(This story was originally published on Jan. 16, 2017.)

Bellator opens its 2018 schedule Saturday with one of its biggest events to date. Bellator 192 takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and marks the organization’s debut on the newly launched Paramount (formerly Spike).

Bellator stacked the top of the card with several notable matchups. In the main event, Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) meets Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in the opening fight of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix tournament. Also, Douglas Lima (29-6 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) will put his welterweight title on the line against former UFC standout Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in one of the promotion’s most anticipated title bouts to date.

For more on the first Bellator card of the year, check below for 30 pre-event facts about Bellator 192.

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Main event

Chael Sonnen

Sonnen, 40, is the oldest of the 10 scheduled main card fighters.

Sonnen competes in the first official heavyweight bout of his nearly 21-year career.

Sonnen is 1-1 since he returned to competition from a more than three-year layoff in January 2017.

Sonnen enters the event with two victories in his past six fights dating back to July 2012. He beat Wanderlei Silva in June and Mauricio Rua in August 2013.

Sonnen has suffered 14 of his 15 career losses by stoppage.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson

Jackson is 2-2 in his career in heavyweight fights.

Jackson earned his past three victories by decision, the longest streak of wins in his career without a stoppage.

Jackson has suffered his past three losses by decision. He hasn’t been stopped since September 2011.

Co-main event

Douglas Lima

Lima competes in his 13th Bellator welterweight bout, tied with Andrey Koreshkov for the most appearances in divisional history.

Lima’s 10 victories in Bellator welterweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Koreshkov (11).

Lima has earned 24 of his 29 career victories by stoppage.

Lima’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight competition are most in divisional history.

Lima’s eight knockout victories in Bellator competition are most in company history.

Lima’s seven knockout victories in Bellator welterweight competition are most in divisional history.

Rory MacDonald

MacDonald has earned 14 of his 19 career victories by stoppage.

MacDonald owns a victory over current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.

MacDonald defended 88.9 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC welterweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Woodley (97.6 percent) and Robert Whittaker (90.5 percent).

Remaining main card

Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler (16-4 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) competes in his 18th Bellator bout, tied with Patricio Freire and Joe Warren for the second most appearances in company history behind David Rickels (19).

Chandler’s nine appearances in Bellator championship fights are most in company history.

Chandler’s 13 victories in Bellator competition are tied for second most in company history behind Freire (14).

Chandler’s 11 victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied with Patricky Freire for most in divisional history.

Chandler’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator competition are tied with Freire for most in company history.

Chandler’s eight stoppage victories in Bellator lightweight competition are most in divisional history.

Chandler’s five submission victories in Bellator competition are tied for third most in company history behind Marcin Held (six) and Alexandre Bezerra (six).

Goiti Yamauchi

Goiti Yamauchi (22-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) is 3-0 since he moved up to the Bellator lightweight division in October 2016. He went 5-2 in the organization at featherweight.

Yamauchi has earned 19 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes eight of his nine Bellator wins.

Yamauchi has earned all three of his Bellator lightweight victories by stoppage.

Yamauchi’s six submission victories in Bellator competition are tied with Held and Bezerra for most in company history.

Aaron Pico (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), 21, is the youngest of the 10 fighters scheduled to compete on the main card.

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