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Junior Assuncao

Junior Assuncao

992 ELO #1303

MMA 16-6-0 · UFC 2-3-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 14 years and 165 days ago

Junior Assuncao - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Junior Assuncao has 2 wins in the UFC. Junior Assuncao lands an average of 3.31 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.43 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 992), and have not fought Junior Assuncao before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Darren Elkins 19-11-0 42 1082 2.0 90
Cub Swanson 16-10-0 42 1141 2.0 149
Josh Emmett 10-7-0 41 1058 3.0 66
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 4.0 6
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 4.0 23
Erik Silva 0-3-0 39 956 5.0 36

Fight Results Breakdown

5
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Eddie Yagin in 2011
Opponent ELO: 1000

Biggest Upset Loss

Kurt Pellegrino in 2006
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 985 · Favored by 15

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jun 24 1981
Age
44
Peak ELO
1006
ELO Rank
1303 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
86-53-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1034.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
975.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.31
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
62%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.06
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
44%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.43
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
24%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Junior Assuncao Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2011-12-30 UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem Ross Pearson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-09-24 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Eddie Yagin U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2007-09-19 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Nate Diaz SUB Guillotine Choke 1 4:10 Loss -
2007-04-21 UFC 70: Nations Collide David Lee SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:55 Win -
2006-10-14 UFC 64: Unstoppable Kurt Pellegrino SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:04 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Junior Assuncao ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
5 2011-12-30 Ross Pearson 1054 Loss -14 992
4 2011-09-24 Eddie Yagin 1000 Win +17 1006
3 2007-09-19 Nate Diaz 1021 Loss -15 989
2 2007-04-21 David Lee 984 Win +21 1004
1 2006-10-14 Kurt Pellegrino 985 Loss -17 983

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