Featherweight

Marcio Barbosa

Ticoto

18-2

Age
28
Height
5'6"
Reach
5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Giants Team
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
11%
Win rate
90%

Career methods

KO/TKO
4
Sub
2
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

7.01

SApM

2.15

Str Acc

48%

Str Def

54%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

69B

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

B

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • Striking defense

    Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

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

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

Scouting report

Marcio Barbosa “Ticoto” is a 28-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of Brazil, camped at Giants Team. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 18-2-0 — 4 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Durability is the standout at 76 (B+). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 54% / 2.15 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (14, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence 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.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W 4686735 (KO/TKO R1) · W 4915407 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5256941 (KO/TKO R1) · W 5185661 (KO/TKO R1) · W 4868779 (KO/TKO R1). Form index positive over the last 5. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.

Ground game

14 D

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

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

73 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 54% striking defense · 2.15 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

33 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 48% accuracy on 7.01 SLpM
  • 0.28 knockdowns / 15 · 4 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

67 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 54% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.15 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

70 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 7.01 SLpM at 48% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.15 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

76 B+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Apr 18, 2026Fighter 4686735WKO/TKO1 1:204/8
Aug 27, 2025Fighter 4915407WKO/TKO1 4:1435/74
Nov 22, 2024Fighter 5256941WKO/TKO1 2:540/0
Nov 4, 2023Fighter 5185661WKO/TKO1 3:080/0
Jul 8, 2023Fighter 4868779WKO/TKO1 2:400/0
Nov 5, 2022Fighter 5109762LKO/TKO2 0:090/0