All MMA fightersFabio Maldonado
“Caipira de Aço”
MMA · Active29-18RECORD
18KO / TKO WINS
4SUBMISSION WINS
7DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Caipira de Aço |
| Date of birth | 17 Mar 1980 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Birthplace | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| Lives in | Florianópolis, Brazil |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Pitbull Brothers |
| Height | 185 cm (6′1″) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2000 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 9 Jun 2000 |
| Last fight | Win vs Luis Andrade de Oliveira, 4 Dec 2025 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Fight Nights Global Light Heavyweight Champion
- Fight of the Night (x1)
- Performance of the Night (x1)
Background
Brazilian light heavyweight and professional boxer from Sorocaba who fought in the UFC from 2010 to 2015 and later held the Fight Nights Global Light Heavyweight Championship. He has also competed as a heavyweight.
Fight history
47 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Luis Andrade de Oliveira | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:13 | Brothers Fight Champion: Golden Edition | 4 Dec 2025 | Florianópolis, Brazil | |
| Loss | Nemanja Kovač | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Serbian Battle Championship 51 | 31 Aug 2025 | Odžaci, Serbia | |
| Loss | Kirill Sidelnikov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | Ural FC 1 | 1 Jul 2022 | Perm, Russia | |
| Loss | Sergei Kharitonov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:28 | Parus FC 3 | 6 Nov 2021 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | For the Parus FC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Gabriel Kanabo | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:47 | Samurai FC 25 | 28 May 2021 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | Eli Reger Schablatura Pinto | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:32 | Gladiator Combat Fight 53 | 24 Oct 2020 | Paraná, Brazil | |
| Loss | Chi Lewis-Parry | KO (elbows) | 1 | 1:08 | UAE Warriors 13 | 25 Sep 2020 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | For the UAE Warriors Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Pelu Adetola | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Serbian Battle Championship 27 | 14 Mar 2020 | Vrbas, Serbia | |
| Loss | Jiří Procházka | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:49 | Rizin 19 | 12 Oct 2019 | Osaka, Japan | Catchweight (220.5 lb) |
| Win | Thiago Silva Batista | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:37 | Vikings Fight Club 5 | 22 Dec 2018 | Campinas, Brazil | |
| Loss | Ivan Shtyrkov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:23 | RCC 4 | 27 Oct 2018 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | Nikita Krylov | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:33 | Fight Nights Global 87 | 19 May 2018 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Lost the FNG Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Kurban Omarov | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 3:01 | Fight Nights Global 73 | 4 Sep 2017 | Kaspiysk, Russia | Won the vacant FNG Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | Fight Nights Global 60 | 5 Mar 2017 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| Loss | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 52 | 1 Oct 2016 | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| Loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 50 | 17 Jun 2016 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Disputed decision |
| Loss | Corey Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 | 7 Nov 2015 | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi | 25 Apr 2015 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Catchweight (215 lb) |
| Win | Hans Stringer | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:06 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 25 Oct 2014 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | Stipe Miocic | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado | 31 May 2014 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | Gian Villante | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | 23 Mar 2014 | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| Win | Joey Beltran | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 9 Oct 2013 | Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Roger Hollett | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | 18 May 2013 | Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Loss | Glover Teixeira | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 13 Oct 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | Igor Pokrajac | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 15 May 2012 | Fairfax, Virginia, USA | |
| Loss | Kyle Kingsbury | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale | 4 Jun 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Win | James McSweeney | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:48 | UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama | 16 Oct 2010 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | Nelson Martins | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:40 | First Class Fight 4 | 30 Jun 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Jackson Mora | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:19 | Memorial Fight Qualifying | 4 Jun 2010 | Santos, Brazil | |
| Win | Jessie Gibbs | Submission (punches) | 2 | 2:52 | Bitetti Combat MMA 7 | 28 May 2010 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Alessandro Leal | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:57 | Combat Power Championship | 13 Mar 2010 | Piracicaba, Brazil | |
| Win | Fernando Tressino | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | Bitetti Combat MMA 5 | 12 Dec 2009 | Barueri, Brazil | |
| Win | Vitor Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bitetti Combat MMA 4 | 12 Sep 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Edgard Castaldelli Filho | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:44 | Predador FC 12 | 3 Dec 2008 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Shaton Vaughn | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:48 | Fightworld 16: International | 1 Nov 2008 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | |
| Win | Maiquel Falcão | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:52 | Predador FC 9 | 15 Mar 2008 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Renato Matos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | Predador FC 7 | 8 Dec 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 0:27 | Mo Team League: Final | 10 Nov 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Vitor Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Mo Team League 2 | 29 Sep 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Maiquel Falcão | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:46 | Circuito Mariliense MMA | 18 May 2007 | Marília, Brazil | |
| Win | Ildemar Alcântara | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Predador Kamae 2 | 25 Jan 2007 | Florianópolis, Brazil | |
| Win | Cleisson Mamute | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:01 | Pantanal Combat | 10 Feb 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | Bruno Alves | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:54 | Clube da Luta 1 | 14 Dec 2004 | Salvador, Brazil | |
| Loss | Omni Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 2 | 23 Sep 2000 | Brasília, Brazil | |
| Win | Augusto Menezes Santos | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:03 | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 1 | 22 Sep 2000 | Brasília, Brazil | |
| Win | Robson Parazinho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:21 | Surf Fight Circuit: Day 1 | 22 Sep 2000 | Brasília, Brazil | Pro debut |
| Loss | Alessandro Leal | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 5:22 | Meca World Vale Tudo 5 | 9 Jun 2000 | Curitiba, Brazil | Date as listed by Wikipedia; its record table places this after the Surf Fight Circuit bouts |