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Fabio Maldonado
“Caipira de Aco”
Brazil
29-18-0W-L-D
- Age
- 46
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- CatchweightCatchweight: A one-off weight limit both fighters agree to, between two divisions. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team Nogueira
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1588
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Maldonado ends fights early. He has 18 KO/TKO wins, 4 submissions and 7 decisions, a 76% finish rate. The 29-18-0 record tells the story of a finisher who puts people to sleep.
- Recent Form
- Luis Oliveira, win, TKO in round 2. Nemanja Kovač, loss, unanimous decision. Kirill Sidelnikov, loss, TKO in round 1. Fights before those came against Sergei Kharitonov and Gabriel Augusto.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'1" with a 75" reach, Maldonado is a volume striker, landing 5.41 significant strikes a minute at 59% accuracy. He absorbs 4.39 a minute and defends 53%. Takedowns are rare, 0.43 per 15 minutes, with 62% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 14 KO/TKO (58%)
- 4 Submission (17%)
- 6 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Last fought
- 11 months ago
24 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
- Winvs Luis OliveiraTKO · R2 · 2:13Dec 4, 2025 · Brothers Fight Champion
- Lossvs Nemanja KovačDecision · UnanimousAug 31, 2025 · Serbian Battle Championship 51
- Lossvs Kirill SidelnikovTKO · R1 · 0:45Jul 1, 2022 · Ural FC 1
- Lossvs Sergei KharitonovTKO · R1 · 3:28Nov 6, 2021 · Parus FC
- Winvs Gabriel AugustoTKO · R1 · 1:47May 28, 2021 · Samurai FC
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.29
- Striking accuracy
- 59%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.31
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.44
- Takedown accuracy
- 57%
- Takedown defense
- 62%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60