Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Tavares vs Rodrigues
Feb. 10, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
10
Wins by Knockout
3
Wins by Submission
7
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 408
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 730
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 7
- Takedowns Attempted
- 24
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Trains at
Sanford MMA
Fighting style
Grappler
Age
31
Height
75.00
Weight
186.00
Octagon Debut
Jun. 5, 2021
Reach
75.00
Leg reach
43.00
- Pro since 2014
- 10 wins by KO, three by submission (2 armbar, heel hook)
- Seven first round finishes
- 8-2 with 7 KOs since DWCS appearance
- Has won eight of his last 10 and four of his last five
- Owns 2018 submission win over UFC vet Edilberto Crocota
- Origin of nickname: “I fight like a robot.”
UFC Fight Night (2/10/24) Rodrigues stopped Brad Tavares via strikes at :55 of the third round
UFC 292 (8/19/23) Rodrigues knocked out Denis Tiuliulin at 1:43 of the first round
UFC 283 (1/21/23) Rodrigues was knocked out by Brunno Ferreira at 4:13 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/17/22) Rodrigues stopped Chidi Njokuani via strikes at 1:27 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (6/18/22) Rodrigues knocked out Julian Marquez at 3:18 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/26/22) Rodrigues lost a three-round split decision to Armen Petrosyan
UFC Fight Night (10/23/21) Rodrigues knocked out Junyong Park at 3:13 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (6/5/21) Rodrigues won a three-round unanimous decision over Dusko Todorovic
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 4
Episode seven (9/15/20) Rodrigues was knocked out by Jordan Williams at 2:19 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was five years old with my dad in capoeira. At eight years old I started training jiu-jitsu under Senseí Henrique Machado in Manaus, Brazil (He is Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza’s jiu-jitsu coach). I’ve always competed a lot in jiu-jitsu and I won many important titles in jiu-jitsu. I was an eight-time national jiu-jitsu champion, jiu-jitsu world champion, professional world champion in Abu Dhabi and I got second place in Pan-American wrestling. Since then, I never stopped training. In 2014, I moved to Rio de Janeiro to start my professional MMA career.
What ranks and titles have you held? I earned about 200 medals in jiu-jitsu and wrestling competitions around the world. In MMA I already have two belts. I am JAGUAR COMBAT middleweight champion and I am SMASH GLOBAL middleweight champion.
Do you have any heroes? My dad always was my hero. He and my mom gave all the support for me to continue training. I come from a humble family in Brazil, but they give all for me to follow my dream.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It makes a child’s dream come true. My family and I always watched great fighters on TV, and I imagined being one of them. So now it is my turn, to show the world who I am.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I didn’t go to college. My life was training and competing.
What was your job before you started fighting? Since childhood I was an athlete. My job was to train and to compete.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black belt in BJJ
Favorite grappling technique: Armbar
Favorite Striking technique: Knees
