Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“Caipira de Aco”

Fabio Maldonado

23-1111 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Title Fight

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightLCorey Anderson·U-DEC·R3·10yr ago

Fighter Context

5–6UFC·

2KO

0Sub

3Dec

12.3min/fight

135UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–5(6 fights)

100%finish rate

-4.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.98

Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.073

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Maldonado

Dirty Boxer

Body Attacker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.29

Str. Accuracy58%

717UFC landed/1,218attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.3 vs avg4.31

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.09

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.18

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

36%

Leg

By Position

Distance67%

Clinch26%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	30	37
Avg. Absorbed	25	18	16
Avg. Net	-13	+11	+21

Grappling

Maldonado·91s ctrlAverage Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.44

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.78

TD Accuracy57%

4UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

0UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

39UFC defended/63opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

div avg 64%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision3 / 5

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision4 / 6

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 6 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.2pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 18 less in second half of career

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

6.0

8.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.4

3.8

3.6

Diff

-2.8

+2.3

+4.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.56 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Maldonado — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Corey Anderson

U-DEC R3Nov '15

-34

·26 SS (48%)·60 abs·6 td taken

Quinton Jackson

U-DEC R3Apr '15

-32

·67 SS (50%)·99 abs·1/1 td·173s ctrl

Hans Stringer

KO/TKO R2 · 4:06Oct '14

-5

·28 SS (61%)·33 abs·3 td taken·102s ctrl

Stipe Miocic

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:35May '14

-6

·2 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Gian Villante

U-DEC R3Mar '14

+99

·132 SS (61%)·33 abs·3 td taken·21s ctrl

Joey Beltran

S-DEC R3Oct '13

+30

·87 SS (52%)·57 abs·1 td taken·38s ctrl·1 sub att

Roger Hollett

U-DEC R3May '13

+71

·100 SS (66%)·29 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·199s ctrl

Glover Teixeira

KO/TKO R2 · 5:00Oct '12

-75

·10 SS (28%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 kd taken

Igor Pokrajac

U-DEC R3May '12

+62

·98 SS (72%)·36 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·166s ctrl

Kyle Kingsbury

U-DEC R3Jun '11

-17

·78 SS (54%)·95 abs·2/2 td·5 td taken·95s ctrl·2 sub att

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“Caipira de Aco”

Fabio Maldonado

23-1111 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightLCorey Anderson·U-DEC·10yr ago

Fighter Context

5–6UFC·

2KO

0Sub

3Dec

12.3min/fight

135UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.98

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.073

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Maldonado

Light Heavyweight avg

Dirty BoxerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min5.29

Str. Accuracy58%

717UFC landed/1,218attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.3 vs avg4.31

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.09

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.18

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

36%

Leg

By Position

Dist67%

Clinch26%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=10	R3 n=8
Landed	12	30	37
Absorbed	25	18	16
Net	-13	+11	+21

Grappling

Maldonado

Light Heavyweight avg

91s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.44

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.78

TD Accuracy57%

4UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

0UFC wins/5attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

39UFC defended/63opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

40%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.2pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

6.0

8.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.4

3.8

3.6

Diff

-2.8

+2.3

+4.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Maldonado — UFC Fight Log

Corey Anderson

U-DEC·R3·Nov '15

26 SS (48%)·60 abs·6 td taken

Quinton Jackson

U-DEC·R3·Apr '15

67 SS (50%)·99 abs·1/1 td·173s ctrl

Hans Stringer

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '14

28 SS (61%)·33 abs·3 td taken·102s ctrl

Stipe MiocicTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·May '14

2 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Gian Villante

U-DEC·R3·Mar '14

132 SS (61%)·33 abs·3 td taken·21s ctrl

Joey Beltran

S-DEC·R3·Oct '13

87 SS (52%)·57 abs·1 td taken·38s ctrl·1 sub

Roger Hollett

U-DEC·R3·May '13

100 SS (66%)·29 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·199s ctrl

Glover Teixeira

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '12

10 SS (28%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 kd taken

Round 111 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-13

+11

+21

n=11

n=10

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-13

+11

+21