Michel Prazeres

Prazeres began training MMA at age 12 when he watched his inspiration, Bruce Lee. His MMA career began in 2000, when he won his debut fight by submission. He went on to win his first six fights straight via stoppage. Prazeres built up an undefeated record of 16–0 competing in local and regional promotions across his native Brazil before signing with the UFC in early 2013.

Upon signing with the UFC, Prazeres made his promotional debut as a short notice injury replacement on May 18, 2013, against Paulo Thiago at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2013/05/michel-prazeres-vs-paulo-thiago-official-for-ufc-on-fx-8-lineup-again-complete/|title=Michel Prazeres vs. Paulo Thiago official for UFC on FX 8, lineup again complete|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=May 3, 2013}} Prazeres lost the fight by unanimous decision, giving him his first career loss.

Prazeres next fought Jesse Ronson on September 21, 2013, at UFC 165.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2013/8/23/4650900/ufc-165-jesse-ronson-vs-michel-prazeres-mark-bocek-injury-sept-21-toronto-mma|title=UFC 165: Jesse Ronson vs. Michel Prazeres booked for Sept. 21 in Toronto with Mark Bocek hurt|publisher=mmamania.com|date=August 23, 2013}} He won the fight by a close split decision.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2013/09/ufc-165-results-and-photos-michel-prazeres-vs-jesse-ronson/|title=UFC 165 results and photos: Michel Prazeres grinds out split vs. Jesse Ronson|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=September 21, 2013}} It was his first fight outside of his native Brazil.

Prazeres faced Mairbek Taisumov on March 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 38, replacing the injured Gleison Tibau.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/gleison-tibau-out-of-ufc-fight-night-38-mairbek-taisumov-now-faces-michel-prazeres|title=Gleison Tibau Out of UFC Fight Night 38, Mairbek Taisumov Now Faces Michel Prazeres|publisher=mmaweekly.com|date=February 19, 2014}} He won the fight by dominant unanimous decision. Taisumov had multiple point deductions and the fight ended up being scored (30-25, 30-25, 30-25) in favor of Prazeres.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/03/ufc-fight-night-38-results-michel-prazeres-dominates-mairbek-taisumov-for-upset/|title=UFC Fight Night 38 results: Michel Prazeres dominates Mairbek Taisumov for upset|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=March 23, 2014}}

Prazeres faced Kevin Lee on February 14, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 60.{{cite web|url=http://themmareport.com/2015/01/three-fights-made-official-for-ufc-fight-night-60-including-jake-lindsey-vs-james-moontasri/|title=Three fights made official for UFC Fight Night 60|publisher=themmareport.com|author=Jason Floyd|date=January 1, 2015|access-date=January 1, 2015}} He lost the fight by unanimous decision.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/kevin-lee-pushes-past-michel-prazeres-for-3rd-straight-win-021415|title=Kevin Lee pushes past Michel Prazeres for 3rd straight win|work=foxsports.com|author=Damon Martin|date=2015-02-14|access-date=2015-02-14}}

Prazeres faced Valmir Lázaro on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.{{cite news|url=http://themmareport.com/2015/08/ufc-fight-night-78-adds-hector-urbina-vs-bartosz-fabinski-valmir-lazaro-vs-michel-prazeres/|title=UFC Fight Night 78 adds Valmir Lazaro vs. Michel Prazeres|publisher=themmareport.com|author=Staff|date=2015-08-26|access-date=2015-08-26}} He won the fight by split decision.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/11/ufc-fight-night-78-results-michel-prazeres-gets-questionable-split-call-from-valmir-lazaro|title=UFC Fight Night 78 results: Michel Prazeres gets questionable split call from Valmir Lazaro|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Ben Fowlkes|date=2015-11-21|access-date=2015-11-21}}

Prazeres was expected to face Anthony Rocco Martin on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20.{{cite news|url=http://www.redeyechicago.com/sports/redeye-ufc-adds-lightweight-bout-to-united-center-fight-card-20160428-story.html|title=UFC adds lightweight bout to United Center fight card |publisher=redeyechicago.com|author=Chris Sosa|date=2016-04-28|access-date=2016-04-28}} However, Martin pulled out of the fight in early July citing a neck injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer J.C. Cottrell.{{cite news|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-on-Fox-20-Update-Cottrell-to-Make-Debut-vs-Prazeres-in-Chicago-107909|title=UFC on Fox 20 update: Cottrell to make debut vs. Prazeres in Chicago |publisher=sherdog.com|author=Tristen Critchfield|date=2016-07-12|access-date=2016-07-12}} He won the fight via unanimous decision.{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/07/ufc-on-fox-20-results-michel-prazeres-grinds-way-to-decision-win-over-j-c-cottrell|title=UFC on FOX 20 results: Michel Prazeres grinds way to decision win over J.C. Cottrell|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Ben Fowlkes|date=2016-07-23|access-date=2016-07-23}}

