Marcos Rogerio de Lima

“Pezao”
OctagonStats Rating 1557
11-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight253 lbs. (115 kg)
Reach75" (190 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJun 25, 1985
Age41
DivisionHeavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.70
Str. Acc57%
SApM2.90
Str. Def51%
TD Avg1.40
TD Acc45%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

W L W W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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19 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
6 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 3 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 5 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate73%
Times finished75%
StreakW1
Best streak2
Avg fight6:12
Octagon time1h 57m
Opp win%69%
ActiveSep. 10, 2011 – Feb. 17, 2024 (14y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3
Ranked wins1
Best ranked winWaldo Cortes Acosta (#6 Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Marcos Rogerio de Lima "Pezao" is a 22-10-1 knockout artist. 72% finish rate.

Marcos debuted Sep. 10, 2011 vs Mike Kyle (loss). 14 years active (Sep. 10, 2011–Feb. 17, 2024).

Best wins: Ben Rothwell (KO/TKO Punches R1, Nov. 13, 2021); Igor Pokrajac (KO/TKO Punches R1, Dec. 20, 2014); Waldo Cortes Acosta (U-DEC R3, Apr. 29, 2023).

Marcos Rogério de Lima (born May 25, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2009, he formerly competed for Strikeforce, Shooto, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Feb. 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaW Junior TafaKO/TKO Kick21:141 033 111 00 0
Jul. 29, 2023UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2L Derrick LewisKO/TKO Punches10:330 11 170 00 0
Apr. 29, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. SimonW Waldo Cortes AcostaU-DEC35:000 059 823 00 0
Oct. 29, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenW Andrei ArlovskiSUB Rear Naked Choke11:501 06 20 01 0
May. 07, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. GaethjeL Blagoy IvanovU-DEC35:000 068 621 00 0
Nov. 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodriguezW Ben RothwellKO/TKO Punches10:320 014 20 00 0
May. 08, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. WatersonW Maurice GreeneU-DEC35:000 014 53 00 0
Nov. 07, 2020UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. TeixeiraL Alexandr RomanovSUB Forearm Choke14:480 018 60 20 1
Feb. 22, 2020UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. HookerW Ben SosoliKO/TKO Punch11:281 019 50 00 0
Feb. 23, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. SantosL Stefan StruveSUB Arm Triangle22:211 025 00 10 1
Nov. 03, 2018UFC 230: Cormier vs. LewisW Adam WieczorekU-DEC35:000 028 73 10 0
Apr. 22, 2017UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. LobovL Ovince Saint PreuxSUB Von Flue Choke22:110 017 210 10 1
Jan. 28, 2017UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. PenaW Jeremy KimballKO/TKO Punches12:270 012 50 00 0
Nov. 19, 2016UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. NogueiraL Gadzhimurad AntigulovSUB Guillotine Choke11:070 02 00 10 1
Apr. 23, 2016UFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxW Clint HesterSUB Arm Triangle14:351 029 00 01 0
Aug. 23, 2015UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs OliveiraL Nikita KrylovSUB Rear Naked Choke12:290 05 210 02 1
Dec. 20, 2014UFC Fight Night: Machida vs DollawayW Igor PokrajacKO/TKO Punches11:591 018 30 00 0
May. 31, 2014UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs MaldonadoW Richardson MoreiraKO/TKO Punch10:201 07 30 00 0
Sep. 10, 2011Strikeforce - Barnett vs. KharitonovL Mike KyleU-DEC35:000 061 900 30 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.