Denilson Matos
UFC DebutNickname“Ninja”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ponta de Pedras, Para
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Ninja Fight
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Denilson Matos 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
57-80
.416 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
10 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 23 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 11 sub · 3 decTFM · CMF · MMA Series 45 · FFC · AMC Fight Nights Global +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jose Fernando Ramos Junior | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:20 | TFM | Dec 17, 2022 |
| W | Luis Ferreira de Souza | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:48 | CMF | Jul 23, 2022 |
| L | Yakov Ekimov | KO/TKO | — | R5 | 2:06 | MMA Series 45 | Nov 27, 2021 |
| L | Yakin Mukadamshoev | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:32 | FFC | Mar 20, 2021 |
| L | Bakhodir Bakiev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AMC Fight Nights Global | Dec 24, 2020 |
| L | Tagir Ulanbekov17-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:18 | GFC 22 | Dec 13, 2019 |
| W | Denilson Ribeiro | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:04 | SMF | Jul 11, 2019 |
| W | Luis Dyego de Souza | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 1:14 | WKC MMA | Nov 24, 2018 |
| W | Vitor Leandro6-19 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:46 | FNB | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Kadson Pinto da Silva0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked-Choke | R1 | 3:00 | PF | Jun 5, 2016 |
| W | Kelvin Almeida Lins | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:40 | TFP | May 28, 2016 |
| NC | Thiago Ferreira da Silva | No Contest | Eye Poke | R2 | 3:26 | Rubao Fight Combat | Dec 6, 2015 |
| W | Daniel Andrade9-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:34 | SPF | Jun 6, 2015 |
| L | Joriedson Reis de Souza | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Coalizao Fight 6 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFC 9 | Oct 4, 2014 | |
| W | Oseas Cruz Furtado5-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBBF | Apr 11, 2014 |
| W | Alan Silva | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | REF | Mar 8, 2014 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:14 | BBSF | Aug 16, 2013 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | RFC | Jul 20, 2013 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RF 2 | Oct 20, 2012 | |
| W | Rodrigo Iapoque | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:27 | MF | Jul 19, 2012 |
| W | Marcos Lima da Costa0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:47 | JOF | Sep 30, 2010 |
| W | Jefferson Kalanguinho | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | TF | Aug 6, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.