Junior Assuncao

OctagonStats Rating 1488

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2-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight145 lbs. (66 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 24, 1981

Age45

DivisionFeatherweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.31

Str. Acc62%

SApM2.06

Str. Def44%

TD Avg2.43

TD Acc24%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

L W L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

5 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

0 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 1 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished67%

StreakL1

Best streak1

Avg fight8:38

Octagon time43m

Opp win%63%

ActiveOct. 14, 2006 – Dec. 30, 2011 (6y)

Career story

Junior Assuncao is a 16-6-0 grappler.

Junior debuted Oct. 14, 2006 vs Kurt Pellegrino (loss). 6 years active (Oct. 14, 2006–Dec. 30, 2011).

Best wins: Eddie Yagin (U-DEC R3, Sep. 24, 2011); David Lee (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Apr. 21, 2007).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 30, 2011	UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem	L Ross Pearson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	43 52	3 1	0 0
Sep. 24, 2011	UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage	W Eddie Yagin	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 10	3 0	0 2
Sep. 19, 2007	UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian	L Nate Diaz	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	4:10	0 1	7 10	1 1	0 3
Apr. 21, 2007	UFC 70: Nations Collide	W David Lee	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:55	1 0	29 12	0 0	2 0
Oct. 14, 2006	UFC 64: Unstoppable	L Kurt Pellegrino	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	2:04	0 0	1 5	0 1	0 1

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.