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Francisco Prado

Country
Argentina
Record
13-5
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
69"
Age
24
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
Finish rate100%
13 of 13 wins inside the distance · 91st percentile
DurabilityNever stopped
Never stopped in 18 recorded bouts · 85th percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 89th percentile
6:34
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
5
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 624 lightweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min3.79
316 landed from 718 attempts — 44% accuracy · 30th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.08
6 landed from 23 attempts — 26% accuracy · 38th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.18
1 in 7 statted bouts · 14th percentile
Control time17%
15m of 1h 23m fought · 57th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 52%
Body 21%
Leg 27%
Of 316 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 37 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 7 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 23m of fight time, of the 18 bouts on record

Francisco Prado is a Welterweight from Argentina with an official record of 12-5. The 12 wins came 6 by knockout and 6 by submission. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Charles Radtke at UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg on 11 April 2026, the fourth defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 10, 2026Ismael BonfimWINKOPunchesR1 · 4:23UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Apr 11, 2026Charles RadtkeLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg
Jul 19, 2025Nikolay VeretennikovLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Feb 8, 2025Jake MatthewsLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Feb 25, 2024Daniel ZellhuberLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Jul 15, 2023Ottman AzaitarWINKOPunchesR1 · 4:05UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Feb 11, 2023Jamie MullarkeyLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Dec 16, 2022Jose Barrios VargasTitleWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 1:17Samurai Fight House 8: Prado vs. Espindola
Oct 15, 2022Adrian PerroneTitleWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 2:48Samurai Fight House 6: El Chino vs. Ziller
Jun 19, 2022Mauricio Ariel PareTitleWINSUBSubmission (Shoulder Choke)R3 · 1:07Samurai Fight House 5: Prado vs. La Furia
Feb 12, 2022Diego BasualdoTitleWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 0:34Samurai Fight House 3: Prado vs. Basualdo
Nov 6, 2021Gabriel RibeiroWINSUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 1:51Samurai Fight House 2: Perez vs. Vidal
Aug 21, 2021Lucas TavaresTitleWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 4:54Samurai Fight House 1: Perez vs. Tainara
Jun 4, 2021Hugo NogueiraWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 2:15NFC: Natal Fight Championship 19
Apr 24, 2021Octavio JobetWINSUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1CAM 2: Circuito Argentino de MMA
Dec 7, 2019Fernando SilveiraWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1Parana Strike: MMA Professional
Oct 12, 2019Rodrigo GigenaWINSUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 19
Jul 6, 2019Ayrton PuyWINKOKO/TKOR1Power Fight: La Batalla del Puente 5
KOPunchesR1 · 4:23
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jul 19, 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 8, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ottman Azaitar
Jul 15, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 4:05
Feb 11, 2023 · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jose Barrios Vargas
Dec 16, 2022 · Samurai Fight House 8: Prado vs. Espindola
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 1:17Title
Adrian Perrone
Oct 15, 2022 · Samurai Fight House 6: El Chino vs. Ziller
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:48Title
Mauricio Ariel Pare
Jun 19, 2022 · Samurai Fight House 5: Prado vs. La Furia
WIN
SUBSubmission (Shoulder Choke)R3 · 1:07Title
Diego Basualdo
Feb 12, 2022 · Samurai Fight House 3: Prado vs. Basualdo
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 0:34Title
Gabriel Ribeiro
Nov 6, 2021 · Samurai Fight House 2: Perez vs. Vidal
WIN
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 1:51
Lucas Tavares
Aug 21, 2021 · Samurai Fight House 1: Perez vs. Tainara
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:54Title
Hugo Nogueira
Jun 4, 2021 · NFC: Natal Fight Championship 19
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2 · 2:15
Octavio Jobet
Apr 24, 2021 · CAM 2: Circuito Argentino de MMA
WIN
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1
Fernando Silveira
Dec 7, 2019 · Parana Strike: MMA Professional
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Rodrigo Gigena
Oct 12, 2019 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 19
WIN
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1
Ayrton Puy
Jul 6, 2019 · Power Fight: La Batalla del Puente 5
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1

Francisco Prado’s record, in numbers

Francisco Prado’s record is 12-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 17 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 12 wins break down as 6 by knockout and 6 by submission — 12 of 12 inside the distance, a finish rate of 100%. Across all 17 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 42 seconds.

Francisco Prado has never been stopped in the 17 bouts on file; all 5 losses went to a decision. The last 4 bouts on file are all losses.

Of the 17 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 568 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Francisco Prado has a finish rate above 89% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 90% of them and a two-year bout count above 83% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Francisco Prado is listed at 5ft 10in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 24, born 15 June 2002.

These figures are recomputed from Francisco Prado’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.