Welterweight

Demian Maia

Last fought: Jun 2021

RECORD

Pro

28-11-0

UFC

22-11-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Fight Completion Rate	72.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.48
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	180-64 (73.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	107-47 (69.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	73-17 (81.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.9%
% Time in Control	37.9%
% Time Controlled	12.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	75.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	1.81
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.39
Distance Strike Accuracy	31.2%
Distance Strike Defense	67.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.24
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.93
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.70
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.95
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.61
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.80

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 Welterweight field

Demian Maia 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	Demian Maia
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	24.8%
Takedown Defense	61.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.5
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	5:41
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	4.5%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	45.5%
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	22.2%
Takedown Defense	42.9%
Control Time/Fight	3:04

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia21/5340%TD 1/21Ctrl 4:14

Belal Muhammad45/12735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	2/5	40%	1/11	2:30	—
	Belal Muhammad	5/21	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	7/19	37%	0/4	0:46	—
	Belal Muhammad	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	12/29	41%	0/6	0:58	—
	Belal Muhammad	21/59	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:34

Demian Maia4/757%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:24

Gilbert Burns13/1681%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	4/7	57%	2/2	1:24	—
	Gilbert Burns	13/16	81%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Ben Askren

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:54

Demian Maia69/12257%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:29

Ben Askren63/12750%TD 4/7Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	28/54	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Askren	27/45	60%	1/2	0:46	—

R2	Demian Maia	23/44	52%	0/0	0:38	—
	Ben Askren	22/53	42%	1/1	0:35	—

R3	Demian Maia	18/24	75%	0/0	0:51	—
	Ben Askren	14/29	48%	2/4	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia3/1225%TD 3/9Ctrl 6:02

Anthony Rocco Martin22/9523%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	2/5	40%	1/2	2:42	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	3/15	20%	0/0	0:30	—

R2	Demian Maia	0/3	0%	2/5	3:20	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	3/16	19%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Demian Maia	1/4	25%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	16/64	25%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Lyman Good

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Demian Maia0/10%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:12

Lyman Good0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	0/1	0%	2/4	2:12	—
	Lyman Good	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Demian Maia27/8731%TD 0/15Ctrl 2:01

Kamaru Usman66/20932%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	5/12	42%	0/1	2:01	—
	Kamaru Usman	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	7/18	39%	0/4	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	12/47	26%	0/0	0:37	—

R3	Demian Maia	4/25	16%	0/4	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	13/53	25%	0/0	0:26	—

R4	Demian Maia	4/9	44%	0/3	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	16/42	38%	0/0	1:31	1

R5	Demian Maia	7/23	30%	0/3	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	13/38	34%	0/0	1:44	—

LOSS

vs. Colby Covington

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia53/15135%TD 0/13Ctrl 0:02

Colby Covington88/31728%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	29/66	44%	0/2	0:02	—
	Colby Covington	37/125	30%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Demian Maia	11/38	29%	0/6	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	22/83	27%	0/0	0:35	—

R3	Demian Maia	13/47	28%	0/5	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	29/109	27%	0/0	1:05	—

LOSS

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Demian Maia28/8931%TD 0/21Ctrl 0:53

Tyron Woodley57/15337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	3/6	50%	0/6	0:38	—
	Tyron Woodley	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	4/14	29%	0/3	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	14/29	48%	0/0	0:04	1

R3	Demian Maia	8/24	33%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Demian Maia	5/25	20%	0/3	0:11	—
	Tyron Woodley	15/39	38%	0/0	0:01	—

R5	Demian Maia	8/20	40%	0/7	0:04	—
	Tyron Woodley	10/26	38%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos • May 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia23/3861%TD 4/12Ctrl 8:54

Jorge Masvidal39/6362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	6/8	75%	3/5	3:50	—
	Jorge Masvidal	19/29	66%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Demian Maia	9/16	56%	0/6	2:37	—
	Jorge Masvidal	11/18	61%	0/0	0:34	—

R3	Demian Maia	8/14	57%	1/1	2:27	—
	Jorge Masvidal	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit • Aug 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:52

Demian Maia1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:19

Carlos Condit1/617%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	1/1	100%	1/1	1:19	—
	Carlos Condit	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Brown

