UFC on FOX 28 pre-event facts: Jessica Andrade is UFC's most active female fighter

The UFC returns to Florida on Saturday with UFC on FOX 28, which takes place at Amway Center in Orlando and airs on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

A main event between heavy-hitting featherweights tops the card. Josh Emmett (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will look to prove his knockout of Ricardo Lamas was no fluke when he takes on longtime octagon veteran Jeremy Stephens (27-14 MMA, 14-13 UFC), who becomes the first in headline multiple UFC cards in 2018.

For more on the numbers behind the UFC’s third trip to Orlando, check below for 70 pre-event facts about UFC on FOX 28.

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Main event

Josh Emmett

Emmett is 2-0 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October.

Emmett has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.

Emmett has landed five knockdowns in his past two fights.

Emmett’s four knockdowns of Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 are tied for third most in a UFC fight. Only Stephens (five) at UFC 215 and Forrest Petz (five) at UFC Fight Night 6 have scored more knockdowns in a fight.

Emmett is the only fighter in UFC history to land four knockdowns in a single round. He accomplished the feat against Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118.

Jeremy Stephens

Stephens competes in his second UFC bout in a 41-day stretch. He defeated Dooho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 in January.

Stephens makes his 28th UFC appearance, tied with Jim Miller for second most in company history behind Michael Bisping (29).

Stephens is 7-5 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in May 2013.

Stephens’ 17 knockdowns landed in UFC competition are tied with Donald Cerrone for second most in company history behind Anderson Silva (18).

Stephens’ 10 knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Stephens’ five knockdowns landed at UFC 215 are tied for the single-fight UFC record set by Petz vs. Morgan at UFC Fight Night 6 in 2006.

Stephens is one of three fighters in UFC featherweight history to earn a knockout victory stemming from a head kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 32.

Stephens’ 13 losses in UFC competition are the most in company history.

Stephens’ 10 decision losses in UFC competition are the most in company history.

Co-main event

Jessica Andrade

Jessica Andrade (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) makes her 13th UFC appearance, the most by any female in company history.

Andrade’s eight UFC victories are tied with Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Amanda Nunes for the most by any female in promotional history.

Andrade is 4-1 since she dropped to the UFC strawweight division in June 2016.

Andrade landed 242 total strikes against Claudia Gadelha at UFC Fight Night 117, the most in a UFC strawweight fight.

Andrade out-landed Gadelha by 194 total strikes at UFC Fight Night 117, the largest differential in a UFC strawweight fight.

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

Tecia Torres

Tecia Torres’ (10-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) competes in her eighth UFC strawweight bout, tied with Randa Markos for second appearances in divisional history behind Jedrzejczyk (nine).

Torres’ six victories in UFC strawweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jedrzejczyk (eight).

Torres’ three-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Felice Herrig (four).

Torres has earned nine of her 10 career victories by decision.

Torres defends 70.1 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC strawweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.

Remaining main card

Ovince Saint Preux

Ovince Saint Preux’s (22-10 MMA, 10-5 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in light heavyweight competition is tied with Mauricio Rua for the longest active streak in the division.

Saint Preux has earned 16 of his 21 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.

Saint Preux’s nine victories since 2013 in UFC light heavyweight competition are the most in the division.

Saint Preux’s three submission victories by Von Flue choke are the most in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce combined organizational history.

Saint Preux earned his third Von Flue choke submission in UFC competition, the most in UFC history.

Saint Preux has earned three of the five Von Flue choke submissions in UFC history. Jason Von Flue and Jordan Rinaldi also accomplished the feat.

Saint Preux’s two technical submission victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Frank Mir (three).

Saint Preux vs. Yushin Okami at UFC Fight Night 117 was just the second fight in UFC history to feature zero combined significant strike attempts. Ilir Latifi vs. Cyrille Diabate at UFC on FUEL TV 6 was the other.

Ilir Latifi

Ilir Latifi (12-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is one of three light heavyweights in UFC history to earn two stoppage victories in less than one minute each. Anthony Johnson and Volkan Oezdemir also accomplished the feat.

Latifi’s fight vs. Cyrille Diabate at UFC Fight Night 37 marked the first fight in UFC history to feature zero combined significant strike attempts.

Mike Perry (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by knockout. He’s earned seven of those wins in Round 1.

Preliminary card

Renan Barao

Renan Barao (34-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is 2-4 in his past six 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 T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, Eddie Wineland 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 Wineland at UFC 165.

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

Barao defends 100 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Barao holds the record for most consecutive takedown attempts stopped in UFC history (33).

Brian Kelleher(18-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 15 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.

Kelleher has suffered all five of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Sara McMann

Sara McMann (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) competes in her 10th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.

McMann’s 15 takedowns landed in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history.

McMann’s victory at 1:14 of Round 1 marked the second fastest submission in UFC women’s bantamweight history behind Ronda Rousey’s 14-second finish of Cat Zingano at UFC 184.

Marion Reneau (8-3-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC), 40, is the oldest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Reneau defends 68.6 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.

Reneau’s victory at the 4:54 mark of Round 3 against Talita Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 115 is the latest stoppage in a three-round UFC women’s bantamweight fight.

Reneau fought to the first draw in a women’s UFC fight against Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 106.

Angela Hill

Angela Hill (7-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) is 1-2 since she returned to the UFC for a second stint in February. She’s 5-2 since her initial release from the company in late 2015.

Hill’s two knockdowns landed in UFC strawweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Rose Namajunas (three).

Maryna Moroz (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) landed just 6.7 percent (17 of 251) of her significant strikes attempts against Danielle Taylor at UFC Fight Night 92, the lowest accuracy rate in UFC history (minimum of 100 attempts).

Alan Jouban (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) 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.

Ben Saunders (21-8-2 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is 4-2 since he returned to the UFC after a Bellator stint; it includes one win in an outside promotion.

Sounders earned the first and only omoplata submission finish in UFC history when he defeated Chris Heatherly at UFC Fight Night 49.

Ben Saunders

Saunders’ omoplata finish was just the second in the combined history of the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce and PRIDE. Shane Del Rosario was the other to accomplish the feat.

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has completed at least one takedown against seven of his eight UFC opponents.

Aubin-Mercier lands 56.5 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.

Aubin-Mercier landed just three significant strikes in his decision victory at UFC Fight Night 74, a record low for a winner of any three-round UFC fight to go the distance.

Gilbert Burns (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

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

Sam Alvey

Sam Alvey’s (31-10 MMA, 8-5 UFC) moves up to the UFC light-heavyweight division for the first time in his career.

Alvey makes his ninth UFC appearance since June 2016. No fighter has more UFC appearances in that stretch.

Alvey’s eight victories since 2014 in UFC middleweight competition are tied for second most in the division behind Thiago “Marreta” Santos (nine).

Rani Yahya (24-9 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has earned 18 of his 24 career victories by submission. He’s finished 12 of those wins in Round 1.

Yahya’s six submission victories in UFC/WEC bantamweight competition are the second most in combined divisional history behind Urijah Faber (seven).

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

Russell Doane (15-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) is 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to September 2014.

Manny Bermudez (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

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