Mário Sousa
UFC DebutNickname“Coracao Valente”
Record
Streak
W5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Santa Luzia
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Caes do Ringue
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
- Reach
- 80" · 202 cm
Before the UFC
Mário Sousa 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.
UFC debut
Jun 1, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
216-198-5
.522 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
all opponents have 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.
Dana White's Contender Series
across 3 bouts · wins by 1 dec
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ikram Aliskerov17-2 | Submission | kimura | R1 | 2:09 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| L | Chidi Njokuani25-12 | KO/TKO | elbows | R3 | 1:35 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | Decision | 30–27, 29–28, 29–28 | R3 | 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series |
Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.
Outside the UFC
across 23 bouts · 16 promotions · wins by 16 KO · 4 subMF · Metanoia Fight Combat · FMS · TKO Palmas · MFC +11
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Head Kicks | R1 | 1:31 | Metanoia Fight Combat | Sep 7, 2024 | |
| W | Cesar Benitez10-35 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:54 | Cascavel Fight Championship | Aug 17, 2024 |
| W | Tyago Moreira15-13-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:21 | FMS | Apr 21, 2024 |
| W | Claudio Rocha20-18 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 2:17 | SFT 42 | Sep 16, 2023 |
| W | Jorge Olazar5-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:34 | TKO Palmas | Aug 26, 2023 |
| D | Ewerton Polaquini10-8-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | FMS | May 12, 2023 |
| L | Rafael Celestino14-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFT 39 | Feb 11, 2023 |
| W | Gilmar Dutra Lima29-19-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:04 | TKO Palmas | Nov 19, 2022 |
| W | Lucas Marques19-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:52 | FMC | Jun 11, 2022 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:10 | Metanoia Fight Combat | Mar 12, 2022 | |
| W | Antonio Gordillo18-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | FMS 1 | Jan 30, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:44 | MFC | Oct 5, 2019 | |
| W | Luis Felipe Dias18-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:29 | MF | Jun 28, 2019 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | MF | May 3, 2019 | |
| W | Joao Lustosa0-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:51 | TFC | Dec 16, 2018 |
| L | Leonardo Silva22-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Brazil Tour 1 | Nov 3, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:56 | MF | Aug 18, 2018 | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:24 | MFC | Jun 9, 2018 | |
| W | Felipe Alves5-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 0:21 | Imortal | Nov 11, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Evolution FC | Jul 23, 2017 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:06 | GCF | Feb 11, 2017 | |
| W | Josimar Lara1-3 | Submission | — | R1 | — | Fazenda Power Fight 2 | Dec 12, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | TFC | Aug 28, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionGCF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Lucas Amaral0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:57 | GCF | Dec 5, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.