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Felipe Franco looks for his first UFC win when he meets debuting Levi Rodrigues Jr. in Oklahoma City. The light heavyweight is 0-1 in the promotion after a unanimous-decision loss to Mario Pinto in March. That debut went the distance, showing he can absorb punishment and stay in a fight even in defeat. Franco now faces a newcomer, a matchup that gives him a clear chance to get into the win column. A victory would steady his footing on the roster after the opening setback. Franco will want to be busier and more decisive than he was in his first appearance. He fights on the Oklahoma City preliminary card, with both men still searching for a first UFC victory.
The facts, plainly — vitals and record from public UFC statistics; nickname, nationality, hometown and camp from the public fighter register. A field we can't source stays “pending”; it never shows a fake value.
| Nickname | pending |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Hometown | Salvador, Bahia |
| Fighting out of | Galpao da Luta |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Reach | 76.0" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Age | 25 |
| Date of birth | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Weight | 205 lbs. |
| Pro record | 10-2 |
| Finish split | pending |
Six 0–100 scores, each a percentile rank against every fighter on record. Tap any i for what a score measures.
The moat — every call we've made on this fighter, timestamped and graded in public. Nobody else can copy this.
FightIQ has picked Felipe Franco once, 1 correct (1-0 — 100% right). The confidence % is the number we stood behind at the time — losses shown, toss-ups included.
| Date | Opponent | Card | We said | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Levi Rodrigues Jr | Du Plessis vs Usman | 50.1% | Correct |
Where the strikes go — and where they land on him. Career UFC totals, straight off the tape.
Significant strikes only, as recorded by UFCStats, across the fighter's whole UFC career. Shares are raw counts — nothing here is modelled or smoothed. Accuracy is landed ÷ attempted and comes from the per-round tape, which covers slightly fewer fights than the totals do.
Pro record: 10-2. Timeline below is the bouts FightIQ has tracked (most recent first).
