Joao Pedro Saldanha
Joao Pedro Saldanha is ranked 262nd of 480 featherweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,679262nd of 480 · Featherweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.49Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,717, 18 Jan 2025
- Record
- 18–8Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Lost to Maximus LallyCW 210 - Cage Warriors 210: Dublin · TKO (Punches), R1 | −23 | +0.03 |
| 30 May 2026 | Won vs Robson Pontes da CruzBSB Fight - BSB Fight 5 · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +12 | — |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Won vs Bruno BuarqueFuture MMA 16 - Imperador vs. Albuquerque · Submission (Brabo Choke), R1 | +16 | — |
| 20 Sept 2025 | Won vs Willyam Pereira da SilvaBSB Fight - BSB Fight 2 · TKO (Flying Switch Kick and Punches), R1 | 0 | — |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Lost to Asaf ChopurovUAE Warriors 61 - AlQaisi vs. Chipfumbu · TKO (Submission to Punches), R1 | −7 | — |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Won vs Marcelo GuarilhaJungle Fight 137 - Fight of the Million: Men's Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals · TKO (Ankle Injury), R1 | +12 | — |
| 23 May 2025 | Lost to Sundet AytkulOctagon Promotion - Octagon 73: Mukhatov vs. Kuanyshbayev · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | −21 | — |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Lost to Wagner ReisJungle Fight 135 - MMA World League: Brasilia · TKO (Leg Kick), R4 | −27 | — |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Won vs Eduardo DiezJungle Fight 134 - MMA World League: Brasilia · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +48 | — |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Won vs Gabriel Pereira da SilvaSoldado Combat 4 - Vambert vs. Roberto · TKO (Punches), R1 | +1 | — |
| 28 Sept 2024 | Lost to Tiago PereiraJungle Fight 130 - 21st Anniversary · TKO (Punches), R3 | −15 | — |
| 25 May 2024 | Won vs Ronaldo FerreiraJungle Fight 126 - Brasilia · KO (Punches), R1 | +52 | — |
FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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