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Brunno Ferreira

Middleweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #58; v1.1 (shadow) #59

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 53-61: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,527, deviation 123: measured from 11 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 33 (born 1992-11-04) · Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) · Reach 72 in (183 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 43 days since last bout (2026-09-19) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L3

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,527 is the division's 48th highest of 79 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.5 (+0.5 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses, less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.34 = -0.04 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.15 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #58.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.3470% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.04resume rating 1,527, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.15quality ledger -3.5: +0.5 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 1 over top-15
Placementscore order #58v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#59score -0.58; score order #59

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-09-19UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2Edmen ShahbazyanunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)36%
2026-06-27UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. TorresIkram AliskerovunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)28%
2026-03-07UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2Gregory Rodrigues#13LKO/TKO1 (1:47)34%
2025-12-06UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Marvin Vettori#14Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)41%
2025-07-19UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Jackson McVeyunrankedWsubmission1 (3:35)59%
2025-03-08UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevArmen PetrosyanunrankedWsubmission2 (4:27)47%
2024-10-26UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayAbus MagomedovunrankedLsubmission3 (3:14)50%
2024-06-08UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. ImavovDustin StoltzfusunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:51)62%
2024-01-13UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Phil HawesunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:55)39%
2023-07-01UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. MagomedovNursulton RuziboevunrankedLKO/TKO1 (1:17)62%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 79 board fighters at Middleweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute2.96(32nd percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike accuracy45%(24th percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.51(70th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of wins by finish83%(71st percentile at Middleweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.76(62nd percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike defence51%(44th percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.34(59th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career332(63rd percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2026-03-07, 239 days ago)(82nd percentile at Middleweight)
Submission losses1(87th percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.066(57th percentile at Middleweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.85(41st percentile at Middleweight)
Takedown defence50%(25th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of cage time in control5%(15th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground8%(12th percentile at Middleweight)
Stylemixed (3.7 takedown attempts per 15 min; 5% control)
Career stage
Age34.0(62nd percentile at Middleweight)
Age at UFC debut30.2(72nd percentile at Middleweight)
Years since UFC debut3.8(56th percentile at Middleweight)
UFC bouts11(72nd percentile at Middleweight)
Cage time, minutes88(58th percentile at Middleweight)
Bouts per year, last three years3.0(92nd percentile at Middleweight)
Days since last bout43(33rd percentile at Middleweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C20406020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #37, Middleweight2023-10-13: #37, Middleweight2023-10-20: #37, Middleweight2023-11-03: #37, Middleweight2023-11-10: #36, Middleweight2023-11-17: #36, Middleweight2023-12-01: #37, Middleweight2023-12-08: #37, Middleweight2023-12-15: #37, Middleweight2024-01-12: #36, Middleweight2024-01-19: #31, Middleweight2024-02-02: #31, Middleweight2024-02-09: #32, Middleweight2024-02-16: #30, Middleweight2024-02-23: #30, Middleweight2024-03-01: #30, Middleweight2024-03-08: #30, Middleweight2024-03-15: #31, Middleweight2024-03-22: #32, Middleweight2024-03-29: #32, Middleweight2024-04-05: #34, Middleweight2024-04-12: #34, Middleweight2024-04-26: #34, Middleweight2024-05-03: #34, Middleweight2024-05-10: #33, Middleweight2024-05-17: #33, Middleweight2024-05-31: #34, Middleweight2024-06-07: #33, Middleweight2024-06-14: #24, Middleweight2024-06-21: #24, Middleweight2024-06-28: #24, Middleweight2024-07-12: #24, Middleweight2024-07-19: #24, Middleweight2024-07-26: #24, Middleweight2024-08-02: #23, Middleweight2024-08-09: #23, Middleweight2024-08-16: #23, Middleweight2024-08-23: #23, Middleweight2024-09-06: #23, Middleweight2024-09-13: #24, Middleweight2024-09-27: #24, Middleweight2024-10-04: #24, Middleweight2024-10-11: #24, Middleweight2024-10-18: #25, Middleweight2024-10-25: #25, Middleweight2024-11-01: #39, Middleweight2024-11-08: #39, Middleweight2024-11-15: #41, Middleweight2024-11-22: #41, Middleweight2024-12-06: #41, Middleweight2024-12-13: #41, Middleweight2025-01-10: #41, Middleweight2025-01-17: #41, Middleweight2025-01-31: #40, Middleweight2025-02-07: #40, Middleweight2025-02-14: #40, Middleweight2025-02-21: #41, Middleweight2025-02-28: #41, Middleweight2025-03-07: #41, Middleweight2025-03-14: #40, Middleweight2025-03-21: #41, Middleweight2025-03-28: #41, Middleweight2025-04-04: #42, Middleweight2025-04-11: #42, Middleweight2025-04-25: #41, Middleweight2025-05-02: #40, Middleweight2025-05-09: #39, Middleweight2025-05-16: #39, Middleweight2025-05-30: #37, Middleweight2025-06-06: #37, Middleweight2025-06-13: #37, Middleweight2025-06-20: #37, Middleweight2025-06-27: #36, Middleweight2025-07-11: #35, Middleweight2025-07-18: #35, Middleweight2025-07-25: #32, Middleweight2025-08-01: #32, Middleweight2025-08-08: #32, Middleweight2025-08-15: #31, Middleweight2025-08-22: #33, Middleweight2025-09-05: #32, Middleweight2025-09-12: #32, Middleweight2025-09-26: #32, Middleweight2025-10-03: #33, Middleweight2025-10-10: #33, Middleweight2025-10-17: #33, Middleweight2025-10-24: #33, Middleweight2025-10-31: #33, Middleweight2025-11-07: #34, Middleweight2025-11-14: #33, Middleweight2025-11-21: #32, Middleweight2025-12-05: #33, Middleweight2025-12-12: #28, Middleweight2026-01-23: #26, Middleweight2026-01-30: #26, Middleweight2026-02-06: #28, Middleweight2026-02-20: #28, Middleweight2026-02-27: #28, Middleweight2026-03-06: #28, Middleweight2026-03-13: #39, Middleweight2026-03-20: #40, Middleweight2026-03-27: #40, Middleweight2026-04-03: #40, Middleweight2026-04-10: #40, Middleweight2026-04-17: #40, Middleweight2026-04-24: #40, Middleweight2026-05-01: #40, Middleweight2026-05-08: #40, Middleweight2026-05-15: #40, Middleweight2026-05-29: #40, Middleweight2026-06-05: #39, Middleweight2026-06-13: #39, Middleweight2026-06-19: #38, Middleweight2026-06-26: #38, Middleweight2026-07-10: #39, Middleweight2026-07-17: #38, Middleweight2026-07-24: #37, Middleweight2026-07-31: #37, Middleweight2026-08-07: #37, Middleweight2026-08-14: #37, Middleweight2026-08-21: #38, Middleweight2026-08-28: #38, Middleweight2026-09-04: #38, Middleweight2026-09-11: #40, Middleweight2026-09-18: #40, Middleweight2026-09-25: #58, Middleweight2026-09-26: #58, Middleweight2026-10-03: #57, Middleweight2026-10-10: #57, Middleweight2026-10-17: #56, Middleweight2026-10-24: #57, Middleweight2026-10-31: #58, Middleweight#58

