Ismael Bonfim
“Marreta”
Record 20-6Brazil
The style
Aggressive Boxer-Puncher
Slick counters · Flying knees · BJJ base
GrapplingStriking
Bonfim, nicknamed 'Marreta' — Portuguese for sledgehammer — is a Brasília native and the older brother of UFC welterweight Gabriel Bonfim. He announced himself with one of the great UFC debuts in recent memory, knocking Terrance McKinney out cold with a flying knee at UFC 283 in Rio, capping a 13-fight win streak that stretched back to 2015. A slick, aggressive boxer-puncher with a 54 percent striking accuracy and a legitimate jiu-jitsu base, he has finished 13 of his 20 wins. But he arrives in Abu Dhabi in the toughest stretch of his career, having been stopped by strikes in back-to-back losses to Nazim Sadykhov and Chris Padilla.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 20-6 |
| Age | 30 |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Reach | 71.5" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 5.1 |
| Striking accuracy | 54% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.96 |
| Striking defense | 63% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 1.22 |
| Takedown accuracy | 7% |
| Takedown defense | 77% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0 |
How they win
9 KO/TKO4 SUB7 DEC
How they lose
2 KO/TKO4 SUB0 DEC