Featherweight

Antonio Monteiro

“Junior Negao”

18-5-1

Age
31
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Nova Uniao
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 63
Finish rate
33%
Win rate
78%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
6
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

3.93

SApM

3.22

Str Acc

52%

Str Def

60%

TD Avg

1.00

TD Acc

33%

TD Def

81%

Sub Avg

1.00

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

63C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 24 career fights for Antonio Monteiro. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Antonio Monteiro “Junior Negao” is a 31-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of Brazil, camped at Nova Uniao . The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 18-5-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).

What works. Durability is the standout at 83 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.00 TD/15 and 1.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 60% / 3.22 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 81% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (43, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Monteiro yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

45 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.00 takedowns / 15 at 33% accuracy
  • 1.00 submission attempts / 15 · 6 career sub wins

Striking defense

65 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 60% striking defense · 3.22 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 defeats

Counter punching

43 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 52% accuracy on 3.93 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

63 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 60% · TD def 81% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.22 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

53 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.93 SLpM at 52% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.22 SApM

Takedown reaction

61 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 81% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

83 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 5 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.