Fabricio Werdum

"Vai Cavalo"

24-9-1★ 4bonuses

BrazilLast 5

Grappling 20-7

Last fight: No contest vs Renan Ferreira · No Contest · May 5, 2021

24-9-1 · 18 finishes · Full stats →

LAST FIGHT

NCvs Renan FerreiraNC · R1 2:32

PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season·May 5, 2021

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Fabricio Werdum holds a professional MMA record of 24-9-1. Werdum has won 24 fights: 6 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission, 6 by decision. Of 9 career losses, 3 came by KO/TKO and 0 by submission. In the UFC, Werdum lands 4.60 significant strikes per minute with 56% accuracy and averages 1.24 takedowns per 15 minutes. Werdum also has 27 recorded Grappling bouts. Werdum also has 1 recorded knuckle-mma bout. Most recent fight: May 5, 2021. Tracked organizations: PFL, UFC, STRIKEFORCE, PRIDE FC.

Profile

Height: 6'4"193 cm
Weight: 231 lbs105 kg
Reach: 77"196 cm
Stance: Orthodox
DOB: Jul 30, 1977
Age: 49
Nationality: Brazil
Birthplace: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Career history

NC
vs Renan Ferreira
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season· May 5, 2021· Heavyweight· 24-9-1 vs 6-2
NC
R1 · 2:32
WIN
vs Alexander Gustafsson
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till· Jul 26, 2020· Heavyweight· 24-9-1 vs 18-7
SUB
R1 · 2:30
POTN
LOSS
vs Aleksei Oleinik
UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje· May 9, 2020· Heavyweight· 23-9-1 vs 59-13-1
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov· Mar 17, 2018· Heavyweight· 23-8-1 vs 30-6
TKO
R4 · 1:38
WIN
vs Marcin Tybura
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura· Nov 19, 2017· Heavyweight· 23-7-1 vs 16-3
UD
R5 · 5:00
WIN
vs Walt Harris
UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017· Heavyweight· 22-7-1 vs 10-6
SUB
R1 · 1:05
LOSS
vs Alistair Overeem
UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker· Jul 8, 2017· Heavyweight· 21-7-1 vs 43-15
MD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Travis Browne
UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem· Sep 10, 2016· Heavyweight· 21-6-1 vs 18-5-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Stipe MiocicTitle bout
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic· May 14, 2016· Heavyweight· 20-6-1 vs 15-2
TKO
R1 · 2:47
WIN
vs Cain Velasquez×2Title bout · Title win #2
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum· Jun 13, 2015· Heavyweight· 20-5-1 vs 13-2
SUB
R3 · 2:13
POTN
WIN
vs Mark Hunt×1Title bout · Title win #1
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt· Nov 14, 2014· Interim Heavyweight· 19-5-1 vs 10-9-1
TKO
R2 · 2:27
POTN
WIN
vs Travis Browne
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne· Apr 19, 2014· Heavyweight· 18-5-1 vs 16-2-1
UD
R5 · 5:00
WIN
vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs Werdum· Jun 8, 2013· Heavyweight· 17-5-1 vs 34-8-1
SUB
R2 · 2:41
WIN
vs Mike Russow
UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin II· Jun 23, 2012· Heavyweight· 16-5-1 vs 15-2
TKO
R1 · 2:28
WIN
vs Roy Nelson
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit· Feb 4, 2012· Heavyweight· 15-5-1 vs 16-7
UD
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
LOSS
vs Alistair Overeem
Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum· Jun 17, 2011· Heavyweight· 14-5-1 vs 35-11
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Fedor Emelianenko
Strikeforce/ M-1 Global: Fedor vs Werdum· Jun 25, 2010· Heavyweight· 14-4-1 vs 31-2
SUB
R1 · 1:09
WIN
vs Antonio Silva
Strikeforce - Fedor vs Rogers· Nov 7, 2009· Heavyweight· 13-4-1 vs 13-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Mike Kyle
Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg· Aug 14, 2009· Heavyweight· 12-4-1 vs 13-7-1
SUB
R1 · 1:24
LOSS
vs Junior Dos Santos
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote· Oct 24, 2008· Heavyweight· 11-4-1 vs 7-1
TKO
R1 · 1:21
WIN
vs Brandon Vera
UFC 85: BEDLAM· Jun 7, 2008· Heavyweight· 11-3-1 vs 8-2
TKO
R1 · 4:40
WIN
vs Gabriel Gonzaga
UFC 80: RAPID FIRE· Jan 19, 2008· Heavyweight· 10-3-1 vs 8-3
TKO
R2 · 4:34
LOSS
vs Andrei Arlovski
UFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE· Apr 21, 2007· Heavyweight· 9-3-1 vs 12-5
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Aleksander Emelianenko
2 Hot 2 Handle· Nov 12, 2006· Heavyweight· 9-2-1 vs 9-3
SUB
R1 · 3:24
LOSS
vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
PRIDE FC · PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute· Jul 1, 2006· Openweight· 8-2-1 vs 28-3-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Alistair Overeem
PRIDE FC · PRIDE: Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006· Openweight· 8-1-1 vs 23-7
SUB
R2 · 3:43
WIN
vs Jon Olav Einemo
PRIDE FC · PRIDE 31: Dreamers· Feb 26, 2006· Heavyweight· 7-1-1 vs 5-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Sergei Kharitonov
PRIDE FC · PRIDE 30: Fully Loaded· Oct 23, 2005· Heavyweight· 6-1-1 vs 14-2
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Roman Zentsov
PRIDE FC · PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005· Heavyweight· 6-0-1 vs 11-10
SUB
R1 · 6:01
WIN
vs Tom Erikson
PRIDE FC · PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire· Feb 20, 2005· Heavyweight· 5-0-1 vs 9-2-1
SUB
R1 · 5:11
WIN
vs Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Jungle Fight· May 15, 2004· 4-0-1 vs 13-7-2
TKO
WIN
vs Gabriel Gonzaga
Jungle Fight· Sep 13, 2003· 3-0-1 vs 2-1
TKO
WIN
vs Kristof Midoux
Morocco Regional· Mar 22, 2003· 2-0-1 vs 2-3
SUB
DRAW
vs James Zikic
Extreme Brawl UK· Sep 22, 2002· 1-0-1 vs 12-3-1
DRAW
WIN
vs Tengiz Tedoradze
Extreme Brawl UK· Jun 16, 2002· 1-0 vs 6-2
SUB

