Murilo Bustamante

MMA · Retired

15-8-1RECORD

7KO / TKO WINS

4SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	30 Jul 1966
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight
Team	Brazilian Top Team
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1991–2012
Status	Retired
Pro debut	26 Sep 1991
Last fight	Win vs Dave Menne, 31 Mar 2012

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Titles and honours

UFC Middleweight Champion (one time, one defense)
PRIDE 2005 Welterweight Grand Prix Runner-up
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold (1999)

Background

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and Brazilian Top Team co-founder who won and defended the UFC middleweight title before fighting in PRIDE. He retired after a 2012 win over Dave Menne.

Fight history

24 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Amazon Forest Combat 2	31 Mar 2012	Manaus, Brazil
Loss	Jesse Taylor	TKO (retirement)	2	2:10	Impact FC 2 – The Uprising: Sydney	18 Jul 2010	Sydney, Australia
Loss	Makoto Takimoto	Decision (split)	2	5:00	Yarennoka!	31 Dec 2007	Saitama, Japan
Win	Ryuta Sakurai	KO (punch)	1	3:50	DEEP 29 Impact	13 Apr 2007	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Dong Sik Yoon	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 13	5 Nov 2006	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Amar Suloev	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 11	4 Jun 2006	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Dan Henderson	Decision (split)	2	5:00	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	31 Dec 2005	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix final
Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (soccer kicks)	1	9:51	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 Sep 2005	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Masanori Suda	Submission (armbar)	1	3:20	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 Sep 2005	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Ryuta Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 6	3 Apr 2005	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE Final Conflict 2004	15 Aug 2004	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Dan Henderson	TKO (knee and punches)	1	0:53	PRIDE Final Conflict 2003	9 Nov 2003	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix reserve bout
Loss	Quinton Jackson	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE Total Elimination 2003	10 Aug 2003	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Matt Lindland	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:33	UFC 37	10 May 2002	Bossier City, Louisiana, United States	Defended UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Dave Menne	TKO (punches)	2	0:44	UFC 35	11 Jan 2002	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Won UFC Middleweight Championship
Loss	Chuck Liddell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 33	28 Sep 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Sanae Kikuta	Decision (unanimous)	1	15:00	Pancrase – Trans 6	31 Oct 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yoji Anjo	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	0:31	UFC 25	14 Apr 2000	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jerry Bohlander	KO (upkick)	1	5:38	Pentagon Combat	27 Sep 1997	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Draw	Tom Erikson	Draw	1	40:00	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	22 Nov 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	Tournament final
Win	Juan Mott	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:08	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	22 Nov 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Win	Chris Haseman	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	1:01	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	22 Nov 1996	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Win	Joe Charles	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:08	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2	24 Jun 1996	Brazil
Win	Marcelo Mendes	TKO (injury)	1	4:42	Desafio Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre	26 Sep 1991	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil