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Joao Zeferino

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Joao Zeferino's profile at Tapology 

Rank State: Texas
Age: 39
Last 5: W W W L L
Association: Rangel Farias Team
Pro Debut Date: 2005-11-26
Pro Record: 26-11-0
Current Ranking:
#182 Middleweight
'Big League' Record: 8-6-0
Last 3 Years: 0-2-0
Win Finish %: 80.8%
Combat Age: 51
Quality Perf. %: 59.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2021-04-29
540 Metric: .636
Rating Points: 42
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2017

#34 Lightweight
Last Fight Date: 10/18/2024 [Russian Cagefighting Championship]
Last Opponent: [#62 MW] Mikhail Ragozin
Opponent's Last 5: W W L W W
UFC Record: 0-2-0
Octagon Time: 0:30:00
UFC Debut: 2013-05-18
Last UFC Fight: 2013-09-04

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Mikhail Ragozin
#62 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Russian Cagefighting Championship - RCC 20
Friday, October 18th 2024
L Dilano Taylor
#136 Welterweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022...
Friday, May 6th 2022
W Jason Ponet Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021...
Thursday, June 17th 2021
W Gleison Tibau Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021...
Thursday, April 29th 2021
W Bojan Velickovic
#126 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019...
Thursday, July 11th 2019
W Yuri Villefort
#121 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018...
Thursday, August 16th 2018
W Paul Bradley TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018...
Thursday, July 5th 2018
L Herman Terrado
#442 Welterweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - Daytona
Friday, June 30th 2017
W Jason High
#27 Lightweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  WSOF 33 - Branch vs. Magalhaes
Friday, October 7th 2016
L Jon Fitch
#19 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks
Saturday, April 2nd 2016
W Brian Foster
#49 Lightweight 		SUB
Round 1
  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015
W Jorge Patino
#106 Lightweight 		SUB
Round 1
  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015
L Brian Foster
#49 Lightweight 		TKO
Round 2
  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015
W Juliano Luis dos Santos
#440 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  Imortal FC 1 - The Invasion
Saturday, June 13th 2015
W Jeovane Santana Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  OFN - Octtagon Fight Night
Saturday, December 13th 2014
W Gilmar Dutra Lima
#535 Lightweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  NCF - Nitrix Fight Evolution 4
Friday, November 21st 2014
W Jackson Miranda
#570 Lightweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Fighten - Decagon MMA Championship
Sunday, May 11th 2014
W Edson Mosca KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 5
Saturday, March 29th 2014
L Elias Silverio
#193 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013
L Rafael Natal
#68 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
Saturday, May 18th 2013
W Wellington Geraldo de Oliveira Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 14
Saturday, March 9th 2013
W Thiago Rela
#672 Welterweight 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 1
  MMA Rocks - MMA Rocks
Saturday, December 8th 2012
W Givago Francisco Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 12
Saturday, August 18th 2012
W Deyvison Santos Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  BBFC - Bad Boy Fight Challenge 1
Sunday, July 15th 2012
W Vagner Tiburcio Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 2
Saturday, June 9th 2012
W Fabio Selim TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  BTF - Black Trunk Fight 3
Saturday, November 26th 2011
W Sean Salmon Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  NAFC - Unleashed
Friday, November 18th 2011
L Eddie Larrea TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  KTK 26 - Konquer the Kage 26
Saturday, July 25th 2009
W Joshua Thorpe Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
UEP - Battle by the Bay
Saturday, March 21st 2009
W Eric Thompson Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  BG 5 - Battlegrounds 5
Saturday, March 14th 2009
W Colby McMahon Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  Atlas Fights - USA vs. Brazil
Saturday, February 21st 2009
W Eduardo Baby Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  SFC 3 - Sul Fighting Championship 3
Wednesday, December 12th 2007
W Marcelo Silva Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  CTF - Curitiba Top Fight
Sunday, June 24th 2007
L Kaue Dudus Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  FF - Floripa Fight 3
Saturday, March 10th 2007
L Leandro Gordo KO (Knee)
Round 2
  SFC 2 - Sul Fight Championship 2
Saturday, November 4th 2006
L Fausto Black KO
Round 2
JFS 2 - Jaragua Fight Samurai 2
Sunday, July 16th 2006
W Bruno Amorim Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  FF - Floripa Fight 1
Saturday, November 26th 2005
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Mikhail Ragozin
#62 Middleweight 		  Russian Cagefighting Championship - RCC 20
Friday, October 18th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dilano Taylor
#136 Welterweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022...
Friday, May 6th 2022 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Jason Ponet   Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021...
Thursday, June 17th 2021 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 2
W Gleison Tibau   Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021...
Thursday, April 29th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Bojan Velickovic
#126 Welterweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019...
Thursday, July 11th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Yuri Villefort
#121 Welterweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018...
