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Kaue Fernandes

Lightweight · UFC record 3-2 · 5 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Aug 2026

Power StrikerDefensive Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)84
Power87
Striking defense83
Takedown defense83
WrestlingProvisional measure79

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (5 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: LIMITED80.3
CardioEvidence: LIMITED73.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
175 cm (5'9")
Reach
185 cm (6'1")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
31

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

5 detailed UFC fights · 9 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.3significant, per round
Strikes absorbed7.0per round
Striking differential+11.3per round
Takedown attempts0.33per round
Takedown defense76.9%of attempts stopped
Finish rate66.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
18.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round
7.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+11.3
Striking accuracy
55.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
60.1%
Knockdowns per round
0.44
Target: head / body / leg
47.9% / 20.0% / 32.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
83.6% / 4.2% / 12.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.33
Takedowns landed per round
0.33
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
Control time per round
0:24
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
66.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 0 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
4 / 1
Average fight time
6:48 (over 3 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kaue Fernandes — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 15 Aug 2026Jalin TurnerLKO/TKO PunchesR1 0:39UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Sat 6 Sep 2025Harry HardwickWKO/TKO KickR1 3:21UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 22 Mar 2025Guram KutateladzeWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Sat 3 Aug 2024Mohammad YahyaWKO/TKO PunchesR1 4:45UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Sat 4 Nov 2023Marc DiakieseLS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

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