Michel Prazeres

“Tractor”

OctagonStats Rating 1574

10-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach67" (170 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 25, 1981

Age45

DivisionWelterweight

BirthplaceBelém, Pará, Brazil

TeamFrankiko Team / Trator Team

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.38

Str. Acc47%

SApM2.51

Str. Def57%

TD Avg3.94

TD Acc36%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

14 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 · 3 sub wins · 7 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate30%

Times finished25%

StreakL2

Best streak8

Avg fight12:14

Octagon time2h 51m

Opp win%76%

ActiveMay. 18, 2013 – Jun. 26, 2021 (9y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Michel Prazeres "Tractor" is a 26-4-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Michel debuted May. 18, 2013 vs Paulo Thiago (loss). Longest win streak: 8. On a 2-fight losing skid. 9 years active (May. 18, 2013–Jun. 26, 2021).

Best wins: Mairbek Taisumov (U-DEC R3, Mar. 23, 2014); Zak Cummings (S-DEC R3, May. 19, 2018); Desmond Green (U-DEC R3, Feb. 03, 2018).

Michel Prazeres (born July 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the Welterweight division. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prazeres notably holds two of the four known North-South Choke finishes in the UFC.

Similar fighters

Ricardo Almeida

13-5-0

Wrestling-heavy game

Sean Brady

19-2-0

Wrestling-heavy game

Michael Graves

6-0-1

Submission hunter

Cathal Pendred

17-4-1

Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 26, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	L Shavkat Rakhmonov	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:10	0 0	6 21	0 1	0 1
Feb. 23, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos	L Ismail Naurdiev	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	15 63	3 0	0 1
Nov. 17, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio	W Bartosz Fabinski	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:02	1 0	18 1	1 0	1 0
May. 19, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	W Zak Cummings	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 28	3 0	0 0
Feb. 03, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders	W Desmond Green	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 33	3 3	3 0
Sep. 02, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve	W Mads Burnell	SUB North-South Choke	3	1:26	0 0	26 10	4 0	1 0
Mar. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum	W Joshua Burkman	SUB North-South Choke	1	1:42	0 0	24 1	2 0	1 0
Sep. 24, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg	W Gilbert Burns	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	67 46	5 1	0 0
Jul. 23, 2016	UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko	W JC Cottrell	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	48 14	7 0	1 0
Nov. 21, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum	W Valmir Lazaro	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 41	1 0	0 0
Feb. 14, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch	L Kevin Lee	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	33 62	3 4	0 3
Mar. 23, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2	W Mairbek Taisumov	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	35 26	3 0	0 0
Sep. 21, 2013	UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson	W Jesse Ronson	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	19 38	7 1	0 0
May. 18, 2013	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	L Paulo Thiago	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 46	3 2	0 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.