Heavyweight

Marcos Rogerio de Lima

Last fought: Feb 2024

RECORD

Pro

22-10-1

UFC

11-7-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

253 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	5:43
Fight Completion Rate	38.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.14
% Fights Inside the Distance	77.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	89-62 (58.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	47-34 (58.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	42-28 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	38.6%
% Time in Control	44.5%
% Time Controlled	16.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	72.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.30
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.84
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.46
Distance Strike Accuracy	54.2%
Distance Strike Defense	56.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.57
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.50
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.02
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.27
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.31
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.43

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 Heavyweight field

Marcos Rogerio de Lima 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	Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	59.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.8%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	6:40
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	54.5%
Submission % of Wins	18.2%
Decision % of Wins	27.3%
Avg Fight Time	5:43
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	62.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:24

Fight History

WIN

vs. Junior Tafa

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:14

Marcos Rogerio de Lima33/4672%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:26KD 1

Junior Tafa11/2741%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	27/36	75%	1/3	3:08	—
	Junior Tafa	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	6/10	60%	0/0	0:18	1
	Junior Tafa	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 • Jul 2023Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:33

Marcos Rogerio de Lima1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Derrick Lewis17/3352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	17/33	52%	0/0	0:29	1

WIN

vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima59/7678%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:01

Waldo Cortes Acosta82/15055%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	27/34	79%	1/2	1:35	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/39	51%	0/1	0:34	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	15/19	79%	2/4	3:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	19/37	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	17/23	74%	0/1	0:26	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	43/74	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:50

Marcos Rogerio de Lima6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:30KD 1

Andrei Arlovski2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	6/11	55%	0/0	1:30	1
	Andrei Arlovski	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Blagoy Ivanov

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima68/13351%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:04

Blagoy Ivanov62/12848%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	25/45	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	12/29	41%	0/2	0:32	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	26/56	46%	0/1	0:17	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	30/54	56%	0/2	2:09	—

R3	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	17/32	53%	1/4	1:47	—
	Blagoy Ivanov	20/45	44%	0/0	1:11	—

WIN

vs. Ben Rothwell

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2021Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:32

Marcos Rogerio de Lima14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ben Rothwell2/825%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	14/24	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ben Rothwell	2/8	25%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Maurice Greene

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson • May 2021Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima14/2654%TD 3/4Ctrl 14:06

Maurice Greene5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	6/13	46%	1/1	4:29	—
	Maurice Greene	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	8/13	62%	1/1	4:50	—
	Maurice Greene	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	0/0	—	1/2	4:47	—
	Maurice Greene	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexandr Romanov

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Heavyweight

Submission (Forearm Choke) • Rd 1, 4:48

Marcos Rogerio de Lima18/2962%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexandr Romanov6/786%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	18/29	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandr Romanov	6/7	86%	2/5	3:51	—

WIN

vs. Ben Sosoli

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:28

Marcos Rogerio de Lima19/3456%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Ben Sosoli5/1729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	19/34	56%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ben Sosoli	5/17	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Heavyweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 2:21

Marcos Rogerio de Lima25/3278%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:17KD 1

Stefan Struve0/30%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	25/28	89%	0/0	4:55	1
	Stefan Struve	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	0/4	0%	0/0	0:22	—
	Stefan Struve	0/2	0%	1/1	1:51	—

WIN

vs. Adam Wieczorek

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima28/5947%TD 3/5Ctrl 8:19

Adam Wieczorek7/3818%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	7/15	47%	1/1	3:16	—
	Adam Wieczorek	0/4	0%	1/1	1:01	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	15/26	58%	0/2	1:14	—
	Adam Wieczorek	4/20	20%	0/0	1:13	—

R3	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	6/18	33%	2/2	3:49	—
	Adam Wieczorek	3/14	21%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov • Apr 2017Light Heavyweight

Submission (Von Flue Choke) • Rd 2, 2:11

Marcos Rogerio de Lima17/4538%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ovince Saint Preux21/4151%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	11/27	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	10/14	71%	1/1	1:49	—

WIN

vs. Jeremy Kimball

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:27

Marcos Rogerio de Lima12/2548%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Jeremy Kimball5/1729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	12/25	48%	0/0	0:04	—
	Jeremy Kimball	5/17	29%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Gadzhimurad Antigulov

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:07

Marcos Rogerio de Lima2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Gadzhimurad Antigulov0/40%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	2/6	33%	0/0	0:21	—
	Gadzhimurad Antigulov	0/4	0%	1/1	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Clint Hester

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016Light Heavyweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:35

Marcos Rogerio de Lima29/4171%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:57KD 1

Clint Hester0/50%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	29/41	71%	0/0	3:57	1
	Clint Hester	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira • Aug 2015Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:29

Marcos Rogerio de Lima5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Nikita Krylov21/2972%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nikita Krylov	21/29	72%	0/1	1:57	—

WIN

vs. Igor Pokrajac

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway • Dec 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:59

Marcos Rogerio de Lima18/2186%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:39KD 1

Igor Pokrajac3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	18/21	86%	0/0	1:39	1
	Igor Pokrajac	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Richardson Moreira

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado • May 2014Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:20

Marcos Rogerio de Lima7/1070%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Richardson Moreira3/475%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	7/10	70%	0/0	0:03	1
	Richardson Moreira	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Mike Kyle

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov • Sep 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima61/12848%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mike Kyle90/18050%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Kyle	37/84	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Kyle	37/66	56%	2/3	0:57	—

R3	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	18/34	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Kyle	16/30	53%	1/1	1:59	—

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