Light Heavyweight

Felipe Franco

Negao

11-2

Age
25
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Galpao Da Luta
Out of
Brazil
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
B · 69
Finish rate
36%
Win rate
85%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
7

FightMetric

SLpM

1.81

SApM

3.97

Str Acc

65%

Str Def

64%

TD Avg

3.02

TD Acc

38%

TD Def

73%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

69B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 13 career fights for Felipe Franco. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

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

  • 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.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

Scouting report

Felipe Franco “Negao” is a 25-year-old Orthodox light heavyweight out of Brazil, camped at Galpao Da Luta. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 11-2-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (69).

What works. Durability is the standout at 82 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 3.02 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 64% / 3.97 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 73% 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 (50, 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. When Franco loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 1 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Franco 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

50 D

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

  • 3.02 takedowns / 15 at 38% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

61 C+

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

  • 64% striking defense · 3.97 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

51 C

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

  • 65% accuracy on 1.81 SLpM
  • 0.22 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

61 C+

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

  • Str def 64% · TD def 73% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.97 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

50 C

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

  • 1.81 SLpM at 65% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.97 SApM

Takedown reaction

51 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 73% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

82 B+

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

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

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.