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Joao Zeferino

Fighter profile

Joao Zeferino

WW28-11-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
71
Overall
SoS 59
Skill ratings
Striking
68
Boxing
68
Kicking
59
Clinch
68
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
78
Wrestling def.
68
Ground game
59
Submissions
76
Grappling def.
74
Profile
Age40
Height5'11"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2005
UFC record0-2-0
Last fight2026-06-06
Octagon time30.0 min
Avg fight15.0 min
Career length20y 8m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:1 WW (now) · 1 MW

Striking offense1488
19th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1506
71st
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1493
41st
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1497
39th
WW avg 1505
Momentum0
31st
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 27-11-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
22% of wins
L
64% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (—)Submission(0%) 0
0 (—)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
27win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (19%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
16 (59%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (22%)Decision(56%) 5
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes25
Sig. accuracy37%
Sig. attempted68
Total strikes42
Total attempted87
Knockdowns0
Head18
Body5
Leg2
Distance20
Clinch3
Ground2

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed78
Sig. defense48%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.35
Body abs.29
Leg abs.14
Distance abs.32
Clinch abs.20
Ground abs.26

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy6%
TD attempted18
Sub att.2
Reversals0
Control time6:28

Grappling · defense

TD defense50%
TDs absorbed2
TD att. faced4
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time9:33

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 30:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Joao has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
23W–4Lwin 85.2%div #26/300pct 92nd
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesStrong
23W–4Lwin 85.2%div #56/291pct 81st

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1537 elodiv #187/300pct 38th
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1537 elodiv #208/291pct 29th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall384W–182L67.8%
Wins279W–152L64.7%
Losses105W–30L77.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Joao, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.00u−100.0% ROI

over 2 close-line bets

Average odds
+160

39% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +160

Based on 2 of 2 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.