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Michel Prazeres "Tractor"

Inactive · age 44 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1542
Global Elo 1587 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
10-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 3 · Dec 7
Streak
-2
Δ90d -8 · Δ1y -8
Last fight
Jun 26, 2021
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 51m
Avg fight time
12:14
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.7
Ground control
56m
Since last fight
4y 12mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
May 18, 2013 — L vs Paulo Thiago Δ-26Sep 21, 2013 — W vs Jesse Ronson Δ+31Mar 23, 2014 — W vs Mairbek Taisumov Δ+31Feb 14, 2015 — L vs Kevin Lee Δ-29Nov 21, 2015 — W vs Valmir Lazaro Δ+29Jul 23, 2016 — W vs JC Cottrell Δ+14Sep 24, 2016 — W vs Gilbert Burns Δ+18Mar 11, 2017 — W vs Joshua Burkman Δ+14Sep 2, 2017 — W vs Mads Burnell Δ+14Feb 3, 2018 — W vs Desmond Green Δ+12May 19, 2018 — W vs Zak Cummings Δ+16Nov 17, 2018 — W vs Bartosz Fabinski Δ+16Feb 23, 2019 — L vs Ismail Naurdiev Δ-22Jun 26, 2021 — L vs Shavkat Rakhmonov Δ-22 140014501500155016001650 2015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":383.1,"elo":1421,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Paulo Thiago","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":1,"x":120.6,"y":343.4,"elo":1452,"date":"2013-09-21","opp":"Jesse Ronson","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":165.1,"y":304.1,"elo":1483,"date":"2014-03-23","opp":"Mairbek Taisumov","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":244.9,"y":341.4,"elo":1454,"date":"2015-02-14","opp":"Kevin Lee","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":4,"x":313,"y":304.5,"elo":1482,"date":"2015-11-21","opp":"Valmir Lazaro","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":372.6,"y":286.2,"elo":1497,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"JC Cottrell","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":387.9,"y":263.7,"elo":1514,"date":"2016-09-24","opp":"Gilbert Burns","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":7,"x":428.7,"y":245.9,"elo":1528,"date":"2017-03-11","opp":"Joshua Burkman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":471.3,"y":227.7,"elo":1542,"date":"2017-09-02","opp":"Mads Burnell","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":9,"x":508.7,"y":212.2,"elo":1555,"date":"2018-02-03","opp":"Desmond Green","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":10,"x":534.3,"y":192.3,"elo":1570,"date":"2018-05-19","opp":"Zak Cummings","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":578.5,"y":171.4,"elo":1586,"date":"2018-11-17","opp":"Bartosz Fabinski","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":602.3,"y":199.7,"elo":1564,"date":"2019-02-23","opp":"Ismail Naurdiev","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":228.2,"elo":1542,"date":"2021-06-26","opp":"Shavkat Rakhmonov","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 26, 2021 Shavkat Rakhmonov L -22
Feb 23, 2019 Ismail Naurdiev L -22
Nov 17, 2018 Bartosz Fabinski W +16
May 19, 2018 Zak Cummings W +16
Feb 3, 2018 Desmond Green W +12

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.
30%
3 / 10
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
3
30% of wins
DEC
7
70% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 3 (30%) 3 Dec: 7 (70%) 7
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
R3
1 33%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 407 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 16%

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.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
0 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec Never been KO'd

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.
1547
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.
0
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Zak Cummings
Elo 1599 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.
7.6
+2.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1531
1542

Top welterweight

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Islam Makhachev C
#1 · Elo 1802
Kamaru Usman
#2 · Elo 1691
Shavkat Rakhmonov
#3 · Elo 1679
Michael Morales
#4 · Elo 1671
Ian Machado Garry
#5 · Elo 1669
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Michel Prazeres on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.