Philipe Lins

“Monstro”

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Profile

Full name	Luiz Philipe Lins Pimentel do Amaral
Nickname	Monstro
Date of birth	17 Aug 1985
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Natal, Brazil
Lives in	Coconut Creek, USA
Division	Heavyweight
Team	American Top Team
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	201 cm (79″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2005
Status	Active
Pro debut	26 Aug 2005
Last fight	Loss vs Francis Ngannou, 16 May 2026

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Titles and honours

2018 PFL Heavyweight Tournament winner

Background

Brazilian light heavyweight and heavyweight from Natal who won the 2018 PFL heavyweight tournament before joining the UFC in 2020. He trains at American Top Team in Florida and fought Francis Ngannou at heavyweight in 2026.

Fight history

24 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Francis Ngannou	KO (punch)	1	4:31	MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano	16 May 2026	Inglewood, California, USA	Heavyweight bout
Win	Ion Cutelaba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	9 Mar 2024	Miami, Florida, USA
Win	Maxim Grishin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi	3 Jun 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Ovince Saint Preux	KO (punches)	1	0:49	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield	18 Feb 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Marcin Prachnio	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade	23 Apr 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Tanner Boser	KO (punches)	1	2:41	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker	27 Jun 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Andrei Arlovski	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira	13 May 2020	Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Win	Josh Copeland	TKO (knees and punches)	4	0:30	PFL 11 (2018)	31 Dec 2018	New York City, New York, USA	Won the 2018 PFL Heavyweight Tournament
Win	Jared Rosholt	TKO (punches)	2	0:45	PFL 8 (2018)	5 Oct 2018	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs semifinal
Win	Caio Alencar	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:58	PFL 8 (2018)	5 Oct 2018	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs quarterfinal (same night as semifinal)
Win	Alex Nicholson	TKO (punches)	2	3:39	PFL 4 (2018)	19 Jul 2018	Uniondale, New York, USA	Heavyweight debut
Loss	Vadim Nemkov	KO (punches)	1	3:03	Bellator 182	25 Aug 2017	Verona, New York, USA
Loss	Kleber Silva	TKO (punches)	2	3:42	Bellator 168	10 Dec 2016	Florence, Italy
Win	Guilherme Viana	TKO (punches)	2	1:13	Bellator 159	23 Jul 2016	Mulvane, Kansas, USA
Loss	Kelly Anundson	TKO (knee injury)	1	1:40	Bellator 122	25 Jul 2014	Temecula, California, USA	Bellator 2014 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinal
Win	Austen Heidlage	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:45	Bellator 121	6 Jun 2014	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA	Bellator 2014 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament quarterfinal
Win	Travis Clark	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:40	Bellator 116	11 Apr 2014	Temecula, California, USA
Win	Armando Sixel	TKO (punches)	2	3:30	Bitetti Combat 18	31 Oct 2013	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Ubiratan Lima	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat 17	6 Sep 2013	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Daniel Alexandre Freitas Bonfim	KO (punches)	1	4:40	Rockstrike MMA 1	9 Jul 2011	Brasília, Brazil
Win	Antonio Mendes	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Nordeste Combat 1	6 Sep 2006	Natal, Brazil
Win	Anderson Cruz	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:13	Tremons Fight 2	21 Jan 2006	João Câmara, Brazil
Win	Antonio Mendes	KO (punches)	2		Bad Boy: Vale Tudo Open	8 Dec 2005	Fortaleza, Brazil
Win	Maurilio de Souza da Silva	TKO (punches)	2	1:05	Mossoró Fight 1	26 Aug 2005	Mossoró, Brazil	Pro debut