Cezar Ferreira
15 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (33%)
Cezar Ferreira UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Cezar Ferreira is 9-6 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 3 wins by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 14-11, 5-5 of it outside the UFC. Ferreira competes at middleweight as a southpaw outfighter, standing 6'1" with a 78" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Denis Goltsov by knockout in Apr 2023.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 90th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (85%).
Cezar Ferreira's UFC win rate is 60% (9 of 15 fights), and 33% of those wins came by finish. Ferreira averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 54% accuracy and stops 85% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 14-11
- UFC Record
- 9-6
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 78"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Denis Goltsov · KO (Punches) · Apr 2023
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Cezar Ferreira's Last 5 Fights
Ferreira is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Marvin Vettori · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 2019
- Loss vs Ian Heinisch · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 2018
- Win vs Karl Roberson · Submission · R1 4:45 · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 2018
- Win vs Nate Marquardt · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 2017
- Loss vs Elias Theodorou · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 2017
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Cezar Ferreira vs Average
Cezar Ferreira's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (9-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Marvin Vettori | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | 2019-07-13 |
| L | Ian Heinisch | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 2018-11-17 |
| W | Karl Roberson | Submission | R1 · 4:45 | UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington | 2018-05-12 |
| W | Nate Marquardt | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | 2017-11-11 |
| L | Elias Theodorou | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | 2017-02-19 |
| W | Jack Hermansson | Submission | R2 · 2:11 | UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira | 2016-11-19 |
| W | Anthony Smith | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 2016-07-08 |
| W | Oluwale Bamgbose | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | 2016-04-16 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:22 | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | 2015-07-12 |
| L | Sam Alvey | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | 2015-02-22 |
| W | Andrew Craig | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens | 2014-06-28 |
| L | CB Dollaway | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | 2014-03-23 |
| W | Daniel Sarafian | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 | 2013-11-09 |
| W | Thiago Santos | Submission | R1 · 0:47 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung | 2013-08-03 |
| W★ | Sergio Moraes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 | 2012-06-23 |
How Ferreira Ranks at Middleweight
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