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Felipe Franco
“Negão”
Brazil
11-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 77"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). 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
- Galpao Da Luta
- 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.
- 1653
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Franco is a pure finisher. His wins are 7 by KO/TKO and 4 by submission, with none on the scorecards, a 100% finish rate. He puts people to sleep and he taps them.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Franco lost to Brendson Ribeiro (18-11-0) by first-round submission. Before that, he beat Levi Rodrigues Jr. (5-2-0) by second-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Mario Pinto (13-0-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 77" reach. Franco lands 2.55 significant strikes a minute at 57% accuracy, but defends only 44% of strikes against him. Wrestling stands out: 3.7 takedowns per 15 minutes and 88% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (64%)
- 4 Submission (36%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Last fought
- 5 weeks ago
11 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 36-13 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1681
- Lossvs Brendson Ribeiro18-11-0 · Power Index 1611Submission · R1 · 1:49Oct 10, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan
- Winvs Levi Rodrigues Jr.5-2-0 · Power Index 1580KO/TKO · R2 · 1:40Jul 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman
- Lossvs Mario Pinto13-0-0 · Power Index 1851Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy
- Winvs Douglas Felipe SantosSubmission · R1 · 4:07Feb 7, 2026 · Mamute Fight Champion 10
- Winvs Kleberson TavaresTKO · R1 · 0:32Dec 11, 2025 · Coliseu Extreme Fight 14
Career Stats
Based on 4 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.46
- Striking accuracy
- 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.43
- Striking defense
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.92
- Takedown accuracy
- 42%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00