Demian Maia

MMA · Retired

28-11RECORD

3KO / TKO WINS

14SUBMISSION WINS

11DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Demian Augusto Maia Baptista
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	6 Nov 1977
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	São Paulo, Brazil
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight / Welterweight
Team	Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu
Height	183 cm (6′0″)
Reach	183 cm (72″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	2001–2021
Status	Retired
Pro debut	21 Sep 2001
Last fight	Loss vs Belal Muhammad, 12 Jun 2021

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Titles and honours

ADCC World Championship gold, 77–87 kg (2007)
CBJJO World Jiu-Jitsu Cup gold, absolute (2003)
Pan-American Championship gold, -88 kg (2006)
Super Challenge 83 kg tournament winner

Background

Maia is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 5th-degree BJJ black belt who competed in the UFC middleweight and welterweight divisions. He lost UFC title fights to Anderson Silva in 2010 and Tyron Woodley in 2017.

Fight history

39 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Belal Muhammad	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 263	12 Jun 2021	Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
Loss	Gilbert Burns	TKO (punches)	1	2:34	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira	14 Mar 2020	Brasília, Brazil
Win	Ben Askren	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:54	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren	26 Oct 2019	Kallang, Singapore	Fight of the Night
Win	Anthony Rocco Martin	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos	29 Jun 2019	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	Lyman Good	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:38	UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2	2 Feb 2019	Fortaleza, Brazil
Loss	Kamaru Usman	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman	19 May 2018	Santiago, Chile
Loss	Colby Covington	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	28 Oct 2017	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Tyron Woodley	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 214	29 Jul 2017	Anaheim, California, U.S.	For UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	Jorge Masvidal	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 211	13 May 2017	Dallas, Texas, U.S.	UFC Welterweight title eliminator
Win	Carlos Condit	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:52	UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit	27 Aug 2016	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Performance of the Night
Win	Matt Brown	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:31	UFC 198	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	Gunnar Nelson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 194	12 Dec 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Neil Magny	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:52	UFC 190	1 Aug 2015	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Performance of the Night
Win	Ryan LaFlare	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare	21 Mar 2015	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Deducted one point in round 5 for timidity
Win	Alexander Yakovlev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado	31 May 2014	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Rory MacDonald	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 170	22 Feb 2014	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Fight of the Night
Loss	Jake Shields	Decision (split)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields	9 Oct 2013	Barueri, Brazil
Win	Jon Fitch	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 156	2 Feb 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Rick Story	Submission (neck crank)	1	2:30	UFC 153	13 Oct 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Dong Hyun Kim	TKO (rib injury)	1	0:47	UFC 148	7 Jul 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Welterweight debut
Loss	Chris Weidman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis	28 Jan 2012	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	Jorge Santiago	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 136	8 Oct 2011	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Loss	Mark Muñoz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 131	11 Jun 2011	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Kendall Grove	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale	4 Dec 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Mario Miranda	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 118	28 Aug 2010	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Loss	Anderson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 112	10 Apr 2010	Abu Dhabi, UAE	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 109	6 Feb 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	Nate Marquardt	KO (punch)	1	0:21	UFC 102	29 Aug 2009	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Win	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:37	UFC 95	21 Feb 2009	London, England
Win	Nate Quarry	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:13	UFC 91	15 Nov 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Jason MacDonald	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:44	UFC 87	9 Aug 2008	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Submission of the Night
Win	Ed Herman	Technical submission (mounted triangle choke)	2	2:27	UFC 83	19 Apr 2008	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Submission of the Night
Win	Ryan Jensen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:40	UFC 77	20 Oct 2007	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	Submission of the Night
Win	Ryan Stout	TKO (shoulder injury)	1	1:54	GFC: Evolution	19 May 2007	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Win	Fabio Nascimento	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:35	Super Challenge 1	7 Oct 2006	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Won Super Challenge 83 kg tournament
Win	Łukasz Chlewicki	Submission (armbar)	1	4:22	The Cage Vol. 4: Redemption	3 Dec 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Win	Raul Sosa	TKO (punches)	1	0:48	Tormenta en el Ring	21 Sep 2001	Caracas, Venezuela	MMA debut
Win	Gustavo Machado	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00				Date and event not listed in source
Win	Vitelmo Bandeira	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:30				Date and event not listed in source