Lewis competes in his 29th UFC heavyweight bout, the second-most appearances in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (41).

Lewis is 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to February 2022.

Lewis’ 18 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Arlovski (23).

Lewis’ 14 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Lewis’ 14 stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied for sixth-most in company history behind Charles Oliveira (20), Jim Miller (17), Donald Cerrone (16), Matt Brown (15) and Dustin Poirier (15).

Lewis’ 14 knockout victories in UFC competition are most in company history.

Lewis’ 14 knockout victories in UFC competition stemming from punches are the most in company history.

Lewis’ eight knockouts stemming from ground strikes in UFC competition are tied with Cain Velasquez for most in company history.

Lewis’ eight fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts are tied with Stefan Struve for second-most in divisional history behind Stipe Miocic (nine).

Nascimento’s three-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied for the longest active streak in the division.

Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev

Joaquin Buckley (19-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is 3-0 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.

Buckley is one of five fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back kick to the head, which he did at UFC on ESPN+ 37. Renan Barao, Uriah Hall, Natalia Silva and Magomed Mustafaev also accomplished the feat.

Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) drops to the UFC welterweight division after spending his first two octagon appearances at middleweight.

Ruziboev has earned 32 of his 34 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 25 of those wins in Round 1.

Ruziboev enters the event on a 10-fight first-round stoppage streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since December 2019.

Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg

Alonzo Menifield (15-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.

Carlos Ulberg’s (8-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied with Khalil Rountree for the longest active streak in the division.

Ulberg’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for the third-longest among active fighters in the company behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (six) and Joanderson Brito (five).

Ulberg lands 60.3 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC light heavyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Ulberg lands 7.4 significant strikes per minute in UFC light heavyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.

Mateusz Rebecki(19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) enters the event on a 16-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since September 2014.

Rebecki has earned 16 of his 19 career victories by stoppage.

Alex Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) becomes the fourth fighter in UFC history to make 20 featherweight appearances.

Caceres’ 11 victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (20), Darren Elkins (17) and Cub Swanson (14).

Sean Woodson (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) defends 91.1 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Julio Arce (95.2 percent0 and Shane Burgos (91.5 percent).

Robelis Despaigne (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all five of his career victories by first-round knockout.

Despaigne has earned his past three wins by first-round knockout in a combined 25 seconds.

Despaigne’s 18-second knockout at UFC 299 marked the second-fastest finish by a debuting heavyweight in UFC history behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second win at UFC 102.

Chase Hooper (13-3-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) is 2-0 since he moved up to the lightweight division in May 2023.

Hooper has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his five UFC wins.

Hooper’s 217 total strikes landed at UFC Fight Night 223 are the fourth-most in a UFC lightweight fight. Nate Diaz holds the divisional record with 260 total strikes landed vs. Donald Cerrone at UFC 141.

Terrance McKinney (15-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all five of his UFC wins in the first round.

McKinney’s average fight time of 2:53 in UFC lightweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.

McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is tied for the fourth fastest in UFC history. Jorge Masvidal holds the record with a five-second finish.

McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC history by a debuting fighter.

McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC lightweight history.

McKinney is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn multiple knockout victories of 20 seconds or less. Anthony Johnson and Matthew Semelsberger also accomplished the feat.

Tecia Pennington (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since April 9, 2022. The 763-day layoff is the longest of her nearly 12-year career.

Pennington competes in her 16th UFC strawweight bout, the third-most appearances in divisional history behind Angela Hill (23), Randa Markos (18) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (17).

Pennington’s nine victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Hill (10), Jessica Andrade (10), Carla Esparza (10) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10).

JJ Aldrich (13-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is 6-3 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March 2019.

Aldrich has earned eight of her nine UFC victories by decision.

Veronica Hardy (8-4-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) is 3-2 since she dropped to the UFC women’s flyweight division in May 2018.

Hardy absorbs just 2.47 significant strikes per minute in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (1.88) and Natalia Silva (2.1).

Hardy’s two fight-night bonuses for UFC women’s flyweight bouts are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Molly McCann (three).

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