Joao Zeferino

“The Brazilian Samurai”

Joao Zeferino "The Brazilian Samurai" is a tracked MMA fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Joao Zeferino is a tracked mixed martial artist. The profile data says UFC record is 0-2-0, organization tag is UFC, nationality is Brazil, team is Rangel Farias Team, stance is Orthodox, height is 5' 11". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Andronico Borges at BFC 3 - Brothers Fight Champion 3 on Sep 06 2025 by KO (Head Kick). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 2 finishes.

The striking profile lists 0.83 significant strikes landed per minute, 2.6 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 36% striking accuracy, 48% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 5% takedown accuracy, 50% takedown defense, 1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 5 KO/TKO wins, 17 submission wins, 5 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 81.5% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
0-2-0
Nationality
Brazil
Team
Rangel Farias Team

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Andronico Borges KO (Head Kick) BFC 3 - Brothers Fight Champion 3 Sep 06 2025
LOSS Mikhail Ragozin Decision (Unanimous) RCC 20 - Russian Cagefighting Championship 20 Oct 18 2024
LOSS Dilano Taylor Decision (Split) Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season May 06 2022
WIN Jason Ponet Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season Jun 17 2021
WIN Gleison Tibau Decision (Unanimous) Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season Apr 29 2021
WIN Bojan Velickovic Decision (Unanimous) Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019 Regular Season Jul 11 2019
WIN Yuri Villefort Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season Aug 16 2018
WIN Paul Bradley TKO (Punches) Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season Jul 05 2018
LOSS Herman Terrado Decision (Split) Professional Fighters League - PFL: Daytona Jun 30 2017
WIN Jason High TKO (Punches) WSOF 33 - Branch vs. Magalhaes Oct 07 2016

CageVault Research Notes

  • 38 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Sep 06 2025 vs. Andronico Borges.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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