Joao Ferreira Junior
UFC DebutNickname“VanDamme”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Belem, Para
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Joao Ferreira Junior makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
328-176-4
.651 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
29
19 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 29 bouts · 27 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 sub · 3 decDragon Fight Minas Gerais · IMVT · BFC · BFN · BNF +22
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Emerson Fernandes de Amaral | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Mar 7, 2026 |
| W | Jose Raimundo | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | BFN | Mar 5, 2022 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BNF | Jul 13, 2019 | |
| L | Melquizael Costa26-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:37 | Team Nogueira Para | Dec 17, 2016 |
| L | Nathan Pinheiro Batista11-6 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 3:33 | PFC | May 21, 2016 |
| L | Martin Mollinedo26-12 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:08 | FFC 18 | Dec 16, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:57 | AFL 2 | Nov 29, 2014 | |
| W | Adriano Mendes Magalhaes0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:54 | IFC | Aug 16, 2014 |
| L | Renato Cianfa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:54 | ROFB | May 11, 2014 |
| D | Albino Negrao | Draw | — | R0 | — | Iron Man MMA | Aug 1, 2013 |
| L | Bruno Leandro Soares Lobato42-29-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 3:35 | MF | Jul 13, 2013 |
| L | Andre Luis de Oliveira14-8-1 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 1:40 | BC | May 11, 2013 |
| W | Jose Cardoso4-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | GFSP | May 19, 2012 |
| L | Carlos Alexandre11-9 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:23 | Dragon Fight Minas Gerais | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Jackson Silva Marques5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Dragon Fight Minas Gerais | Apr 21, 2012 |
| L | Fernando Bruno18-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:12 | UFI | Apr 14, 2012 |
| W | Edinei Santos Farias0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:14 | Amazon Fight 13 | Mar 2, 2012 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SPF | Dec 1, 2011 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TSF | Sep 25, 2011 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R3 | 2:31 | TVT | Apr 2, 2011 | |
| L | Cleison Cardoso3-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:01 | SC 5 | Oct 16, 2009 |
| W | Dennis Valmores | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AF | Aug 1, 2009 |
| L | Jose Luiz | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | KJC | Aug 28, 2008 |
| W | Benedito da Silva Azevedo | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:19 | PF | Jul 25, 2008 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | JOF | Jun 20, 2008 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SF | Jan 6, 2008 | |
| L | Joel Leao | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Gladiadores | Jan 13, 2007 |
| L | Fabio Madson Monteiro da Silva | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:06 | IMVT | Aug 20, 2005 |
| W | Enoc de Souza Tavares | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 0:00 | IMVT | Apr 10, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.