Fighter

Fabio Maldonado

"Caipira de Aco"

29-18-0★ 2bonuses Brazil

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Boxing 3-11pro-knuckle 0-2

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Fabio Maldonado holds a professional MMA record of 29-18-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 47 bouts on record. Fabio Maldonado has won 29 fights: 18 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 7 by decision. Of 18 career losses, 8 came by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. In the UFC, Fabio Maldonado lands 5.29 significant strikes per minute with 58% accuracy and averages 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes. Fabio Maldonado also has 14 recorded Boxing bouts. Fabio Maldonado also has 2 recorded knuckle bouts. Most recent fight: October 12, 2019. Tracked organizations: RIZIN, UFC.

Profile

Height: 6'1"185 cm
Weight: 205 lbs93 kg
Reach: 75"191 cm
Stance: Orthodox
DOB: 1980-03-17
Age: 46
Nationality: Brazil
Birthplace: Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fight DNA

Striking Technician

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Sniper

98 · top 2% in division

Fast Hands

98 · top 5% in division

Punch power96

Kick power95

Punch speed98

Kick speed94

Accuracy98

Takedowns63

Ground striking93

Submissions71

Chin95

Body strength96

Cardio90

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 23-11-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed5.29per min

58% accuracy

Strikes absorbed4.31per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed0.44per 15 min

57% success

Takedowns stuffed61%

Submission attempts0.6per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Fabio Maldonado has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $50,000.

★ FOTN ×1★ POTN ×1

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 1 pre-2012 award is not priced — amounts varied per event.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Fabio Maldonado earns per fight.

