Last fight
Win
Jingliang vs Prates
Aug. 17, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
15
Wins by Knockout
3
Wins by Submission
8
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 137
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 239
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
State of São Paulo, Brazil
Fighting style
Striker
Age
31
Height
73.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Feb. 10, 2024
Reach
78.00
Leg reach
43.50
- Pro since 2012
- 15 wins by KO, three by submission (2 RNC, armbar)
- On 10-fight winning streak
- Eight first-round finishes
- Origin of nickname: “Because nobody wants to fight me in Brazil, the promoters started saying it was a nightmare to find me an opponent and I adopted the nickname.”
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Prates knocked out Li Jingliang at 4:02 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (6/8/24) Prates stopped Charles Radtke via liver shot at 4:47 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/10/24) Prates knocked out Trevin Giles at 4:03 of the second round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 7
Episode four (8/29/23) Prates stopped Mitch Ramirez via strikes at 1:14 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? In my city, at 15 years old, I was having a lot of trouble with bad choices in life, then my mum came to take me to the gym to train and make me calm down and try to learn martial arts philosophy.
Training: Running in the morning then I come to the gym and train Muay Thai. In the afternoon or night, it depends on the day, we train grappling or lift weights.
What ranks and titles have you held? SFT welterweight champ, 100+ fights Between MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing
Do you have any heroes? My mum
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s the biggest gift I could give to my mum and show her I paid off all the sacrifices she made for us.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt
Favorite grappling technique: Takedown defense
Favorite Striking technique: Kicks
