Luiz Gustavo
UFC DebutNickname“Killer”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Curitiba, Parana
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Brazilian TKO
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Luiz Gustavo 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
259-138-3
.652 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
18 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 20 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 5 sub · 2 decRIZIN · Katana Fight · Imortal FC 5 · AFC · Buffalo Combat +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ilhom Nazimov13-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | RIZIN | May 10, 2026 |
| W | Taisei Sakuraba | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:32 | RIZIN | Mar 7, 2026 |
| L | Shunta Nomura | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:27 | RIZIN | Mar 30, 2025 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:21 | RIZIN | Sep 29, 2024 | |
| W | Yoshinori Horie15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Feb 24, 2024 |
| W | Koji Takeda19-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 29, 2023 |
| W | Juri Ohara38-21-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:23 | RIZIN | Sep 25, 2022 |
| W | Yusuke Yachi29-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:14 | RIZIN | Apr 16, 2022 |
| L | Patricky Freire25-16 | KO/TKO | Punches and Soccer Kick | R1 | 0:28 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2019 |
| W | Hiroto Uesako17-12 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:55 | RIZIN | Oct 12, 2019 |
| L | Mikuru Asakura19-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Apr 21, 2019 |
| W | Yusuke Yachi29-16 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:32 | RIZIN | Aug 12, 2018 |
| W | Diogo D'Avila7-3 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 1:40 | Katana Fight | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Renato Amorim8-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:55 | Katana Fight | Aug 5, 2017 |
| W | Marcelo Bustos12-11-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:47 | Katana Fight | Nov 26, 2016 |
| W | Diego Silverio1-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:30 | Imortal FC 5 | Jul 23, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:09 | AFC | Feb 20, 2016 | |
| W | Lucas Moicano0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:20 | Buffalo Combat | Dec 19, 2015 |
| W | Junior Medeiros3-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:59 | IFC | Jun 6, 2015 |
| W | Igor Oliveira0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:00 | Arena Pesadelo | Aug 10, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
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