Prazeres next faced Gilbert Burns on September 24, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/08/burns-vs-prazeres-and-gillespie-vs-silva-added-to-ufc-fight-night-95-in-brazil|title=Gilbert Burns vs. Michel Prazeres added to UFC Fight Night 95 in Brazil|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-08-04|access-date=2016-08-04}} He won the fight via unanimous decision.{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/09/ufc-fight-night-95-results-michel-prazeres-goes-to-judges-again-sweeps-gilbert-burns|title=UFC Fight Night 95 results: Michel Prazeres goes to judges again, sweeps Gilbert Burns|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Steven Marrocco|access-date=2016-09-24|date=2016-09-24}}

Prazeres faced Josh Burkman on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106.{{cite news|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/12/29/14112012/josh-burkman-vs-michel-prazeres-to-ufc-fight-night-card-in-brazil|title=Josh Burkman vs. Michel Prazeres added to UFC Fight Night card in Brazil|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Guilherme Cruz|access-date=2016-12-29|date=2016-12-29}} He won the fight via submission in the first round.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/03/ufc-fight-night-106-results-michel-prazeres-taps-out-josh-burkman-who-retires-after-loss|title=UFC Fight Night 106 results: Michel Prazeres cruises past Josh Burkman for easy submission|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Ben Fowlkes|date=2017-03-11|access-date=2017-03-11}} The win also earned Prazeres his first Performance of the Night bonus award.{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/03/ufc-fight-night-106-bonuses-with-no-fight-of-night-who-took-home-the-4-performance-honors|title=UFC Fight Night 106 bonuses: With no 'Fight of Night,' who took home the 4 performance honors?|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2017-03-12|access-date=2017-03-12}}

Prazeres was expected to face Islam Makhachev on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 115.{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/06/desmond-green-rustam-khabilov-ufc-rotterdam-netherlands-islam-makhachev-michel-prazeres-abdul-kerim-edilov-bojan-mihajlovic|title=Trio of fights set for UFC's return to Rotterdam|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2017-06-30|access-date=2017-06-30}} However, Makhachev pulled out of the fight in mid-August citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Mads Burnell.{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/08/michel-prazeres-mads-burnell-islam-makhachev-ufc-fight-night-115|title=Michel Prazeres meets newcomer Mads Burnell, not Islam Makhachev, at UFC Fight Night 115|date=2017-08-13|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2017-08-24|language=en-US}} At the weigh ins, Prazeres missed the lightweight limit of 156 pounds, coming in at 159 pounds. As a result his bout with Mads Burnell was changed to a catchweight and Prazeres was fined 20% of his purse.{{Cite news|url=http://mmauno.com/one-fighter-misses-weight-3lbs-ufc-rotterdam/|title=One Fighter Misses Weight By 3-Pounds At UFC Rotterdam|date=2017-09-01|work=MMAUNO.COM|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}} Prazeres won the fight by submission in the third round.{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/09/ufc-rotterdam-results-michel-prazeres-earns-north-south-choke-finish-of-newcomer-mads-burnell|title=UFC-Rotterdam results: Michel Prazeres earns north-south choke finish of newcomer Mads Burnell|date=2017-09-02|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en-US}}

Prazeres faced Desmond Green on February 3, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 125.{{cite news|url=https://mma-today.com/belems-michel-prazeres-against-des-green|title=Belém's own Michel Prazeres gets hometown bout against Des Green|publisher=mma-today.com|author=Max Freedman|date=2017-12-21|access-date=2017-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105759/https://mma-today.com/belems-michel-prazeres-against-des-green|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=dead}} At the weigh-ins Prazeres weighed in at 161 pounds, 5 pounds over the lightweight non title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at a catchweight and Prazeres was fined 20 percent of his purse to Green.{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2018/02/ufc-fight-night-125-belem-lyoto-machida-eryk-anders-weigh-in-results|title=UFC Fight Night 125 weigh-ins: Eryk Anders on mark on second try, but two miss (updated)|date=2018-02-02|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en-US}} He won the fight via unanimous decision.{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2018/02/ufc-fight-night-125-results-massive-weight-miss-michel-prazeres-cruises-desmond-green|title=UFC Fight Night 125 results: After massive weight miss, Michel Prazeres cruises past Desmond Green|date=2018-02-04|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-02-04|language=en-US}}

