Felipe Arantes
12 UFC Fights | 42% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (60%)
Felipe Arantes UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Felipe Arantes is 5-6-1 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-10-1 (2 NC), 13-4 of it outside the UFC. Arantes competes at featherweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'8" with a 73" reach at 38 years old. The last bout was a loss to Song Yadong by knockout in Jun 2018.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 83rd percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (2.7/min).
Felipe Arantes's UFC win rate is 42% (5 of 12 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Arantes averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 41% accuracy and stops 40% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-10-1 (2 NC)
- UFC Record
- 5-6-1
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 38
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Song Yadong · KO/TKO · Jun 2018
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Felipe Arantes's Last 5 Fights
Arantes is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Song Yadong · KO/TKO · R2 4:59 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Jun 2018
- Loss vs Josh Emmett · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · Oct 2017
- Loss vs Erik Perez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · Nov 2016
- Win vs Jerrod Sanders · Submission · R2 1:39 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 2016
- Win vs Yves Jabouin · Submission · R1 4:21 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · Aug 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Felipe Arantes vs Average
Felipe Arantes lands 11.5 strikes in R1 but 12.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Felipe Arantes's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (5-6-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Song Yadong | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 2018-06-23 |
| L | Josh Emmett | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till | 2017-10-21 |
| L | Erik Perez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | 2016-11-05 |
| W | Jerrod Sanders | Submission | R2 · 1:39 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | 2016-07-07 |
| W | Yves Jabouin | Submission | R1 · 4:21 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira | 2015-08-23 |
| L | Andre Fili | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 2014-10-25 |
| W | Maximo Blanco | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi | 2014-02-15 |
| L | Edimilson Souza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | 2013-09-04 |
| W | Godofredo Pepey | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:32 | UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | 2013-06-08 |
| D/NC | Milton Vieira | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 | 2012-06-23 |
| W | Antonio Carvalho | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 2012-01-14 |
| L | Iuri Alcantara | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | 2011-08-27 |
How Arantes Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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