Matheus Nicolau
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| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Weight class | Flyweight |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Reach | 168 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
25
fights
19
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
0
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 07, 2015
UFC debuts
October 19, 2024
UFC last fight
2h03:25
time in the cage
11:13
avg time by combat
63.6%
win rate
28.6%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1528
as of October 19, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1583
on December 03, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
74
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 97 | 90% |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 95 | 60% |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 92 | 0.32 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 91 | 51 |
| 5. | Body strikes landed | 85 | 5.55 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinch strikes landed | 3 | 0.16 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes attempted | 34 | 40.92 / round |
| 3. | Head strikes landed | 37 | 8.67 / round |
| 4. | Control time | 40 | 43s / round |
| 5. | Ko tko | 41 | 1 |
54
Boxing Score
60
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+1.62
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.3 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
13.1 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
49.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
67.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
48
Wrestling Score
60
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.9 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
43.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
90.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
43s / round
⏱ Control Time
24s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.0 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
69.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
14.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Matheus Nicolau's UFC Fight History
October 19, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
Flyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 27, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Flyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (2:16).
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April 15, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Flyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (2:09).
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December 03, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:44).
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March 26, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 09, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Flyweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 28, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Flyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (3:49).
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December 30, 2017 - UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 08, 2016 - The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Flyweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights