UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STERLING VS ZALAL

Event UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STERLING VS ZALAL
Date Apr 25, 2026
Division Middleweight
Status Completed
Venue Meta APEX
Broadcast PARAMOUNT +
L
The Black Belt Hunter | 11-5-0 Rodolfo Vieira
W
11-4-1 Eric McConico

Rodolfo Vieira vs Eric McConico

Method :Decision (unanimous)
Round :R3
Time :5:00
Time format :(5-5-5)
Referee :Kerry Hatley
Details :(29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Rodolfo Vieira The Black Belt Hunter | 11-5-0 Rodolfo Vieira vs Eric McConico Eric McConico 11-4-1
πŸ‡§πŸ‡·Rodolfo Vieira The Black Belt Hunter 11-5-0 Rodolfo Vieira πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

Fight Overview

RoundR3
Time5:00
MethodDecision (unanimous)
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈEric McConico 11-4-1 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Eric McConico
Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Rodolfo Vieira owns a 18-point Elo edge (solid). Rodolfo Vieira shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 1 shared opponent give extra context.

Recent form

Rodolfo Vieira L L W L W Β· -21 Elo last 5
L L W L W
Eric McConico W L W L W Β· +13 Elo last 5
W L W L W

Elo edge

Rodolfo Vieira 1647 -19 last move
Eric McConico 1629 +19 last move

Stat advantages

Takedown average
2.70 vs 0
Takedown accuracy
21% vs 0%
Submission average
0.90 vs 0
Sig. strikes landed per min
3.55 vs 2.61

Finishing profile

Rodolfo Vieira submission leads 82% of wins
Eric McConico KO/TKO leads 36% of wins

Common opponents

Cody Brundage Rodolfo Vieira: win Β· Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Β· Apr 29, 2023 Eric McConico: win Β· Decision (split) Β· Aug 9, 2025
Rodolfo Vieira Fight stats Eric McConico
58 Total strikes 73
4 Takedowns 2
1 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
40 Sig. strikes 54
1 Knockdowns 0
384 Control time 51
15 Total strikes 19
4 Takedowns 2
1 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
10 Sig. strikes 11
1 Knockdowns 0
195 Control time 21
27 Total strikes 24
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
20 Sig. strikes 20
0 Knockdowns 0
108 Control time 0
16 Total strikes 30
0 Takedowns 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0 Rev. 0
10 Sig. strikes 23
0 Knockdowns 0
81 Control time 30