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4501,5001,5501,600202420252026Jan 2023Oct 20262023-01-21: 1,588 (W vs Gregory Rodrigues)2023-07-01: 1,488 (L vs Nursulton Ruziboev)2024-01-13: 1,575 (W vs Phil Hawes)2024-06-08: 1,578 (W vs Dustin Stoltzfus)2024-10-26: 1,555 (L vs Abus Magomedov)2025-03-08: 1,560 (W vs Armen Petrosyan)2025-07-19: 1,585 (W vs Jackson McVey)2025-12-06: 1,597 (W vs Marvin Vettori)2026-03-07: 1,576 (L vs Gregory Rodrigues)2026-06-27: 1,559 (L vs Ikram Aliskerov)2026-09-19: 1,539 (L vs Edmen Shahbazyan)1,539

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 31 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 32 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-32what fighters aged 34.0 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+1his recency-weighted mean and trend over 11 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -4 points a year
Combined-31the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.0293031323334352023-01-21 (age 30.2): W vs Gregory Rodrigues, residual +0.702023-07-01 (age 30.7): L vs Nursulton Ruziboev, residual -0.592024-01-13 (age 31.2): W vs Phil Hawes, residual +0.562024-06-08 (age 31.6): W vs Dustin Stoltzfus, residual +0.322024-10-26 (age 32.0): L vs Abus Magomedov, residual -0.522025-03-08 (age 32.3): W vs Armen Petrosyan, residual +0.442025-07-19 (age 32.7): W vs Jackson McVey, residual +0.402025-12-06 (age 33.1): W vs Marvin Vettori, residual +0.092026-03-07 (age 33.3): L vs Gregory Rodrigues, residual -0.352026-06-27 (age 33.6): L vs Ikram Aliskerov, residual -0.302026-09-19 (age 33.9): L vs Edmen Shahbazyan, residual -0.13-0.04

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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