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Matheus Nicolau
Brazil
19-6-1W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'6"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 66"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. 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
- Nova Uniao
- 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.
- 1713
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Nicolau mixes his finishes and his scorecards. Nine wins by decision, five by KO/TKO and five by submission, for a 53% finish rate. Decisions are his most common way to win, so he often grinds out rounds.
- Recent Form
- Almabayev beat him by unanimous decision (Almabayev now 24-3-0). Before that, Perez (26-11-0) stopped him with a round 2 KO/TKO. Before that, Royval (18-9-0) ended it with a round 1 KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'6" with a 66" reach. Lands 3.31 significant strikes a minute at 52% accuracy and absorbs 2.98. Defends 66% of strikes. Shoots 1.22 takedowns per 15 minutes and stuffs 90% of opposing attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (26%)
- 5 Submission (26%)
- 9 Decision (48%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 53%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 2 years ago
19 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.: 107-41
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1710
- Lossvs Asu Almabayev24-3-0 · Power Index 1833Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 19, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira
Fight stats
Stat Matheus Nicolau Asu Almabayev Sig. strikes 16/42 22/54 Takedowns 0/1 1/6 Control time 0:00 5:17 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 6 Round 3 sig. strikes 1 7 - Lossvs Alex Perez26-11-0 · Power Index 1633KO/TKO · R2 · 2:16Apr 27, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez
Fight stats
Stat Matheus Nicolau Alex Perez Sig. strikes 22/55 28/71 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:02 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 13 Round 2 sig. strikes 12 15 - Lossvs Brandon Royval18-9-0 · Power Index 1756KO/TKO · R1 · 2:09Apr 16, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen
Fight stats
Stat Matheus Nicolau Brandon Royval Sig. strikes 2/5 13/22 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:07 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 13 - Winvs Matt Schnell17-11-0 · Power Index 1629KO/TKO · R2 · 1:44Dec 4, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland
Fight stats
Stat Matheus Nicolau Matt Schnell Sig. strikes 32/42 20/59 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 0:47 0:00 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 6 - Winvs David Dvorak22-7-0 · Power Index 1701Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 26, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus
Fight stats
Stat Matheus Nicolau David Dvorak Sig. strikes 36/81 39/110 Takedowns 0/2 0/2 Control time 0:48 1:25 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 19 Round 3 sig. strikes 13 8
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.31
- Striking accuracy
- 52%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.98
- Striking defense
- 66%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- Takedown defense
- 90%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.90