[2][3] After starting the sport in a social project in Ribeirão das Neves and combining taekwondo with work as a bricklayer's assistant and waiter to help around the house, Maicon only began to dedicate himself exclusively to fighting in 2013, when he moved to São Caetano do Sul.

[6] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won his first fight against the American Stephen Lambdin, in the quarterfinals he lost to the Nigerien athlete, Abdoul Razak Issoufou.

After beating Frenchman M'Bar N'Diaye, he went on to compete for bronze against Mahama Cho, from the United Kingdom, and won by one point after blows at the end.

[8] At the 2017 Summer Universiade, Maicon reached the final, but was unable to compete due to a muscle contracture in his lower back, taking silver.

[17] At the 2023 Pan American Games, the men's team, formed by Maicon Andrade, Edival Pontes and Paulo Melo, won an unprecedented gold medal for the country, after a thrilling comeback over Cuba in the semifinals, with a 76-60 triumph, and a crushing victory over Chile 48 to 16, where the Brazilian team was impressive in front of the noisy fans who attended the Centro de Deportes de Contacto.