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Brazil
Cacador, Santa Catarina
Junior dos Santos
"
Cigano
"
AGE
40
/
Jan 30, 1984
HEIGHT
6'4"
/
193.04 cm
WEIGHT
250 lbs
/
113.4 kg
ASSOCIATION
Champion Team
/
Nordeste Jiu-Jitsu
/
American Top Team
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
23
KO
/
TKO
16
70%
SUBMISSIONS
1
4%
DECISIONS
6
26%
Losses
10
KO
/
TKO
8
80%
SUBMISSIONS
1
10%
DECISIONS
1
10%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Alan Belcher
GFC 7 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 7
Mar / 02 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Larry Downs Jr.
2
4:39
win
Fabricio Werdum
GFC 5 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 5
Sep / 08 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Andrew Glenn
3
5:00
loss
Yorgan De Castro
EFC 47 - Eagle FC 47: dos Santos vs. De Castro
May / 20 / 2022
TKO (Shoulder Injury)
Andrew Glenn
3
0:35
loss
Ciryl Gane
UFC 256 - Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Dec / 12 / 2020
TKO (Elbow)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:34
loss
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
UFC 252 - Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Aug / 15 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:47
loss
Curtis Blaydes
UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos
Jan / 25 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:06
loss
Francis Ngannou
UFC on ESPN 3 - Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Jun / 29 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:11
win
Derrick Lewis
UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Mar / 09 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:58
win
Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Dec / 01 / 2018
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:30
win
Blagoy Ivanov
UFC Fight Night 133 - Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Jul / 14 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Stipe Miocic
UFC 211 - Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2
May / 13 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:22
win
Ben Rothwell
UFC Fight Night 86 - Rothwell vs. Dos Santos
Apr / 10 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Alistair Overeem
UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Dec / 19 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:43
win
Stipe Miocic
UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Dec / 13 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Cain Velasquez
UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
Oct / 19 / 2013
TKO (Slam and Punch)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
3:09
win
Mark Hunt
UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
May / 25 / 2013
KO (Spinning Hook Kick)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:18
loss
Cain Velasquez
UFC 155 - Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2
Dec / 29 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Frank Mir
UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir
May / 26 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:04
win
Cain Velasquez
UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Nov / 12 / 2011
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:04
win
Shane Carwin
UFC 131 - Dos Santos vs. Carwin
Jun / 11 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Roy Nelson
UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Aug / 07 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Marcos Rosales
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Gabriel Gonzaga
UFC Live 1 - Vera vs. Jones
Mar / 21 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:53
win
Gilbert Yvel
UFC 108 - Evans vs. Silva
Jan / 02 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:07
win
Mirko Filipovic
UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Sep / 19 / 2009
TKO (Submission to Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:00
win
Stefan Struve
UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson
Feb / 21 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:54
win
Fabricio Werdum
UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote
Oct / 25 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Marc Fennell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:21
win
Geronimo dos Santos
DF - Demo Fight 3
May / 24 / 2008
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
N/A
loss
Joaquim Ferreira
MTL - Final
Nov / 10 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:13
win
Jair Junior
MTL - Mo Team League 2
Sep / 29 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
1
2:52
win
Joaquim Ferreira
XFC - Brazil
Apr / 29 / 2007
TKO (Retirement)
1
5:00
win
Edson Ramos
XFC - Brazil
Apr / 29 / 2007
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
1
8:46
win
Eduardo Maiorino
MF - Minotauro Fights 5
Dec / 09 / 2006
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
0:50
win
Jailson Silva Santos
DF - Demo Fight 1
Jul / 16 / 2006
KO (Soccer Kick)
1
2:58
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