Renan Barao

Featherweight · 34-9 (1 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'6"
167.64 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
39
Elo Rating
1523.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 91% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 96% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 36% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 88% of Featherweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.78
    Top 42%
  • Striking accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 12%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.90
    Bottom 36%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 41%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.49
    Top 40%
  • Takedown accuracy
    41%
    Top 43%
  • Takedown defense
    91%
    Top 4%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.50
    Top 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1549, higher than 65% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1524).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Sterling15:00Kelleher15:00Ewell6:01Sanders15:00Andrade
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LDouglas Silva de Andrade
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
2019-11-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LLuke Sanders
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
2019-02-17 · KO/TKO, R2 1:01
LAndre Ewell
UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
2018-09-22 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LBrian Kelleher
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2018-02-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAljamain Sterling
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017-07-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPhillipe Nover
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
2016-09-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
2016-05-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LTJ DillashawTitle
UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
2015-07-25 · KO/TKO, R4 0:35
WMitch Gagnon
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-12-20 · Submission, R3 3:53
LTJ DillashawTitle
UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
2014-05-24 · KO/TKO, R5 2:26
WUrijah FaberTitle
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2
2014-02-01 · KO/TKO, R1 3:42
WEddie WinelandTitle
UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
2013-09-21 · KO/TKO, R2 0:35
WMichael McDonaldTitle
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
2013-02-16 · Submission, R4 3:57
WUrijah FaberTitle
UFC 149: Faber vs Barao
2012-07-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WScott Jorgensen
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
2012-02-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBrad Pickett
UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
2011-11-05 · Submission, R1 4:09
WCole Escovedo
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
2011-05-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00