The UFC is gearing up for its fifth and final trip of the year to Brazil with UFC Fight Night 77 slated for Saturday.

The event takes place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, and the card airs on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

In the headlining act, familiar foes run it back for a third time. Ex-UFC champion Vitor Belfort and former multi-division PRIDE champ Dan Henderson attempt to determine the best man once and for all as they compete in the first trilogy bout of their storied careers.

Henderson (31-13 MMA, 8-7 UFC) won the initial matchup against Belfort (24-11 MMA, 13-7 UFC) by unanimous decision under the PRIDE banner. More than seven years later and with a shift to the UFC octagon, “The Phenom” emerged victorious in the rematch when he became the first to stop Henderson with strikes. Now it’s time to see what each man has to offer in the rubber match.

It wouldn’t be a facts story for a UFC-Brazil event without sharing the latest tally for matchups featuring Brazilians vs. non-Brazilians, and the current count sits at 126-68 in favor of the local fighters.

That’s not the only fact relevant to Saturday’s card, though. Check out 80 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 77.

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Main event

Belfort is 7-2 since he dropped to the middleweight division in September 2007. Both of his losses in the weight class have been in UFC title bouts.

Belfort’s 13 stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Matt Hughes and Frank Mir for second most in history behind Anderson Silva (14).

Belfort’s 12 first-round stoppage victories in UFC competition are the most in history.

Belfort’s 11 knockout victories in UFC competition are tied with Anderson Silva for most in history.

Belfort’s three UFC knockout victories stemming from a head kick are the most in history. Several fighters have two head-kick knockout finishes.

Belfort has suffered losses only to fighters who have won a tournament championship or held an undisputed title in the UFC, PRIDE or Strikeforce.

Belfort, 38, and Henderson, 45, combines for the third oldest headlining act in UFC history at 83.8 years. Randy Couture and Mark Coleman hold the record (91.8 years) for their UFC 109 bout.

Henderson, 45, is the oldest active fighter on the UFC roster.

Henderson competes in the ninth main event of his UFC career. He’s 4-4 in headlining bouts with the organization.

Henderson is 1-1 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in January. Overall, he’s 3-2 in the UFC at 185 pounds.

Henderson is just 2-5 in his past seven UFC appearances.

Henderson, at 44, became the oldest fighter in UFC history to earn a knockout victory when he stopped Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night 68 in June.

Henderson is the only fighter in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce history to hold two titles simultaneously, once reigning as the PRIDE welterweight (183-pound) and middleweight (205-pound) champion.

Henderson has beaten 11 former UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce champions throughout his MMA career.

Henderson’s 24 victories in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC competition are the second most in the combined history of the four organizations behind Wanderlei Silva (27).

Henderson’s 14 knockout victories in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC history are the fourth most in the combined history of the four organizations behind Wanderlei Silva (19), Mirko Filipovic (16) and Mauricio Rua (15).

Henderson has earned 19 knockdowns in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition, the second most in the combined history of the three organizations behind Wanderlei Silva (27).

Henderson lands 87.5 percent of his takedowns from the clinch in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition. His 48 takedowns landed in the three promotions are fourth most in history by a fighter competing at 183 pounds or heavier.

Henderson’s 31 takedowns landed in his PRIDE career are second most in the now-defunct promotion’s history behind Kazushi Sakuraba (40).

Henderson has suffered 14 knockdowns in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC competition, the most in the combined history of the four organizations.

Co-main event

Patrick Cummins (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) competes in his seventh UFC bout since he joined the organization in February 2014. No other light heavyweight has made more octagon appearances in that time.

Cummins lands 57.4 percent of his significant-strike attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the second highest accuracy rate in divisional history.

Cummins outlands his opponents at a +2.61 strike differential in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the largest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Cummins has completed 25 takedowns in his four UFC victories.

Cummins completes 52 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history.

Cummins completes 6.18 takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history and UFC history.

Cummins completed 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 against Jared Hamman at UFC 111.

Cummins has suffered both of his career losses by first-round knockout.

Glover Teixeira (23-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned five of his six UFC victories by stoppage.

Teixeira completes 53.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history.

Teixeira’s three submission victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (five) and Renato Sobral (four).

Teixeira has landed 40 percent of his significant strikes in UFC light-heavyweight competition on the ground, the largest proportion among active fighters in the weight class.

Teixeira has landed 86.2 percent of his significant strikes in UFC light-heavyweight competition to his opponent’s head, the largest proportion among active fighters in the weight class.

Remaining main card

Thomas Almeida (19-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) enters the event on a 19-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since his pro debut in November 2011.

Almeida’s 19-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the second longest among active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (22).

