Middleweight

Cezar Ferreira

Last fought: Jul 2019

RECORD

Pro

13-8-0

UFC

9-6-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Fight Completion Rate	69.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.08
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	39-27 (59.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	20-16 (55.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-11 (63.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	61.2%
% Time in Control	31.7%
% Time Controlled	7.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	81.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.44
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.72
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.28
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.1%
Distance Strike Defense	60.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.07
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.72
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.36
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.51
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.65

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Cezar Ferreira League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Cezar Ferreira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.8%
Takedown Defense	84.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	4:45
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	10:25
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	41.4%
Takedown Defense	76.5%
Control Time/Fight	3:16

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd • Jul 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira39/8844%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:09

Marvin Vettori78/14853%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	17/30	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	23/46	50%	1/1	0:49	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	12/26	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	24/44	55%	1/2	1:38	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	10/32	31%	0/4	0:09	—
	Marvin Vettori	31/58	53%	0/1	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Ian Heinisch

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio • Nov 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira26/5547%TD 5/11Ctrl 5:20

Ian Heinisch55/9558%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	6/9	67%	1/4	2:25	—
	Ian Heinisch	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	9/18	50%	3/4	1:28	—
	Ian Heinisch	13/27	48%	0/1	0:04	1

R3	Cezar Ferreira	11/28	39%	1/3	1:27	—
	Ian Heinisch	29/47	62%	1/6	1:26	—

WIN

vs. Karl Roberson

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:45

Cezar Ferreira5/683%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:21

Karl Roberson4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	5/6	83%	2/3	4:21	—
	Karl Roberson	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira47/8158%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:44

Nate Marquardt36/6555%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Marquardt	8/18	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	18/38	47%	0/1	0:18	—
	Nate Marquardt	20/37	54%	0/1	0:26	1

R3	Cezar Ferreira	13/14	93%	2/3	4:26	—
	Nate Marquardt	8/10	80%	0/0	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Elias Theodorou

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira11/3829%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:46

Elias Theodorou38/11633%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elias Theodorou	12/51	24%	0/1	0:39	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	1/9	11%	2/3	0:49	—
	Elias Theodorou	15/31	48%	1/2	1:44	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	1/10	10%	1/3	0:57	—
	Elias Theodorou	11/34	32%	0/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 2:11

Cezar Ferreira10/3033%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:21

Jack Hermansson14/4929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	9/35	26%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	2/4	50%	1/1	1:21	—
	Jack Hermansson	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira30/5159%TD 6/6Ctrl 8:39

Anthony Smith33/6352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	11/18	61%	2/2	2:33	—
	Anthony Smith	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	14/24	58%	2/2	1:50	—
	Anthony Smith	15/31	48%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	5/9	56%	2/2	4:16	—
	Anthony Smith	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Oluwale Bamgbose

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira26/5845%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:49

Oluwale Bamgbose20/5139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	4/15	27%	1/2	0:54	—
	Oluwale Bamgbose	17/38	45%	0/0	0:55	1

R2	Cezar Ferreira	14/24	58%	1/1	4:09	—
	Oluwale Bamgbose	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	8/19	42%	1/2	1:46	—
	Oluwale Bamgbose	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jorge Masvidal

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale • Jul 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 4:22

Cezar Ferreira7/1839%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:30

Jorge Masvidal12/2352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	7/18	39%	1/3	1:30	—
	Jorge Masvidal	12/23	52%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Sam Alvey

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:34

Cezar Ferreira13/3636%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sam Alvey4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Alvey	4/8	50%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Andrew Craig

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens • Jun 2014Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira20/6133%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:27

Andrew Craig16/6724%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	11/23	48%	1/1	0:47	—
	Andrew Craig	3/18	17%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	6/27	22%	0/2	0:55	—
	Andrew Craig	4/27	15%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	3/11	27%	1/1	3:45	—
	Andrew Craig	9/22	41%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. CB Dollaway

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 • Mar 2014Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:39

Cezar Ferreira3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

CB Dollaway12/1675%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	CB Dollaway	12/16	75%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Daniel Sarafian

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 • Nov 2013Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira15/4732%TD 3/4Ctrl 8:25

Daniel Sarafian21/4448%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	10/28	36%	0/1	1:21	—
	Daniel Sarafian	8/20	40%	0/3	1:20	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	2/11	18%	1/1	3:13	—
	Daniel Sarafian	10/15	67%	0/1	0:26	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	3/8	38%	2/2	3:51	—
	Daniel Sarafian	3/9	33%	0/1	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:47

Cezar Ferreira3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Thiago Santos0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	3/5	60%	0/0	0:07	—
	Thiago Santos	0/1	0%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Sergio Moraes

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 • Jun 2012MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cezar Ferreira42/11138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:52KD 2

Sergio Moraes38/7352%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cezar Ferreira	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergio Moraes	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Cezar Ferreira	22/45	49%	0/0	0:25	1
	Sergio Moraes	17/33	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Cezar Ferreira	8/36	22%	0/0	0:27	1
	Sergio Moraes	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com