Rodolfo Vieira vs Eric McConico

Eric McConico

Pro 11-5-1 | UFC 2-3-0

Age

37|36

Height

6'0"|6'0"

Reach

73"|77"

Stance

Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic	Rodolfo Vieira	Eric McConico	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.4%	46.6%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2	2.9	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1	3.2	►
Strike Differential	-0.8/min	-0.2/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	21.1%	66.7%	►
Takedown Defense	60.0%	69.0%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8	0.6	◄
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8	0.0	◄
Control Time/15min	5:19	1:57	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	71.4%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	28.6%	100.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	10:49	9:45	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1	0.0	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.0	—
Edges	3	2	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Rodolfo Vieira Eric McConico League median

Statistic	Rodolfo Vieira	Eric McConico	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	72.1%	65.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	10:49	9:45	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%	60.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	57.8%	61.5%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	26-19 (57.8%)	16-10 (61.5%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	11-12 (47.8%)	11-9 (55.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.2%	54.8%	—
% Time in Control	35.5%	13.1%	◀
% Time Controlled	4.4%	32.1%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	89.1%	28.9%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.70	4.15	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	6.01	4.41	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.32	-0.26	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	52.8%	42.0%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	51.5%	51.4%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.34	0.00	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.45	3.97	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.29	0.56	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.64	5.42	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.72	2.09	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Rodolfo Vieira	Eric McConico	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.0%	46.6%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2	2.9	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6	3.2	—
Takedown Accuracy	13.1%	66.7%	►
Takedown Defense	42.9%	69.0%	►
Control Time/Fight	4:40	1:16	◄
Edges	1	2	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Rodolfo Vieira

WIN

vs. Robert Bryczek

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rodolfo Vieira24/4356%TD 2/15Ctrl 10:52

Robert Bryczek37/7649%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rodolfo Vieira	1/2	50%	2/3	4:35	—
	Robert Bryczek	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rodolfo Vieira	11/19	58%	0/5	3:24	—
	Robert Bryczek	14/25	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rodolfo Vieira	12/22	55%	0/7	2:53	—
	Robert Bryczek	23/49	47%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eric McConico

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rodolfo Vieira40/7057%TD 4/15Ctrl 6:24KD 1

Eric McConico54/10253%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rodolfo Vieira	10/13	77%	4/9	3:15	1
	Eric McConico	11/14	79%	2/2	0:21	—

R2	Rodolfo Vieira	20/33	61%	0/3	1:48	—
	Eric McConico	20/46	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rodolfo Vieira	10/24	42%	0/3	1:21	—
	Eric McConico	23/42	55%	0/0	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Bo Nickal

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 2:24

Rodolfo Vieira24/6438%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:00

Bo Nickal77/12164%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rodolfo Vieira	7/19	37%	0/2	0:32	—
	Bo Nickal	28/46	61%	2/2	1:05	—

R2	Rodolfo Vieira	14/39	36%	0/4	0:28	—
	Bo Nickal	38/59	64%	0/0	0:23	—

R3	Rodolfo Vieira	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bo Nickal	11/16	69%	0/1	0:00	1

Eric McConico

LOSS

vs. Donte Johnson

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry • Aug 2026Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:38

Eric McConico6/1540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Donte Johnson11/3135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eric McConico	6/15	40%	0/1	0:03	—
	Donte Johnson	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Rodolfo Vieira

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Eric McConico54/10253%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:51

Rodolfo Vieira40/7057%TD 4/15Ctrl 6:24KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eric McConico	11/14	79%	2/2	0:21	—
	Rodolfo Vieira	10/13	77%	4/9	3:15	1

R2	Eric McConico	20/46	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rodolfo Vieira	20/33	61%	0/3	1:48	—

R3	Eric McConico	23/42	55%	0/0	0:30	—
	Rodolfo Vieira	10/24	42%	0/3	1:21	—

LOSS

vs. Baisangur Susurkaev

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:38

Eric McConico53/10750%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:17

Baisangur Susurkaev53/8860%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eric McConico	17/29	59%	0/0	1:37	—
	Baisangur Susurkaev	13/17	76%	2/5	2:19	—

R2	Eric McConico	29/54	54%	0/0	0:40	—
	Baisangur Susurkaev	25/43	58%	0/2	0:54	—

R3	Eric McConico	7/24	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Baisangur Susurkaev	15/28	54%	0/0	0:00	1

Common Opponents

vs. Cody Brundage

Rodolfo Vieira

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 1:28

Rodolfo Vieira10/1567%TD 1/7Ctrl 4:19

Cody Brundage20/2969%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rodolfo Vieira	9/14	64%	1/6	3:04	—
	Cody Brundage	20/28	71%	0/0	1:04	1

R2	Rodolfo Vieira	1/1	100%	0/1	1:15	—
	Cody Brundage	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Eric McConico

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez • Aug 2025Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Eric McConico26/7236%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:12

Cody Brundage31/6548%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Eric McConico	3/11	27%	0/0	0:08	—
	Cody Brundage	8/18	44%	1/4	2:32	—

R2	Eric McConico	7/23	30%	0/0	1:20	—
	Cody Brundage	11/20	55%	2/3	2:56	—

R3	Eric McConico	16/38	42%	0/0	1:44	—
	Cody Brundage	12/27	44%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.2 vs 2.9 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Rodolfo Vieira shoots at 21% accuracy but Eric McConico stops 69% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Eric McConico is a serious grappling threat at 0.6 TD/15min (67% accuracy) against Rodolfo Vieira's 60% defense.

Control: Rodolfo Vieira controls 3:50 per fight on average vs 1:16 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Rodolfo Vieira finishes 71% of wins (0% KO/TKO, 71% sub).

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com