Luiz Firmino
UFC DebutNickname“Buscape”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Joao Pessoa, Paraiba
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Luiz Firmino 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
561-290-19
.659 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
30
27 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 30 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 11 decPRIDE · PFL · Shooto · WVC 10 · DREAM +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rashid Magomedov26-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 2, 2018 |
| L | Will Brooks26-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 21, 2018 |
| W | Eddy Ellis21-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | PFL | Jul 29, 2017 |
| L | Justin Gaethje27-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 34 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| L | Brian Foster30-13 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:14 | WSOF 33 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| W | Caros Fodor11-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 27 | Jan 23, 2016 |
| W | Tyson Griffin17-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 10 | Jun 21, 2014 |
| W | Jacob Volkmann19-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 6 | Oct 26, 2013 |
| W | Luis Palomino27-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | CFA 9 | Jan 19, 2013 |
| W | Toby Imada30-18-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFA 8 | Oct 6, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:31 | CFA 7 | Jun 30, 2012 | |
| L | John Alessio35-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SCC | Nov 4, 2011 |
| L | Submission | Toe Hold/Kneebar | R1 | 2:03 | BC | Feb 25, 2010 | |
| W | Ryan Healy25-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shine Fights 2 | Sep 4, 2009 |
| L | Tatsuya Kawajiri37-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | May 11, 2008 |
| W | Kazuyuki Miyata16-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:37 | DREAM | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Nobuhiro Obiya12-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Nov 5, 2006 |
| L | Tatsuya Kawajiri37-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jul 17, 2005 |
| L | Luiz Azeredo15-10 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 3, 2005 |
| W | Masakazu Imanari40-22-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Oct 14, 2004 |
| W | Hiroyuki Abe8-15-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:52 | PRIDE | Jul 19, 2004 |
| W | Rafles la Rose11-10-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:36 | Shooto | Feb 26, 2004 |
| W | Devanir Marques | Submission | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | CF 1 | Dec 20, 2003 |
| W | Kohei Yasumi6-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 5, 2003 |
| W | Tom Kirk8-15-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:59 | Shooto | May 21, 2003 |
| W | Musail Alaudinov11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 15:00 | M-1 | Apr 6, 2003 |
| W | Sergei Bytchkov14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | M-1 | Apr 26, 2002 |
| L | Eli Soares | Decision | — | R1 | 30:00 | WVC 10 | May 27, 2000 |
| W | Sergei Bytchkov14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 14:00 | WVC 10 | May 27, 2000 |
| W | Reginaldo Santana | Submission | No Apparent Reason | R1 | 3:29 | WVC 10 | May 27, 2000 |
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.