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Marcos Rogerio de Lima "Pezao"

Inactive · age 40 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 253 lb 115 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 73% of wins by KO or submission
  • 64% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1521
Global Elo 1570 ±38
Rank
—
—
UFC record
11-7-0
KO 6 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
+1
Δ90d -4 · Δ1y -4
Last fight
Feb 17, 2024
Win by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 43m
Avg fight time
5:43
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
46m
Since last fight
2y 4mo

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
May 31, 2014 — W vs Richardson Moreira Δ+33Dec 20, 2014 — W vs Igor Pokrajac Δ+27Aug 23, 2015 — L vs Nikita Krylov Δ-35Apr 23, 2016 — W vs Clint Hester Δ+36Nov 19, 2016 — L vs Gadzhimurad Antigulov Δ-39Jan 28, 2017 — W vs Jeremy Kimball Δ+17Apr 22, 2017 — L vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ-17Nov 3, 2018 — W vs Adam Wieczorek Δ+18Feb 23, 2019 — L vs Stefan Struve Δ-18Feb 22, 2020 — W vs Ben Sosoli Δ+17Nov 7, 2020 — L vs Alexandr Romanov Δ-19May 8, 2021 — W vs Maurice Greene Δ+16Nov 13, 2021 — W vs Ben Rothwell Δ+20May 7, 2022 — L vs Blagoy Ivanov Δ-18Oct 29, 2022 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+22Apr 29, 2023 — W vs Waldo Cortes Acosta Δ+15Jul 29, 2023 — L vs Derrick Lewis Δ-17Feb 17, 2024 — W vs Junior Tafa Δ+16 1440146014801500152015401560 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":303.3,"elo":1480,"date":"2014-05-31","opp":"Richardson Moreira","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":131.2,"y":230.8,"elo":1507,"date":"2014-12-20","opp":"Igor Pokrajac","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":2,"x":181.1,"y":325.5,"elo":1472,"date":"2015-08-23","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":3,"x":230.6,"y":230.8,"elo":1507,"date":"2016-04-23","opp":"Clint Hester","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":4,"x":273.2,"y":334.3,"elo":1468,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Gadzhimurad Antigulov","result":"L","delta":-39},{"i":5,"x":287.4,"y":288.4,"elo":1486,"date":"2017-01-28","opp":"Jeremy Kimball","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":304.4,"y":333.5,"elo":1469,"date":"2017-04-22","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":418,"y":286.5,"elo":1486,"date":"2018-11-03","opp":"Adam Wieczorek","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":440.8,"y":334.3,"elo":1468,"date":"2019-02-23","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":9,"x":514.6,"y":288.1,"elo":1486,"date":"2020-02-22","opp":"Ben Sosoli","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":567.2,"y":338,"elo":1467,"date":"2020-11-07","opp":"Alexandr Romanov","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":11,"x":604.1,"y":296.1,"elo":1483,"date":"2021-05-08","opp":"Maurice Greene","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":642.4,"y":242.5,"elo":1503,"date":"2021-11-13","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":13,"x":677.9,"y":291.6,"elo":1484,"date":"2022-05-07","opp":"Blagoy Ivanov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":713.4,"y":232.1,"elo":1507,"date":"2022-10-29","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":15,"x":750.4,"y":191.6,"elo":1522,"date":"2023-04-29","opp":"Waldo Cortes Acosta","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":16,"x":768.8,"y":235.9,"elo":1505,"date":"2023-07-29","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":193.5,"elo":1521,"date":"2024-02-17","opp":"Junior Tafa","result":"W","delta":16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 17, 2024 Junior Tafa W +16
Jul 29, 2023 Derrick Lewis L -17
Apr 29, 2023 Waldo Cortes Acosta W +15
Oct 29, 2022 Andrei Arlovski W +22
May 7, 2022 Blagoy Ivanov L -18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
73%
8 / 11
Finish rate
KO
6
55% of wins
SUB
2
18% of wins
DEC
3
27% of wins
KO: 6 (55%) 6 Sub: 2 (18%) 2 Dec: 3 (27%) 3
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
7 88%
R2
1 13%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 375 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
58% Head
  • Head 58%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
67% Distance
  • Distance 67%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 23%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
86%
of losses by finish
6 of 7 · usually R1
1 KO/TKO 5 Sub 1 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1556
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Andrei Arlovski
Elo 1611 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.1
+1.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1511
Notable wins
Andrei Arlovski 1611

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Marcos Rogerio de Lima on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.