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

WIN
vs Jeff Monson
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· 20-7
SUB
R1 · 4:12
WIN
vs Roberto Abreu
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· 19-7
DEC
LOSS
vs Vinny Magalhaes
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· Heavyweight· 18-7
-
WIN
vs Tomasz Janiszewski
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· 18-6
-
WIN
vs Saulo Ribeiro
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· 17-6
-
WIN
vs Roberto Abreu×1Title bout · Title win #1
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· Heavyweight· 16-6
-
WIN
vs Karol Bedorf
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· 15-6
-
WIN
vs Darren Andy
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· 14-6
-
WIN
vs Mario Rinaldi
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· 13-6
-
LOSS
vs Andre Galvao
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· 12-6
-
WIN
vs Rolles Gracie×1Title bout · Title win #1
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· Heavyweight· 12-5
-
WIN
vs Reese Andy
2005 ADCC Championships· May 28, 2005· 11-5
-
LOSS
vs Roger Gracie
2005 ADCC Championships· May 28, 2005· 10-5
-
WIN
vs Marcio Corleta
2005 ADCC Championships· May 28, 2005· 10-4
-
WIN
vs Daniel Gracie
2005 ADCC Championships· May 28, 2005· 9-4
-
LOSS
vs Jeff Monson
2005 ADCC Championships· May 28, 2005· 8-4
-
WIN
vs Fernando Terere×1Title bout · Title win #1
2004 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Jul 25, 2004· 8-3
-
WIN
vs Leo Leite×1Title bout · Title win #1
2003 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Aug 1, 2003· 7-3
-
WIN
vs Jehad Hamdan
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 6-3
-
WIN
vs Mike van Arsdale
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 5-3
-
WIN
vs Matt Lindland
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 4-3
-
WIN
vs Akira Shoji
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 3-3
-
LOSS
vs Alexandre Ferreira
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 2-3
-
WIN
vs Marcio Cruz
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· 2-2
-
LOSS
vs Marcio Cruz
2003 ADCC Championships· May 17, 2003· Heavyweight· 1-2
-
LOSS
vs Jacare Souza
2001 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Jul 29, 2001· Openweight· 1-1
-
WIN
vs Andre Gusmao×1Title bout · Title win #1
2000 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Jul 12, 2000· Super Heavyweight· 1-0
-

