Fabio Maldonado

“Caipira de Aco”

23-11-0

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

/Age 46/Orthodox/6' 1"/75″ reach/205 lbs

Win %

68%

SLpM

5.3

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

53%

TD Avg

0.4

TD Def

61%

Sub Avg

0.6

Finish

85%

At a Glance

5.3

SLpM

58%

Str Acc

0.4

TD Avg

85%

Finish %

53%

Str Def

Maldonado profiles as a high-volume striker, precise, knockout artist, and high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

STR76

DEF41

GRP50

FIN84

MOM47

DUR45

ACT93

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

5.29+1.87 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

4.31+1.13 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

0.44-1.08 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.60+0.20 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (4.31)Landed (5.29)

+0.98

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (23)

18 KO

4 SUB

4 DEC

Losses (11)

2 KO

4 DEC

5 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

8 of 40

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

2.1 rounds

Post-Loss Record

2-3

Fight History11 UFC + 29 pre-UFC

40 fights26W6L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
W	Luis Oliveira	Brothers Fight ChampionBrothers Fight Champion	Dec 4, 2025	TKO	2	2:13
?	Nemanja Kovač	Serbian Battle ChampionshipSerbian Battle Championship 51	Aug 31, 2025	DEC		Unanimous
?	Unknown	Parus FCParus FC	Nov 6, 2021	TKO	1	3:28
W	Gabriel Augusto	Samurai FCSamurai FC	May 28, 2021	TKO	1	1:47
W	Eli Reger	Gladiator CFGladiator CF 53	Oct 24, 2020	TKO	1	3:32
W	Pelu Adetola	Serbian Battle ChampionshipSerbian Battle Championship 27	Mar 14, 2020	DEC		Unanimous
?	Jiří Procházka	RIZINRIZIN 19	Oct 12, 2019	TKO	1	1:49
W	Thiago Silva Batista	Vikings Fight ClubVikings Fight Club 5	Dec 22, 2018	TKO	1	1:37
?	Nikita Krylov	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 87	May 19, 2018	TKO	2	3:33
W	Kurban Omarov	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 73	Sep 4, 2017	SUB	3	3:01
W	Abdul-Khamid Davlatov	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 60	Mar 4, 2017	TKO	1	4:20
?	Mikhail Mokhnatkin	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 52	Oct 1, 2016	DEC		Unanimous
?	Unknown	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 50	Jun 17, 2016	DEC		Majority
L	Corey Anderson	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3	Nov 7, 2015	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Quinton Jackson	UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi	Apr 25, 2015	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Hans Stringer	UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2	Oct 25, 2014	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:06
L	Stipe Miocic	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado	May 31, 2014	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:35
W	Gian Villante	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2	Mar 23, 2014	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Joey Beltran	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields	Oct 9, 2013	S-DEC	3	5:00
W	Roger Hollett	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	May 18, 2013	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Glover Teixeira	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	Oct 13, 2012	KO/TKO	2	5:00
L	Igor Pokrajac	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier	May 15, 2012	U-DEC	3	5:00
L	Kyle Kingsbury	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale	Jun 4, 2011	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	James McSweeney	UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama	Oct 16, 2010	KO/TKO Punches	3	0:48
W	Nelson Martins		Jun 30, 2010	TKO
W	Jackson Mora Rodriguez		Jun 4, 2010	SUB
W	Jessie Gibbs		May 28, 2010	SUB
W	Alessandro Leal		Mar 13, 2010	TKO
W	Fernando Tréssino		Dec 12, 2009	TKO
W	Edgar Castaldelli Filho		Dec 3, 2008	TKO
W	Shaton Vaughn		Nov 1, 2008	SUB
W	Unknown		Mar 15, 2008	TKO
W	Renato Matos		Dec 8, 2007	TKO
W	Unknown		May 18, 2007	TKO
W	Gleison Silva de Abreu		Feb 10, 2006	TKO
W	Unknown		Dec 14, 2004	TKO
?	Alessandro Leal		Jun 9, 2001	SUB
?	Unknown		Sep 23, 2000	DEC
W	Unknown		Sep 22, 2000	TKO
W	Robson Parazinho		Sep 22, 2000	TKO