OctagonEdge

Lightweight

Kauê Fernandes

11-3

Age
31
Height
5'9"
Reach
6'1"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Nova Uniao
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 71
Finish rate
18%
Win rate
79%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
9

FightMetric

SLpM

4.28

SApM

3.10

Str Acc

60%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

1.18

TD Acc

100%

TD Def

80%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

71B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 14 career fights for Kauê Fernandes. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

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

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

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

Scouting report

Kauê Fernandes is a 31-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of Brazil, camped at Nova Uniao . The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 11-3-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 9 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (71).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.18 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 59% / 3.10 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 80% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (38, 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.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Fernandes 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

38 D

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

  • 1.18 takedowns / 15 at 100% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

66 C+

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

  • 59% striking defense · 3.10 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

53 C

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

  • 60% accuracy on 4.28 SLpM
  • 0.40 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

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

  • Str def 59% · TD def 80% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.10 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

65 C+

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

  • 4.28 SLpM at 60% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.10 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

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

  • 80% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

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

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 9 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.