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Marcus Almeida
“Buchecha”
Brazil
5-3-1W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 77"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 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
- American Top Team / Evolve MMA
- 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.
- 1682
Scouting Report
- L
- D
- L
- W
- L
Won 1 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Almeida is a pure finisher with a 100% finish rate. Four of his wins came by submission and one by KO/TKO, and none have gone to the judges. He makes people tap far more than he knocks them out.
- Recent Form
- He was stopped by Ryan Spann (24-12-0) with a KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he lost a unanimous decision to Martin Buday (16-4-0). Before that, he beat Amir Aliakbari by round 1 submission.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'2" with a 77" reach. He lands 1.51 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 2.03, with 50% accuracy and 50% defense. He shoots 2.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 19%, and attempts 0.7 submissions per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 1 KO/TKO (20%)
- 4 Submission (80%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
5 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.: 54-23-1 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1750
- Lossvs Ryan Spann24-12-0 · Power Index 1756KO/TKO · R2 · 2:10Apr 25, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal
- Drawvs Kennedy Nzechukwu14-7-1 · Power Index 1726Draw (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
- Lossvs Martin Buday16-4-0 · Power Index 1768Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder
Fight stats
Stat Marcus Almeida Martin Buday Sig. strikes 24/60 41/86 Takedowns 1/11 0/0 Control time 5:05 2:51 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 3 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 13 - Winvs Amir AliakbariSubmission · R1 · 03:17Nov 8, 2024 · ONE 169: Malykhin vs Reug Reug
- Lossvs Oumar KaneUnanimous Decision · R3Aug 5, 2023 · ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs Grigorian on Prime Video
Career Stats
Based on 4 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 1.51
- Striking accuracy
- 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.03
- Striking defense
- 50%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 19%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70