Light Heavyweight · “Caipira de Aco”
Fabio Maldonado
29-18-0 UFC 5-6-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
46Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
12:19Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.29
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.31
Striking accuracy58.9%
Striking defense53.5%
Takedowns / 15 min0.44
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense61.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.55
Control time12.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Corey Anderson 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · November 7, 2015
26/54Sig. strikes
60/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Quinton Jackson 7-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · April 25, 2015
67/134Sig. strikes
99/211Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hans Stringer 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:06 — UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · October 25, 2014
28/46Sig. strikes
33/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:35 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado · May 31, 2014
2/8Sig. strikes
8/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gian Villante 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · March 23, 2014
132/217Sig. strikes
33/92Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joey Beltran 3-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · October 9, 2013
87/168Sig. strikes
57/200Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Roger Hollett 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
100/151Sig. strikes
29/44Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 1-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · October 13, 2012
10/36Sig. strikes
85/145Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Igor Pokrajac 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
98/137Sig. strikes
36/80Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kyle Kingsbury 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · June 4, 2011
78/144Sig. strikes
95/191Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W James McSweeney 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:48 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · October 16, 2010
89/123Sig. strikes
49/99Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:23Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
18
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
2
Decision
8
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
Fight Nights Global
5
Bitetti Combat MMA
3
Predador FC
3
Surf Fight Circuit
3
Serbian Battle Championship
2
Mo Team League
2
Brothers Fight Champion
1
+ 17 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 47 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Luis Andrade de Oliveira | TKO (punches) | Brothers Fight Champion: Golden Edition
December 4, 2025 |
Brothers Fight Champion | 2 | 2:13 |
| L | Nemanja Kovač | Decision (unanimous) | Serbian Battle Championship 51
August 31, 2025 |
Serbian Battle Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kirill Sidelnikov | TKO (punches) | Ural FC 1
July 1, 2022 |
Ural FC | 1 | 0:45 |
| L | Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (punches) | Modern Fighting Pankration: Parus FC 3
November 6, 2021 |
Modern Fighting Pankration | 1 | 3:28 |
| W | Gabriel Kanabo | TKO (punches) | Samurai FC 25
May 28, 2021 |
Samurai FC | 1 | 1:47 |
| W | Eli Reger Schablatura Pinto | TKO (punches) | Gladiator Combat Fight 53
October 24, 2020 |
Gladiator Combat Fight | 1 | 3:32 |
| L | Chi Lewis-Parry | KO (elbows) | UAE Warriors 13
September 25, 2020 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Pelu Adetola | Decision (unanimous) | Serbian Battle Championship 27
March 14, 2020 |
Serbian Battle Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jiří Procházka | KO (punches) | Rizin 19
October 12, 2019 |
Rizin | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Thiago Silva Batista | KO (punch) | Vikings Fight Club 5 - Balada Fight
December 22, 2018 |
Vikings Fight Club | 1 | 1:37 |
| L | Ivan Shtyrkov | TKO (punches) | RCC 4
October 27, 2018 |
RCC | 2 | 1:23 |
| L | Nikita Krylov | KO (punch) | Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally
May 19, 2018 |
Fight Nights Global | 2 | 3:33 |
| W | Kurban Omarov | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão
September 4, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 3:01 |
| W | Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 60: Aryshev vs. Khasanov
March 5, 2017 |
Fight Nights Global | 1 | 4:20 |
| L | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 52: Mokhnatkin vs. Maldonado
October 1, 2016 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Fedor Emelianenko | Decision (majority) | Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado
June 17, 2016 |
Fight Nights Global | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Corey Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
November 7, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 186
April 25, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hans Stringer | TKO (punches) | UFC 179
October 25, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 4:06 |
| L | Stipe Miocic | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
May 31, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Gian Villante | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2
March 23, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joey Beltran | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
October 9, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Roger Hollett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 153
October 13, 2012 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Igor Pokrajac | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
June 4, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | James McSweeney | TKO (punches) | UFC 120
October 16, 2010 |
UFC | 3 | 0:48 |
| W | Nelson Martins | TKO (punches) | First Class Fight 4
June 30, 2010 |
First Class Fight | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Jackson Mora | Submission (guillotine choke) | Memorial Fight Qualifying
June 4, 2010 |
Memorial Fight Qualifying | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Jessie Gibbs | Submission (punches) | Bitetti Combat MMA 7
May 28, 2010 |
Bitetti Combat MMA | 2 | 2:52 |
| W | Alessandro Leal | TKO (punches) | Combat Power Championship
March 13, 2010 |
Combat Power Championship | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Fernando Tressino | TKO (corner stoppage) | Bitetti Combat MMA 5
December 12, 2009 |
Bitetti Combat MMA | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Vitor Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | Bitetti Combat MMA 4
September 12, 2009 |
Bitetti Combat MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Edgard Castaldelli Filho | TKO (punches) | Predador FC 12
December 3, 2008 |
Predador FC | 2 | 4:44 |
| W | Shaton Vaughn | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fightworld 16: International
November 1, 2008 |
Fightworld | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Maiquel Falcão | TKO (punches) | Predador FC 9
March 15, 2008 |
Predador FC | 2 | 1:52 |
| W | Renato Matos | TKO (punches) | Predador FC 7
December 8, 2007 |
Predador FC | 1 | 0:50 |
| L | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (kneebar) | Mo Team League: Final
November 10, 2007 |
Mo Team League | 1 | 0:27 |
| W | Vitor Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | Mo Team League 2
September 29, 2007 |
Mo Team League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Maiquel Falcão | TKO (punches) | Circuito Mariliense MMA
May 18, 2007 |
Circuito Mariliense MMA | 3 | 0:46 |
| W | Ildemar Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) | Predador Kamae 2
January 25, 2007 |
Predador Kamae | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Cleisson Mamute | TKO (punches) | Pantanal Combat
February 10, 2006 |
Pantanal Combat | 2 | 2:01 |
| W | Bruno Alves | TKO (punches) | Clube da Luta 1
December 14, 2004 |
Clube da Luta | 2 | 4:54 |
| L | Omni Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 2
September 23, 2000 |
Surf Fight Circuit | 2 | 10:00 |
| W | Augusto Menezes Santos | TKO (punches) | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 1
September 22, 2000 |
Surf Fight Circuit | 2 | 3:03 |
| W | Robson Parazinho | TKO (punches) | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 1
September 22, 2000 |
Surf Fight Circuit | 1 | 2:21 |
| L | Alessandro Leal | Submission (kneebar) | Meca World Vale Tudo 5
June 9, 2000 |
Meca World Vale Tudo | 1 | 5:22 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Fábio Maldonado) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.