Rodolfo Vieira
“The Black Belt Hunter”
Rodolfo Vieira is ranked 91st of 317 middleweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,81591st of 317 · Middleweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.54Fame ahead of skill
▼ −0.02 in 23 days - Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 1,843, 10 Feb 2024
- Record
- 12–5Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Won vs Robert BryczekUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +17 | −0.03Won, but drew very little attention |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Lost to Eric McConicoUFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −22 | — |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Lost to Bo NickalUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · KO (Head Kick), R3 | −20 | — |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Won vs Tresean GoreUFC on ESPN 71 - Taira vs. Park · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +18 | — |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Lost to Andre PetroskiUFC Fight Night 251 - Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −21 | — |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Won vs Armen PetrosyanUFC Fight Night 236 - Hermansson vs. Pyfer · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R1 | +48 | — |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Won vs Cody BrundageUFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | −4 | — |
| 25 Jun 2022 | Lost to Chris CurtisUFC on ESPN 38 - Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −10 | — |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Won vs Dustin StoltzfusUFC on ESPN 26 - Makhachev vs. Moises · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +19 | — |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Lost to Anthony HernandezUFC 258 - Usman vs. Burns · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R2 | −39 | — |
| 7 Mar 2020 | Won vs Saparbek SafarovUFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R1 | +68 | — |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Won vs Oskar PiechotaUFC Fight Night 156 - Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +92 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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