Demian MaiaGrappler

Welterweight · 28-11 · southpaw

Last 5
LLWWW
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
49
Elo Rating
1665.6

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 63% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 92% of Welterweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.07 significant strikes per minute — better than 85% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages 2.49 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 79% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.80 significant strikes per minute — worse than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Completes only 24% of their takedown attempts — worse than 82% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.80
    Bottom 9%
  • Striking accuracy
    43%
    Bottom 42%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.07
    Top 15%
  • Striking defense
    63%
    Top 8%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.49
    Top 21%
  • Takedown accuracy
    24%
    Bottom 18%
  • Takedown defense
    61%
    Bottom 44%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.00
    Top 22%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1586, higher than 70% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1666).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520252:38Good15:00Martin13:54Askren2:34Burns15:00Muhammad
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LBelal Muhammad
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2021-06-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2020-03-14 · KO/TKO, R1 2:34
WBen Askren
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-10-26 · Submission, R3 3:54
WAnthony Rocco Martin
UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
2019-06-29 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
WLyman Good
UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
2019-02-02 · Submission, R1 2:38
LKamaru Usman
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2018-05-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LColby Covington
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-10-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LTyron WoodleyTitle
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2017-07-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJorge Masvidal
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2017-05-13 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WCarlos Condit
UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit
2016-08-27 · Submission, R1 1:52
WMatt Brown
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
2016-05-14 · Submission, R3 4:31
WGunnar Nelson
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-12-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WNeil Magny
UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia
2015-08-01 · Submission, R2 2:52
WRyan LaFlare
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
2015-03-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WAlexander Yakovlev
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado
2014-05-31 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRory MacDonald
UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
2014-02-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJake Shields
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields
2013-10-09 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WJon Fitch
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
2013-02-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRick Story
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
2012-10-13 · Submission, R1 2:30
WDong Hyun Kim
UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2
2012-07-07 · KO/TKO, R1 0:47
LChris Weidman
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2012-01-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJorge Santiago
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
2011-10-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMark Munoz
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
2011-06-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WKendall Grove
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
2010-12-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMario Miranda
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
2010-08-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LAnderson SilvaTitle
UFC 112: Invincible
2010-04-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WDan Miller
UFC 109: Relentless
2010-02-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LNate Marquardt
UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira
2009-08-29 · KO/TKO, R1 0:21
WChael Sonnen
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
2009-02-21 · Submission, R1 2:37
WNate Quarry
UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar
2008-11-15 · Submission, R1 2:13
WJason MacDonald
UFC 87: Seek And Destroy
2008-08-09 · Submission, R3 2:44
WEd Herman
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2
2008-04-19 · Submission, R2 2:27
WRyan Jensen
UFC 77: Hostile Territory
2007-10-20 · Submission, R1 2:40