Reported prose from our newsroom. Power striker
Ismael Bonfim carries a 2-3 UFC record into the card, built over five fights since his debut on Jan. 21, 2023. He opened his UFC run by knocking out Terrance McKinney in the second round that night. Benoit Saint Denis then submitted him in the first round on July 1, 2023. Bonfim rebounded with a unanimous-decision win over Vinc Pichel on May 4, 2024. He has lost his past two, falling to Nazim Sadykhov by first-round doctor's stoppage on Feb. 15, 2025, and to Chris Padilla by knockout in the second round on Nov. 8, 2025. All five of his UFC bouts have come at lightweight.
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 | Marreta |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Hometown | Brasilia, Federal District |
| Fighting out of | Bonfim Brothers |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Reach | 71.0" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Age | 30 |
| Date of birth | Dec 28, 1995 |
| Weight | 155 lbs. |
| Pro record | 20-6 |
| 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 Ismael Bonfim 4×, 2 correct (2-2 — 50% right). The confidence % is the number we stood behind at the time — losses shown, toss-ups included.
| Date | Opponent | Card | We said | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | Chris Padilla | UFC Fight Night: Simon vs Barcelos | 60.6% | Missed |
| 2025-02-15 | Nazim Sadykhov | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Souza | 61% | Missed |
| 2024-05-04 | Vinc Pichel | UFC Fight Night: Brener vs Orolbai | 57.5% | Correct |
| 2023-01-21 | Terrance McKinney | UFC Fight Night: Abdurakhimov vs Almeida | 55.3% | 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: 20-6. Timeline below is the bouts FightIQ has tracked (most recent first).