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseBJJMuay ThaiNo-Gi Grappling

2024ADCC Hall of Fame inductee
2011Silver · ADCC · +99 kg
2009Champion · ADCC · +99 kg
2007Champion · ADCC · +99 kg
2005Bronze · ADCC · +99 kg
2004Champion · IBJJF Worlds · +100 kg black belt
2004Bronze · IBJJF Worlds · open weight black belt
2003Silver · ADCC · +99 kg
2003Bronze · ADCC · absolute
2003Champion · IBJJF Worlds · +100 kg black belt
2003Silver · IBJJF Pans · open weight black belt
2003Bronze · IBJJF Pans · +100 kg black belt
2003Silver · CBJJO World Cup · +100 kg black belt
2002Bronze · IBJJF Worlds · -100 kg brown belt
Champion · IBJJF Pans · colored belts
Black belt · BJJ · Sylvio Behring
Black belt · Judo
Black belt · Muay Thai · Rafael Cordeiro
Started in BJJ

Camp

Kings MMA · Huntington Beach, California, United States
Werdum Combat Team · Venice, California, United States Founder
Academia Winner Behring (Marcio Corleta) · Porto Alegre, Brazil Former
Chute Boxe Academy · Curitiba, Brazil Former
Akhmat Fight Club · Grozny, Russia Former
Barcelo Boxing Gym · Madrid, Spain Instructor Former

Coaches

Rafael Cordeiro · Head coach
Marcio Corleta · Grappling coach
Sylvio Behring · Grappling coach

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (255 fighters)

Iron Chin

98 · top 1% in division

Punch power91

Kick power87

Punch speed69

Kick speed85

Accuracy94

Takedowns92

Ground striking95

Submissions95

Chin98

Body strength94

Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 24-9-1 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed4.60per min

56% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.25per min

55% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.24per 15 min

29% success

Takedowns stuffed27%

Submission attempts0.5per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 12-6-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed4.60per min

56% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.25per min

55% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.24per 15 min

29% success

Takedowns stuffed27%

Submission attempts0.5per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Fabricio Werdum sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

Fabricio Werdum has won 4 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $200,000.

★ Fight of the Night ×1★ Performance of the Night ×3

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Fabricio Werdum earns per fight.

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Official UFC Ranking

Fabricio Werdum's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current: Unranked
Peak: Champion Heavyweight
First ranked: Feb 4, 2013
Times ranked: 210

Men's Pound-for-Pound

Heavyweight

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1771▲17
Peak: 1919Jun 13, 2015
Rated fights: 34

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Frequently asked questions

When does Fabricio Werdum fight next?

Fabricio Werdum has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Fabricio Werdum's record?

Fabricio Werdum's professional MMA record is 24-9-1.

Who is Fabricio Werdum fighting next?

Fabricio Werdum's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Fabricio Werdum fight last?

Fabricio Werdum most recently fought Renan Ferreira at Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, -.

What weight class does Fabricio Werdum fight in?

Fabricio Werdum fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Fabricio Werdum have?

Fabricio Werdum has 6 wins by KO/TKO and 12 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Fabricio Werdum won?

Fabricio Werdum has won 4 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 3× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Fabricio Werdum?

Fabricio Werdum is 6'4" (193 cm) tall.

How much does Fabricio Werdum weigh?

Fabricio Werdum weighs 231 lbs (105 kg).

What is Fabricio Werdum's reach?

Fabricio Werdum has a reach of 77" (196 cm).

How old is Fabricio Werdum?

Fabricio Werdum is 49 years old (born Jul 30, 1977).

Where is Fabricio Werdum from?

Fabricio Werdum is from Brazil.

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CAREER SUMMARY