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Career history

WIN
vs Luis Oliveira
Brothers Fight Champion· Dec 4, 2025· Heavyweight· 28-18 vs 4-7
TKO
R2 · 2:13
LOSS
vs Nemanja Kovač
Serbian Battle Championship 51· Aug 31, 2025· Heavyweight· 28-17 vs 13-6
UD
LOSS
vs Kirill Sidelnikov
Ural FC 1· Jul 1, 2022· Heavyweight· 28-16 vs 13-7
TKO
R1 · 0:45
LOSS
vs Sergei Kharitonov
Parus FC· Nov 6, 2021· Heavyweight· 28-15 vs 31-9
TKO
R1 · 3:28
WIN
vs Gabriel Augusto
Samurai FC· May 28, 2021· Heavyweight· 27-15 vs 0-0
TKO
R1 · 1:47
WIN
vs Eli Reger
Gladiator CF 53· Oct 24, 2020· Heavyweight· 26-15 vs 9-18
TKO
R1 · 3:32
LOSS
vs Chi Lewis-Parry
UAE Warriors 13· Sep 25, 2020· Heavyweight· 26-14 vs 8-0-2
TKO
R1 · 1:08
WIN
vs Pelu Adetola
Serbian Battle Championship 27· Mar 14, 2020· Heavyweight· 25-14 vs 7-8
UD
LOSS
vs Jiri Prochazka
RIZINRizin FF - Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round· Oct 12, 2019· 220 lb Catchweight· 25-13 vs 24-3-1
KO
R1 · 1:49
WIN
vs Thiago Silva Batista
Vikings Fight Club 5· Dec 22, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 24-13 vs 0-0
TKO
R1 · 1:37
LOSS
vs Ivan Shtyrkov
RCC MMA 4: Shtyrkov vs. Maldonado· Oct 27, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 24-12 vs 13-0-1
TKO
R2 · 1:03
LOSS
vs Nikita Krylov
Fight Nights Global 87· May 19, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 24-11 vs 24-5
TKO
R2 · 3:33
WIN
vs Kurban Omarov×1Title bout · Title win #1
Fight Nights Global 73· Sep 4, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 23-11 vs 10-0
SUB
R3 · 3:01
WIN
vs Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov
Fight Nights Global 60· Mar 4, 2017· Catchweight· 22-11 vs 4-1
TKO
R1 · 4:20
LOSS
vs Mikhail Mokhnatkin
Fight Nights Global 52· Oct 1, 2016· Heavyweight· 22-10 vs 8-1-2
UD
LOSS
vs Fedor Emelianenko
Fight Nights Global 50· Jun 17, 2016· Heavyweight· 22-9 vs 35-4
MD
LOSS
vs Corey Anderson
UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson· Nov 7, 2015· Light Heavyweight· 22-8 vs 6-1
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Quinton Jackson
UFCUFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi· Apr 25, 2015· Catchweight· 22-7 vs 34-11
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Hans Stringer
UFCUFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2· Oct 25, 2014· Light Heavyweight· 21-7 vs 22-5-3
TKO
R2 · 4:06
POTN
LOSS
vs Stipe Miocic
UFCUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi· May 31, 2014· Heavyweight· 21-6 vs 11-1
TKO
R1 · 0:35
WIN
vs Gian Villante
UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2· Mar 23, 2014· Light Heavyweight· 20-6 vs 11-4
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Joey Beltran
UFCUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields· Oct 9, 2013· Light Heavyweight· 19-6 vs 14-8
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Roger Hollett
UFCUFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold· May 18, 2013· Light Heavyweight· 18-6 vs 13-4
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Glover Teixeira
UFCUFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar· Oct 13, 2012· Light Heavyweight· 18-5 vs 18-2
TKO
R2 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Igor Pokrajac
UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier· May 15, 2012· Light Heavyweight· 18-4 vs 24-8
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Kyle Kingsbury
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale· Jun 4, 2011· Light Heavyweight· 18-3 vs 10-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
FOTN
WIN
vs James McSweeney
UFCUFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama· Oct 16, 2010· Light Heavyweight· 17-3 vs 4-5
TKO
R3 · 0:48
WIN
vs Nelson Martins
Sao Paulo Regional· Jun 30, 2010· 16-3 vs 5-3
TKO
WIN
vs Jackson Mora Rodriguez
Sao Paulo Regional· Jun 4, 2010· 15-3 vs 4-7-1
SUB
WIN
vs Jessie Gibbs
Bitetti Combat· May 28, 2010· 14-3 vs 10-3
SUB
WIN
vs Alessandro Leal
Sao Paulo Regional· Mar 13, 2010· 13-3 vs 1-2
TKO
WIN
vs Fernando Tréssino
Bitetti Combat· Dec 12, 2009· 12-3 vs 1-5
TKO
WIN
vs Vitor Miranda
Bitetti Combat· Sep 12, 2009· 11-3 vs 4-1
DEC
WIN
vs Edgar Castaldelli Filho
Predador FC· Dec 3, 2008· 10-3 vs 6-2
TKO
WIN
vs Shaton Vaughn
New Mexico Regional· Nov 1, 2008· 9-3 vs 0-1
SUB
WIN
vs Maiquel Falcao
Predador FC· Mar 15, 2008· 8-3 vs 14-1
TKO
WIN
vs Renato Matos
Predador FC· Dec 8, 2007· 7-3 vs 5-4
TKO
LOSS
vs Alexandre Ferreira
Sao Paulo Regional· Nov 10, 2007· 7-2 vs 14-5
SUB
WIN
vs Vitor Miranda
Brazil Regional· Sep 29, 2007· 6-2 vs 1-0
DEC
WIN
vs Maiquel Falcao
Sao Paulo Regional· May 18, 2007· 5-2 vs 8-0
TKO
WIN
vs Ildemar Alcantara
Predador FC· Jan 25, 2007· 4-2 vs 1-1
DEC
WIN
vs Gleison Silva de Abreu
Mato Grosso Regional· Feb 10, 2006· 3-2 vs 0-0
TKO
WIN
vs TBA
Bahia Regional· Dec 14, 2004· 2-2
TKO
LOSS
vs Alessandro Leal
Meca World Vale Tudo· Jun 9, 2001· 2-1 vs 0-0
SUB
LOSS
vs TBA
Distrito Federal Regional· Sep 23, 2000· 2-0
DEC
WIN
vs Robson Parazinho
Distrito Federal Regional· Sep 22, 2000· 0-0 vs 0-0
TKO
WIN
vs TBA
Distrito Federal Regional· Sep 22, 2000· 0-0
TKO

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Fabio Maldonado's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current: Unranked
Peak: #12 Light Heavyweight
First ranked: Jun 16, 2014
Times ranked: 52

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1588▲6
Peak: 1772Oct 16, 2010
Rated fights: 44

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Frequently asked questions

When does Fabio Maldonado fight next?

Fabio Maldonado has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Fabio Maldonado's record?

Fabio Maldonado's professional MMA record is 29-18-0.

Who is Fabio Maldonado fighting next?

Fabio Maldonado's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Fabio Maldonado fight last?

Fabio Maldonado most recently fought Jiri Prochazka at Rizin FF - Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round on Saturday, October 12, 2019, LOSS (Knockout).

What weight class does Fabio Maldonado fight in?

Fabio Maldonado fights at 220 lb Catchweight.

How many knockouts does Fabio Maldonado have?

Fabio Maldonado has 18 wins by KO/TKO and 4 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Fabio Maldonado won?

Fabio Maldonado has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 1× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Fabio Maldonado?

Fabio Maldonado is 6'1" (185 cm) tall.

How much does Fabio Maldonado weigh?

Fabio Maldonado weighs 205 lbs (93 kg).

What is Fabio Maldonado's reach?

Fabio Maldonado has a reach of 75" (191 cm).

How old is Fabio Maldonado?

Fabio Maldonado is 46 years old (born Mar 17, 1980).

Where is Fabio Maldonado from?

Fabio Maldonado is from Brazil.

CAREER SUMMARY