Gregory Rodrigues

Overview

Seven of Gregory Rodrigues' 11 UFC wins came by KO/TKO, and every one of them ended by round 3. His most recent win went the full five rounds against an elite opponent.

"Robocop" is a Brazilian middleweight out of Kill Cliff FC with an 11-3 UFC record and a 20-6-0 professional record across all promotions. He carries a four-fight win streak into his next fight, which ties his longest in the UFC. Four of his KO/TKO wins came in the first round, and he has no submission wins.

Seven stoppages, four decisions.

UFC Career

Rodrigues lost his Dana White's Contender Series appearance in 2020, a first-round TKO to Jordan Williams. That's a professional fight, not part of his UFC record, which begins in June 2021 with a unanimous decision over Dusko Todorovic.

The early run was uneven. A second-round TKO of JunYong Park was followed by a split-decision loss to Armen Petrosyan. Back-to-back stoppages came next, Julian Marquez in round 1 and Chidi Njokuani in round 2. Our model rates Njokuani a strong opponent. Then Brunno Ferreira knocked him out in the first round at UFC 283.

The rebuild was quick. He beat Denis Tiuliulin in 1:43 of round 1, then stopped Brad Tavares in round 3. A decision over Christian Leroy Duncan made it three straight.

In February 2025 he headlined a five-round fight against Jared Cannonier, another strong opponent, and lost by TKO 21 seconds into round 4. He bounced back. He knocked out Jack Hermansson in round 1 at UFC 317, beat Roman Kopylov by unanimous decision, and avenged his Ferreira loss with a first-round TKO in 1:47.

The last step was the biggest. In another main event, he took a unanimous decision over Anthony Hernandez, an elite opponent by our model's tier, across the full five rounds.

Four straight wins, one of them over an elite opponent.

Fighting Style

Rodrigues is a high-volume striker who lands more often than most and connects with better accuracy than the typical UFC fighter. The trade-off is that he takes his share in return. He gets hit more than most, and two of his three UFC losses came by knockout.

He is also hard to take down, and he attempts takedowns at a rate about like everyone else. He almost never hunts for submissions, which fits a career with no submission wins.

The finishing pattern is front-loaded. All seven of his stoppages are knockouts or TKOs: four in the first round, two in round 2, and one in round 3. He has also won four times by decision, so he can go the distance when the knockout isn't there.

Notable Wins

• Anthony Hernandez — unanimous decision, round 5, UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues (2026)
• Jack Hermansson — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:21), UFC 317 (2025)
• Brunno Ferreira — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:47), UFC 326 (2026)
• Brad Tavares — KO/TKO, round 3 (0:55), UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer (2024)

Quick Facts

• Division: Middleweight
• UFC record: 11-3 (7 KO/TKO wins, 4 decision wins)
• Professional record (all promotions): 20-6-0
• UFC debut: 2021
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 75"
• Team: Kill Cliff FC
• Born: RJ, Brazil