Reinaldo Ekson
UFC DebutNickname“The Warrior”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Itaja, Rio Grande do Norte
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Pitbull Brothers
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Reinaldo Ekson 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
173-95-2
.646 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
14 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 27 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 8 sub · 8 decNFC · ZFN · PFL · EFC 110 · EFC 91 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Seong Hyeok Choi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:53 | ZFN | Nov 15, 2025 |
| L | Joo Sang Yoo9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ZFN | Jun 29, 2024 |
| L | Igeu Kabesa19-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | EFC 110 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| L | Bubba Jenkins21-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 24, 2022 |
| W | Mike Barnett10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Mar 11, 2022 |
| W | August Kayambala | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 1:02 | EFC 91 | Dec 4, 2021 |
| W | Igeu Kabesa19-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:32 | EFC 86 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| W | Tumisang Madiba | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:35 | EFC 79 | May 4, 2019 |
| L | Marcelo Marques | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BF | Mar 9, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Jucurutu Fight | Oct 13, 2018 | |
| W | Bruno Pegado3-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | NFC | Jan 28, 2017 |
| W | Ayoub Lafnouch | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | — | Showfight 33 | Oct 24, 2016 |
| L | Caio Machado17-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:39 | NFC | Aug 6, 2016 |
| W | Paulo Henrique Campelo Rodrigues | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC | Apr 9, 2016 |
| W | Marcus Rodrigues da Costa | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bradar Fight | Jul 18, 2015 |
| L | Willian Cilli16-8 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 0:50 | XFCI | Nov 1, 2014 |
| W | Charles Varela2-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CSMMA | May 31, 2014 |
| W | Daniel Anderson | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:08 | Fatal Fighting MMA | May 1, 2014 |
| W | Francisco Silva20-21-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | DFC | Feb 22, 2014 |
| W | Samuel Ribeiro Lima1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFC 1 | Jan 25, 2014 |
| W | Jacksuan Gismont | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 2:57 | Fatal Fighting MMA 4 | Nov 9, 2013 |
| W | Marcelo Tomaz Alves | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | Caxias MMA | Oct 12, 2013 |
| W | Jacksuan Gismont | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:00 | Fatal Fighting | Jul 27, 2013 |
| L | Stenio Barbosa16-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC | Jul 4, 2013 |
| W | Ermeson Mecio | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NRF | Jun 1, 2013 |
| L | Carlos Silva13-5-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:00 | GFSC | Dec 8, 2012 |
| W | Caio Felipe | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:15 | CFN | Aug 16, 2012 |
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.