Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Active 2014–present · rated in 2 editions · peak overall 79.0
Scouting report
Marcos Rogerio de Lima, nicknamed Pezao, was born in Ribeirao Pires, Sao Paulo in 1985. He is 6 ft 1 in with a 75 inch reach, holds a black belt in jiu-jitsu and trains with 011 MMA Team and American Top Team. Chael Sonnen picked him first overall on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, and Antonio Carlos Junior beat him in the semifinal by rear-naked choke. He debuted in the UFC with a 20-second knockout of Richardson Moreira on May 31, 2014. His UFC record was 11-7.
Peak ratings
By edition
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: a Brazilian heavyweight who opened with a 20-second knockout
Before the UFC he beat Paulo Filho in 2010, lost his Strikeforce debut to Mike Kyle in September 2011 and was released, and lost a Shooto Brazil light heavyweight title fight to Carlos Eduardo by knockout in April 2012. In the UFC he stopped Igor Pokrajac in round one in December 2014, then lost to Nikita Krylov that August. The UFC removed him from its roster on March 17, 2025.
De Lima, one rating at a time
Boxing. 84. Moreira was knocked out in 20 seconds, and Ben Rothwell was stopped by TKO in 32 seconds in November 2021.
Kickboxing. 84. Pokrajac was stopped by TKO at 1:59 of round one, and Ben Sosoli at 1:28 of round one in February 2020.
Wrestling. 76. Blagoy Ivanov beat him on a unanimous decision at UFC 274 in May 2022.
BJJ. 76. He won by arm-triangle against Clint Hester at UFC 197, and he lost a Von Flue choke to Ovince Saint Preux in April 2017.
Strength. 89, his best. Jeremy Kimball was stopped at 2:27 of round one at UFC on Fox 23 in January 2017.
Durability. 80. Derrick Lewis knocked him out with a flying knee 33 seconds into round one at UFC 291 in July 2023.
Cardio. 78. He won unanimous decisions over Adam Wieczorek, Maurice Greene and Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
Fight IQ. 78. Alexander Romanov submitted him with a forearm choke at 4:48 of round one in November 2020, a Performance of the Night for Romanov.
Strength at 89 and 20-second starts
Eight of his eleven UFC wins ended inside two rounds. Junior Tafa, who replaced the injured Justin Tafa, was stopped in round two in February 2024. He also submitted Andrei Arlovski with a rear-naked choke in 1:50 in October 2022. For a short fight, he is a heavyweight with a fast start.
BJJ and wrestling at 76
Krylov choked him at 2:29 of round one at UFC Fight Night 74, Gadzhimurad Antigulov at 1:07 of round one in November 2016, and Stefan Struve in February 2019. He missed the 206 pound limit twice in 2017, at 209.5 and 210 pounds, and was fined 20 and 30 percent of his purse. He withdrew from a UFC 308 bout with Kennedy Nzechukwu for unknown reasons in October 2024.
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