UFC Fight Night 95 pre-fight facts: Get ready for some likely knockouts

The next in a long line of consecutive UFC events takes place tonight when the octagon returns to Brasilia, Brazil, for the first time in more than two years with UFC Fight Night 95 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium.

A women’s catchweight matchup headlines the FS1-televised card following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Cristiane Justino (16-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who many consider the top pound-for-pound female fighter in the sport, looks to continue her more than decade-long streak of dominance when she takes on UFC newcomer Lina Lansberg (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a 140-pound contest.

Several other solid matchups round out the card, but none more intriguing than the main event. For more information on the UFC’s second event in Brasilia, check out 60 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 95.

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Main event

Cristiane Justino and Lina Lansberg

Justino vs. Lansberg is the first catchweight fight to headline a UFC card since Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 in June 2012.

Justino enters the event on a 17-fight unbeaten streak (16-0 with one no-contest). She hasn’t suffered a defeat since her MMA debut in May 2005.

Justino has earned 14 of her 16 career victories by knockout. She’s stopped her past 11 opponents with strikes.

Lansberg is the first fighter to headline a UFC event in her promotional debut since Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014.

Lansberg has earned all of her career stoppage victories by knockout.

Co-main event

Renan Barao

Renan Barao (33-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC featherweight debut when he lost to Jeremy Stephens at UFC Fight Night 88.

Barao enters the event with back-to-back losses for the first time in his career.

Barao is 1-3 in his past four fights after going on a 33-fight unbeaten streak that lasted more than nine years.

Barao’s seven stoppage victories in UFC/WEC bantamweight competition are tied with Urijah Faber for most in combined divisional history.

Barao is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back kick to the head. He accomplished the feat against Eddie Wineland at UFC 165.

Barao is one of six fighters in UFC history to register two arm-triangle-choke submission victories.

Barao has defended 100 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC competition, the highest rate in company history. He’s successfully stopped 33 consecutive takedown attempts, a UFC record.

Phillipe Nover (11-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) is 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in May 2015.

Remaining main card

Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson (21-13 MMA, 8-9 UFC), 40, is the oldest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Nelson enters the event with just two victories in his past eight UFC appearances.

Nelson’s total fight time of 2:58:23 in UFC heavyweight competition is second most in divisional history behind Junior Dos Santos (3:01:33).

Nelson is the only fighter in UFC history to record his or her first seven victories with the organization by knockout.

Nelson’s seven knockout victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for fifth most in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (nine), Andrei Arlovski (nine), Matt Mitrione (eight) and Dos Santos (eight).

Nelson’s six first-round knockout victories in UFC competition are tied for fifth most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (11), Anthony Johnson (nine), Anderson Silva (seven) and Arlovski (seven).

Nelson’s eight decision losses in UFC heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history. He’s suffered 11 of his 13 career losses overall by decision.

Nelson has absorbed 836 significant strikes in UFC heavyweight competition, the most in divisional history. Of those 836 strikes, 556 were landed to the head.

Nelson has been awarded six fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts, tied for second most in divisional history behind champ Stipe Miocic (seven).

Antonio Silva

Antonio Silva (19-9-1 MMA, 3-6-1 UFC) is 1-5-1 in his past seven UFC appearances. He has just three victories in his past 11 fights overall.

Silva has earned all three of his UFC victories by knockout.

Silva knocked out Alistair Overeem at UFC 156 despite a -30 significant-strike differential. His victory represents the third greatest statistical comeback finish in UFC heavyweight history.

Silva has suffered eight of his nine career losses by knockout. All eight of those stoppages have come in the first round.

Francisco Trinaldo’s (20-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied with Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second longest active streak in the division behind Tony Ferguson (eight).

Trinaldo has earned six of his past seven victories by decision.

Trinaldo is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn two arm-triangle-choke victories. He’s one of only three fighters to earn the submission from half-guard.

Paul Felder

Paul Felder (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout victory stemming from a spinning backfist. He accomplished the feat against Danny Castillo at UFC 182.

Thiago “Marreta” Santos (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned four of his five UFC victories by first-round knockout.

Santos’ average fight time of 5:17 in UFC middleweight competition is the shortest among active fighters in the weight class.

Santos is one of four fighters in history to earn two sub-minute knockout victories in UFC middleweight competition.

Santos lands 1.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes in UFC competition, the fifth highest rate among active UFC fighters.

Godofredo Pepey

Godofredo Pepey (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

Pepey has earned a fight-night bonus in three of his past four UFC appearances.

Pepey is one of 17 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a flying knee strike. He accomplished the feat against Noad Lahat at UFC Fight Night 38

Preliminary card

Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Burns has earned all three of his UFC lightweight victories by submission.

Burns’ three armbar victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Royce Gracie (four).

Michel Prazeres (20-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has fought to a decision in all six of UFC appearances.

Prazeres has completed 24 takedowns in his six UFC appearances. He’s landed at least one takedown against all six of his UFC opponents.

Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya (22-8 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has earned 17 of his 22 career victories by submission. He’s earned 11 of those stoppages in the first round.

Yahya’s three-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competition is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Dominick Cruz (five), Cody Garbrandt (four) and Jimmie Rivera (four).

Yahya’s five submission victories in UFC/WEC bantamweight competition are tied with Barao for second most in combined divisional history behind Faber (seven).

Yahya is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn a north-south choke submission in UFC competition. Jeff Monson and Jake Ellenberger have also accomplished the feat.

Jussier Formiga

Jussier Formiga’s (18-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.

Formiga has completed 11 total takedowns in his four UFC victories and landed zero total takedowns in his three UFC losses.

Formiga defends 65.4 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the second highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Demetrious Johnson (66.3 percent).

Dustin Ortiz (15-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has completed at least one takedown against all seven of his UFC opponents.

Erick Silva

Erick Silva (18-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) has earned all six of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage in a total fight time of 13:02.

Silva’s average fight time of 5:51 in UFC welterweight competition is the shortest among active fighters in the weight class.

Silva’s six first-round stoppage victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied with Josh Koscheck for second most in divisional history behind Matt Hughes (seven).

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

Silva landed all 18 significant strikes thrown in his 52-second knockout of Takenori Sato at UFC Fight Night 36. That’s the most in UFC history for a fighter who didn’t miss a strike.

Silva is the only fighter in UFC history to have three fights with the organization without absorbing a single strike.

Silva has been awarded a fight-night bonus in six of his past nine UFC bouts.

Luan Chagas(14-1-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Stevie Ray

Stevie Ray (19-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since Oct. 24, 2015. The 336-day layoff is the longest of his more than six-year career.

Vicente Luque (9-5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage. Both of his UFC wins are by submission.

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

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