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:31

Demian Maia17/2085%TD 3/10Ctrl 12:03

Matt Brown10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	0/0	—	1/2	3:49	—
	Matt Brown	2/8	25%	0/0	0:34	—

R2	Demian Maia	9/11	82%	2/3	4:28	—
	Matt Brown	4/7	57%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Demian Maia	8/9	89%	0/5	3:46	—
	Matt Brown	4/8	50%	0/0	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Gunnar Nelson

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia47/5881%TD 2/8Ctrl 10:56

Gunnar Nelson2/450%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	16/21	76%	0/4	3:15	—
	Gunnar Nelson	1/2	50%	1/1	1:05	—

R2	Demian Maia	19/24	79%	1/3	3:32	—
	Gunnar Nelson	1/1	100%	0/0	0:52	—

R3	Demian Maia	12/13	92%	1/1	4:09	—
	Gunnar Nelson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Neil Magny

UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia • Aug 2015Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:52

Demian Maia13/1776%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:28

Neil Magny0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	13/16	81%	1/1	4:46	—
	Neil Magny	0/2	0%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Demian Maia	0/1	0%	1/1	2:42	—
	Neil Magny	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryan LaFlare

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Demian Maia36/6952%TD 5/14Ctrl 13:48

Ryan LaFlare25/9127%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	11/18	61%	1/1	3:47	—
	Ryan LaFlare	1/13	8%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	7/10	70%	1/2	3:15	—
	Ryan LaFlare	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	3/11	27%	1/3	2:20	—
	Ryan LaFlare	4/15	27%	0/0	0:45	—

R4	Demian Maia	10/16	62%	1/1	3:29	—
	Ryan LaFlare	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Demian Maia	5/14	36%	1/7	0:57	—
	Ryan LaFlare	16/40	40%	0/0	0:52	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Yakovlev

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado • May 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia29/7340%TD 2/3Ctrl 8:09KD 1

Alexander Yakovlev22/4351%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	17/40	42%	0/1	2:46	1
	Alexander Yakovlev	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	5/14	36%	1/1	2:29	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	5/11	45%	0/1	1:22	—

R3	Demian Maia	7/19	37%	1/1	2:54	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	17/26	65%	1/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Rory MacDonald

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia51/12042%TD 2/22Ctrl 5:00

Rory MacDonald75/21335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	27/38	71%	1/4	3:51	—
	Rory MacDonald	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	13/36	36%	0/7	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	40/108	37%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Demian Maia	11/46	24%	1/11	1:09	—
	Rory MacDonald	29/83	35%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Jake Shields

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Demian Maia24/7532%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:19

Jake Shields35/11231%TD 1/12Ctrl 11:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	2/4	50%	2/4	2:13	—
	Jake Shields	6/8	75%	0/1	2:28	—

R2	Demian Maia	0/2	0%	0/1	0:16	—
	Jake Shields	9/15	60%	1/2	4:20	—

R3	Demian Maia	6/18	33%	1/2	0:50	—
	Jake Shields	8/21	38%	0/1	2:42	—

R4	Demian Maia	6/19	32%	0/0	1:40	—
	Jake Shields	4/17	24%	0/4	1:07	—

R5	Demian Maia	10/32	31%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jake Shields	8/51	16%	0/4	1:07	—

WIN

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia12/1771%TD 7/17Ctrl 12:54

Jon Fitch6/1638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	9/10	90%	3/6	4:56	—
	Jon Fitch	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	3/6	50%	2/2	4:11	—
	Jon Fitch	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	0/1	0%	2/9	3:47	—
	Jon Fitch	2/5	40%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Rick Story

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:30

Demian Maia5/862%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:14

Rick Story3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	5/8	62%	3/5	2:14	—
	Rick Story	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:47

Demian Maia1/1100%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:40

Dong Hyun Kim8/8100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	1/1	100%	1/3	0:40	—
	Dong Hyun Kim	8/8	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Weidman

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia51/16930%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

Chris Weidman58/16635%TD 4/6Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	14/53	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	14/60	23%	1/1	0:09	—

R2	Demian Maia	16/51	31%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	16/39	41%	2/4	0:46	—

R3	Demian Maia	21/65	32%	0/6	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	28/67	42%	1/1	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Santiago

