Heavyweight · “Ze Colmeia”
Rodrigo Nascimento
12-5-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-3-0 (1 NC)
Positional Grappler
Precision Striker
6'2"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
10:38Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Average 63
- Accuracy Average 60
- Grappling Average 45
- Wrestling Below avg 42
- TD Defense Below avg 40
- Striking Below avg 37
- Durability Weak 18
- Striking D Weak 12
Built on 85 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Positional Grappler
average control — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.42
Striking accuracy47.4%
Striking defense44.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.06
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense59.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.35
Control time23.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Alexandr Romanov 17-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · November 2, 2024
31/91Sig. strikes
45/92Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derrick Lewis 27-12 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
27/41Sig. strikes
41/75Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Don'Tale Mayes 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · November 4, 2023
70/154Sig. strikes
79/159Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ilir Latifi 16-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
68/152Sig. strikes
49/77Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tanner Boser 20-8-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · September 17, 2022
36/86Sig. strikes
62/115Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
8:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
NC Alan Baudot 8-2 walk-in Overturned · R2 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · July 17, 2021
49/83Sig. strikes
60/91Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Daukaus 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:45 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
1/4Sig. strikes
13/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Don'Tale Mayes 7-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
32/52Sig. strikes
27/48Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
2
Submission
6
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
8
PFL
2
BH Sparta
2
Full House Battle Home
2
PFL Chicago
1
Dana White's Contender Series
1
JF Fight Evolution
1
Full House Fight Night
1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexander Romanov | Submission (guillotine choke) | PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
April 11, 2026 |
PFL Chicago | 2 | 3:10 |
| L | Oleg Popov | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 7 (2025)
June 27, 2025 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Abraham Bably | Decision (split) | PFL 4 (2025)
May 1, 2025 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Romanov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi
November 2, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 0:49 |
| W | Don'Tale Mayes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
November 4, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ilir Latifi | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
May 20, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tanner Boser | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
September 17, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Alan Baudot | NC (overturned) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
July 17, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 1:29 |
| L | Chris Daukaus | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 0:45 |
| W | Don'Tale Mayes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| W | Michal Martinek | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 22
July 30, 2019 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 3:16 |
| W | Everton dos Anjos | Submission (kimura) | JF Fight Evolution 18
October 7, 2017 |
JF Fight Evolution | 1 | 1:39 |
| W | Fabio Moreira | Submission (armbar) | BH Sparta 10
November 19, 2016 |
BH Sparta | 2 | 3:00 |
| W | Fabricio Nascimento Silva | Submission (triangle choke) | BH Sparta 8
April 15, 2016 |
BH Sparta | 1 | 1:14 |
| W | Ricardo Jordano | TKO (punches) | Full House Battle Home 6
March 29, 2014 |
Full House Battle Home | 1 | 0:39 |
| W | Rafael Caixeta | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Full House Battle Home 5
April 21, 2013 |
Full House Battle Home | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Cicero Augusto | TKO (punches) | Full House Fight Night
March 24, 2012 |
Full House Fight Night | 1 | 0:42 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rodrigo Nascimento) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.