(This story was originally published on April 18, 2018.)

The UFC returns to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., for the first time in nearly 13 years on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 128. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

In a crucial headliner for the lightweight division, stud striker Edson Barboza (19-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) gets his first UFC main-event appearance when he takes on Kevin Lee (16-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who returns to the octagon for the first time since falling short of the interim 155-pound title at UFC 216 in October.

UFC Fight Night 128 is one of the deeper and most star-studded events in the recent history of the “Fight Night” series, and for more of the numbers behind the card, check below for 70 pre-event facts.

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Main event

Barboza’s 13 victories in UFC lightweight competition are sixth most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (16), Jim Miller (16), Donald Cerrone (15), Rafael dos Anjos (14) and Joe Lauzon (14).

Barboza’s six knockout victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with B.J. Penn for second most in divisional history behind Melvin Guillard (seven).

Barboza’s nine knockdowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Michael Johnson for second most in divisional history behind Guillard (13).

Barboza is the only fighter in UFC history with knockout finishes stemming from a head kick, body kick, leg kicks and flying knee.

Barboza’s four knockout victories stemming from kicks in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Cerrone (six).

Barboza is the only fighter in UFC history to earn two knockout victories stemming from leg kicks. He used them to stop Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 162 and Mike Lullo at UFC 123.

Lee is 5-1 in his past six UFC appearances dating back to December 2015.

Lee’s nine UFC victories since 2014 in lightweight competition are tied for most in the division.

Lee has earned eight of his nine career stoppage victories by submission.

Lee’s four rear-naked-choke victories in UFC competition are tied for fourth most in company history.

Lee has completed at least one takedown against 11 of his 12 UFC opponents.

Lee’s 28 takedowns since 2014 in UFC lightweight competition are most in the division.

Co-main event

Frankie Edgar (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) makes his second UFC appearance in a 49-day stretch. The turnaround from his knockout loss to Brian Ortega at UFC 222 is the fastest of his more than 11-year UFC career.

Edgar competes in the fifth rematch of his UFC career. He’s 1-2-1 when fighting an opponent for the second time.

Edgar is 7-3 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in February 2013.

Edgar’s total fight time of 6:32:33 in UFC competition is the most in company history. He and Michael Bisping are the only fighters to log more than six of hours of UFC fight time.

Edgar’s 1,405 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Michael Bisping (1,567).

Edgar’s 67 takedowns landed in UFC competition are fourth most in company history behind Georges St-Pierre (90), Gleison Tibau (84) and Demetrious Johnson (73).

Edgar’s 259 total strikes landed against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 57 are the most in a single 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. D. 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 (Ken Shamrock) also accomplished 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.

Cub Swanson (25-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) competes in his 22nd UFC/WEC featherweight bout, the most appearances in combined divisional history.

Swanson’s 15 victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competition are second most in combined divisional history behind Jose Aldo (16).

Swanson’s 10 victories in UFC featherweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (14) and Darren Elkins (13).

Swanson’s six stoppage victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competition are tied for fourth most in the combined divisional history behind Holloway (nine), Aldo (nine) and Urijah Faber (seven).

Swanson’s past five victories have come by decision. He hasn’t earned a stoppage since July 2013.

Swanson’s six knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11) and Holloway (eight).

Swanson and Artem Lobov combined for 332 significant strikes landed at UFC Fight Night 108, the second most ever in a UFC fight behind the 334 between Nate Diaz and Cerrone and UFC 141.

Swanson’s 209 significant strikes landed against Lobov are the single-fight record for a UFC/WEC featherweight bout.

Swanson’s 11 fight-night bonuses for UFC/WEC featherweight bouts are the most in combined divisional history.

Swanson’s seven fight-night bonuses in UFC featherweight bouts are the most in divisional history.

Remaining main card

Thiago “Marreta” Santos’ (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in middleweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind champ Robert Whittaker (seven) and Antonio Carlos Junior (five).

Santos has earned eight of his nine UFC victories by knockout.

Santos’ four-fight stoppage streak in UFC competition is the third longest among active fighters in the company behind Ortega (six) and Mairbek Taisumov (five).

Santos’ eight knockout victories in UFC middleweight fights are tied with Anderson Silva for most in divisional history.

Santos’ eight knockouts since 2014 in UFC competition are second most in the company behind Derrick Lewis (nine).

Santos’ four knockout victories stemming from kicks in UFC competition are tied with Barboza and Vitor Belfort for second most in company history behind Cerrone (six).

Santos’ nine knockdowns landed in UFC middleweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Silva (13) and Nate Marquardt (12).

Santos defends 66.1 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC middleweight competition, the best date among active fighters in the weight class.

David Branch (21-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2017.

Branch is 13-2 since his original release from the UFC in March 2011.

Branch absorbs just 1.55 significant strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competition, the second best rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Antonio Carlos Junior (1.47).

Aljamain Sterling (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) absorbs just 1.40 significant strikes per minute in UFC bantamweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Chico Camus (1.31).

Brett Johns’ (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) 15-fight MMA winning streak is the second longest among active UFC bantamweight fighters behind Jimmie Rivera (20).

Johns’ three-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Rivera (five) and Jose Quinonez (four).

Johns has earned one of two calf-slicer submissions in UFC history. Charles Oliveira also accomplished the feat.

Johns’ 30-second submission of Joe Soto at TUF 26 Finale was second fastest in UFC/WEC combined bantamweight history behind Patrick Williams’ 23-second finish at UFC 188.

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

Jim Miller (28-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC) competes in his 29th UFC bout, tied with Michael Bisping for the most appearances in company history.

Miller competes in his 28th UFC lightweight bout, the most in divisional history.

Miller’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2016.

Miller’s total fight time of 4:57:53 in UFC lightweight competition is most in divisional history.

Miller’s 16 victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Tibau for most in divisional history.

Miller’s nine stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Joe Lauzon (12).

Miller’s six submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Lauzon (seven) and Diaz (seven).

Miller’s 39 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.

Dan Hooker (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. That includes all five of his UFC wins.

Hooker is 2-0 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in June.

Preliminary card

Alex Garcia (15-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past seven fights. He submitted Muslim Salikhov in his most recent bout at UFC Fight Night 122.

Merab Dvalishvili’s (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) 11 takedowns landed at UFC Fight Night 123 are tied for the single-fight UFC/WEC bantamweight record.

Dvalishvili’s 11 takedowns landed are tied for the single-fight UFC record for most in a loss.

Luan Chagas (15-2-1 MMA, 1-1-1 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.

Patrick Cummins (10-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), 37, is the oldest of the 26 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.

Cummins competes in his 12th UFC light-heavyweight bout since 2014, the most appearances of any fighter in the division.

Cummins lands 5.34 takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC competition, the highest rate in light-heavyweight history.

Cummins landed 10 takedowns against Kyle Kingsbury at UFC on FOX 12, the second most in a UFC light-heavyweight bout. Rodney Wallace holds the record with 11 takedowns at UFC 111.

Corey Anderson (9-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) lands 4.77 significant strikes per minute in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

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

Tony Martin (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) returns to the welterweight division for the first time since October 2012. He’s 4-0 in the weight class.

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