Read below for a look at the history of Brazilian fighters in the UFC, including an All-Time roster...
From Anderson and Royce to Wanderlei and Lyoto, "The Phenom" to "The King of The Streets," the history of Brazilian fighters in the UFC is a rich one. With UFC RIO approaching on August 27th, let's take a "by the numbers" look at the fighters who have made the Octagon a second home.
RECORDS / FACTS
Brazilian UFC Champions
1. Murilo Bustamante
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Anderson Silva
4. “Minotauro” Nogueira
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
7. Jose Aldo
Brazilians in UFC title fights
1. Patino vs Pat Miletich – UFC 18
2. Pederneiras vs Pat Miletich – UFC 21
3. W.Silva vs Tito Ortiz – UFC 25
4. Rizzo vs Kevin Randleman – UFC 26
5. Rizzo vs Randy Couture I – UFC 31
6. Rizzo vs Randy Couture II – UFC 34
7. Bustamante vs Dave Menne – UFC 35
8. Bustamante vs Matt Lindland – UFC 37
9. Belfort vs Randy Couture II – UFC 46
10. Belfort vs Randy Couture III – UFC 49
11. Sobral vs Chuck Liddell II – UFC 62
12. A.Silva vs Rich Franklin I – UFC 64
13. Franca vs Sean Sherk – UFC 73
14. A.Silva vs Nate Marquardt – UFC 73
15. Gonzaga vs Randy Couture – UFC 74
16. A.Silva vs Rich Franklin II – UFC 77
17. M.Nogueira vs Tim Sylvia – UFC 81
18. A.Silva vs Dan Henderson – UFC 82
19. A.Silva vs Patrick Cote – UFC 90
20. M.Nogueira vs Frank Mir – UFC 92
21. A.Silva vs Leites – UFC 97
22. Machida vs Rashad Evans – UFC 98
23. Alves vs Georges St-Pierre – UFC 100
24. Machida vs Rua – UFC 104
25. A.Silva vs Demian Maia – UFC 112
26. Rua vs Machida II – UFC 113
27. A.Silva vs Sonnen – UFC 117
28. A.Silva vs Belfort – UFC 126
29. Rua vs Jon Jones – UFC 128
30. Aldo vs Hominick – UFC 129
Most Wins
1. Anderson Silva 13
2. Royce Gracie 11
3. Thiago Alves 10
4. Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida, Pedro Rizzo, Gleison Tibau 9
5. Demian Maia 8
Most Losses
1. Wanderlei Silva 6
2. Thiago Alves, Vitor Belfort, Ricardo Almeida, Gabriel Gonzaga, Pedro Rizzo, Hermes Franca, Gleison Tibau 5
3. Renato Sobral, Fabiano Iha, Jorge Gurgel, Wilson Gouveia 4
Most Knockouts
1. Vitor Belfort 9
2. Anderson Silva 8
3. Thiago Alves 7
4. Pedro Rizzo 6
5. Gabriel Gonzaga 5
Most Submissions
1. Royce Gracie 11
2. Demian Maia, Wilson Gouveia 5
3. Renato Sobral 4
4. Anderson Silva 3
First Brazilian Fighter in UFC
Royce Gracie – UFC 1
Fighters to go from The Ultimate Fighter to the UFC
Jorge Gurgel (TUF2)
Vinicius Magalhaes (TUF8)
Brazil vs Brazil
1. Tulio Palhares vs Adriano Santos – Ultimate Brazil
2. Cesar Marsucci vs Paulo Santos – Ultimate Brazil
3. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabiano Scherner – UFC 60
4. Diego Saraiva vs Jorge Gurgel – UFC 73
5. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabricio Werdum – UFC 80
6. Thiago Silva vs Antonio Mendes – UFC 84
7. Hermes Franca vs Marcus Aurelio – UFC 90
8. Fabricio Werdum vs Junior Dos Santos – UFC 90
9. Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva – UFC 94
10. Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites – UFC 97*
11. Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua – UFC 104*
12. Rousimar Palhares vs Lucio Linhares – UFC 107
13. Junior Dos Santos vs Gabriel Gonzaga – UFC on VERSUS
14. Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia – UFC 112*
15. Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua II – UFC 113*
16. Demian Maia vs Mario Miranda – UFC 118
17. Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 126*
18. Gleison Tibau vs Rafaello Oliveira – UFC 130
*title fight
Unbeaten in UFC
Anderson Silva 11-0
Junior Dos Santos 7-0
Tulio Palhares 1-0
Ebenezer Fontes Braga 1-0
Marcello Mello 1-0
Cesar Marsucci 1-0
Rafael Carino 1-0
Edson Barboza 2-0
Maiquel Falcao 1-0
Jose Aldo 1-0
Renan Barao 1-0
Ronny Markes 1-0
Record of Brazilians in UFC debuts
37-58-1, 1 NC
ALL-TIME ROSTER
Marcelo Aguiar – UFC 26
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1Matt Hughes
Jose Aldo – UFC 129
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – W5 Mark Hominick
Ricardo Almeida – UFC 31 – Born in NYC
UFC Record – 6-5
UFC Debut – LDQ3 Matt Lindland
Amilcar Alves – UFC 118
