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Junior Assuncao

16-65 UFC
Complete Fighter
Form
Inactive
Output Builds Late
Moderate Wear
5'9"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLRoss Pearson·U-DEC·R3·14yr ago
Fighter Context
2–3UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
1Dec
·
8.6min/fight
·
43UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+1.25
Positive

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.217
Average

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

Durability
Unrated

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
70%
Dominant

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

Striking
Assuncao
Ground & Pound
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.31
Str. Accuracy62%
143UFC landed/228attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.9 vs avg2.06
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / fight0.20
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
20%
Leg
13%
By Position
Distance43%
/
Clinch21%
/
Ground36%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 15 rounds
Round 23 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed111423
Avg. Absorbed8912
Avg. Net+3+6+12
Grappling
Assuncao
Sub Hunter
·239s ctrlElite Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.43
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.08
TD Accuracy24%
7UFC landed/29attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense66%
6UFC defended/9opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
50%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 3
Submission2 / 3
Decision1 / 3
Loss Pattern
2 of 3 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
0+18+36+54+72avg↵200620072011

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

Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.33.6R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
2.5
3.6
4.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.9
2.2
2.3
Diff
+0.7
+1.4
+2.3

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 5 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+35%L3
6%71%135%LWLWL

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Assuncao — 5 UFC Fights
Result
Method
5 fights
L
Ross Pearson
U-DEC R3Dec '11
-9
·
43 SS (62%)·52 abs·3/18 td·1 td taken·340s ctrl
W
Eddie Yagin
U-DEC R3Sep '11
+53
·
63 SS (70%)·10 abs·3/8 td·426s ctrl
↵ 48mo layoff
L
Nate Diaz
SUB R1 · 4:10Sep '07
-3
·
7 SS (50%)·10 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·120s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
David Lee
SUB R2 · 1:55Apr '07
+17
·
29 SS (59%)·12 abs·0/1 td·307s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att
L
Kurt Pellegrino
SUB R1 · 2:04Oct '06
-4
·
1 SS (17%)·5 abs·1 td taken
All Fighters
Featherweight

Junior Assuncao

16-65 UFC
Form
5'9"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLRoss Pearson·U-DEC·14yr ago
Fighter Context
2–3UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
1Dec
·
8.6min/fight
·
43UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+1.25

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.217

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

Durability
Unrated

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
70%

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

Striking
Assuncao
Featherweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min3.31
Str. Accuracy62%
143UFC landed/228attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.9 vs avg2.06
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / Fight0.20
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
20%
Leg
13%
By Position
Dist43%
Clinch21%
Ground36%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=5
R2
n=3
R3
n=2
Landed111423
Absorbed8912
Net+3+6+12
Grappling
Assuncao
Featherweight avg
Sub Hunter
239s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.43
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.08
TD Accuracy24%
7UFC landed/29attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense66%
6UFC defended/9opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 6 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
50%
Average
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
2Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output Builds Late
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.12.33.6R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
2.5
3.6
4.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.9
2.2
2.3
Diff
+0.7
+1.4
+2.3

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

Assuncao — UFC Fight Log
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L
Ross Pearson
U-DEC·R3·Dec '11
43 SS (62%)·52 abs·3/18 td·1 td taken·340s ctrl
W
Eddie Yagin
U-DEC·R3·Sep '11
63 SS (70%)·10 abs·3/8 td·426s ctrl
L
Nate Diaz
SUB·R1·Sep '07
7 SS (50%)·10 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·120s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
David Lee
SUB·R2·Apr '07
29 SS (59%)·12 abs·0/1 td·307s ctrl·1 kd·2 sub
L
Kurt Pellegrino
SUB·R1·Oct '06
1 SS (17%)·5 abs·1 td taken
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