Thursday, August 16th 2018 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Paul Bradley   Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018...
Thursday, July 5th 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Herman Terrado
#442 Welterweight 		  Professional Fighters League - Daytona
Friday, June 30th 2017 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Jason High
#27 Lightweight 		  WSOF 33 - Branch vs. Magalhaes
Friday, October 7th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Jon Fitch
#19 Welterweight 		  WSOF 30: Branch vs. Starks
Saturday, April 2nd 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Brian Foster
#49 Lightweight 		  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015 		SUB
Round 1
W Jorge Patino
#106 Lightweight 		  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015 		SUB
Round 1
L Brian Foster
#49 Lightweight 		  WSOF 25: Lightweight Tournament
Friday, November 20th 2015 		TKO
Round 2
W Juliano Luis dos Santos
#440 Lightweight 		  Imortal FC 1 - The Invasion
Saturday, June 13th 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Jeovane Santana   OFN - Octtagon Fight Night
Saturday, December 13th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Gilmar Dutra Lima
#535 Lightweight 		  NCF - Nitrix Fight Evolution 4
Friday, November 21st 2014 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Jackson Miranda
#570 Lightweight 		  Fighten - Decagon MMA Championship
Sunday, May 11th 2014 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Edson Mosca   SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 5
Saturday, March 29th 2014 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
L Elias Silverio
#193 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Rafael Natal
#68 Middleweight 		  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
Saturday, May 18th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Wellington Geraldo de Oliveira   NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 14
Saturday, March 9th 2013 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Thiago Rela
#672 Welterweight 		  MMA Rocks - MMA Rocks
Saturday, December 8th 2012 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 1
W Givago Francisco   NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 12
Saturday, August 18th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Deyvison Santos   BBFC - Bad Boy Fight Challenge 1
Sunday, July 15th 2012 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Vagner Tiburcio   SJSF - Sao Jose Super Fight 2
Saturday, June 9th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Fabio Selim   BTF - Black Trunk Fight 3
Saturday, November 26th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Sean Salmon   NAFC - Unleashed
Friday, November 18th 2011 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Eddie Larrea   KTK 26 - Konquer the Kage 26
Saturday, July 25th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Joshua Thorpe UEP - Battle by the Bay
Saturday, March 21st 2009 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Eric Thompson   BG 5 - Battlegrounds 5
Saturday, March 14th 2009 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Colby McMahon   Atlas Fights - USA vs. Brazil
Saturday, February 21st 2009 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Eduardo Baby   SFC 3 - Sul Fighting Championship 3
Wednesday, December 12th 2007 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Marcelo Silva   CTF - Curitiba Top Fight
Sunday, June 24th 2007 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Kaue Dudus   FF - Floripa Fight 3
Saturday, March 10th 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Leandro Gordo   SFC 2 - Sul Fight Championship 2
Saturday, November 4th 2006 		KO (Knee)
Round 2
L Fausto Black JFS 2 - Jaragua Fight Samurai 2
Sunday, July 16th 2006 		KO
Round 2
W Bruno Amorim   FF - Floripa Fight 1
Saturday, November 26th 2005 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025 NR #181 Middleweight 26-11-0
43
07/01/2023 3 #71 Welterweight 26-10-0
140
04/01/2023 2 #68 Welterweight 26-10-0
155
01/01/2023 1 #66 Welterweight 26-10-0
158
10/01/2022 7 #65 Welterweight 26-10-0
162
07/01/2022 20 #72 Welterweight 26-10-0
145
04/01/2022 3 #52 Welterweight 26-9-0
213
01/01/2022 1 #49 Welterweight 26-9-0
213
10/01/2021 1 #48 Welterweight 26-9-0
213
07/01/2021 NR #47 Welterweight 26-9-0
213
10/01/2020 11 #62 Welterweight 24-9-0
173
07/01/2020 3 #51 Welterweight 24-9-0
197
04/01/2020 2 #54 Welterweight 24-9-0
197
01/01/2020   #56 Welterweight 24-9-0
197
10/01/2019   #56 Welterweight 24-9-0
197
07/01/2019   #56 Welterweight 23-9-0
183
04/01/2019 3 #56 Welterweight 23-9-0
183
01/01/2019 1 #53 Welterweight 23-9-0
183
10/01/2018 66 #54 Welterweight 23-9-0
183
07/01/2018 15 #120 Welterweight 21-9-0
87
04/01/2018 1 #105 Welterweight 21-9-0
88
01/01/2018 29 #106 Welterweight 21-9-0
88
10/01/2017 2 #77 Welterweight 21-9-0
119
07/01/2017 NR #75 Welterweight 21-9-0
119
04/01/2017 1 #35 Lightweight 21-8-0
180
01/01/2017 NR #34 Lightweight 21-8-0
180
10/01/2016 8 #113 Welterweight 20-8-0
86
07/01/2016 NR #105 Welterweight 20-8-0
86
04/01/2016 1 #82 Lightweight 20-7-0
103
01/01/2016 52 #83 Lightweight 20-7-0
103
10/01/2015 1 #135 Lightweight 18-6-0
72
07/01/2015 NR #134 Lightweight 18-6-0
72
04/01/2015 3 #185 Welterweight 17-6-0
55
01/01/2015 NR #182 Welterweight 17-6-0
55
10/01/2014 8 #162 Lightweight 15-6-0
60
07/01/2014 7 #170 Lightweight 15-6-0
60
04/01/2014 NR #177 Lightweight 14-6-0
56
01/01/2014 1 #298 Welterweight 13-6-0
37
10/01/2013 NR #299 Welterweight 13-6-0
37
07/01/2013 40 #215 Middleweight 13-5-0
39
04/01/2013 NR #175 Middleweight 13-4-0
44
01/01/2013 NR #212 Welterweight 12-4-0
46
10/01/2012 46 #231 Middleweight 11-4-0
36
07/01/2012 NR #277 Middleweight 9-4-0
31
04/01/2012 4 #228 Light Heavyweight 8-4-0
22
01/01/2012 NR #232 Light Heavyweight 8-4-0
22
07/01/2009 23 #396 Welterweight 6-3-0
22
04/01/2009 NR #373 Welterweight 6-3-0
22


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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