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Fabio Maldonado

Fabio Maldonado

987 ELO #1444

"Caipira de Aco"

MMA 23-11-0 · UFC 5-6-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 10 years and 217 days ago

Fabio Maldonado "Caipira de Aco" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Fabio Maldonado has 5 wins in the UFC. Fabio Maldonado lands an average of 5.29 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 987), and have not fought Fabio Maldonado before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Ovince Saint Preux 15-13-0 43 1043 3.0 56
Jan Blachowicz 12-8-0 43 1125 3.0 138
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 8.0 39
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 8.0 40
Alonzo Menifield 11-6-0 38 1090 8.0 103
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 8.0 122

Fight Results Breakdown

11
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Gian Villante in 2014
Opponent ELO: 1021

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
75'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 17 1980
Age
46
Peak ELO
1021
ELO Rank
1444 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
227-106-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1027.9
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
972.2

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.29
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
58%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.31
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
53%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.44
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
57%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Fabio Maldonado Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2015-11-07 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 Corey Anderson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-04-25 UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi Quinton Jackson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-10-25 UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 Hans Stringer KO/TKO Punches 2 4:06 Win -
2014-05-31 UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado Stipe Miocic KO/TKO Punch 1 0:35 Loss -
2014-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Gian Villante U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-10-09 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields Joey Beltran S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-05-18 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold Roger Hollett U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-10-13 UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar Glover Teixeira KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2012-05-15 UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier Igor Pokrajac U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-06-04 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Kyle Kingsbury U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-10-16 UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama James McSweeney KO/TKO Punches 3 0:48 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Fabio Maldonado ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
11 2015-11-07 Corey Anderson 1034 Loss -15 987
10 2015-04-25 Quinton Jackson 1038 Loss -15 1002
9 2014-10-25 Hans Stringer 1000 Win +21 1017
8 2014-05-31 Stipe Miocic 1079 Loss -13 996
7 2014-03-23 Gian Villante 1021 Win +17 1009
6 2013-10-09 Joey Beltran 978 Win 0 992
5 2013-05-18 Roger Hollett 987 Win +17 992
4 2012-10-13 Glover Teixeira 1022 Loss -15 975
3 2012-05-15 Igor Pokrajac 1023 Loss -15 990
2 2011-06-04 Kyle Kingsbury 1023 Loss -16 1005
1 2010-10-16 James McSweeney 1004 Win +21 1021

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