Matheus Nicolau (19-5-1, 10) was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil on January 6, 1993. At the age of 17 years on August 7, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Pedro Alves Chalita, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 7, 2015, 22-year old Matheus Nicolau made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 against Bruno Mesquita, winning the fight in the 3rd round via submission.
Nicolau's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Asu Almabayev at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira at age 31 on October 19, 2024. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Matheus Nicolau's best fights have been against Matt Schnell, Bruno Mesquita, Louis Smolka, Tim Elliott, David Dvořák, Manel Kape and John Moraga.
Nicolau has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Oct 19, 2024 31 years, 9 months 19-5-1 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 20-2 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Apr 27, 2024 31 years, 3 months 19-4-1 (10) | 32 years, 1 months 24-8 (10) | UFC | FL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
23  | Apr 15, 2023 30 years, 3 months 19-3-1 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 14-6 (12) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and elbows |
22  | Dec 3, 2022 29 years, 10 months 19-2-1 (10) | 32 years, 10 months 16-6 (10) | UFC | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Mar 26, 2022 29 years, 2 months 18-2-1 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 20-3 (16) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Oct 8, 2021 28 years, 9 months 17-2-1 (9) | 34 years, 9 months 17-11-1 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Mar 13, 2021 28 years, 2 months 16-2-1 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 15-5 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18 | Aug 30, 2019 26 years, 7 months 15-2-1 (9) | Felipe Efrain | Brave | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | May 24, 2019 26 years, 4 months 14-2-1 (9) | Alan Gabriel | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie | |
16  | Jul 28, 2018 25 years, 6 months 13-2-1 (8) | 29 years, 7 months 18-7 (11) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
15  | Dec 30, 2017 24 years, 11 months 13-1-1 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jul 8, 2016 23 years, 6 months 12-1-1 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 16-4 (10) | TUF | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
13 | Nov 7, 2015 22 years, 10 months 11-1-1 (8) | Bruno Mesquita | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie |
12 | Aug 24, 2014 21 years, 7 months 10-1-1 (7) | Derinaldo Guerra da Silva | FL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11 | Jun 6, 2014 21 years, 5 months 9-1-1 (6) | Pedro Arruda | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10 | Dec 20, 2013 20 years, 11 months 8-1-1 (5) | Vanderlei Carvalho Leite | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 9, 2012 19 years, 11 months 7-1-1 (5) | Pedro Nobre | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Dec 9, 2012 19 years, 11 months 7-0-1 (5) | Denison Silva | FL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 21, 2012 19 years, 8 months 6-0-1 (5) | Larry Passos Vargas | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Jun 29, 2012 19 years, 5 months 5-0-1 (4) | Gilberto Dias | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Mar 12, 2012 19 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (4) | Michael Daboville | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
4 | Oct 15, 2011 18 years, 9 months 3-0-1 (3) | Damien Pighiera | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Sep 3, 2011 18 years, 7 months 2-0-1 (2) | Larry Passos Vargas | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | ||
2 | Apr 9, 2011 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Fernando Silva | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
1 | Aug 7, 2010 17 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Pedro Alves Chalita | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
