Flyweight Bout

Matheus Nicolau

Record: 7-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 6"
Reach: 66"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Born: Jan 06, 1993

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 11
Minutes: 123.4
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 51.9%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 43.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 7
Control / 15: 2:10

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted408/786

Accuracy51.9%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head52.5%
Body33.6%
Leg14.0%

Position

Distance86.8%
Clinch1.0%
Ground12.3%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head56.8%
Body21.2%
Leg22.0%

Position absorbed

Distance87.8%
Clinch3.8%
Ground8.4%

Grappling

For

Takedowns10/23

TD accuracy43.5%

TD per 151.2

Sub attempts7

Subs per 150.8

Reversals0

Control17:53

Control per 152:10

Against

Takedowns absorbed2/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded10:02

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/0.6	65.5%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.7	32.8%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.6	36.3%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Asu Almabayev
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. PereiraOct 19, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 16/42 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Alex Perez
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:16
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. PerezApr 27, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 22/55 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Brandon Royval
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:09
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenApr 15, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 2/5 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Matt Schnell
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:44
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandDec 3, 2022
KD 2 · Sig 32/42 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:47
Win vs David Dvorak
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. DaukausMar 26, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 36/81 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:48
Win vs Tim Elliott
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. RodriguezOct 9, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 64/109 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:08
Win vs Manel Kape
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. MuhammadMar 13, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 55/102 · TD 2/9 · Ctrl 2:31
Loss vs Dustin Ortiz
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:49
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2Jul 28, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 7/16 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Louis Smolka
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. HolmDec 30, 2017
KD 3 · Sig 87/172 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 4:19
Win vs John Moraga
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia FinaleJul 8, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 41/85 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:43

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