Deiveson Figueiredo

Overview

Two wins over Joseph Benavidez inside five months, and the run around them was all finishes. Deiveson Figueiredo, "Deus da Guerra," fights at bantamweight out of Soure, Brazil, and carries a 14-8-1 UFC record (25-8-1 across all promotions). He has eight UFC finishes, four by KO/TKO and four by submission, plus six decision wins.

The peak is a five-fight win streak, his longest in the UFC. Since then the results have been mixed, and he carries a three-fight losing streak into his next fight.

UFC Career

Figueiredo debuted on June 2, 2017 at UFC 212 with a second-round TKO of Marco Beltran. A split decision over Jarred Brooks followed, then stoppages of Joseph Morales and John Moraga, both in round two. In March 2019 Jussier Formiga beat him by unanimous decision, his first UFC loss.

What came next was the longest run of his career. He beat Alexandre Pantoja by decision, submitted Tim Elliott in round one, then headlined against Joseph Benavidez, an opponent our model rates as elite. He stopped him in round two (1:54) in February 2020 and submitted him in round one (4:48) in July. Alex Perez went the same way in November, submitted in round one at 1:57.

The next fight was a five-round main event against Brandon Moreno at UFC 256, ruled a majority draw. Moreno submitted him in round three at UFC 263, Figueiredo took the unanimous decision in the January 2022 rematch, and Moreno stopped him in round three at UFC 283. That series ended 1-2-1 for Figueiredo.

Since then the results have been mixed. He beat Rob Font by decision, submitted Cody Garbrandt in round two at UFC 300, and outpointed Marlon Vera. Then came losses to Petr Yan (unanimous decision, five rounds) and Cory Sandhagen (TKO, round two), before a split-decision win over Montel Jackson. The three most recent fights are losses to Umar Nurmagomedov (unanimous decision), Song Yadong (submission, round two) and Payton Talbott (TKO, round one, 2:09).

Fighting Style

Figueiredo is a submission hunter first and a volume striker last. He lands fewer strikes than most UFC fighters but is accurate with the ones he throws, and he takes less damage than most. His defense against strikes sits right around the UFC average.

The grappling numbers stand out. He goes after submissions far more often than most fighters, and he is hard to take down, even though his own takedown attempts are about average. That shows in how his wins end: all three of his first-round finishes came by submission, and his four TKO wins all came in round two.

The losses show the other side. Three of his eight UFC defeats came by KO/TKO and two by submission, so he has been finished himself as often as he has been outpointed.

Notable Wins

• Joseph Benavidez — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo (2020)
• Joseph Benavidez — submission, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 (2020)
• Marlon Vera — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov (2024)
• Brandon Moreno — unanimous decision, round 5, UFC 270 (2022)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 14-8-1 (8 finishes: 4 KO/TKO, 4 submissions)
• Professional record (all promotions): 25-8-1
• UFC debut: 2017
• Longest UFC win streak: 5
• Height / reach: 5'5" / 68"
• Team: Team Figueiredo
• Born: Soure, PA, Brazil