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Light Heavyweight

Levi Rodrigues Jr.

0-2-0
—Height
—Reach
—Stance
—Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
5:33Avg 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 33.5 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 45.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 3.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 2.6 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 22.0 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 26.9 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 30.8 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 36.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent ✓ 2nd source close
2 analyst reads graded this phase · Half The Battle lands within one step of it
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 19, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · July 12, 2026 watch ↗
grappling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 19, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 2 reads · 2nd source close
grappling decent 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 11 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed / min8.83
Striking accuracy43.8%
Striking defense29.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time6.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Liu Ce favored — picked against Levi Rodrigues Jr. lean UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 19, 2026
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Treats the favorite's edge as reasonable on paper but flags the underdog's resume as too thin to be certain, landing on a hedged rather than confident read.

Regressed noticeably once off performance-enhancing drugs, with a résumé padded by lighter competition that makes this presumed mismatch harder to grade with confidence.

Strengthcan be effective with top pressure if he gets on top
Weaknessoutput and pop have dropped off since coming off PEDs
Weaknesslargely without answers once put on his back
Weaknessthree of his four career wins came against clearly lesser competition
competition quality · padded
Felipe Franco favored — picked against Levi Rodrigues Jr. clear UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · July 12, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggood

Named as the clear pick against an opponent the analyst is extremely low on.

A no-contest on his record traces back to a positive test flipping a Contender Series win. Good striker with solid foot pressure, real power, and sharp combinations. Good top pressure once the fight reaches top position for him, though the sample size is thin -- his fights haven't gone deep enough to show much more.

Strengthgood foot pressure with good power and combinations
Strengthgood top pressure once on top
Weaknessthin sample size -- fights haven't gone long enough to reveal more

Gap-fill reads

1 read · Half The Battle · used only where 138 MMA is silent · our paraphrase, never his words
Ce Liu favored — picked against Levi Rodrigues Jr. lean 138 MMA picked Liu Ce Half The Battle · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 27, 2026
strikingsolid

His most recent loss is contextualised rather than held against him: he was taken down by a decorated grappler, which is treated as a specific stylistic problem rather than a general flaw, and this opponent presents no such threat. The odds are argued to be wrong — the assessment is that this should be much closer to a pick'em between two strikers who will meet in the middle. The risk is acknowledged plainly: with small gloves and two men willing to trade, he could just as easily be the one who gets stopped.

Strengthstriking is live enough to end the fight against this opponent
Strengthhis last defeat came against a specialist grappler this opponent is not
Weaknesshas been taken down and beaten by a high-level grappler
Weaknesstrading in the pocket carries real two-way knockout risk
td defense · suspect

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Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Liu Ce 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:26 — UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 29, 2026
28/57Sig. strikes
59/82Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Felipe Franco 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:40 — UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · July 18, 2026
11/32Sig. strikes
39/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Felipe Franco › Simulate vs Felipe Franco ›

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

UFC bouts in this database
0-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 2

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

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 8.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 43.8% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 29.0% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 6.6% avg 21.6%