Levi Rodrigues Jr.

Rodrigues took the first loss of his career. He pressed early but Franco found his range on the feet and used it to take him down and control the first round. In the second a right hand backed him up, Franco closed to the clinch and took mount, and the referee waved it off under ground-and-pound at 1:40.

Key moments

• Applied early pressure but Franco found the range in return.
• Was taken down and controlled for much of round one.
• Was backed up by a right hand in the second, mounted, and stopped on strikes at 1:40.

Rodrigues' most visible pre-UFC appearance ended as a no contest against Freddy Vidal, which means the record stayed unbeaten without adding a sixth win. Even with the result voided, the fight still matters because it was his first Contender Series look and showed he could create damage quickly enough to force a chaotic first-round fight under UFC matchmaking eyes.

Key moments

• The bout with Vidal ended as a no contest at 3:20 of round one.
• It came on Dana White's Contender Series before his scheduled UFC debut.
• The result sits outside the official 5-0-0 record but still counts in the complete fight ledger.

Rodrigues stopped Alan Ribeiro in the opening round and kept the all-knockout winning pattern intact heading into his Contender Series showcase. It was a useful result because it gave him an LFA-level win immediately before the Vidal bout and kept the record moving in a straight line toward UFC notice.

Key moments

• Stopped Ribeiro by first-round KO/TKO at 2:47.
• Moved to 5-0 before the later no contest against Vidal.
• Added another LFA finish to a record built entirely on stoppage wins.

The Jhonny Pereira fight stands out because Rodrigues had to stay effective deep into the third round instead of blowing the doors off immediately. He still got the stoppage, but the win is more useful than a routine first-round knockout because it proved he could keep the pressure on after the quick-finish window passed.

Key moments

• Finished Pereira by injury TKO at 0:21 of round three.
• Logged the longest official win of his career to date.
• Showed he could stay dangerous even after the first two rounds.

Jose Carlos Lima pushed Rodrigues into the second round, and Rodrigues still found the stoppage before the midpoint of the frame. That matters because it gave him an LFA win at a higher visibility level than the earliest regional shows while keeping the knockout-only ledger intact.

Key moments

• Stopped Lima at 1:28 of round two.
• Delivered his first recorded LFA finish.
• Extended the unbeaten run with another knockout-based result.

Rodrigues stopped Leonardo Genuino in the first round and gave the early version of his record a recognizable LFA foothold. The result fits the rest of the profile: short fight, clean finish and enough power to keep opponents from dragging him into longer exchanges.

Key moments

• Won by first-round KO/TKO at 2:32.
• Added an LFA win less than four months after his pro debut.
• Kept the knockout streak rolling before the 2023 and 2025 jumps.

Rodrigues' professional debut lasted only 32 seconds, as he knocked out Cristiano Vicente with punches in the opening round at Rio Open DC Pro 2. The win immediately established the pattern the rest of his record would follow: short fights, clean power and no need for scorecards. It also gave him his first documented light-heavyweight result before the later LFA run made his name more visible.

Key moments

• Rodrigues stopped Vicente with punches at 0:32 of round one in his pro debut.
• The bout served as the co-main event at Rio Open DC Pro 2 in Rio de Janeiro.
• The result started the unbeaten run that later carried him into LFA and the Contender Series.