diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 524e6f0dff22..717efd78eee6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(struct perf_annotate *ann)
 	total_nr_samples = 0;
 	evlist__for_each_entry(session->evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(pos);
-		u32 nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+		u32 nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_samples;
 
 		if (nr_samples > 0) {
 			total_nr_samples += nr_samples;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 0d65c98794a8..b0b9b60f74e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct hists *hists, struct report
 {
 	size_t ret;
 	char unit;
-	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_samples;
 	u64 nr_events = hists->stats.total_period;
 	struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(hists);
 	char buf[512];
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static size_t hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(struct hists *hists, struct report
 				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples;
 				nr_events += pos_hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period;
 			} else {
-				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_samples;
 				nr_events += pos_hists->stats.total_period;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 123e07d35b55..ca6120cd1d90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 		}
 
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
 				hists->stats.total_period == 1000);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Unmatched nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] ==
+				hists->stats.nr_samples ==
 				hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Unmatched nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == hists->nr_non_filtered_entries);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 		/* normal stats should be invariant */
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 		/* normal stats should be invariant */
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 		/* normal stats should be invariant */
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 		/* normal stats should be invariant */
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unu
 
 		/* normal stats should be invariant */
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr samples",
-				hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE] == 10);
+				hists->stats.nr_samples == 10);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid nr hist entries",
 				hists->nr_entries == 9);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Invalid total period",
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index bcfd0a45953b..b72ee6822222 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ static int hist_browser__handle_hotkey(struct hist_browser *browser, bool warn_l
 	switch (key) {
 	case K_TIMER: {
 		struct hist_browser_timer *hbt = browser->hbt;
+		struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(browser->hists);
 		u64 nr_entries;
 
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!hbt);
@@ -696,10 +697,10 @@ static int hist_browser__handle_hotkey(struct hist_browser *browser, bool warn_l
 		ui_browser__update_nr_entries(&browser->b, nr_entries);
 
 		if (warn_lost_event &&
-		    (browser->hists->stats.nr_lost_warned !=
-		    browser->hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST])) {
-			browser->hists->stats.nr_lost_warned =
-				browser->hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST];
+		    (evsel->evlist->stats.nr_lost_warned !=
+		     evsel->evlist->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST])) {
+			evsel->evlist->stats.nr_lost_warned =
+				evsel->evlist->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST];
 			ui_browser__warn_lost_events(&browser->b);
 		}
 
@@ -3416,7 +3417,7 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 	struct evsel *evsel = list_entry(entry, struct evsel, core.node);
 	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(browser, row);
-	unsigned long nr_events = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+	unsigned long nr_events = hists->stats.nr_samples;
 	const char *ev_name = evsel__name(evsel);
 	char bf[256], unit;
 	const char *warn = " ";
@@ -3432,7 +3433,7 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 
 		for_each_group_member(pos, evsel) {
 			struct hists *pos_hists = evsel__hists(pos);
-			nr_events += pos_hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+			nr_events += pos_hists->stats.nr_samples;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3441,7 +3442,7 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 			   unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ", ev_name);
 	ui_browser__printf(browser, "%s", bf);
 
-	nr_events = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST];
+	nr_events = evsel->evlist->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST];
 	if (nr_events != 0) {
 		menu->lost_events = true;
 		if (!current_entry)
@@ -3647,7 +3648,7 @@ static int block_hists_browser__title(struct hist_browser *browser, char *bf,
 {
 	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(browser->block_evsel);
 	const char *evname = evsel__name(browser->block_evsel);
-	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_samples;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = scnprintf(bf, size, "# Samples: %lu", nr_samples);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/events_stats.h b/tools/perf/util/events_stats.h
index 631a4af2ed86..e271c8004c89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/events_stats.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/events_stats.h
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@
  * perf_record_sample.period and stash the result in total_period.
  */
 struct events_stats {
-	u64 total_period;
-	u64 total_non_filtered_period;
 	u64 total_lost;
 	u64 total_lost_samples;
 	u64 total_aux_lost;
 	u64 total_aux_partial;
 	u64 total_invalid_chains;
 	u32 nr_events[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX];
-	u32 nr_non_filtered_samples;
 	u32 nr_lost_warned;
 	u32 nr_unknown_events;
 	u32 nr_invalid_chains;
@@ -44,6 +41,13 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u32 nr_proc_map_timeout;
 };
 
+struct hists_stats {
+	u64 total_period;
+	u64 total_non_filtered_period;
+	u32 nr_samples;
+	u32 nr_non_filtered_samples;
+};
+
 void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type);
 
 size_t events_stats__fprintf(struct events_stats *stats, FILE *fp);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 9299ee535518..691a6a777d14 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -2325,14 +2325,19 @@ void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type)
 	++stats->nr_events[type];
 }
 
-void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists, u32 type)
+static void hists_stats__inc(struct hists_stats *stats)
 {
-	events_stats__inc(&hists->stats, type);
+	++stats->nr_samples;
+}
+
+void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists)
+{
+	hists_stats__inc(&hists->stats);
 }
 
 void hists__inc_nr_samples(struct hists *hists, bool filtered)
 {
-	events_stats__inc(&hists->stats, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
+	hists_stats__inc(&hists->stats);
 	if (!filtered)
 		hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples++;
 }
@@ -2677,8 +2682,11 @@ size_t evlist__fprintf_nr_events(struct evlist *evlist, FILE *fp)
 	size_t ret = 0;
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, pos) {
+		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(pos);
+
 		ret += fprintf(fp, "%s stats:\n", evsel__name(pos));
-		ret += events_stats__fprintf(&evsel__hists(pos)->stats, fp);
+		ret += fprintf(fp, "%16s events: %10d\n",
+			       "SAMPLE", hists->stats.nr_samples);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -2698,7 +2706,7 @@ int __hists__scnprintf_title(struct hists *hists, char *bf, size_t size, bool sh
 	const struct dso *dso = hists->dso_filter;
 	struct thread *thread = hists->thread_filter;
 	int socket_id = hists->socket_filter;
-	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+	unsigned long nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_samples;
 	u64 nr_events = hists->stats.total_period;
 	struct evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(hists);
 	const char *ev_name = evsel__name(evsel);
@@ -2725,7 +2733,7 @@ int __hists__scnprintf_title(struct hists *hists, char *bf, size_t size, bool sh
 				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples;
 				nr_events += pos_hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period;
 			} else {
-				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
+				nr_samples += pos_hists->stats.nr_samples;
 				nr_events += pos_hists->stats.total_period;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index e2faa745c8d6..6b0f708f08ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct hists {
 	const char		*uid_filter_str;
 	const char		*symbol_filter_str;
 	pthread_mutex_t		lock;
-	struct events_stats	stats;
+	struct hists_stats	stats;
 	u64			event_stream;
 	u16			col_len[HISTC_NR_COLS];
 	bool			has_callchains;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct hist_entry *hists__get_entry(struct hists *hists, int idx);
 u64 hists__total_period(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__reset_stats(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__inc_stats(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h);
-void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists, u32 type);
+void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__inc_nr_samples(struct hists *hists, bool filtered);
 
 size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,