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Bantamweight · “Tanquinho”

Augusto Mendes

6-3-0 UFC 1-2-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler
5'6"Height
65"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:26Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 25.1 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 12.6 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 44.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 17.3 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 50.0 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 62.9 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 26.8 of 100 Control — Average, rated 44.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Average 63
  2. Wrestling Average 50
  3. Control Average 45
  4. Striking D Below avg 44
  5. Grappling Below avg 27
  6. Striking Below avg 25
  7. Durability Weak 17
  8. Accuracy Weak 13

Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler average control — rates 45 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.42
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.91
Striking accuracy34.9%
Striking defense56.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.44
Takedowns / 15 min1.75
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time15.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
February 21, 2016 vs Cody Garbrandt — 2.56/min (L) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '16 January 15, 2017 vs Frankie Saenz — 2.8/min (W) Jan '17 April 15, 2017 vs Aljamain Sterling — 2.0/min (L) Apr '17

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Aljamain Sterling 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · April 15, 2017
30/91Sig. strikes
83/161Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
3:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frankie Saenz 10-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · January 15, 2017
42/109Sig. strikes
40/106Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
2:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cody Garbrandt 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · February 21, 2016
11/38Sig. strikes
11/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
6-3-0Pro record
MMA Lab, Soul Fighters MMA (2008–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3
King of the Cage 2
LFC 2
ACA 1
DFD 1
Full career — 9 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Igor Zhirkov Decision (split) ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson
June 8, 2019
 ACA 3 5:00
L Aljamain Sterling Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
April 21, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Frankie Saenz Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn
January 15, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
L Cody Garbrandt KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
February 21, 2016
 UFC 1 4:18
W Richard Delfin Decision (unanimous) King of the Cage: Sinister Intentions
October 17, 2015
 King of the Cage 3 5:00
W Donald Williams Submission (triangle choke) LFC 43
June 2, 2015
 LFC 1 0:53
W Omar Castro Submission (armbar) DFD 9
April 3, 2015
 DFD 2 3:19
W Evan Martinez TKO (elbows) LFC 38
February 5, 2015
 LFC 1 1:35
W Xavier Ramirez Submission (armbar) King of the Cage: Fisticuffs
December 4, 2014
 King of the Cage 1 3:23

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Augusto Mendes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.4 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.9 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 34.9% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 56.5% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.8 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 80.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 15.8% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 48.2%