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
216-197-5
.523 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.
Outside the UFC
across 26 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 16 KO · 4 sub · 1 decDana White's Contender Series · MF · Metanoia Fight Combat · FMS · TKO Palmas +12
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Head Kicks | R1 | 1:31 | Metanoia Fight Combat | ||
| W | Cesar Benitez10-35 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:54 | Cascavel Fight Championship | |
| W | Tyago Moreira15-13-1 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 3:21 | FMS | |
| W | Claudio Rocha20-18 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 2:17 | SFT 42 | |
| W | Jorge Olazar5-4 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:34 | TKO Palmas | |
| D | Ewerton Polaquini10-8-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | FMS | |
| L | Rafael Celestino14-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFT 39 | |
| W | Gilmar Dutra Lima29-19-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:04 | TKO Palmas | |
| L | Ikram Aliskerov17-2 | Submission | kimura | R1 | 2:09 | Dana White's Contender Series | |
| W | Lucas Marques19-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:52 | FMC | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:10 | Metanoia Fight Combat | ||
| W | Antonio Gordillo18-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | FMS 1 | |
| 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 | ||
| W | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:44 | MFC | ||
| W | Luis Felipe Dias18-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:29 | MF | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | MF | ||
| W | Joao Lustosa0-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:51 | TFC | |
| L | Leonardo Silva22-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Brazil Tour 1 | |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:56 | MF | ||
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:24 | MFC | ||
| W | Felipe Alves5-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 0:21 | Imortal | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Evolution FC | ||
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:06 | GCF | ||
| W | Josimar Lara1-3 | Submission | — | R1 | — | Fazenda Power Fight 2 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | TFC |
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.
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 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.