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – Lsub3 Mike Pierce
Thiago Alves – UFN2
UFC Record – 10-5
UFC Debut – Lsub2 Spencer Fisher
Junior Assuncao – UFC 64
UFC Record – 1-2
UFC Debut – Lsub1 Kurt Pellegrino
Raphael Assuncao – UFC 128
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – KO by 1 Erik Koch
Marcus Aurelio – UFC 74
UFC Record – 2-4
UFC Debut – L3 Clay Guida
Renan Barao – UFC 130
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – W3 Cole Escovedo
Edson Barboza – UFC 123
UFC Record – 2-0
UFC Debut – TKO3 Mike Lullo
Carlos Barreto – UFC 15
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – LDec Dave Beneteau
Alexandre Barros – UFC 93
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Martin Kampmann
Vitor Belfort – UFC 12
UFC Record – 9-5
UFC Debut – TKO1 Tra Telligman
Amaury Bitetti – UFC 9
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Don Frye
Ebenezer Fontes Braga – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Jeremy Horn
Murilo Bustamante – UFC 25
UFC Record – 3-1
UFC Debut – Wsub2 Yoji Anjo
Fabricio Camoes – UFC 106
UFC Record – 0-1-1
UFC Debut – Draw 3 Caol Uno
Luiz Cane – UFC 79
UFC Record – 4-3
UFC Debut – LDQ1 James Irvin
Rafael Carino – UFC 9
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – TKO1 Matt Andersen
Roan Carneiro – UFN9
UFC Record – 2-3
UFC Debut – W3 Rich Clementi
Edilberto Crocota – UFC 70
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – TKO by 3 Paul Taylor
Marcio Cruz – UFC 55
UFC Record – 2-2
UFC Debut – Wsub2 Keigo Kunihara
Alexandre Dantas – UFC 27
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – TKO by 3 Yuki Kondo
Rafael Dos Anjos – UFC 91
UFC Record – 4-3
UFC Debut – KO by 3 Jeremy Stephens
Junior Dos Santos – UFC 90
UFC Record – 7-0
UFC Debut – TKO1 Fabricio Werdum
Hugo Duarte – UFC 17
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Tank Abbott
Maiquel Falcao – UFC 123
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – W3 Gerald Harris
Alexandre Ferreira – UFC 122
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Vladimir Matyushenko
Hermes Franca – UFC 42
UFC Record – 6-5
UFC Debut – W3 Rich Crunkilton
Willamy Freire
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – L3 Waylon Lowe
Ricardo Funch – UFC 107
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – L3 Johny Hendricks
Allan Goes – UFC 17
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Ldec Dan Henderson
Gabriel Gonzaga – UFC 56
UFC Record – 7-5
UFC Debut – KO3 Kevin Jordan
Wilson Gouveia – TUF3 Finale
UFC Record – 6-4
UFC Debut – L3 Keith Jardine
Renzo Gracie – UFC 112
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 3 Matt Hughes
Rolles Gracie – UFC 109
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Joey Beltran
Royce Gracie – UFC 1
UFC Record – 11-2-1
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Art Jimmerson
Fabio Gurgel – UFC 11
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Ldec Jerry Bohlander
Jorge Gurgel – UFN5
UFC Record – 3-4
UFC Debut – L3 Mark Hominick
Andre Gusmao – UFC 87
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – L3 Jon Jones
Fabiano Iha – UFC 20
UFC Record – 3-4
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Laverne Clark
Wallid Ismail – UFC 12
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Ldec Kazuo Takahashi
Thales Leites – TUF4 Finale
UFC Record – 5-3
UFC Debut – L3 Martin Kampmann
Lucio Linhares – UFC 107
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – Lsub2 Rousimar Palhares
Lyoto Machida – UFC 67
UFC Record – 9-2
UFC Debut – W3 Sam Hoger
Vinicius Magalhaes – TUF8 Finale
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Ryan Bader
Demian Maia – UFC 77
UFC Record – 8-3
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Ryan Jensen
Fabio Maldonado – UFC 120
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – TKO 3 James McSweeney
Ronny Markes – UFC Live 5
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – W3 Karlos Vemola
Cesar Marsucci – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – TKO1 Paulo Santos
Marcelo Mello – UFC 20
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – TKO1 David Roberts
Antonio Mendes – UFC 84
