Jussier Formiga

Flyweight · 23-8 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'5"
165.1 cm
Reach
5'7"
170.18 cm
Age
41
Elo Rating
1562.0

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 67 Flyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 87% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 95% of Flyweight fighters
  • Avoids 64% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 87% of Flyweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.34 significant strikes per minute — better than 77% of Flyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.42 significant strikes per minute — worse than 99% of Flyweight fighters
  • Lands just 39% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 83% of Flyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.42
    Bottom 1%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 17%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.34
    Top 23%
  • Striking defense
    64%
    Top 13%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.82
    Top 37%
  • Takedown accuracy
    35%
    Bottom 47%
  • Takedown defense
    87%
    Top 5%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 45%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1606, higher than 85% of Flyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1562).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Pettis15:00Figueiredo9:47Benavidez15:00Moreno4:06Perez
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LAlex Perez
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-06-06 · KO/TKO, R1 4:06
LBrandon Moreno
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2020-03-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJoseph Benavidez
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-06-29 · KO/TKO, R2 4:47
WDeiveson Figueiredo
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
2019-03-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSergio Pettis
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-10-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBen Nguyen
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
2018-02-10 · Submission, R3 1:43
WYuta Sasaki
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
2017-09-22 · Submission, R1 4:30
LRay Borg
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
2016-09-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LHenry Cejudo
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum
2015-11-21 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WWilson Reis
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
2015-05-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WZach Makovsky
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux
2014-08-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WScott Jorgensen
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
2014-03-23 · Submission, R1 3:07
LJoseph Benavidez
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader
2013-09-04 · KO/TKO, R1 3:07
WChris Cariaso
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2013-05-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJohn Dodson
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
2012-10-05 · KO/TKO, R2 4:35