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Heavyweight · “Vai Cavalo”

Fabricio Werdum

12-6-0
6'4"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1977-07-30Born
4KO wins
4Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
10:44Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min4.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.25
Striking accuracy56.4%
Striking defense54.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.24
Takedown accuracy28.6%
Takedown defense26.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.47
Control time18.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents11-5
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2016-05-14 vs Stipe Miocic — 5.39/min (L) 16-05 2016-09-10 vs Travis Browne — 5.6/min (W) 16-09 2017-07-08 vs Alistair Overeem — 3.27/min (L) 17-07 2017-11-18 vs Marcin Tybura — 6.2/min (W) 17-11 2018-03-17 vs Alexander Volkov — 2.89/min (L) 18-03 2020-05-09 vs Aleksei Oleinik — 3.53/min (L) 20-05 2020-07-25 vs Alexander Gustafsson — 1.6/min (W) 20-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Alexander Gustafsson 10-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
4/5Sig. strikes
11/19Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Aleksei Oleinik 7-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09
53/83Sig. strikes
94/183Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkov 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · 2018-03-17
48/88Sig. strikes
48/90Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
6:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcin Tybura 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · 2017-11-18
155/265Sig. strikes
127/257Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
4:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 3-4 walk-in Submission · R1 1:05 — UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · 2017-10-07
0/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 7-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · 2017-07-08
49/115Sig. strikes
21/38Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 9-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem · 2016-09-10
84/142Sig. strikes
37/143Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:30Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Stipe Miocic 8-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:47 — UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · 2016-05-14
15/33Sig. strikes
20/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cain Velasquez 11-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 2:13 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
96/174Sig. strikes
88/169Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mark Hunt 5-2-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 2:27 — UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · 2014-11-15
21/37Sig. strikes
10/36Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Travis Browne 7-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · 2014-04-19
121/196Sig. strikes
60/156Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
5:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 5-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · 2013-06-08
32/37Sig. strikes
14/40Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mike Russow 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 · 2012-06-23
31/58Sig. strikes
3/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roy Nelson 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · 2012-02-04
91/136Sig. strikes
26/69Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Junior Dos Santos 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · 2008-10-25
6/6Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brandon Vera 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:40 — UFC 85: Bedlam · 2008-06-07
15/36Sig. strikes
15/22Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabriel Gonzaga 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:34 — UFC 80: Rapid Fire · 2008-01-19
46/89Sig. strikes
19/33Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Andrei Arlovski 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · 2007-04-21
23/78Sig. strikes
28/81Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

12-6-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 18

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 4.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 56.4% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 54.9% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 28.6% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 26.7% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.4
Control time 18.6% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 63.4%