Júnior Assunção

Júnior Assunção is a mixed martial artist from Brazil competing in the UFC Lightweight division. Júnior Assunção holds a professional record of 14-5-0, including 2-3-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 0 came by knockout or TKO, 1 by submission and 1 by decision. Júnior Assunção stands 5'9", and is 45 years old. Júnior Assunção is currently on a 1-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

Júnior Assunção profile

DivisionLightweight
Professional record14-5-0
UFC record2-3-0
Division rankUnranked
StatusNot Fighting
CountryBrazil
Age45
Date of birth1981-06-24
Height5'9"
Last weigh-in156 lbs
Current streakL1
Total octagon time43 minutes

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute3.31
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.06
Striking accuracy63%
Striking defense44%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.35
Strikes to the head67%
Strikes to the body20%
Strikes to the legs13%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes2.43
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.7
Average control time per fight (seconds)62.79

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO0
UFC wins by submission1
UFC wins by decision1

Júnior Assunção UFC fight history

DateEventOpponentResultMethod
2011-12-30UFC 141: Lesnar vs. OvereemRoss PearsonlossDecision · Unanimous
2011-09-24UFC 135: Jones vs. RampageEddie YaginwinDecision · Unanimous
2007-09-19UFC Fight Night 11Nate DiazlossGuillotine Choke · 4:10 · R1
2007-04-21UFC 70: Nations CollideDavid LeewinRear Naked Choke · 1:55 · R2
2006-10-14UFC 64: UnstoppableKurt PellegrinolossRear Naked Choke · 2:04 · R1

Sources and methodology

Career records and bout history are compiled from public event records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.

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