Matheus Nicolau

🇧🇷

(1993-01-06)

Statistics

UFC Record: 7-4

By Method:

KO/TKO: 1-3
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 5-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-2
As Underdog: 2-2

By Weight Class:

Flyweight: 6-4
Bantamweight: 1-0

By Round:

Round 1: 0-2
Round 2: 1-1
Round 3: 6-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 5-4

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W W L L L

Peak Elo: 3029 (2022-12-03)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2773 (#497)

Bonuses: 0 (0 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 13s

Total Fight Time: 2h 3m 25s

Avg Time Between Fights: 227 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.1

Peak Rankings:

#5 Flyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-10-19
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira

Asu Almabayev (30) 🇰🇿
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2988
29

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 Matheus Nicolau (31)
7-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 2772 • UFC rank: #7
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-04-27
UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez

⭐ Alex Perez (32) 🇺🇸
W W L L L • 6-4
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2841

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R2
2:16

🇧🇷 Matheus Nicolau (31)
7-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2885 • UFC rank: #5

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-04-15
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen

⭐ Brandon Royval (30) 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 4-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2864

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:09

🇧🇷 Matheus Nicolau (30)
7-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 3029 • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2022-12-03
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland

Matheus Nicolau (29) 🇧🇷
W W W L W • 6-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2984

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:44

🇺🇸 Matt Schnell (32)
6-4 (1 NC) • L W N L W
Elo: 2771 • UFC rank: #7

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2022-03-26
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

Matheus Nicolau (29) 🇧🇷
W W L W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2882

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇿 David Dvorak (29)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2887 • UFC rank: #10

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸

2021-10-09
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez

Matheus Nicolau (28) 🇧🇷
W L W W W • 4-1
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2790

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Tim Elliott (34)
6-9 • L L L W W
Elo: 2764 • UFC rank: #9

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-03-13
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad

Matheus Nicolau (28) 🇧🇷
L W W W • 3-1
Elo: 2760

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇴 🇵🇹 Manel Kape (27)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2745

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2018-07-28
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Dustin Ortiz (29) 🇺🇸
L W L W W • 7-5
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2835

FLYWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:49

🇧🇷 Matheus Nicolau (25)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2759 • UFC rank: #12

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada 🇨🇦

2017-12-30
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm

Matheus Nicolau (24) 🇧🇷
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2684

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Louis Smolka (26)
5-4 • W W L L L
Elo: 2594 • UFC rank: #13

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2016-07-08
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia

Matheus Nicolau (23) 🇧🇷
W • 1-0
Elo: 2618

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 John Moraga (32)
5-3 • W L W W L
Elo: 2734 • UFC rank: #6

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-11-07
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3

Matheus Nicolau (22) 🇧🇷
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2532

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:27

🇧🇷 Bruno Korea (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2484

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