Prazeres faced Zak Cummings on May 19, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 129.{{Cite news|url=https://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/ufc-encaminha-duelo-entre-michel-trator-e-zak-cummings-no-chile-no-meio-medio.ghtml|title=UFC encaminha duelo entre Michel Trator e Zak Cummings no Chile, no meio-médio|work=Sportv|access-date=2018-03-22|language=pt-BR}} He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.{{Cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/05/ufc-fight-night-129-results-michel-prazeres-moves-up-in-weight-takes-split-over-zak-cummings|title=UFC Fight Night 129 results: Michel Prazeres moves up in weight, takes split over Zak Cummings|date=2018-05-20|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-05-20|language=en-US}}

Prazeres faced Bartosz Fabiński on November 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 140.{{cite web|url=http://mmabrasil.com.br/michel-trator-enfrenta-bartosz-fabinski-no-ufc-fight-night-140|title=Michel Tractor faces Bartosz Fabinski at UFC Fight Night 140|publisher=mmabrasil.com.br|author=Matheus Costa|date=2018-09-04|access-date=2018-09-04|language=pt}} He won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.{{Cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/11/ufc-argentina-results-michel-prazeres-steamrolls-bartosz-fabinski-in-just-62-seconds|title=UFC Argentina results: Michel Prazeres steamrolls Bartosz Fabinski in just 62 seconds|date=2018-11-18|work=MMAjunkie|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}

Prazeres was scheduled to face Ramazan Emeev at UFC Fight Night 145.{{Cite web|url=https://inthecage.pl/doniesienia-michel-prazeres-vs-ramazan-emeev-dodane-na-rozpiske-ufc-on-espn3-w-pradze/|title=Doniesienia: Michel Prazeres vs. Ramazan Emeev dodane na rozpiskę UFC on ESPN+3 w Pradze|last=Oleś|first=Bartosz|date=2018-12-26|website=InTheCage.pl|language=pl-PL|access-date=2018-12-26}} However, on February 4, 2019, it was reported that Emeev pulled out of the fight, citing injury.{{Cite web|url=https://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/ramazan-emeev-deixa-o-card-do-ufc-praga-e-michel-trator-aguarda-novo-adversario.ghtml|title=Ramazan Emeev deixa o card do UFC Praga, e Michel Trator aguarda novo adversário|publisher=sportv|author=Marcelo Barone|date=4 February 2019 |access-date=2019-02-05|language=br}} He was replaced by newcomer Ismail Naurdiev.{{Cite web|url=https://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/ultimate-escala-ismail-naurdiev-para-a-luta-contra-michel-trator-no-ufc-praga-dia-23-de-fevereiro.ghtml|title=Ultimate escala Ismail Naurdiev para a luta contra Michel Trator no UFC Praga, dia 23 de fevereiro|website=Sportv|date=7 February 2019 |language=pt-br|access-date=2019-02-07}} Prazeres lost the fight by unanimous decision.{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2019/02/ufc-prague-results-newcomer-ismail-naurdiev-shocks-exhausted-michel-prazeres|title=UFC Prague results: Newcomer Ismail Naurdiev shocks exhausted Michel Prazeres|date=2019-02-23|website=MMAjunkie|language=en|access-date=2019-02-24}}

On February 11, 2020, news surfaced that Prazeres tested positive for anabolic agents in two out-of-competition samples on March 9, 2019. Prazeres was handed a two-year ban, making him eligible to return to competition on March 9, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/2/11/21133383/michel-prazeres-accepts-two-year-usada-sanction-after-testing-positive-for-anabolic-agents|title=Michel Prazeres accepts two-year USADA sanction after testing positive for anabolic agent|author=Alexander K. Lee|publisher=mmafighting.com|date=February 11, 2020}}

Prazeres faced Shavkat Rakhmonov on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-schedule-bellator-fight-bookings-this-week-march-29-april-4|title=UFC's Michel Prazeres returns in June vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov|website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Staff|date=2021-04-02|access-date=2021-04-02}} He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.{{Cite web|last=Behunin|first=Alex|date=2021-06-26|title=UFC Vegas 30 Results: Shavkat Rakhmonov Becomes First Man To Finish Michel Prazeres|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2021/06/26/ufc-vegas-30-results-shavkat-rakhmonov-becomes-the-first-man-to-finish-michel-prazeres/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Cageside Press|language=en-US}}

On December 14, 2021, it was announced that Prazeres had asked for his release from the UFC.{{Cite web|last=Cruz|first=Guilherme|date=2021-12-14|title=Michel Prazeres no longer on UFC roster: 'I asked to be released'|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/12/14/22833836/michel-prazeres-no-longer-on-ufc-roster-asked-to-be-released|access-date=2021-12-14|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}

