Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Vai Cavalo”

Fabricio Werdum

24-9-118 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

Inactive

6× Title

7× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'4"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightWAlexander Gustafsson·SUB·R1·5yr ago

Fighter Context

12–6UFC·

4KO

4Sub

4Dec

10.7min/fight

193UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

11–5(16 fights)

64%finish rate

+1.5str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–2(5 fights)

67%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.95

Positive

74%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.181

Strong

68%ile

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

Durability

Average

56%ile

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

71%

Dominant

80%ile

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

Striking

Werdum

Distance Striker

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.59

Str. Accuracy52%

890UFC landed/1,579attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.0 vs avg2.64

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.22

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.28

CQ KO Power

Below Avg33%ile0.45

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

17%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance71%

Clinch17%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 212 rounds	Round 39 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	24	22	14	34
Avg. Absorbed	14	14	12	13	30
Avg. Net	+2	+10	+10	+1	+4

Grappling

Werdum

Control Wrestler

·120s ctrlActive Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.75

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.34

TD Accuracy31%

16UFC landed/56attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

4UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense31%

4UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 12

Submission4 / 12

Decision4 / 12

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision3 / 6

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 3 dec across 6 losses

Fast and versatile. 7 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

3.6pts

W3 dec

1.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

1MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 13 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

5.2

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.0

2.6

Diff

+0.5

+2.3

+2.1

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.64 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Werdum — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Alexander GustafssonVeteran

SUB R1 · 2:30Jul '20

-7

·4 SS (80%)·11 abs·1/2 td·66s ctrl·1 sub att

Aleksei Oleinik

S-DEC R3May '20

-41

·53 SS (64%)·94 abs·3/7 td·235s ctrl·1 sub att

↵ 26mo layoff

Alexander Volkov

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 1:38Mar '18

·48 SS (55%)·48 abs·3/9 td·2 td taken·400s ctrl·1 kd taken

Marcin Tybura

TITLE

U-DEC R5Nov '17

+28

·155 SS (58%)·127 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·241s ctrl

Walt Harris

SUB R1 · 1:05Oct '17

·1/1 td·31s ctrl·1 sub att

Alistair Overeem

M-DEC R3Jul '17

+28

·49 SS (43%)·21 abs·1/3 td·159s ctrl·1 kd landed

Travis BrowneVeteran

U-DEC R3Sep '16

+47

·84 SS (59%)·37 abs·0/3 td·90s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Stipe MiocicVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 2:47May '16

-5

·15 SS (45%)·20 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Cain VelasquezVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 2:13Jun '15

·96 SS (55%)·88 abs·1/3 td·4 td taken·31s ctrl·1 sub att

Mark Hunt

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 2:27Nov '14

+11

·21 SS (57%)·10 abs·0/3 td·1 td taken·7s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Werdum — Prior Tracked Fights (14)

WRoman ZentsovPrideSUBR1—

WAntonio SilvaStrikeforceU-DECR3—

LAlistair OvereemStrikeforceU-DECR3—

WAlistair OvereemPrideSUBR2—

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideU-DECR3—

WKristof MidouxOtherSUBR1—

WMike KyleStrikeforceSUBR1—

LSergei KharitonovPrideS-DECR3—

WGabriel GonzagaOtherKO/TKOR3—

WTom EriksonPrideSUBR1—

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Vai Cavalo”

Fabricio Werdum

24-9-118 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightWAlexander Gustafsson·SUB·5yr ago

Fighter Context

12–6UFC·

4KO

4Sub

4Dec

10.7min/fight

193UFC min

vs. Winning Record11–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.95

74%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.181

68%ile

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

Durability

56%ile

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

71%

80%ile

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

Striking

Werdum

Heavyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.59

Str. Accuracy52%

890UFC landed/1,579attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.0 vs avg2.64

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.22

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.28

CQ KO Power

Below Avg33%ile0.45

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

17%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist71%

Clinch17%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=12	R3 n=9	R4 n=3	R5 n=2
Landed	16	24	22	14	34
Absorbed	14	14	12	13	30
Net	+2	+10	+10	+1	+4

Grappling

Werdum

Heavyweight avg

Control Wrestler

120s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.75

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.34

TD Accuracy31%

16UFC landed/56attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20

4UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense31%

4UFC defended/15opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.6pts

W3 dec

1.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

1MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

5.2

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.0

2.6

Diff

+0.5

+2.3

+2.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Werdum — UFC Fight Log

Alexander GustafssonVeteran

SUB·R1·Jul '20

4 SS (80%)·11 abs·1/2 td·66s ctrl·1 sub

Aleksei Oleinik

S-DEC·R3·May '20

53 SS (64%)·94 abs·3/7 td·235s ctrl·1 sub

Alexander VolkovTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Mar '18

48 SS (55%)·48 abs·3/9 td·2 td taken·400s ctrl·1 kd taken

Marcin TyburaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Nov '17

155 SS (58%)·127 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·241s ctrl

Walt Harris

SUB·R1·Oct '17

1/1 td·31s ctrl·1 sub

Alistair Overeem

M-DEC·R3·Jul '17

49 SS (43%)·21 abs·1/3 td·159s ctrl·1 kd

Travis BrowneVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Sep '16

84 SS (59%)·37 abs·0/3 td·90s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Stipe MiocicVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·May '16

15 SS (45%)·20 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Werdum — Prior Tracked Fights (14)

WRoman ZentsovPrideSUBR1

WAntonio SilvaStrikeforceU-DECR3

LAlistair OvereemStrikeforceU-DECR3

WAlistair OvereemPrideSUBR2

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideU-DECR3

WKristof MidouxOtherSUBR1

WMike KyleStrikeforceSUBR1

LSergei KharitonovPrideS-DECR3

Round 118 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+10

n=18

n=12

n=9

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+10