Matheus Nicolau UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age33 (Jan 6, 1993)

Height5'6"

Weight125 lbs

Reach66"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Matheus Nicolau
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	89.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	2:22
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	10:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Control Time/Fight	0:19

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Asu Almabayev

UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira • Oct 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau16/4238%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Asu Almabayev22/5441%TD 1/6Ctrl 5:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	10/24	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	6/22	27%	1/6	1:08	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	7/11	64%	0/0	4:09	1

LOSS

vs. Alex Perez

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez • Apr 2024

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:16

Matheus Nicolau22/5540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alex Perez28/7139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	10/31	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Perez	13/35	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	12/24	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Perez	15/36	42%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 2:09

Matheus Nicolau2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brandon Royval13/2259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	13/22	59%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Matt Schnell

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:44

Matheus Nicolau32/4276%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

Matt Schnell20/5934%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	19/27	70%	0/0	0:11	1
	Matt Schnell	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	13/15	87%	1/1	0:36	1
	Matt Schnell	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. David Dvorak

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau36/8144%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:48

David Dvorak39/11035%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	6/16	38%	0/0	0:02	—
	David Dvorak	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	17/35	49%	0/0	0:46	1
	David Dvorak	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	13/30	43%	0/2	0:00	—
	David Dvorak	8/36	22%	0/2	1:25	—

WIN

vs. Tim Elliott

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez • Oct 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau64/10959%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:08

Tim Elliott70/21533%TD 1/10Ctrl 2:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	19/29	66%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Elliott	24/62	39%	1/4	1:34	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	31/56	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Elliott	29/101	29%	0/5	0:18	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	14/24	58%	1/1	2:08	—
	Tim Elliott	17/52	33%	0/1	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Manel Kape

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau55/10254%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:31

Manel Kape61/15041%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	7/13	54%	2/3	2:24	—
	Manel Kape	2/10	20%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	21/38	55%	0/3	0:03	—
	Manel Kape	28/69	41%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	27/51	53%	0/3	0:04	—
	Manel Kape	31/71	44%	0/0	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Ortiz

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:49

Matheus Nicolau7/1644%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dustin Ortiz8/4319%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Ortiz	8/43	19%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Louis Smolka

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm • Dec 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau87/17251%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:19

Louis Smolka49/15931%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	34/59	58%	0/0	1:59	3
	Louis Smolka	7/43	16%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	32/70	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Louis Smolka	27/74	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	21/43	49%	3/4	2:20	—
	Louis Smolka	15/42	36%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Korea

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 3:27

Matheus Nicolau46/7760%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:37

Bruno Korea27/7934%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	18/32	56%	2/3	2:06	1
	Bruno Korea	8/27	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	15/27	56%	1/1	2:23	—
	Bruno Korea	17/37	46%	0/0	0:00	1

R3	Matheus Nicolau	13/18	72%	0/0	2:08	1
	Bruno Korea	2/15	13%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. John Moraga

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

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Matheus Nicolau41/8548%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:43

John Moraga31/11327%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Matheus Nicolau	12/25	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Moraga	11/40	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Matheus Nicolau	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Moraga	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Matheus Nicolau	10/25	40%	0/1	0:43	—
	John Moraga	8/37	22%	0/1	0:00	—