On December 23, 2021, it was announced that Prazeres had accepted a 4 year USADA ban after four different urine samples all tested positive for the banned substances clomiphene and its metabolites (desethyl-clomiphene, clomiphene M1, and clomiphene M2), oxandrolone metabolites, and the exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors in four different out-of-competition tests between Aug. 27 and Nov. 2. Prazeres will be eligible to compete again on Aug. 27, 2025, four years from the date of the initial positive sample.{{Cite web|title=Michel Prazeres Accepts Sanction for Second Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy|url=https://ufc.usada.org/michel-prazeres-accepts-second-doping-sanction/|website=USADA}} After receiving the suspension, Prazeres briefly decided to retire from MMA, but changed his mind after discovering that USADA can’t stop him from competing in several countries, including Brazil. Prazeres blamed the positive tests on fertility treatment due to his wife having trouble conceiving.{{Cite web|last=Cruz|first=Guilherme|date=2021-12-23|title=Michel Prazeres blasts USADA, says positive test a result of fertility treatment: 'F*ck them'|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/12/23/22852266/michel-prazeres-blasts-usada-drug-test-result-fertility-treatment-fuck-them-ufc|access-date=2021-12-23|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}

In his first appearance post UFC, Prazeres faced Stefan Negucić for SBC Welterweight Championship on September 9, 2022, at Serbian Battle Championship 44. He won the bout via unanimous decision.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=Fight Site - Predrag Bogdanović i dalje je neporažen; Stefan Negucić nije uspio poraziti iskusnog Prazeresa |url=https://fightsite.hr/fightsite/regija/predrag-bogdanovic-i-dalje-je-neporazen-stefan-negucic-nije-uspio-poraziti-iskusnog-prazeresa-15245822 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=fightsite.hr |language=hr-hr}}{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=SBC 44 - Serbian Battle Championship 44: Revenge |url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/SBC-44-Serbian-Battle-Championship-44-Revenge-94541 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}

Prazeres faced Abubakar Vagaev on September 2, 2023 at ACA 162 as part of the 2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix, losing the bout via unanimous decision.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-02 |title=Абубакар Вагаев победил Мишеля Празереса |url=https://allboxing.ru/news/20230902-2227/abubakar-vagaev-pobedil-mishelya-prazeresa |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=AllBoxing.ru - все новости бокса и ММА (MMA) |language=ru}}

Prazeres faced Renat Lyatifov on May 17, 2024 at ACA 175: Gordeev vs. Damkovskiy, losing the bout via unanimous decision.{{Cite web |last=Ахмедов |first=Расим |date=2024-05-16 |title=Полные результаты турнира ACA 175 {{!}} 16 Май, 22:29 |url=https://fight.ru/news/polnye-rezultaty-turnira-aca-175/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Fight.ru |language=ru-RU}}

Prazeres has a son.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/6/26/22551736/fatherhood-ufc-vegas-30-michel-prazeres-turbulent-suspension-shavkat-rakhmonov|title=How fatherhood helped UFC Vegas 30's Michel Prazeres stay focused through turbulent two-year suspension|date=June 26, 2021|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Guilherme Cruz}}

Before his bout against Desmond Green at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders, Prazeres's brother Edson Amaral dos Prazeres was killed in an accident in Belém less than two weeks before the fight and week before that, his wife Cassia Andrade dos Prazeres had to undergo surgery a second time for curettage after suffering a miscarriage on Jan. 1st.{{Cite web|last=Cruz|first=Guilherme|date=2018-02-15|title=Michel Prazeres' wife suffered miscarriage, brother died weeks before UFC Belém|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/2/15/17017588/michel-prazeres-wife-suffered-miscarriage-brother-died-weeks-ufc-belem|access-date=2021-12-23|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Josh Burkman
• Serbian Battle Championship
• SBC Welterweight Championship (One time)

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|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|27–6

|Renat Lyatifov

|Decision (unanimous)

|ACA 175

|{{dts|2024|May|17}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Moscow, Russia

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|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|27–5

|Abubakar Vagaev

|Decision (unanimous)

|ACA 162

|{{dts|2023|September|2}}

|align=center|5

|align=center|5:00

|Krasnodar, Russia

|{{small|2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|27–4

|Stefan Negucić

|Decision (unanimous)

|Serbian Battle Championship 44

|{{dts|2022|September|9}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Belgrade, Serbia

|{{small|Won the SBC Welterweight Championship.}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|26–4

|Shavkat Rakhmonov

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

|{{dts|2021|June|26}}

|align=center|2

|align=center|2:10

|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|26–3

|Ismail Naurdiev

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos

|{{dts|2019|February|23}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Prague, Czech Republic

