Junior Dos Santos “Cigano”

Age 40
Gender Male
Height 6' 4"
Weight Class Heavyweight
Out of Salvador, Bahia, Bahia
Born Salvador, Bahia

Junior Dos Santos is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 23-10-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 17 years, 7 months, 15 days
Rounds Fought 61.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.9
Longest Layoff 1 year, 5 months, 8 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 12 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
03/02/2024 W
(22-10-0)
Alan Belcher
(20-8-0)
HW
(250.6 vs. 233.4)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
GameBred BareKnuckle Dos Santos vs. Belcher
2 04:39
09/08/2023 W
(21-10-0)
Fabricio Werdum
(24-9-1)
HW
(244.4 vs. 245.8)
Decision (Split Decision)
GameBred Bareknuckle Dos Santos vs. Werdum
3 05:00
05/20/2022 L
(21-9-0)
Yorgan De Castro
(8-3-0)
HW
(245.6 vs. 264.0)
TKO/RSC
Eagle FC 47
3 00:35
12/12/2020 L
(21-8-0)
Ciryl Gane
(6-0-0)
HW
(246.5 vs. 247.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC 256: FIGUEIREDO vs MORENO
2 02:34
08/15/2020 L
(21-7-0)
Jair Rozenstruik
(10-1-0)
HW
(238.5 vs. 254.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC 252: MIOCIC vs CORMIER
2 03:47
01/25/2020 L
(21-6-0)
Curtis Blaydes
(12-2-0)
HW
(247.0 vs. 248.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC ESPN FN 31 - BLAYDES vs. DOS SANTOS
2 01:06
06/29/2019 L
(21-5-0)
Francis Ngannou
(13-3-0)
HW
(249.0 vs. 255.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on ESPN 3
1 01:11
03/09/2019 W
(20-5-0)
Derrick Lewis
(21-6-0)
HW
(246.0 vs. 265.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC on ESPN+ #4
2 01:58
12/02/2018 W
(19-5-0)
Tai Tuivasa
(9-0-0)
HW
(255.0 vs. 262.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2 02:30
07/14/2018 W
(18-5-0)
Blagoy Ivanov
(15-1-0)
HW
(247.5 vs. 257.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov
5 05:00
05/13/2017 L
(18-4-0)
Stipe Miocic
(16-2-0)
HW
(245.0 vs. 246.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 211: MIOCIC vs. DOS SANTOS
1 02:22
04/10/2016 W
(17-4-0)
Ben Rothwell
(36-9-0)
HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
5 05:00
12/19/2015 L
(17-3-0)
Alistair Overeem
(39-14-0)
HW
(249.0 vs. 243.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC on FOX 17: Cerrone vs Dos Anjos
2 04:43
12/13/2014 W
(16-3-0)
Stipe Miocic
(12-1-0)
HW
(242.0 vs. 243.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on FOX: Miocic vs Dos Santos
5 05:00
10/19/2013 L
(16-2-0)
Cain Velasquez
(12-1-0)
HW
(240.0 vs. 241.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 166: Dos Santos vs Velasquez
5 03:09
05/25/2013 W
(15-2-0)
Mark Hunt
(9-7-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 264.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva
3 04:18
12/29/2012 L
(15-1-0)
Cain Velasquez
(10-1-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 240.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez
5 05:00
05/26/2012 W
(14-1-0)
Frank Mir
(16-5-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 261.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 146: Mir vs. Dos Santos
2 03:04
11/12/2011 W
(13-1-0)
Cain Velasquez
(9-0-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 249.0)
KO
UFC: No Mercy - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
1 01:02
06/11/2011 W
(12-1-0)
Shane Carwin
(12-1-0)
HW
(239.0 vs. 254.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin
3 05:00
08/07/2010 W
(11-1-0)
Roy Nelson
(15-4-0)
HW
(240.0 vs. 263.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
3 05:00
03/21/2010 W
(10-1-0)
Gabriel Gonzaga
(11-4-0)
HW
(238.0 vs. 255.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC Live on Versus: Vera vs Jones
1 03:53
01/02/2010 W
(9-1-0)
Gilbert Yvel
(35-13-1)
HW
(237.0 vs. 239.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
1 02:07
09/19/2009 W
(8-1-0)
Mirko Cro Cop
(25-6-2)
HW
(236.0 vs. 226.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort
3 02:00
02/19/2009 W
(7-1-0)
Stefan Struve
(15-2-0)
HW
(237.0 vs. 240.0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson
1 00:54
10/25/2008 W
(6-1-0)
Fabricio Werdum
(11-3-1)
HW
(234.0 vs. 256.0)
KO
UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote
1 01:20
NSF 05/24/2008 W
(5-1-0)
Geronimo Mondragon
(7-5-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
Demo Fight 3
1 05:00
NSF 11/10/2007 L
(5-0-0)
Joaquim Ferreira
(3-2-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Mo Team League: Final
1 05:00
NSF 09/29/2007 W
(4-0-0)
Jair Goncalves Junior
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Mo Team League 2
1 02:52
NSF 04/29/2007 W
(2-0-0)
Edson Ramos
(2-4-0)
TKO/RSC
XFC Brasil 1
08:46
NSF 04/29/2007 W
(2-0-0)
Joaquim Ferreira
(2-0-0)
Decision
XFC Brasil 1
05:00
NSF 12/09/2006 W
(1-0-0)
Eduardo Maiorino
(2-5-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Minotauro Fights 5
1 00:50
NSF 07/16/2006 W
(0-0-0)
Jailson Santos
(1-2-0)
TKO/RSC
Demo Fight 1
1 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class