Demian Maia

WelterweightGrappler
22 - 11

33 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 12 Finishes (55%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
72"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
48
Southpaw

Demian Maia UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Demian Maia is 22-11 in the UFC across 33 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 11 by submission and 10 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 28-11, 6-0 of it outside the UFC. Maia competes at welterweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 6'1" with a 72" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a loss to Belal Muhammad by decision in Jun 2021.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 88th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.1/fight).

Demian Maia's UFC win rate is 67% (22 of 33 fights), and 55% of those wins came by finish. Maia averages 2.1 takedowns per fight at 25% accuracy and stops 62% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
28-11
UFC Record
22-11
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Age
48
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Belal Muhammad · Decision · Jun 2021

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Demian Maia's Last 5 Fights

Maia is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Belal Muhammad · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · Jun 2021
  2. Loss vs Gilbert Burns · KO/TKO · R1 2:34 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 2020
  3. Win vs Ben Askren · Submission · R3 3:54 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · Oct 2019
  4. Win vs Anthony Rocco Martin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · Jun 2019
  5. Win vs Lyman Good · Submission · R1 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.8
Accuracy
44%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.03

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.1
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
36%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.1
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
25%
Takedown Defense
62%
Control Time / Fight
4:42
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
3% KO
18% Sub
R2
0% KO
6% Sub
R3+
0% KO
9% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Demian Maia vs Average

Demian Maia's UFC Fight History

33 UFC fights on record (22-11), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LBelal MuhammadDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 22021-06-12
LGilbert BurnsKO/TKOR1 · 2:34UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira2020-03-14
WBen AskrenSubmissionR3 · 3:54UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren2019-10-26
WAnthony Rocco MartinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos2019-06-29
WLyman GoodSubmissionR1 · 2:38UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 22019-02-02
LKamaru UsmanDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman2018-05-19
LColby CovingtonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida2017-10-28
L★Tyron WoodleyDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017-07-29
WJorge MasvidalDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos2017-05-13
WCarlos ConditSubmissionR1 · 1:52UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit2016-08-27
WMatt BrownSubmissionR3 · 4:31UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic2016-05-14
WGunnar NelsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12
WNeil MagnySubmissionR2 · 2:52UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia2015-08-01
WRyan LaFlareDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare2015-03-21
WAlexander YakovlevDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado2014-05-31
LRory MacDonaldDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann2014-02-22
LJake ShieldsDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields2013-10-09
WJon FitchDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02
WRick StorySubmissionR1 · 2:30UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar2012-10-13
WDong Hyun KimKO/TKOR1 · 0:47UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 22012-07-07
LChris WeidmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis2012-01-28
WJorge SantiagoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 32011-10-08
LMark MunozDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin2011-06-11
WKendall GroveDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale2010-12-04
WMario MirandaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28
L★Anderson SilvaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WDan MillerDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 109: Relentless2010-02-06
LNate MarquardtKO/TKOR1 · 0:21UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira2009-08-29
WChael SonnenSubmissionR1 · 2:37UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WNate QuarrySubmissionR1 · 2:13UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar2008-11-15
WJason MacDonaldSubmissionR3 · 2:44UFC 87: Seek And Destroy2008-08-09
WEd HermanSubmissionR2 · 2:27UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19
WRyan JensenSubmissionR1 · 2:40UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007-10-20

How Maia Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.8 sig. strikes/min
14th percentile
Striking accuracy44%
42nd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.1/min
86th percentile
Takedowns2.1/fight
88th percentile
Takedown defense62%
47th percentile
Knockdown power0.03/fight
37th percentile

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