Fabio Maldonado
11 UFC Fights | 45% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (40%)
Fabio Maldonado UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Fabio Maldonado is 5-6 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-18, 24-12 of it outside the UFC. Maldonado competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'1" with a 75" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a win over Luis Andrade de Oliveira by knockout in Dec 2025.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 92nd percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (59%).
Fabio Maldonado's UFC win rate is 45% (5 of 11 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Maldonado averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 57% accuracy and stops 62% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 29-18
- UFC Record
- 5-6
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 75"
- Age
- 46
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Luis Andrade de Oliveira · TKO (Punches) · Dec 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Fabio Maldonado's Last 5 Fights
Maldonado is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Corey Anderson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 2015
- Loss vs Quinton Jackson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 2015
- Win vs Hans Stringer · KO/TKO · R2 4:06 · UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 2014
- Loss vs Stipe Miocic · KO/TKO · R1 0:35 · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado · May 2014
- Win vs Gian Villante · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Mar 2014
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Fabio Maldonado vs Average
Fabio Maldonado lands 11.7 strikes in R1 but 36.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Fabio Maldonado's UFC Fight History
11 UFC fights on record (5-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Corey Anderson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | 2015-11-07 |
| L | Quinton Jackson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi | 2015-04-25 |
| W | Hans Stringer | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:06 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 2014-10-25 |
| L | Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado | 2014-05-31 |
| W | Gian Villante | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | 2014-03-23 |
| W | Joey Beltran | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 2013-10-09 |
| W | Roger Hollett | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | 2013-05-18 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| L | Igor Pokrajac | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 2012-05-15 |
| L | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale | 2011-06-04 |
| W | James McSweeney | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:48 | UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama | 2010-10-16 |
How Maldonado Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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