The UFC will visit its 16th different market so far this year when the octagon touches down in New Orleans for UFC Fight Night 68. The event takes place Saturday at Smoothie King Center. Following two early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, the rest of the card airs on FOX Sports 1.

Originally meant to feature a main event between Daniel Cormier and Ryan Bader, the organization’s first fight card in New Orleans since Sept. 2011 will see Dan Henderson (30-13 MMA, 7-7 UFC) and Tim Boetsch (18-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) collide in a five-round middleweight headliner.

Both men are in a funk of late – Henderson is 1-5 in his past six, and Boetsch is 2-4 – but will look to use the main-event platform to jolt some momentum back into their respective careers.

Outside of the headliner, the event features some recognizable names. There are no debuting fighters scheduled and 13 fighters with at least five UFC appearances.

For more on the numbers behind the UFC’s fifth event in five weeks, check out 60 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 68.

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Main event

Henderson, 44, is the oldest active fighter on the current UFC roster.

Henderson will compete in the eighth main event of his UFC career. He’s 3-4 in headlining bouts with the organization.

Henderson is 2-2 in his UFC middleweight bouts over his career.

Henderson enters the event with just one victory in his past six fights. He defeated Mauricio Rua and suffered losses to Gegard Mousasi, Daniel Cormier, Vitor Belfort, Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida.

Henderson, at 43, became the second-oldest fighter to earn a knockout victory under the UFC banner when he stopped Rua at UFC Fight Night 38. Randy Couture, who finished Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 74, is the oldest (44).

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. All five of his UFC fights since returning the organization in 2011 have come against former 205-pound champions.

Henderson’s 23 victories in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC competition are tied with Mirko Filipovic for the second most in the combined history of the four organizations behind Wanderlei Silva (27).

Henderson’s 13 knockout wins in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC history are tied with Anderson Silva for the fourth most in the combined history of the four organizations behind Silva (19), Filipovic (16) and Rua (15).

Henderson has earned 18 total knockdowns in his UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce career, which is tied with Filipovic and Anderson Silva for the second most in the combined history of the three promotions behind W. Silva (27).

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

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

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

Boetsch will compete in the first main event of his UFC career in his 17th bout with the organization.

Boetsch is 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in May 2011. He was 3-3 in the organization as a light heavyweight.

Co-main event

Ben Rothwell (34-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned 31 of his 34 career victories by stoppage. That includes his past three wins under the UFC banner.

Rothwell enters the event on his first two-fight winning streak since 2006. He’s alternated wins and losses over his previous nine bouts.

Matt Mitrione (9-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) is one of two active UFC fighters to have fought all of his pro bouts with the organization. Welterweight Amir Sadollah is the other.

Mitrione’s three-fight UFC winning streak is the fourth longest active streak in the heavyweight division behind Andrei Arlovski (six), Fabricio Werdum (five) and Cain Velasquez (four).

Mitrione is 4-3 in his past seven fights after starting his UFC career on a 5-0 run.

Mitrione’s eight knockout victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for the third most in divisional history behind Velasquez (nine) and Arlovski (nine).

Mitrione’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for the fourth most among active heavyweights behind Junior Dos Santos (12), Arlovski (10) and Velasquez (nine).

Mitrione’s significant strike defense rate of 66.4 percent in UFC heavyweight competition is the second highest in divisional history behind Jon Madsen (81.4 percent).

Remaining main card

Dustin Poirier (17-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) makes a 63-day turnaround following his first-round knockout of Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 63 in April.

Poirier’s victory over Ferreira marked his first bout in the lightweight division since WEC 52 in November 2010.

Poirier made 11 appearances in the UFC featherweight division, tied for the most in divisional history, prior to his return to lightweight.

Poirier has earned six of his nine UFC victorious by stoppage.

Poirier is the only fighter in UFC history to earn two submission victories stemming from a D’arce choke. He used the technique to finish Pablo Garza at UFC on FOX 1 and Jonathan Brookins at the TUF 16 Finale.