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – Lsub1 Thiago Silva
Mario Miranda – UFN21
UFC Record – 1-3
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Gerald Harris
Joe Moreira – UFC 8
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – Ldec Paul Varelans
Flavio Luiz Moura – UFC 21
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Lsub1 Paul Jones
Rafael Natal – UFN 22
UFC Record – 1-1-1
UFC Debut – L3 Rich Attonito
Mario Neto – UFC 63
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – KO by 2 Eddie Sanchez
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – UFC 73
UFC Record – 3-2
UFC Debut – W3 Heath Herring
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – UFC 106
UFC Record – 2-2
UFC Debut – TKO1 Luiz Cane
Diego Nunes – UFC 125
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – W3 Mike Brown
Charles Oliveira – UFC Live 2
UFC Record – 2-2, 1 NC
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Darren Elkins
Rafaello Oliveira – UFC 103
UFC Record – 1-3
UFC Debut – L3 Nik Lentz
Fredson Paixao – TUF12 Finale
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – KO by 1 Pablo Garza
Rousimar Palhares – UFC 84
UFC Record – 5-2
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Ivan Salaverry
Tulio Palhares – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 1-0
UFC Debut – TKO1 Adriano Santos
Jorge Patino – UFC 18
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Ldec Pat Miletich
Andre Pederneiras – UFC 21
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Pat Miletich
Joao Marcos Pierini – UFC 37.5
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Yves Edwards
Vinicius Querioz – UFC 120
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – Lsub3 Rob Broughton
Pedro Rizzo – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 9-5
UFC Debut – KO1 Tank Abbott
Carlos Eduardo Rocha – UFC 122
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Kris McCray
Vagner Rocha – UFC 131
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – L3 Donald Cerrone
Mauricio Rua – UFC 76
UFC Record – 3-3
UFC Debut – Lsub3 Forrest Griffin
Marco Ruas – UFC 7
UFC Record – 4-2
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Larry Cureton
Rodrigo Ruas – UFC 37.5
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Tony Fryklund
Jorge Santiago – UFN5
UFC Record – 1-3
UFC Debut – KO1 Justin Levens
Adriano Santos – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1Tulio Palhares
Paulo Santos – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Cesar Marsucci
Diego Saraiva – UFC 67
UFC Record – 0-3
UFC Debut – L3 Dustin Hazelett
Fabiano Scherner – UFN2
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Brandon Vera
Anderson Silva – UFN5
UFC Record – 13-0
UFC Debut – KO1 Chris Leben
Assuerio Silva – UFN3
UFC Record – 0-3
UFC Debut – L3 Tim Sylvia
Jay Silva – UFN19
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – L3 CB Dollaway
Thiago Silva – UFC 71
UFC Record – 5-2, 1 NC
UFC Debut – TKO1 James Irvin
Wanderlei Silva – Ultimate Brazil
UFC Record – 3-6
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Vitor Belfort
Marcus “Conan” Silveira – Ultimate Japan
UFC Record – 0-1, 1 NC
UFC Debut – NC Kazushi Sakuraba
Renato Sobral – UFC 28
UFC Record – 6-4
UFC Debut – W3 Maurice Smith
Eugenio Tadeu – UFC 16
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 1 Mikey Burnett
Thiago Tavares – UFN9
UFC Record – 5-4-1
UFC Debut – W3 Naoyuki Kotani
Paulo Thiago – UFC 95
UFC Record – 3-3
UFC Debut – KO1 Josh Koscheck
Gleison Tibau – UFC 65
UFC Record – 9-5
UFC Debut – TKO by 2 Nick Diaz
Ronys Torres – UFC 109
UFC Record – 0-2
UFC Debut – L3 Melvin Guillard
Roberto Traven – UFC 11
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – Wsub1 Dave Berry
Renato Verissimo – UFC 46
UFC Record – 1-2
UFC Debut – W3 Carlos Newton
Danillo Villefort – UFC 101
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – TKO by 3 Jesse Lennox
Fabricio Werdum – UFC 70
UFC Record – 2-2
UFC Debut – L3 Andrei Arlovski
Eldo Dias Xavier – UFC 4
UFC Record – 0-1
UFC Debut – KO by 1 Marcus Bossett
Rani Yahya – UFC Fight for the Troops 2
UFC Record – 1-1
UFC Debut – W3 Mike Brown