10 Middleweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023

Lucas Fernando

25 | 6’3″ | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8-1 | 6 Finishes | 4 KO/TKOs, 2 Submissions | Combined Opponents’ Record: 48-15 | Best Win – Fabio Aguiar (18-3)

Outside of one loss, Fernando has been sparking opponents putting on good performances, and finishing with knockouts. That wasn’t a bad loss either as it was to a good fighter in Diego Dias. Fernando proved how good he can be when he took out veteran Fabio Aguiar. He’s now fighting for LFA so it will help him get to the UFC.

Fernando is a tall middleweight standing at six-foot-three. He uses every bit of that reach. His reach is highlighted by a long sniping one-two and a knee. He’s very dangerous using flying knees but just as good at throwing a step-in knee. Fernando is a lethal striker/kickboxer that’s going to give a lot of guys issues. He was a member of the Brazilian Kickboxing team. His grappling is under the radar but it’s very good as well.