Almeida’s three-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Raphael Assuncao (seven) and champion T.J. Dillashaw (four).

Almeida has earned all but one of his career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 15 of those finishes in the first round.

Anthony Birchak (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

Alex Oliveira (12-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will become the fourth UFC fighter to make four octagon appearances in 2015. Neil Magny, Uriah Hall and Cathal Pendred have also accomplished the feat.

Oliveira will compete in a non-short-notice bout for the first time in his UFC career.

Gilbert Burns (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Burns has earned both of his UFC lightweight victories by submission.

Rashid Magomedov (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) enters the event on an 11-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since April 2010.

Magomedov’s knockout victory of Elias Silverio at the 4:57 mark of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 58 marked the third latest finish in a three-round UFC fight.

Fabio Maldonado’s (22-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in light-heavyweight competition is the third longest active streak in the division behind Jones (12) and Ryan Bader (five).

Maldonado lands 60.9 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the highest accuracy rate in divisional history.

Maldonado lands 5.93 strikes per minute in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the highest output in divisional history.

Maldonado lost to Igor Pokrajac at UFC on FUEL TV 3 despite out-landing his opponent 98-36. His +57 significant strike differential stands as the biggest discrepancy for a fighter who lost a decision in UFC history.

Corey Anderson’s (6-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) 61-second knockout of Matt Van Buren at the TUF 19 Finale stands as the fastest finish to a finale of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show.

Preliminary card

Gleison Tibau (33-11 MMA, 16-9 UFC) competes in his 26th UFC lightweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history. The Brazilian’s total cage time of 4:43:48 is also the most of any UFC lightweight.

Tibau’s 26th UFC appearance will put him into a tie with Hughes and Mir for the second most bouts in company history behind Tito Ortiz (27).

Tibau’s 16 UFC lightweight victories are the most in divisional history.

Tibau’s 16 UFC victories are tied for fourth most in UFC history behind Georges St-Pierre (19), Hughes (18) and Michael Bisping (17).

Tibau’s 16 UFC victories are second most in UFC history without competing in a title fight behind Bisping (17).

Tibau has fought to a decision 16 times under the UFC banner, the most fights to go the distance in UFC history.

Tibau’s 11 decision victories in UFC competition are second most in UFC history behind St-Pierre (12).

Tibau has fought to a split decision seven times under the UFC banner, the most of any fighter in history.

Tibau has landed 82 takedowns in UFC competition, the most in lightweight history and second most overall in UFC history behind St-Pierre (87).

Tibau completes 55.4 of his takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Tibau defends 92 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Abel Trujillo (12-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since UFC 181 on Dec. 6, 2014. The 336-day layoff is the longest of his career dating back to his August 2009 debut.

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

Trujillo was awarded $125,000 for “Fight of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night” honors for his second-round knockout of Jamie Varner at UFC 169.

Trujillo was taken down a UFC record 21 times in his unanimous decision loss to Nurmagomedov at UFC 160.

Yan Cabral (12-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was successful in his UFC lightweight debut when he earned a first-round submission victory at UFC 179 in October 2014.

Cabral has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by submission.

Johnny Case (21-4 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 18 of his 21 career victories by stoppage.

Case enters the event on a career-high 11-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since October 2010.

Clay Guida (32-15 MMA, 12-9 UFC) is 3-2 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in January 2013.

Guida has earned all three of his UFC featherweight victories by decision.

Guida has completed 60 takedowns in UFC competition, fourth most in company history behind St-Pierre (87), Tibau (82) and Frankie Edgar (61).

Guida has attempted 157 takedowns during his UFC career, third most in company history behind Edgar (160), and Demian Maia (158) and Tibau (152).

Guida has earned nine fight-night bonuses under the UFC banner, tied for the sixth most in history behind Joe Lauzon (13), Anderson Silva (12), Nate Diaz (11), Donald Cerrone (10) and Chris Lytle (10).

Thiago Tavares (19-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) is 1-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in August 2014.

Tavares has completed at least one takedown against 15 of the 16 opponents he’s faced in UFC competition.

Chas Skelly (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) set the UFC record for quickest turnaround between UFC wins outside of one-night tournaments when he earned victories 13 days apart at UFC Fight Night 49 and UFC Fight Night 50.

Skelly attempted seven submissions against Sean Soriano at UFC Fight Night 50, the most in a UFC featherweight bout.

Kevin Souza (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 15 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Viscardi Andrade (17-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since UFC Fight Night 36 on Feb. 15, 2014. The 629-day layoff is the longest of his career dating back to his May 2006 debut.

Gasan Umalatov (15-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has alternated losses and wins during his three-fight UFC career.

Jimmie Rivera (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) enters the event on a 16-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since November 2008.

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