Fabio Maldonado
“Caipira de Aco”
Professional record
Last 5: LLWLW
Profile
- Age
- 46 (born March 17, 1980)
- Born in
- Sorocaba
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 205 lbs.
- Reach
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 5-6
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC5
- KO/TKO 2
- Decision 3
Losses in the UFC6
- KO/TKO 2
- Decision 4
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.29 top 11%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.31
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.44 top 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.6
Next fight
In the record book
About Fabio Maldonado
Born on March 17, 1980 in Sorocaba, Brazil, Fabio Maldonado "Caipira de Aco" competes as a light heavyweight mixed martial artist. Maldonado stands 6' 1" with a 75" reach.
Maldonado made a UFC debut at UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama in October 2010 and beat James McSweeney by KO/TKO. Across 11 fights in the UFC, Maldonado is 5-6.
Maldonado usually wins on the scorecards: 3 of 5 UFC wins went to a decision. By the numbers, Maldonado is more accurate with significant strikes than 95% of light heavyweights and lands more significant strikes per minute than 89% of light heavyweights.
Maldonado has never been submitted in the UFC. Maldonado's record outside the UFC includes 2-3 in Fight Nights Global and 3-0 in Bitetti Combat MMA.
Maldonado's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 in November 2015, where Maldonado lost to Corey Anderson.
UFC fight history
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L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
Nov 7, 2015
26Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Apr 25, 2015
67Str 1TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Half Guard · R2 4:06
Oct 25, 2014
28Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 0:35
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado
May 31, 2014
2Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
Mar 23, 2014
132Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields
Oct 9, 2013
87Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013
100Str 1TD 0KD -
L
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Stoppage Between Rounds · R2 5:00
Oct 13, 2012
10Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
May 15, 2012
98Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
78Str 2TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 0:48
Oct 16, 2010
89Str 0TD 1KD
Full MMA career
Fabio Maldonado is 29-18 across 47 professional fights in 25 promotions. 36 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins29
- KO/TKO 18
- Submission 4
- Decision 7
Pro losses18
- KO/TKO 8
- Submission 2
- Decision 8
- Finish rate
- 76% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 11
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 5-6 | — |
| Fight Nights Global | 2-3 | — |
| Bitetti Combat MMA | 3-0 | — |
| Predador FC | 3-0 | — |
| Surf Fight Circuit | 2-1 | — |
| Mo Team League | 1-1 | — |
| Serbian Battle Championship | 1-1 | — |
| Brothers Fight Champion | 1-0 | — |
| Circuito Mariliense MMA | 1-0 | — |
| Clube da Luta | 1-0 | — |
| Combat Power Championship | 1-0 | — |
| Fightworld | 1-0 | — |
| First Class Fight | 1-0 | — |
| Gladiator Combat Fight | 1-0 | — |
| Meca World Vale Tudo | 0-1 | — |
| Memorial Fight Qualifying | 1-0 | — |
| Modern Fighting Pankration | 0-1 | — |
| Pantanal Combat | 1-0 | — |
| Predador Kamae | 1-0 | — |
| RCC | 0-1 | — |
| RIZIN | 0-1 | — |
| Samurai FC | 1-0 | — |
| UAE Warriors | 0-1 | — |
| Ural FC | 0-1 | — |
| Vikings Fight Club | 1-0 | — |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Luis Andrade de Oliveira | Dec 4, 2025 |
| L | Nemanja Kovač | Aug 31, 2025 |
| L | Kirill Sidelnikov | Jul 1, 2022 |
| L | Sergei Kharitonov | Nov 6, 2021 |
| W | Gabriel Kanabo | May 28, 2021 |
| W | Eli Reger Schablatura Pinto | Oct 24, 2020 |
| L | Chi Lewis-Parry | Sep 25, 2020 |
| W | Pelu Adetola | Mar 14, 2020 |
| L | Jiří Procházka | Oct 12, 2019 |
| W | Thiago Silva Batista | Dec 22, 2018 |
| L | Ivan Shtyrkov | Oct 27, 2018 |
| L | Nikita Krylov | May 19, 2018 |
| W | Kurban Omarov | Sep 4, 2017 |
| W | Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov | Mar 5, 2017 |
| L | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Oct 1, 2016 |
| L | Fedor Emelianenko | Jun 17, 2016 |
| L | Corey Anderson | Nov 7, 2015 |
| L | Quinton Jackson | Apr 25, 2015 |
| W | Hans Stringer | Oct 25, 2014 |
| L | Stipe Miocic | May 31, 2014 |
| W | Gian Villante | Mar 23, 2014 |
| W | Joey Beltran | Oct 9, 2013 |
| W | Roger Hollett | May 18, 2013 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | Oct 13, 2012 |
| L | Igor Pokrajac | May 15, 2012 |
| L | Kyle Kingsbury | Jun 4, 2011 |
| W | James McSweeney | Oct 16, 2010 |
| W | Nelson Martins | Jun 30, 2010 |
| W | Jackson Mora | Jun 4, 2010 |
| W | Jessie Gibbs | May 28, 2010 |
| W | Alessandro Leal | Mar 13, 2010 |
| W | Fernando Tressino | Dec 12, 2009 |
| W | Vitor Miranda | Sep 12, 2009 |
| W | Edgard Castaldelli Filho | Dec 3, 2008 |
| W | Shaton Vaughn | Nov 1, 2008 |
| W | Maiquel Falcão | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Renato Matos | Dec 8, 2007 |
| L | Alexandre Ferreira | Nov 10, 2007 |
| W | Vitor Miranda | Sep 29, 2007 |
| W | Maiquel Falcão | May 18, 2007 |
| W | Ildemar Alcântara | Jan 25, 2007 |
| W | Cleisson Mamute | Feb 10, 2006 |
| W | Bruno Alves | Dec 14, 2004 |
| L | Alessandro Leal | Jun 9, 2000 |
| L | Omni Santos | Sep 23, 2000 |
| W | Augusto Menezes Santos | Sep 22, 2000 |
| W | Robson Parazinho | Sep 22, 2000 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Fabio Maldonado's record?
Fabio Maldonado's professional MMA record is 29 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Fabio Maldonado?
Fabio Maldonado is 46 years old, born on March 17, 1980.
How tall is Fabio Maldonado and what is their reach?
Fabio Maldonado stands 6' 1" with a 75" reach.
Who did Fabio Maldonado fight last?
Fabio Maldonado lost to Corey Anderson by Decision - Unanimous at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 on Nov 7, 2015.
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