Cristiano Franca
UFC DebutNickname“Billy”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Tata Fight Team
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Cristiano Franca makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
83-51-2
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
13 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 3 decLFA · MAC 8 · MAC 7 · MAC 5 · MAC 4 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:10 | LFA | May 3, 2024 | |
| L | Wanderson Barcelos7-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:47 | MAC 8 | Mar 16, 2024 |
| D | Wilian Poles8-4-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | MAC 7 | Feb 3, 2024 |
| W | Leonardo Cerboni9-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MAC 5 | Sep 2, 2023 |
| W | Emerson Rios8-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MAC 4 | Jun 17, 2023 |
| W | Francisco Magalhaes7-5 | KO/TKO | Punch to the Body | R1 | 2:57 | Spartacus MMA | Dec 10, 2022 |
| L | Martin Camilo8-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Refit Pro Fighters | May 21, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:23 | WOCS 56 | Dec 19, 2020 | |
| W | Adriano Nogueira0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | RMMA | Oct 10, 2020 |
| L | Elvis Silva7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 11 | Jan 17, 2020 |
| W | Denilson Moraes | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:23 | Jungle Fight 99 | Nov 30, 2019 |
| W | Rodrigo Garcia3-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WOCS 52 | Sep 29, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | WOCS 51 | Jul 14, 2018 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NCE 27 | Jun 9, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsWOCS 48 · WOCS 47 · WOCS 43
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alex Maciel0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | WOCS 48 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| W | Thiago Cutrim Jeronimo0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | WOCS 47 | Oct 7, 2017 |
| W | Lucas Alexander10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | WOCS 43 | Jun 25, 2016 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
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