Deiveson Figueiredo
Deus da Guerra
Brazil
Not competitive after weight miss
Figueiredo lost to Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC 324 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The expected result was made that much more damaging for Figueiredo by a 2.5 pound weight miss on Friday morning. You have to respect his willingness to get in the Octagon and mix it up with any opponent at age 38, but it's clear Figueiredo isn't remotely on the level of top contenders such as Umar at this stage of his career. Figgy landed just eight significant strikes over the course of the 15-minute bout. If the UFC is going to continue to run Figueiredo out there, it needs to do a much better job of matching him up against reasonable competition. The Brazilian is 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to November 2024, with the setbacks coming against Nurmagomedov, Cory Sandhagen and current UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan.
The expected result was made that much more damaging for Figueiredo by a 2.5 pound weight miss on Friday morning. You have to respect his willingness to get in the Octagon and mix it up with any opponent at age 38, but it's clear Figueiredo isn't remotely on the level of top contenders such as Umar at this stage of his career. Figgy landed just eight significant strikes over the course of the 15-minute bout. If the UFC is going to continue to run Figueiredo out there, it needs to do a much better job of matching him up against reasonable competition. The Brazilian is 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to November 2024, with the setbacks coming against Nurmagomedov, Cory Sandhagen and current UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan.
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Misses weight, PPV fight still on
Figueiredo is scheduled to compete against Umar Nurmagomedov in a catchweight fight Saturday at Las Vegas for UFC 324, per Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet.
ANALYSIS
Figueiredo missed the UFC's bantamweight limit by 2.5 pounds and will forfeit 25 percent of his purse to Nurmagomedov. The former will look to climb his way back up to the promotion's BW rankings by defeating a top contender in Nurmagomedov, whose lone loss in 20 fights came against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 last January.
Figueiredo missed the UFC's bantamweight limit by 2.5 pounds and will forfeit 25 percent of his purse to Nurmagomedov. The former will look to climb his way back up to the promotion's BW rankings by defeating a top contender in Nurmagomedov, whose lone loss in 20 fights came against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 last January.
Booked for UFC 324
Figueiredo will fight Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Figueiredo avoided falling into a three-fight losing streak by defeating Montel Jackson in October as a hefty underdog. The 37-year-old Figueiredo will likely be at a disadvantage again in January against Nurmagomedov, who has suffered just one loss in his 20-fight professional career.
Figueiredo avoided falling into a three-fight losing streak by defeating Montel Jackson in October as a hefty underdog. The 37-year-old Figueiredo will likely be at a disadvantage again in January against Nurmagomedov, who has suffered just one loss in his 20-fight professional career.
Upset win in home country
Figueiredo defeated Montel Jackson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Figueiredo had some troubles of late, dropping back-to-back main events to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan, but he got back in the W column here and did so as a hefty (+265) underdog. Giving up a ton of size to Jackson, Figgy made a point of trying to fight in tight. He landed a takedown in each of the first two rounds and was severely aided throughout by Jackson's low output on the feet. Figueiredo was clearly fading as the fight progressed, but in a three-round bout, he did enough earn all to pull the upset. There's really no reason to suggest the 37-year-old Brazilian can hang with the very best in the world at 135 pounds, but he's still a very valuable member of the roster capable of putting on strong performances such as this one.
Figueiredo had some troubles of late, dropping back-to-back main events to Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan, but he got back in the W column here and did so as a hefty (+265) underdog. Giving up a ton of size to Jackson, Figgy made a point of trying to fight in tight. He landed a takedown in each of the first two rounds and was severely aided throughout by Jackson's low output on the feet. Figueiredo was clearly fading as the fight progressed, but in a three-round bout, he did enough earn all to pull the upset. There's really no reason to suggest the 37-year-old Brazilian can hang with the very best in the world at 135 pounds, but he's still a very valuable member of the roster capable of putting on strong performances such as this one.
Booked vs. Jackson
Figueiredo will take on Montel Jackson in a bantamweight bout at UFC Rio on October 11, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Figueiredo is coming off two straight losses, most recently falling to Cory Sandhagen in the main event of a UFC card back on May 3. That dropped his record in the promotion to 13-5, and he'll now have to face a red-hot fighter in Jackson, who has won six straight bouts. Figueiredo gives up five inches of height and seven inches of reach to Jackson as well.
Figueiredo is coming off two straight losses, most recently falling to Cory Sandhagen in the main event of a UFC card back on May 3. That dropped his record in the promotion to 13-5, and he'll now have to face a red-hot fighter in Jackson, who has won six straight bouts. Figueiredo gives up five inches of height and seven inches of reach to Jackson as well.
Another main event defeat
Figueiredo lost to Cory Sandhagen via TKO (injury) at 4:08 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.
ANALYSIS
Figueiredo suffered his first bantamweight defeat in a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan in November. He got another main event slot here against an opponent just as good, if not better, than Yan, and the result was even worse. Figgy managed to survive Round 1 despite coming up on the short end of a 53-3 count in terms of total strikes landed. He was getting battered again in Round 2, at which point a knee injury led to the stoppage. He ended up needing help to get to the back. Figueiredo's best division is clearly flyweight, but he's now 37 years old, and he had problems making 125 pounds in his heyday. He'll almost certainly stick at bantamweight moving forward, at which point the UFC needs to be much more careful regarding who it matches him up against moving forward.
Figueiredo suffered his first bantamweight defeat in a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan in November. He got another main event slot here against an opponent just as good, if not better, than Yan, and the result was even worse. Figgy managed to survive Round 1 despite coming up on the short end of a 53-3 count in terms of total strikes landed. He was getting battered again in Round 2, at which point a knee injury led to the stoppage. He ended up needing help to get to the back. Figueiredo's best division is clearly flyweight, but he's now 37 years old, and he had problems making 125 pounds in his heyday. He'll almost certainly stick at bantamweight moving forward, at which point the UFC needs to be much more careful regarding who it matches him up against moving forward.