is 5-1 in his past six UFC appearances.

Jouban is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn two knockout victories stemming from standing elbow strikes. Travis Browne has also accomplished the feat.

Jouban scores 1.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC welterweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history.

Remaining main card

Brad Pickett

Brad Pickett (25-13 MMA, 5-8 UFC) is 1-3 since he returned to the UFC bantamweight division in March 2015.

Pickett has registered victories at flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight during his 10-year MMA career.

Pickett completes 61.9 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Pickett’s 10 takedowns landed against Demetrious Johnson at WEC 48 are tied for the second most in a single UFC/WEC bantamweight fight.

Pickett’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC/WEC bantamweight bouts are the most in the combined history of the weight class.

Makwan Amirkhani

Makwan Amirkhani (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since Feb. 27, 2016. The 385-day layoff is the longest of his more than six-year career.

Amirkhani’s eight-second knockout of Andy Ogle at UFC on FOX 14 is tied for the fifth-fastest knockout in UFC history.

Amirkhani’s eight-second finish of Ogle stands as the fastest debut win UFC/WEC featherweight history. It’s also tied for the second fastest knockout in combined divisional history.

Amirkhani became the first featherweight fighter in UFC history to earn a victory without throwing or landing a single strike when he submitted Masio Fullen at UFC Fight Night 69.

Arnold Allen (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Allen returns to competition for the first time since Feb. 27, 2016. The 385-day layoff is the longest of his more than six-year career.

Preliminary card

Joseph Duffy

Joseph Duffy (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 13 opponents in the first round and eight in less than two minutes each.

Duffy has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage.

Duffy’s 25-second submission of Mitch Clarke at UFC Fight Night 90 is the fourth fastest submission finish in UFC lightweight history.

Reza Madadi (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC), 38, is the oldest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Madadi has alternated wins and losses over his five-fight UFC career.

Madadi has completed at least one takedown against all five of his UFC opponents.

Francimar Barroso

Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.

Timothy Johnson (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his four-fight UFC career.

Johnson has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

Teemu Packalen (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage.

Packalen’s 24-second submission of Thibault Gouti at UFC Fight Night 84 marked the third fastest submission finish in UFC lightweight history.

Tom Breese

Tom Breese (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) moves up to the UFC middleweight division after spending his first four octagon appearances at welterweight.

Oluwale Bamgbose (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by first-round knockout.

Vicente Luque’s (11-5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Demian Maia (six).

Luque’s average fight time of 5:41 in UFC welterweight competition is the shortest among active fighters in the weight class.

Vicente Luque

Luque has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC wins.

Luque’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied with Stipe Miocic, Misha Cirkunov and Mairbek Taisumov for the second longest in the company behind Francis Ngannou (five).

Luque is one of six welterweights in UFC history to earn four consecutive stoppage victories. Hughes, Thiago Alves, Matt Brown, Donald Cerrone and Marcus Davis also accomplished the feat.

Luque is one of nine fighters in UFC history to earn a submission victory by anaconda choke. He accomplished the feat against Hayder Hassan at UFC on FOX 17.

Leon Edwards’ (12-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) eight-second knockout of Seth Baczynski at UFC Fight Night 64 stands as the second fastest in UFC welterweight history. Duane Ludwig holds the record for his six-second finish of Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 3 in January 2006.

Ian Entwistle

Ian Entwistle (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by first-round stoppage.

Entwistle has attempted seven leg- or foot-lock submissions in his three UFC appearances.

Brett Johns’ (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) 13-fight MMA winning streak is tied for the third longest among active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (24) and Jimmie Rivera (19).

Johns’ 11 takedowns landed against Kwan Ho Kwak at UFC Fight Night 99 are the single-fight record for a UFC/WEC bantamweight bout.

Lina Lansberg (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Lucie Pudilova (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meet in a rematch of a November 2015 fight at “Battle of Botnia 5,” which Lansberg won by unanimous decision.

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