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 • Oct 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia24/6736%TD 4/11Ctrl 9:15

Jorge Santiago18/5632%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	6/25	24%	2/3	2:30	—
	Jorge Santiago	7/21	33%	0/0	0:29	—

R2	Demian Maia	9/25	36%	1/1	2:55	—
	Jorge Santiago	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	9/17	53%	1/7	3:50	—
	Jorge Santiago	5/12	42%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia32/7841%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:52

Mark Munoz44/8154%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	20/45	44%	0/0	0:55	—
	Mark Munoz	5/22	23%	0/1	0:24	—

R2	Demian Maia	4/13	31%	0/5	0:31	—
	Mark Munoz	28/31	90%	1/1	2:58	—

R3	Demian Maia	8/20	40%	0/2	0:26	—
	Mark Munoz	11/28	39%	2/5	2:00	—

WIN

vs. Kendall Grove

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale • Dec 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia42/7953%TD 5/13Ctrl 8:16

Kendall Grove18/6826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	22/37	59%	3/4	3:31	—
	Kendall Grove	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	11/16	69%	2/6	3:37	—
	Kendall Grove	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	9/26	35%	0/3	1:08	—
	Kendall Grove	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mario Miranda

UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 • Aug 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia30/4961%TD 5/7Ctrl 9:52

Mario Miranda14/4134%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	9/19	47%	2/2	2:40	—
	Mario Miranda	5/21	24%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Demian Maia	13/19	68%	1/2	4:07	—
	Mario Miranda	3/7	43%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Demian Maia	8/11	73%	2/3	3:05	—
	Mario Miranda	6/13	46%	0/0	0:49	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 112: Invincible • Apr 2010MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Demian Maia10/5219%TD 0/13Ctrl 0:04

Anderson Silva61/11155%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	1/4	25%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	14/21	67%	0/0	0:26	1

R2	Demian Maia	0/7	0%	0/5	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	14/24	58%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Demian Maia	2/12	17%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	15/29	52%	0/0	0:14	—

R4	Demian Maia	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	11/14	79%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Demian Maia	5/21	24%	0/4	0:04	—
	Anderson Silva	7/23	30%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Dan Miller

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Demian Maia30/7739%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:17

Dan Miller20/9521%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	12/28	43%	2/3	1:19	—
	Dan Miller	6/32	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Demian Maia	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Miller	10/46	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Demian Maia	3/11	27%	2/4	3:58	—
	Dan Miller	4/17	24%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira • Aug 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:21

Demian Maia0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nate Marquardt1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Marquardt	1/1	100%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:37

Demian Maia6/1735%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:09

Chael Sonnen8/2433%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	6/17	35%	1/4	0:09	—
	Chael Sonnen	8/24	33%	0/0	1:27	—

WIN

vs. Nate Quarry

UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar • Nov 2008Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:13

Demian Maia2/450%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:45

Nate Quarry0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	2/4	50%	1/2	1:45	—
	Nate Quarry	0/0	—	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 87: Seek And Destroy • Aug 2008Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:44

Demian Maia30/5951%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:19

Jason MacDonald7/1547%TD 0/2Ctrl 5:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	3/6	50%	0/1	1:14	—
	Jason MacDonald	2/6	33%	0/0	3:23	—

R2	Demian Maia	22/43	51%	1/1	3:51	—
	Jason MacDonald	3/5	60%	0/2	0:43	—

R3	Demian Maia	5/10	50%	1/2	1:14	—
	Jason MacDonald	2/4	50%	0/0	1:10	—

WIN

vs. Ed Herman

UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 • Apr 2008Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 2:27

Demian Maia15/2171%TD 1/8Ctrl 3:03

Ed Herman15/3247%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	9/13	69%	1/7	2:54	—
	Ed Herman	9/17	53%	0/0	1:46	—

R2	Demian Maia	6/8	75%	0/1	0:09	—
	Ed Herman	6/15	40%	1/1	2:01	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Jensen

UFC 77: Hostile Territory • Oct 2007Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:40

Demian Maia3/3100%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:26

Ryan Jensen2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Demian Maia	3/3	100%	2/2	2:26	—
	Ryan Jensen	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

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