Matheus Nicolau
UFC record 7-4-0 · professional record 19-6-1
- Age
- 33 (born Jan 6, 1993)
- Height
- 168 cm (5' 6")
- Reach
- 168 cm (66")
- Leg reach
- 97 cm (38")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 125 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Not fighting
- Style
- Boxing
- Gym
- Nova Uniao - Rio de Janeiro
- UFC debut
- Nov 7, 2015
- Last fight
- Oct 19, 2024
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.31
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 51%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.98
- Sig. strike defence
- 65%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.22
- Takedown accuracy
- 43%
- Takedown defence
- 90%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.85
- Knockdowns
- 8
- Sig. strikes landed
- 408
- Takedowns landed
- 10
- Total fight time
- 2h 03m 25s
- Control time
- 17m 53s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Asu Almabayev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | Oct 19, 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| L | Alex Perez | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez | Apr 27, 2024 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Brandon Royval | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:09 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | Apr 15, 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Matt Schnell | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:44 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Dec 3, 2022 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| W | David Dvorak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | Mar 26, 2022 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Tim Elliott | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | Oct 9, 2021 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 1 |
| L | Dustin Ortiz | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 1 | 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 | Jul 28, 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Louis Smolka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | Dec 30, 2017 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 2 |
| W | John Moraga | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | Jul 8, 2016 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Bruno Korea | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Half Guard | 3 | 3:27 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | Nov 7, 2015 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 3 |