Matheus Nicolau stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Matheus Nicolau, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 11
- Strikes landed / min
- 3.31
- Strike accuracy
- 52%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 2.98
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 1.22
- Control time
- 14%
- Average fight time
- 11:13
Rates are computed over the 11 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Matheus Nicolau sits in the top 25.
All MMA
UFC
- #8 Most knockdowns, Flyweight6
- #10 Most knockdowns per 15 minutes, Flyweight0.8
- #14 Most decision wins, Flyweight5
- #16 Most knockdowns in a fight, Flyweight2
- #19 Longest win streak, Flyweight4
- #21 Most knockdowns in a round, all divisions3
- #21 Most fights, Flyweight10
- #24 Most time in the cage, Flyweight1h 50m
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
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| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira | Asu Almabayev | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 16 of 42 | 22 of 54 | 38 of 68 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez | Alex Perez | LOSS · TKO · R2 2:16 | 22 of 55 | 28 of 71 | 22 of 55 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen | Brandon Royval | LOSS · TKO · R1 2:09 | 2 of 5 | 13 of 22 | 2 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland | Matt Schnell | WIN · TKO · R2 1:44 | 32 of 42 | 20 of 59 | 40 of 50 | 1 of 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:47 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus | David Dvorak | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 36 of 81 | 39 of 110 | 46 of 94 | 0 of 2 | 1 | 0 | 0:48 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez | Tim Elliott | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 64 of 109 | 70 of 215 | 128 of 176 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:08 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad | Manel Kape | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 55 of 102 | 61 of 150 | 76 of 132 | 2 of 9 | 0 | 1 | 2:31 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 | Dustin Ortiz | LOSS · TKO · R1 3:49 | 7 of 16 | 8 of 43 | 7 of 16 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm | Louis Smolka | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 87 of 172 | 49 of 159 | 107 of 196 | 3 of 4 | 3 | 2 | 4:19 |
| Jul 8, 2016 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs Team Cláudia Finale | John Moraga | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 41 of 85 | 31 of 113 | 53 of 98 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:43 |
| Nov 7, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson | Bruno Korea | WIN · SUB · R3 3:27 | 46 of 77 | 27 of 79 | 81 of 120 | 3 of 4 | 2 | 3 | 6:37 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head214 of 523
- Body137 of 190
- Leg57 of 73
Totals across 11 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance354 of 709
- Clinch4 of 5
- Ground50 of 72
Totals across 11 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 7-4-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.31per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 52%
- SApM
- 2.98per min
- Str. Def.
- 66%
- Takedowns
- 1.22per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- TD Def.
- 90%
- Submission attempts
- 0.9per 15 min
Top 35% in the UFC
Top 49% in the UFC
Top 39% in the UFC
Top 6% in the UFC
Top 23% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1503 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 3.31per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 52%
- SApM
- 2.98per min
- Str. Def.
- 66%
- Takedowns
- 1.22per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- TD Def.
- 90%
- Submission attempts
- 0.9per 15 min
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