Heavyweight · “Pezao”
Marcos Rogerio de Lima
23-10-1 UFC 11-7-0
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
6KO wins
2Sub wins
72.7%Finish rate
5:43Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.64
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.45
Striking accuracy59.6%
Striking defense52.5%
Takedowns / 15 min1.6
Takedown accuracy45.8%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.58
Control time44.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
Striking trend
Fight history
W Junior Tafa 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:14 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · February 17, 2024
33/46Sig. strikes
11/27Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derrick Lewis 17-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:33 — UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · July 29, 2023
1/1Sig. strikes
17/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Waldo Cortes Acosta 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon · April 29, 2023
59/76Sig. strikes
82/150Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
5:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andrei Arlovski 23-14 walk-in Submission · R1 1:50 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · October 29, 2022
6/11Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:30Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Blagoy Ivanov 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
68/133Sig. strikes
62/128Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Rothwell 9-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:32 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · November 13, 2021
14/24Sig. strikes
2/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Maurice Greene 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 8, 2021
14/26Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
14:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexandr Romanov 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:48 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
18/29Sig. strikes
6/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ben Sosoli 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · February 22, 2020
19/34Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stefan Struve 12-9 walk-in Submission · R2 2:21 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · February 23, 2019
25/32Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Adam Wieczorek 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
28/59Sig. strikes
7/38Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
8:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 7-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:11 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · April 22, 2017
17/45Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jeremy Kimball 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:27 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · January 28, 2017
12/25Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gadzhimurad Antigulov 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · November 19, 2016
2/6Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Clint Hester 4-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:35 — UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · April 23, 2016
29/41Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:57Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nikita Krylov 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:29 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · August 23, 2015
5/10Sig. strikes
21/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Igor Pokrajac 4-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:59 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · December 20, 2014
18/21Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Richardson Moreira 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:20 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado · May 31, 2014
7/10Sig. strikes
3/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub 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
15
Submission
4
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
5
Decision
3
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Shooto Brazil
2
First Class Fight
2
Renegade Fight Championship
2
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
1
World X-Impact Federation
1
Inka FC
1
Fair Fight
1
+ 6 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 34 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tafon Nchukwi | Decision (split) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
May 1, 2026 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kodirhon Ganiev | TKO (punches) | World X-Impact Federation: APEC 2025 Korea Summit Commemorative World MMA Competition
October 30, 2025 |
World X-Impact Federation | 2 | 3:53 |
| W | Junior Tafa | TKO (leg kick and punches) | UFC 298
February 17, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 1:14 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | UFC 291
July 29, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 0:33 |
| W | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón
April 29, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
October 29, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:50 |
| L | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 274
May 7, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ben Rothwell | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
November 13, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 0:32 |
| W | Maurice Greene | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
May 8, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Romanov | Technical Submission (forearm choke) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 4:48 |
| W | Ben Sosoli | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
February 23, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 1:28 |
| L | Stefan Struve | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos
February 23, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:21 |
| W | Adam Wieczorek | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 230
November 3, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission (Von Flue choke) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
April 22, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 2:11 |
| W | Jeremy Kimball | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
January 28, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| L | Gadzhimurad Antigulov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
November 19, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Clint Hester | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 197
April 23, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| L | Nikita Krylov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
August 23, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Igor Pokrajac | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
December 20, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:59 |
| W | Richardson Moreira | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado
May 31, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 0:20 |
| D | Ben Reiter | Draw (unanimous) | Inka FC 22
August 29, 2013 |
Inka FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Antonio Sales Junior | TKO (punches) | Fair Fight: MMA Edition
December 16, 2012 |
Fair Fight | 1 | 3:46 |
| W | Valter Luiz da Silva | TKO (punches) | Max Sport 3.1
November 10, 2012 |
Max Sport | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Fabiano Adams | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto Brazil 31
June 29, 2012 |
Shooto Brazil | 1 | 3:33 |
| L | Carlos Eduardo | KO (punches) | Shooto Brazil 29
April 26, 2012 |
Shooto Brazil | 2 | 0:17 |
| L | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
September 10, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paulo Filho | Decision (unanimous) | First Class Fight 5
October 23, 2010 |
First Class Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Villegas | TKO (punches) | MFC 4: Chile vs. The World
September 4, 2010 |
MFC | — | — |
| W | Leonardo Lucio Nascimento | TKO (punches) | First Class Fight 4
June 30, 2010 |
First Class Fight | 2 | — |
| W | Nelson Martins | TKO (submission to punches) | Nitrix Champion Fight 5
May 15, 2010 |
Nitrix Champion Fight | 2 | 0:48 |
| W | Rafael Navas | TKO (punches) | Full Fight 2
October 24, 2009 |
Full Fight | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Silvério Bueno | KO (punch) | Ares Chaos MMA
October 17, 2009 |
Ares Chaos MMA | 1 | 0:39 |
| W | Antonio Conceição | KO (punch) | Renegade Fight Championship 3
September 19, 2009 |
Renegade Fight Championship | 1 | 1:55 |
| W | Amauri Gumz | TKO (punches) | Renegade Fight Championship 1
March 14, 2009 |
Renegade Fight Championship | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Marcos Rogério de Lima) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.