Yancy Medeiros (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by submission.

Medeiros’ average fight time of 4:02 in UFC lightweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.

Thiago Tavares (19-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) made a successful UFC featherweight debut when he submitted Robbie Peralta at UFC Fight Night 47 in August 2014.

Tavares has earned his past two UFC victories by first-round submission. He enters the event with back-to-back stoppage victories for the first time since prior to his UFC career in 2006.

Tavares has completed at least one takedown against 14 of the 15 opponents he’s faced in UFC competition.

Brian Ortega (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since UFC on FOX 12. His win over Mike de la Torre was overturned to a no-contest after Ortega tested positive for drostanolone. He was suspended nine months and fined $2,500 for the infraction.

Joe Soto (15-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) returns to UFC competition for the first time since he failed to capture the bantamweight title from T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 177 in August.

Soto is one of five fighters in UFC history to challenge for a world championship in their promotional debut. Gilbert Melendez, Liz Carmouche, Frank Trigg and Hayoto Sakurai are the others to accomplish the feat.

Anthony Birchak (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Soto were originally scheduled to fight at UFC 177 before Soto was bumped to the main event on weigh-in day after Dillashaw’s original challenger Renan Barao fell off the card.

Alex Caceres (10-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) is 5-3 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in November 2011.

Caceres’ five UFC victories are the second most of any cast member from “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” behind Michael Johnson (eight).

Caceres’ 12 submission attempts in UFC bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history. He attempts 1.7 submissions per 15 minutes of fighting, also the highest rate in 135-pound history.

Caceres’ submission of Sergio Pettis at the 4:39 mark of Round 3 at UFC on FOX 10 marked the second latest ever in a three-round UFC bantamweight fight. Only Caraway’s tap-out of Johnny Bedford at 4:44 of Round 3 at UFC 159 occurred later in a fight.

Caceres’ submission of Pettis was also the second latest rear-naked-choke finish ever in a three round UFC fight, preceding Forrest Griffin’s submission of Mauricio Rua at UFC 76 by just six seconds.

Caceres lands significant strikes at 51.2 percent accuracy in UFC bantamweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Caceres is one of two fighters in UFC/WEC bantamweight history to land 100 or more significant strikes in two different fights. He accomplished the feat against Cole Escovedo at UFC on FOX 1 and Roland Delorme at UFC 165. Dillashaw is the other to accomplish the feat.

Francisco Rivera (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered just two defeats in his past eight bouts.

Rivera’s four knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for the third most in divisional history behind Dillashaw (five) and Michael McDonald (five).

Rivera’s significant strike defense rate of 69.4 percent in UFC bantamweight competition is the third highest in divisional history behind Vaughan Lee (71.5 percent) and Raphael Assuncao (70.8 percent).

Preliminary card

Shawn Jordan (17-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned 16 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. Jordan has finished his opponent in his past nine victories.

Jordan has earned all five of his UFC victories by knockout.

Derrick Lewis (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Jordan meet in a rematch of a June 2001 bout for Cajun Fighting Championships. Jordan emerged victorious by unanimous decision.

Lewis has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by knockout. That includes all three of his wins under the UFC banner.

Brian Ebersole (51-16-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) will compete in just his third pro bout since June 2012.

Ebersole has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision.

Ebersole has never suffered a knockout loss in his 69-fight career.

Justin Edwards (8-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since his unanimous decision loss to Ramsey Nijem at UFC Fight Night 35. His 507-day layoff is the longest of his career dating back his November 2008.

Edwards will attempt to earn his first victory in the UFC lightweight division. He was unsuccessful in his divisional debut, losing a decision to Nijem at UFC Fight Night 35.

Edwards’ 45-second submission of Josh Neer at UFC on FX 5 stands as the fourth fastest submission in UFC welterweight history.

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