Featherweight
Junior Assuncao
16-7-0 UFC 2-3-0
Smothering Control
Precision Striker
Submission-Vulnerable
5'9"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
8:37Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 69
- Wrestling Average 69
- Control Average 69
- TD Defense Average 57
- Durability Average 56
- Striking Average 49
- Grappling Average 45
- Striking D Below avg 42
Built on 43 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
46% of every fight spent in control position
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable
2 of 3 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.31
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.06
Striking accuracy62.7%
Striking defense44.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
Takedowns / 15 min2.43
Takedown accuracy24.1%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.7
Control time46.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Ross Pearson 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
43/69Sig. strikes
52/89Absorbed
3/18Takedowns
5:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Eddie Yagin 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · September 24, 2011
63/90Sig. strikes
10/26Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
7:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nate Diaz 6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:10 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · September 19, 2007
7/14Sig. strikes
10/11Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Lee 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:55 — UFC 70: Nations Collide · April 21, 2007
29/49Sig. strikes
12/24Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
5:07Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Kurt Pellegrino 9-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:04 — UFC 64: Unstoppable · October 14, 2006
1/6Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
7
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
5
International Sport Combat Federation
3
XFC International
2
Recife FC
2
American Fight League
2
Full Throttle
2
Kunlun Fight World Tour
1
Art of War
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight World Tour: Russia
May 26, 2018 |
Kunlun Fight World Tour | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Adam Townsend | TKO (knee injury) | Art of War 18
July 30, 2016 |
Art of War | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Mauricio dos Santos Jr. | TKO (head kick) | XFC International 13
December 5, 2015 |
XFC International | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Alejandro Solano Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | XFC International 5
June 7, 2014 |
XFC International | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Guilherme Faria de Souza | Submission (kimura) | Premium FC 2
September 13, 2013 |
Premium FC | 4 | 2:05 |
| L | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 141
December 30, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Eddie Yagin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 135
September 24, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wesley Murch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Recife FC 4
March 31, 2011 |
Recife FC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Miller | KO (punch) | Recife FC 3
December 3, 2010 |
Recife FC | 1 | 4:03 |
| W | John Mahlow | Submission (guillotine choke) | XFC 10: Night of Champions
March 19, 2010 |
XFC | 1 | 4:02 |
| W | Peter Grimes | Decision (split) | ShineFights 2
September 4, 2009 |
ShineFights | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kamrin Naville | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Invincible
March 27, 2009 |
KOTC | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Kalvin Hackney | Decision (unanimous) | Wild Bill's Fight Night 17
November 8, 2008 |
Wild Bill's Fight Night | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Torrance Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | American Fight League: Bulletproof
May 30, 2008 |
American Fight League | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steve Sharp | Submission (guillotine choke) | American Fight League: Erupption
March 7, 2008 |
American Fight League | 3 | 4:26 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night 11
September 19, 2007 |
UFC | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | David Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 70
April 21, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 1:55 |
| L | Kurt Pellegrino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 64: Unstoppable
October 14, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 2:04 |
| W | Scott Hope | TKO (punches) | International Sport Combat Federation: Knuckle Up 4
April 28, 2006 |
International Sport Combat Federation | 1 | 1:43 |
| W | Dustin Hazelett | TKO (punches) | Full Throttle 3
July 15, 2005 |
Full Throttle | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Danny Payne | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full Throttle 2
June 3, 2005 |
Full Throttle | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Will Bradford | Submission (guillotine choke) | International Sport Combat Federation: Compound Fracture 2
February 4, 2005 |
International Sport Combat Federation | 1 | 1:55 |
| L | Andrew Chappelle | Decision (unanimous) | International Sport Combat Federation: Fight Party
April 23, 2004 |
International Sport Combat Federation | 3 | 3:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Júnior Assunção) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.