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|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|26–2

|Bartosz Fabiński

|Submission (guillotine choke)

|UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

|{{dts|2018|November|17}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|1:02

|Buenos Aires, Argentina

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|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|25–2

|Zak Cummings

|Decision (split)

|UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman

|{{dts|2018|May|19}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Santiago, Chile

|{{small|Return to Welterweight.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|24–2

|Desmond Green

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders

|{{dts|2018|February|3}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Belém, Brazil

|{{small|Catchweight (161 lb) bout; Prazeres missed weight.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|23–2

|Mads Burnell

|Submission (north-south choke)

|UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

|{{dts|2017|September|2}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|1:26

|Rotterdam, Netherlands

|{{small|Catchweight (159 lb) bout; Prazeres missed weight.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|22–2

|Josh Burkman

|Submission (north-south choke)

|UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

|{{dts|2017|March|11}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|1:42

|Fortaleza, Brazil

|{{small|Performance of the Night.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|21–2

|Gilbert Burns

| Decision (unanimous)

|UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

|{{dts|2016|September|24}}

|align=center| 3

|align=center| 5:00

|Brasília, Brazil

|{{small|Catchweight (158 lb) bout; Prazeres missed weight.}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|20–2

|J.C. Cottrell

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko

|{{dts|2016|July|23}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Chicago, Illinois, United States

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|19–2

|Valmir Lázaro

|Decision (split)

|The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum

|{{dts|2015|November|21}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Monterrey, Mexico

|

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|18–2

|Kevin Lee

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch

|{{dts|2015|February|14}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Broomfield, Colorado, United States

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|18–1

|Mairbek Taisumov

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2

|{{dts|2014|March|23}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Natal, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|17–1

|Jesse Ronson

|Decision (split)

|UFC 165

|{{dts|2013|September|21}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Toronto, Ontario, Canada

|{{small|Lightweight debut.}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|align=center|16–1

|Paulo Thiago

|Decision (unanimous)

|UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold

|{{dts|2013|May|18}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|16–0

|Leandro Batata

|Decision (unanimous)

|Shooto Brazil 30

|{{dts|2012|June|2}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Belém, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|15–0

|Sérgio Leal

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|Jungle Fight 37

|{{dts|2012|March|31}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|1:49

|São Paulo, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|14–0

|André Luis Lobato

|Decision (unanimous)

|Iron Man Championship 6

|{{dts|2010|June|10}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Belém, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|13–0

|Antônio Carlos Ribeiro

|Submission (triangle choke)

|Midway Fight

|{{dts|2008|June|26}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|N/A

|Belém, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|12–0

|Frederick Samurai

|Decision (unanimous)

|Mega Champion Fight 2

|{{dts|2007|November|10}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Manaus, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|11–0

|Valter de Menezes

|Decision (unanimous)

|Predador FC 5

|{{dts|2007|April|21}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|São Paulo, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|10–0

|Gabriel Santos

|Decision (unanimous)

|Macapa Verdadeiro Vale Tudo

|{{dts|2007|March|22}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Macapá, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|9–0

|Anderson Banana

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|Predador FC 4

|{{dts|2007|January|25}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|N/A

|São Paulo, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|8–0

|Edilson Florêncio

|Decision (unanimous)

|Midway Fight

|{{dts|2006|October|5}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Belém, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|7–0

|Ari dos Santos

|Decision (unanimous)

|Ilha Combat

|{{dts|2006|July|1}}

|align=center|3

|align=center|5:00

|Macapá, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|6–0

|Luis Neto

|Submission (punches)

|Iron Man Vale Tudo 7

|{{dts|2005|June|11}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|4:16

|Macapá, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|5–0

|Elias Monteiro

|TKO (punches)

|Super Vale Tudo Ananindeua

|{{dts|2004|April|14}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|1:17

|Ananindeua, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|4–0

|Cleber Santana

|Submission (choke)

|Super Vale Tudo Ananindeua

|{{dts|2003|September|12}}

|align=center|2

|align=center|2:22

|Ananindeua, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|3–0

|Rogério Gama

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|Desafio de Gigantes

|{{dts|2003|March|21}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|3:47

|Macapá, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|2–0

|Sérgio de Oliveira

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|Desafio de Gigantes

|{{dts|2003|March|21}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|2:13

|Macapá, Brazil

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|align=center|1–0

|Sandro Lyon

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|Open Fight Vale Tudo 2

|{{dts|2000|October|9}}

|align=center|1

|align=center|3:58

|Belém, Brazil

|

{{end}}

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