Marcos Rogerio de Lima "Pezao"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-7 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record91-61 (59.9%) across 18 opponents
Last 5 opponents45-27 (62.5%) across 5 opponents
Age41
Height6' 1"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.64
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.45
Striking accuracy60%
Striking defense52%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.60
Takedowns landed / attempted46%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.58
Average fight time5.7 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-02-17Junior Tafa1-1BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:14UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2023-07-29Derrick Lewis17-9BalancedLKO/TKO R1 0:33UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
2023-04-29Waldo Cortes Acosta2-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
2022-10-29Andrei Arlovski23-14 (1 NC)StrikerWSubmission R1 1:50UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen
2022-05-07Blagoy Ivanov2-3BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2021-11-13Ben Rothwell9-7StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:32UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
2021-05-08Maurice Greene4-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2020-11-07Alexandr Romanov1-0—LSubmission R1 4:48UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
2020-02-22Ben Sosoli0-0 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:28UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2019-02-23Stefan Struve12-9Submission grapplerLSubmission R2 2:21UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
2018-11-03Adam Wieczorek2-0BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2017-04-22Ovince Saint Preux7-5BalancedLSubmission R2 2:11UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
2017-01-28Jeremy KimballUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 2:27UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
2016-11-19Gadzhimurad AntigulovUFC debut—LSubmission R1 1:07UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
2016-04-23Clint Hester4-2BalancedWSubmission R1 4:35UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2015-08-23Nikita Krylov3-2Submission grapplerLSubmission R1 2:29UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira
2014-12-20Igor Pokrajac4-6 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:59UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-05-31Richardson MoreiraUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 0:20UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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