Demian Maia

OctagonStats Rating 1628

22-11-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornNov 06, 1977

Age48

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.80

Str. Acc43%

SApM2.07

Str. Def63%

TD Avg2.49

TD Acc24%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.0

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

33 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 11 sub wins · 10 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 9 decision losses

Finish rate55%

Times finished18%

StreakL2

Best streak7

Avg fight12:25

Octagon time6h 49m

Opp win%70%

ActiveOct. 20, 2007 – Jun. 12, 2021 (15y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winNeil Magny (#15 Welterweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Fight of the Night2

Submission of the Night4

Total bonuses8

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Demian Maia is a 28-11-0 submission specialist.

Demian debuted Oct. 20, 2007 vs Ryan Jensen (win). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight losing skid. 15 years active (Oct. 20, 2007–Jun. 12, 2021).

Best wins: Jon Fitch (U-DEC R3, Feb. 02, 2013); Jorge Masvidal (S-DEC R3, May. 13, 2017); Carlos Condit (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Aug. 27, 2016).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 12, 2021	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2	L Belal Muhammad	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 45	1 0	0 0
Mar. 14, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira	L Gilbert Burns	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:34	0 1	4 13	2 0	0 0
Oct. 26, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	W Ben Askren	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	3:54	0 0	69 63	0 4	1 0
Jun. 29, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos	W Anthony Rocco Martin	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	3 22	3 0	0 0
Feb. 02, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2	W Lyman Good	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:38	0 0	0 0	2 0	2 0
May. 19, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	L Kamaru Usman	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	27 66	0 0	0 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	L Colby Covington	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	53 88	0 0	0 0
Jul. 29, 2017	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2	L Tyron Woodley	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	28 57	0 0	0 0
May. 13, 2017	UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos	W Jorge Masvidal	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 39	4 0	0 0
Aug. 27, 2016	UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit	W Carlos Condit	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:52	0 0	1 1	1 0	1 0
May. 14, 2016	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic	W Matt Brown	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	4:31	0 0	17 10	3 0	2 0
Dec. 12, 2015	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	W Gunnar Nelson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 2	2 1	1 0
Aug. 01, 2015	UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia	W Neil Magny	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:52	0 0	13 0	2 0	1 0
Mar. 21, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare	W Ryan LaFlare	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	36 25	5 0	2 0
May. 31, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado	W Alexander Yakovlev	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	29 22	2 1	0 0
Feb. 22, 2014	UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann	L Rory MacDonald	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 75	2 0	0 0
Oct. 09, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields	L Jake Shields	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	24 35	3 1	0 0
Feb. 02, 2013	UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar	W Jon Fitch	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	12 6	7 0	3 1
Oct. 13, 2012	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	W Rick Story	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:30	0 0	5 3	3 0	1 0
Jul. 07, 2012	UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2	W Dong Hyun Kim	KO/TKO	1	0:47	0 0	1 8	1 0	0 0
Jan. 28, 2012	UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis	L Chris Weidman	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 58	0 4	0 0
Oct. 08, 2011	UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3	W Jorge Santiago	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	24 18	4 0	0 0
Jun. 11, 2011	UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin	L Mark Munoz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 44	0 3	2 1
Dec. 04, 2010	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale	W Kendall Grove	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	42 18	5 0	1 0
Aug. 28, 2010	UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2	W Mario Miranda	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 14	5 0	1 0
Apr. 10, 2010	UFC 112: Invincible	L Anderson Silva	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 1	10 61	0 0	0 0
Feb. 06, 2010	UFC 109: Relentless	W Dan Miller	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 20	4 0	0 0
Aug. 29, 2009	UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira	L Nate Marquardt	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:21	0 1	0 1	0 0	0 0
Feb. 21, 2009	UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson	W Chael Sonnen	SUB Triangle Choke	1	2:37	0 0	6 8	1 0	1 0
Nov. 15, 2008	UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar	W Nate Quarry	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:13	0 0	2 0	1 0	1 0
Aug. 09, 2008	UFC 87: Seek And Destroy	W Jason MacDonald	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	2:44	0 0	30 7	2 0	3 4
Apr. 19, 2008	UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2	W Ed Herman	SUB Triangle Choke	2	2:27	0 0	15 15	1 1	3 0
Oct. 20, 2007	UFC 77: Hostile Territory	W Ryan Jensen	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:40	0 0	3 2	2 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.