Matheus Nicolau

Brazil

Losing streak hits three
FlyweightOther
October 20, 2024
Nicolau lost to Asu Almabayev via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau can't get out of his own way at the moment. Entering having lost back-to-back fights via knockout, he was in position to upset Almabayev here with the fight tied at a round apiece. Then he was knocked down early in Round 3, and that plan went flying out the window. Nicolau is a talented offensive fighter, but he gets hit too much, and his durability is a major question. It would be foolish to totally write him off at age 31 given his past body of work, but with three straight setbacks under his belt, the Brazilian's roster spot is on shaky ground.
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Next fight scheduled
FlyweightOther
July 29, 2024
Nicolau is set to face Asu Almabayev in a flyweight match on October 19, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau will look to come back from the loss he suffered against Alex Perez in April. Nicolau has four losses in his career and will surely work hard on securing a victory against Asu Almabayev, who is coming off a dominant victory, keeping his record clean.
Upset in main event defeat
FlyweightOther
April 27, 2024
Nicolau lost to Alex Perez via KO (punches) at 2:16 of Round 2 at UFC on ESPN 55 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
If the Brazilian has had one issue during his professional career, it's a lack of durability, and that reared its ugly head again on this evening. Nicolau looked uncomfortable in this fight from start to finish. It's shocking because he's the guy with a full training camp under his belt, while Perez stepped in for Manel Kape on short notice. While this wasn't a high-volume striking battle, Nicolau most certainly got the worst of it. One big combination midway through Round 2 put him away from good. Nicolau only has four defeats in his career, but all four have come via knockout. The UFC's flyweight division is painfully thin up top, but back-to-back defeats will knock Nicolau out of the fringes of title contention for the foreseeable future.
Set to face Alex Perez
FlyweightOther
April 2, 2024
Nicolau won't face Manel Kape and instead will take on Alex Perez on April 27 in the main event of UFC Vegas 91, Danny Segura and Nolan King of MMA Junkie report.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau was the last fighter to defeat Kape, winning a split decision in March 2021, and he was eager to face him again, especially considering Nicolau is looking to rebound from a loss. His recent defeat to Brandon Royval snapped the 31-year-old's six-fight winning streak. Nicolau owns a 19-4-1 record in MMA and 7-2 at the UFC level.
Will fight Kape in April
FlyweightOther
March 7, 2024
Nicolau is set to face Manel Kape on April 27 in the main event of UFC Vegas 91, Alex Behunin of MMA Mania reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau was expected to fight Kape on Jan. 13, but the bout was called off after Nicolau missed weight one day before the event. Both fighters are now slated to meet again in April, and providing no one misses weight this time, Nicolau will aim to improve on his 7-2 record at the UFC level. He'll also aim to stop Kape's four-fight winning streak.
Fight called off
FlyweightOther
January 12, 2024
Nicolau's scheduled fight against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 84 was canceled Friday after Kape missed weight, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Nicolau will no longer have the opportunity to improve to 2-0 against Kape after defeating him via split decision in March 2021. Nicolau sits at 7-2 in the UFC, though he has yet to redeem himself after losing to Brandon Royval in April.