Vanderlei Junior
UFC DebutNickname“Marreta”
Record
Streak
L8
- Fighting out of
- Avare, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Fidelis Sport
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
Before the UFC
Vanderlei 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
92-66
.582 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
8 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 11 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KOHamara MMA · Furious Fight Championship 5 · EFC 3 · CAGE 64 · PCFC 1 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kasper Virtanen1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:18 | Hamara MMA | May 17, 2025 |
| L | Guilherme Cadena38-25 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:23 | Furious Fight Championship 5 | Apr 5, 2025 |
| L | Brian Manning | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | EFC 3 | Dec 21, 2024 |
| L | Riku Urholin | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | CAGE 64 | Nov 23, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:13 | PCFC 1 | Sep 21, 2024 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:37 | CW 174 | Jul 20, 2024 | |
| L | Guilherme Cadena38-25 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Furious Fight Championship 2 | May 18, 2024 |
| L | Bruno Suzano | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:30 | Rise Fighting Championship | Apr 13, 2024 |
| W | Marcelo Silva1-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:28 | SCFBR | Oct 13, 2018 |
| W | Bruno Fernandes1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:00 | Shockwave Combat | Sep 28, 2012 |
| W | Jose Luis Pereira1-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:00 | SC | Jun 16, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.