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Marcelo Rojo
Featherweight · “Pitbull”

Marcelo Rojo

0-3-0
Forward Pressure
5'8"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:51Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 53 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Nov 2022 · stats read 41 → nudged -6 inside the band · claims kicking +1, pressure +1 (+2) Accuracy — Weak, rated 23 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking D — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: striking defence marked as a minus · stats read 14 → nudged -8 inside the band · claims striking defense -2 (-6) Durability — Weak, rated 4 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Weak, rated 19 of 100 · claims clinch +2 (+2) TD Defense — Average, rated 48 of 100 · claims getup +1 (+2) Grappling — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · claims sub offense +1, ground and pound +2 (+4) Control — Weak, rated 20 of 100 · claims ground and pound +2 (+3) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · November 29, 2022 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 1 read
grappling not yet read
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138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling, Control · stats alone on Accuracy, Durability.

Built on 32 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Forward Pressure 4.9 landed and 6.4 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.42
Striking accuracy39.6%
Striking defense55.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.46
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time3.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Francis Marshall coinflip UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · November 29, 2022
strikinggood

calls it full of unknowns, says he cannot bring himself to bet it, and never firmly commits beyond 'probably'

A rough, forward-pressing brawler he calls his favorite kind of stylistic matchup to break down: a clinch-knee specialist who makes fights ugly, finishes well once on top, and stays dangerous even from his back. He flags that Rojo is moving up a weight class for this fight and that Rojo can be hit clean.

Strengthaggressive, messy pressure fighter
Strengthstrong clinch and knee game
Strengthdangerous ground-and-pound once on top
Strengthstays dangerous even off his back
Weaknesscan be hit clean and often

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
March 13, 2021 vs Charles Jourdain — 5.1/min (L) Mar '21 February 12, 2022 vs Kyler Phillips — 4.66/min (L) Feb '22 December 3, 2022 vs Francis Marshall — 4.97/min (L) Dec '22

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Francis Marshall 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:14 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · December 3, 2022
31/47Sig. strikes
23/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kyler Phillips 9-2 walk-in Submission · R3 1:48 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
55/153Sig. strikes
80/164Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Charles Jourdain 10-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · March 13, 2021
74/204Sig. strikes
106/220Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Charles Jourdain › Simulate vs Charles Jourdain ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
0-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 134 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.9 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 6.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 39.6% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 55.1% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 37.4%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 60.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 3.0% avg 20.1%

Headshot of Marcelo Rojo by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized