Josivaldo Costa Araujo
UFC DebutNickname“Nuno”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Vitoria de Santo Antao, Pernambuco
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Nuno Costa Team
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Josivaldo Costa Araujo 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
120-102-5
.541 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
22 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 25 bouts · 25 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 9 sub · 3 decPFE 9 · German Cage Pioneer 12 · BMF MMA 14 · Candeias Fight Champions · FSC 28 +20
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:03 | PFE 9 | Dec 6, 2025 | |
| L | Islam Kukaev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | German Cage Pioneer 12 | Nov 15, 2025 |
| L | Adam Bramhald15-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:46 | BMF MMA 14 | Oct 11, 2025 |
| W | Gabriel Pereira | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:05 | Candeias Fight Champions | Mar 16, 2024 |
| L | Muhidin Abubakar12-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | FSC 28 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| L | Michael Aljarouj13-3 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | MMAGP | Oct 21, 2023 |
| L | Antun Racic30-13-1 | KO/TKO | Foot Injury | R1 | 3:43 | Oktagon MMA | Jun 17, 2023 |
| D | Cleodonilson Silva5-7-3 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PE Fight | May 7, 2023 |
| W | Julio Celio Luciano do Sacramento Filho4-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 2 | Oct 10, 2022 |
| L | Stipe Brcic11-7 | KO/TKO | Injury | R3 | 5:00 | EMC 8 | Dec 4, 2021 |
| W | Dimitar Kostov | Disqualification | Punches to Back of Head | R1 | 0:00 | SLM 2 | Oct 9, 2021 |
| W | Rafael Alves da Silva1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | EFC PE 1 | May 8, 2021 |
| W | Ramses Ferreira1-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SLF 15 | Nov 9, 2019 |
| W | Gleyson Menezes5-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:02 | GFC 65 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| W | Arlan Silva3-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:33 | Kezen Fight 6 | Apr 14, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | Action Fight 8 | Mar 10, 2018 | |
| W | Julio Celio Luciano do Sacramento Filho4-5 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 1:36 | Kezen Fight 5 | Jan 11, 2018 |
| W | Luanderson Jose da Silva5-6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | SLF 13 | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Arlan Silva3-4 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:13 | SLF 12 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| W | Alisson Alves0-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | — | SLF 11 | Apr 8, 2017 |
| W | Rodrigo Ferreira1-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:42 | GFC 48 | Nov 4, 2016 |
| W | Lucas Silva0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | GFC 41 | Jan 29, 2016 |
| L | Ramses Ferreira1-7 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R1 | 3:07 | GFC 37 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| W | Thalles Lopes Nascimento0-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | GFC 34 | Apr 29, 2015 |
| W | Rodolfo Nascimento1-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:15 | GFC | Dec 19, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.