Yarlei Martins Andrade Jr.
UFC DebutNickname“Junior”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Manaus, Amazonas
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- MPBJJ Nova Uniao
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Yarlei Martins Andrade Jr. 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
65-53
.551 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
7 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 15 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 3 decShooto · ACF · SC · USC 5 · Imperador do Alto Solimoes 8: Dragao vs Junior - +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Reidney de Oliveira Campos | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:39 | Shooto | Apr 17, 2026 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | USC 5 | Aug 7, 2022 | |
| L | Tayron Pedro10-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 27, 2019 |
| W | Paulo Cezar Ferreira Arevalo | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Imperador do Alto Solimoes 8: Dragao vs Junior - | Apr 20, 2019 |
| L | Daniel Lacerda13-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | Shooto | May 11, 2018 |
| L | Weder Aparecido12-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 24, 2017 |
| W | Felipe Walace de Castro | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACF | Dec 23, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ACF | Dec 23, 2016 | |
| L | Leandro Lima | Submission | — | R1 | — | BFC 2 | Aug 26, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:10 | Extreme Warriors International | Apr 23, 2016 | |
| L | Rohan Rodrigues | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:17 | MF | Dec 13, 2015 |
| W | Pierre Engracio | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:00 | SC | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Oneildo Nascimento Assuncao | Submission | — | R1 | 0:59 | SC | Nov 1, 2014 |
| L | Jadson Moraes11-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked-Choke | R1 | 1:36 | ASF | Jul 4, 2014 |
| W | Vitor Maciel | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | BWF | Apr 24, 2014 |
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.
In the news
All news →- Junior dos Santos out of grappling match with Fabricio Werdummmafighting · Jul 14, 2026
- UFC Vegas 118 video: Iwo Baraniewski chews up Junior Tafa’s legs to score knockout in under 90 secondsmmafighting · Jun 6, 2026
- Star in the making? Watch Iwo Baraniewski punish Junior Tafa with nasty leg kick TKO | UFC Vegas 118mmamania · Jun 6, 2026
- Junior dos Santos books next matchup weeks after being hospitalized by Netflix KO lossbloodyelbow · May 28, 2026
- UFC legends Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum booked for trilogy match in Brazilmmamania · May 28, 2026