The UFC octagon sets up in Brazil for the third time in a 56-day stretch on Saturday as UFC Fight Night 56 emanates from Ginasio Municipal Tancredo Neves in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais.

In its previous 17 visits to the country, the UFC has never visited Uberlandia. However, for its first trip to the region, the organization has brought out one some Brazilian stars, including Mauricio Rua (22-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC), who collides with Ovince Saint Preux (16-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the main event.

Both fighters enter Saturday’s show on the heels of a deflating loss and are eager to get back on the winning track at the top of the FOX Sports 1-televised main card. FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass carry the prelims.

Brazilian fighters currently hold an 89-46 edge in their home country against foreign opposition. And with 12 Brazil vs. the world matchups slated, they’ll look to widen the gap.

For more on the numbers behind UFC Fight Night 56, check out 40 pre-fight facts about the event.

Main event

Rua is 4-1 when fighting in Brazil. The lone defeat came against Dan Henderson at UFC Fight Night 38.

Rua competes in the eighth main event of his UFC career. He’s 2-5 in the previous seven headlining contests.

Rua enters the event with just one victory in his past four fights. He was stopped inside the distance in two of those losses. He’s suffered all nine of his defeats to fighters who once held or challenged for a UFC championship.

Rua’s 18 light heavyweight victories under the UFC/PRIDE banner are tied with Quinton Jackson for the most in the combined history of the two organizations.

Rua is the only light heavyweight in UFC history to earn his first six victories with the organization by knockout.

Rua’s six knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (nine).

Rua’s 15 knockout victories in UFC/PRIDE competition are the most by any fighter in the weight class. Wanderlei Silva trails Rua with 12 knockouts.

Rua’s six finishes in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for the fourth most in divisional history behind Liddell (nine), Jon Jones (nine) and Tito Ortiz (seven).

Rua’s nine knockdowns landed in UFC light heavyweight competition are the third most in divisional history behind Liddell (14) and Lyoto Machida (11).

Rua’s 873 significant strikes landed in UFC/PRIDE competition are the second most in the weight class behind Jackson (949). His 52.2 percent significant striking accuracy ranks third highest among active UFC light heavyweights and fifth highest in divisional history.

Rua’s nine leg-lock submission attempts in UFC/PRIDE competition are tied for third most in the combined history of the two organizations.

Rua’s has been awarded six fight-night bonuses in his UFC career and is tied with Jones, Ortiz and Forrest Griffin for the most of any light heavyweight in company history.

Saint Preux has earned all four of his UFC victories by a different method (submission, technical submission, knockout, technical decision).

Saint Preux’s 69 percent takedown defense rate is third highest among active UFC light heavyweights behind Jones (96.6 percent) and Alexander Gustafsson (86.7 percent).

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’s submission of Krylov at the 1:29 mark of Round 1 at UFC 171 stands as the fourth fastest tap-out in UFC light heavyweight history.

Saint Preux has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.

Remaining main card

Warlley Alves (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Alan Jouban (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) were both awarded fight-night bonuses in their respective UFC debuts.

Jorge Oliveira (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has earned all seven of his career victories by stoppage. He has earned all of those finishes in the first round.

Juliana Lima (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will become the first fighter in UFC history to make two women’s strawweight appearances.

Nina Ansaroff (6-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has earned five consecutive victories after starting her career with a 1-3 record.

Preliminary card

Diego Rivas (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) competes in just his second bout since December 2011.

Trevor Smith (12-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses through his four-fight UFC career.

Dhiego Lima (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) drops to the UFC welterweight division after losing “The Ultimate Fighter 19” middleweight final to Eddie Gordon.

Leandro Silva (16-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) competes in his fifth bout of the year. He’s 3-1 in his previous contests.

Charlie Brenneman (19-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC) is winless in his past four UFC appearances. He’s been finished by knockout or submission in all six of his UFC losses, with four of those stoppages coming in the first round.

Thomas Almeida (17-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) enters the event on a 17-fight winning streak. He has not suffered a defeat since his professional debut in November 2011.

Almeida’s 17-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the third longest among active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (22) and Jose Aldo (18).

Almeida has earned all 17 of his career victories by stoppage. He has earned 14 of those finishes in the first round.

Wagner Silva (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) drops to the UFC welterweight division after losing to Ricardo Abreu in a middleweight bout at the TUF Brazil 3 Finale.

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