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Murilo Bustamante
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- Name: Murilo Bustamante
- Professional MMA Record: 15-8-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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- Current Streak: 1 Win
- Age: 46 | Date of Birth: 1966.07.30
- Last Fight: March 31, 2012 in AFC
- Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 185.2 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 6'1" (186cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
- Born: Brazil
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Personal Pages: MySpace
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A CBJJ World Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a black belt under the legendary Carlson Gracie, Murilo Bustamante began fighting professionally long before the modern mixed martial arts era had begun. His professional debut coming in 1991, Bustamante went unbeaten in his first eight bouts before losing the first fight of his career to future UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell in 2001. Following the loss to Liddell, Bustamante won the UFC Middleweight Championship by defeating Dave Menne, defending it once against Matt Lindland before vacating the title to sign with the Japan-based Pride Fighting Championships in 2002.
During his Pride career, Bustamante fought some of the most accomplished middleweight and light heavyweight fighters in the world before they were stars, including Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson (twice).
Bustamante retired in 2007 following his seventh career loss, but announced his return to active competition in 2010 after signing with Impact Fighting Championships. He lost his return bout via second round knockout. Bustamante is a respected Jiu-Jitsu and MMA coach, and at his peak was considered one of the world’s very best fighters.
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Murilo Bustamante MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Dave Menne
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
Amazon Forest Combat 2
Main Event | Middleweight | 185 lbs |
2012.03.31 |
| Weigh-In: 185.188 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Retired
2:10 Round 2 of 3, 7:10 Total |
Jesse Taylor
Ref: John McCarthy |
Impact FC 2: The Uprising - Sydney
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs |
2010.07.17 |
| Weigh-In: 185.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Split
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Makoto Takimoto
|
Yarennoka!: New Years Eve 2007
Main Card | Middleweight | 84 kg |
2007.12.31 |
| Odds: -500 Heavy Favorite Upset Defeat | Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Ryuta Sakurai | DEEP | 2007.04.13 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Dong Sik Yoon
Ref: Samio Kimura |
Pride Bushido 13: Bushido Survival Finals
Main Card | Welterweight | 83 kg |
2006.11.05 |
| Odds: -500 Heavy Favorite | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Amar Suloev
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride Bushido 11: Bushido Survival
Main Card | Tournament Round of 16 | 83 kg |
2006.06.04 |
| Odds: -270 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Dan Henderson
Ref: Minoru Toyonaga |
Pride Shockwave 2005
Main Card | Tournament Finals | 83 kg |
2005.12.31 |
| Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Strikes
9:51 Round 1 of 2 |
Ikuhisa Minowa
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Pride Bushido 9
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 83 kg |
2005.09.25 |
| Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Armlock
3:20 Round 1 of 2 |
Masanori Suda
Ref: Minoru Toyonaga |
Pride Bushido 9
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 83 kg |
2005.09.25 |
| Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Ryuta Sakurai
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride Bushido 6
Main Card | Welterweight | 83 kg |
2005.04.03 |
| Weigh-In: 180.8 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total |
Kazuhiro Nakamura
|
Pride Final Conflict 2004
Main Card | Middleweight | 93 kg |
2004.08.15 |
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
0:53 Round 1 of 2 |
Dan Henderson
Ref: Minoru Toyonaga |
Pride Final Conflict 2003
Main Card | Tournament Alternate | 93 kg |
2003.11.09 |
| Odds: -140 Slight Favorite | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total |
Quinton Jackson
|
Pride Total Elimination 2003
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 93 kg |
2003.08.10 |
|
Win | Submission | Choke
1:33 Round 3 of 5, 11:33 Total |
Matt Lindland
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 37: High Impact
Main Event | Title Defense | Middleweight | 185 |
2002.05.10 |
| Weigh-In: 183.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:44 Round 2 of 5, 5:44 Total |
Dave Menne
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 35: Throwdown
Co-Main Event | Title Challenge | Middleweight | 185 |
2002.01.11 |
| Weigh-In: 182.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Chuck Liddell
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs |
2001.09.28 |
| Odds: +185 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 199.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Sanae Kikuta | Pancrase | 2000.10.31 |
|
Win | Submission | Choke
0:31 Round 2 of 3, 5:31 Total |
Yoji Anjo
Ref: John McCarthy |
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 90 kg |
2000.04.14 |
| Weigh-In: 199.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Kick | Jerry Bohlander | Pentagon Combat | 1997.09.27 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Juan Mott | MARS | 1996.11.22 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Retired | Chris Haseman | MARS | 1996.11.22 |
| Draw | Tom Erikson | MARS | 1996.11.22 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Joe Charles | UVF 2 | 1996.06.24 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Marcelo Mendes | Desafio | 1991.09.26 |
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