Fabricio Werdum
18 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (67%)
Fabricio Werdum UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Fabricio Werdum is 12-6 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-10-1 (1 NC), 12-4 of it outside the UFC. Werdum competes at heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'4" with a 77" reach at 49 years old. The last bout was a loss to Junior dos Santos by split decision in Sep 2023.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 84th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (4.6 sig. strikes/min).
Fabricio Werdum's UFC win rate is 67% (12 of 18 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Werdum averages 0.9 takedowns per fight at 29% accuracy and stops 27% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 24-10-1 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 12-6
- Height
- 6'4"
- Reach
- 77"
- Age
- 49
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Junior dos Santos · Decision (Split) · Sep 2023
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Fabricio Werdum's Last 5 Fights
Werdum is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Alexander Gustafsson · Submission · R1 2:30 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 2020
- Loss vs Aleksei Oleinik · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 2020
- Loss vs Alexander Volkov · KO/TKO · R4 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 2018
- Win vs Marcin Tybura · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 2017
- Win vs Walt Harris · Submission · R1 1:05 · UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · Oct 2017
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Fabricio Werdum vs Average
Fabricio Werdum lands 16.4 strikes in R1 but 22.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Fabricio Werdum's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (12-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission | R1 · 2:30 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | 2020-07-25 |
| L | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | 2020-05-09 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | KO/TKO | R4 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 2018-03-17 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | 2017-11-18 |
| W | Walt Harris | Submission | R1 · 1:05 | UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee | 2017-10-07 |
| L | Alistair Overeem | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | 2017-07-08 |
| W | Travis Browne | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem | 2016-09-10 |
| L★ | Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:47 | UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic | 2016-05-14 |
| W★ | Cain Velasquez | Submission | R3 · 2:13 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | 2015-06-13 |
| W★ | Mark Hunt | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:27 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | 2014-11-15 |
| W | Travis Browne | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | 2014-04-19 |
| W | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Submission | R2 · 2:41 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | 2013-06-08 |
| W | Mike Russow | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:28 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 | 2012-06-23 |
| W | Roy Nelson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | 2012-02-04 |
| L | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:21 | UFC 90: Silva vs Cote | 2008-10-25 |
| W | Brandon Vera | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC 85: Bedlam | 2008-06-07 |
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:34 | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 2008-01-19 |
| L | Andrei Arlovski | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 2007-04-21 |
How Werdum Ranks at Heavyweight
Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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