Fighter Summary

76

Matheus Nicolau

Flyweight #30

Record: 7-4

Active: 9 years, 4 months

Ratings and Rankings
Metric Rating Ranking
Performance 76
C
 30
Power 78
C+
 28
Offensive 78
C+
 28
Defensive 77
C
 29
Records
Overall 7-4 (63.6%)
Versus Top 10 1-2 (33.3%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 3-4 (42.9%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 4-0 (100%)
Last 5 Fights 2-3 (40%)
Superlatives
Best Win Flyweight #10 Manel Kape (5-3)
2021-03-13 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Round 3 S-DEC
Worst Loss Flyweight #27 Alex Perez (7-5)
2024-04-27 UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
Other Statistics
Finishes 2 (18.2%)
KOs 1 (9.1%)
Submissions 1 (9.1%)
Decisions 5 (45.5%)
Opponent Record 65-55
Average Opponent Rank 27
Long Streak W 4 (12/03/2022)
Current Streak L 3

Recent Trend Analysis

Fight Results
ResultOpponent
L
2024-10-19		 Asu Almabayev (4-1)
Flyweight #9
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
L
2024-04-27		 Alex Perez (7-5)
Flyweight #27
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
L
2023-04-15		 Brandon Royval (7-3)
Flyweight #6
Round 1 KO/TKO Knee
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
W
2022-12-03		 Matt Schnell (6-8)
Flyweight #69
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
W
2022-03-26		 David Dvorak (3-2)
Flyweight #33
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
W
2021-10-09		 Tim Elliott (9-11)
Flyweight #35
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
W
2021-03-13		 Manel Kape (5-3)
Flyweight #10
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
L
2018-07-28		 Dustin Ortiz (8-6)
Flyweight
Round 1 KO/TKO Kick
UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
W
2017-12-30		 Louis Smolka (8-9)
Flyweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
W
2016-07-08		 John Moraga (8-6)
Flyweight
Round 3 S-DEC
The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
W
2015-11-07		 Bruno Korea (0-1)
Bantamweight
Round 3 SUB Guillotine Choke
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson