Joao Saldanha

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Age 30
Gender Male
Height 5' 6"
Weight Class Bantamweight

Joao Saldanha is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 14-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 27 days
Rounds Fought 24.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 2 years, 4 months, 13 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 8 3
Losses 3 3 0
Finish Rate 78.6%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 21.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 21.4%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 57.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 27
Fastest KO 59
Fastest SUB 27
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:29
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 07:49
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 07/23/2025 L
(14-5-0) 		Asaf Chopurov
(9-0-0) 		BW Submission (Strikes)
Abu Dhabi Warriors Fighting Championship 61 		1 02:49
NRB 06/14/2025 W
(13-5-0) 		Marcelo Guarilha Faro de Jesus
(19-10-1) 		BW TKO/RSC (Injury)
Jungle Fight 137 		1 01:55
NRB 05/23/2025 L
(13-4-0) 		Sundet Aytkul
(12-1-0) 		FTW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Octagon League 73 		1 02:56
NRB 03/22/2025 L
(13-3-0) 		Wagner Reis Ferreira
(9-4-0) 		FLY TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Kicks)
Jungle Fight 135 		4 01:49
NRB 01/18/2025 W
(12-3-0) 		Eduardo Vaca Diez
(7-2-0) 		BW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Jungle Fight 134 		1 00:27
NRB 11/23/2024 W
(11-3-0) 		Gabriel Pereira da Silva
(0-4-0) 		FTW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Soldado Combat 4 		1 03:09
NRB 09/28/2024 L
(11-2-0) 		Tiago Pereira de Souza
(8-0-0) 		BW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Jungle Fight 130 		3 01:54
NRB 05/25/2024 W
(10-2-0) 		Ronaldo Jeferson Ferreira de Souza
(11-3-1) 		BW KO (Punches)
Jungle Fight 126 		1 00:59
OFF 03/23/2024 W
(9-2-0) 		Erick Visconde
(15-3-0) 		BW
( 135.6 vs. 136.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 179 (LFA 179) 		1 03:08
NRB 02/04/2024 W
(8-2-0) 		Hudson Sombra
(9-13-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Soldado Combat 		1 03:15
OFF 09/02/2023 L
(8-1-0) 		Fernando Ben 10
(18-5-0) 		CW
( 141.0 vs. 140.6 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 166 (LFA 166) 		1 02:04
NRB 08/01/2021 W
(7-1-0) 		Giliarde Wolverine
(6-6-0) 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Future Fighting Championship - Road to Future 3 		1 00:58
NRB 12/20/2019 W
(6-1-0) 		Ederson dos Santos
(1-4-0) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Centro Oeste Fight 10 		1 02:37
NRB 09/09/2018 L
(6-0-0) 		Taiyo Hayashi
(5-4-0) 		BW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Pancrase 299 		3 00:22
NRB 06/30/2018 W
(5-0-0) 		Rony Ratinho
(16-14-0) 		BW Decision (Split Decision)
Federal Gladiators Combat 4 		3 05:00
NRB 09/30/2017 W
(4-0-0) 		Erikson Benjamin Costa de Faria
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Choke)
Jungle Fight 92 		1 00:53
NRB 03/10/2017 W
(3-0-0) 		Kleison Castro da Silva
(0-1-0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Titans Fighters Champions 03/10/17 		3 05:00
NRB 11/26/2016 W
(2-0-0) 		Joao Marcos Santana do Nascimento
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Federal Gladiators Combat 2 		2 01:52
NRB 10/08/2016 W
(1-0-0) 		Rony Ratinho
(16-14-0) 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Aspera Fighting Championship 45 		2 02:46
NRB 05/25/2014 W
(0-0-0) 		Clessio Gomes
(0-1-0) 		BW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Seletiva Nacional de MMA Amador 05/25/14 		3 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class