Murilo Bustamante Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Matt LindlandTitle Middleweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard	R3	1:33	UFC 37: High Impact	May 10, 2002
W	Dave MenneTitle Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	0:44	UFC 35: Throwdown	Jan 11, 2002
L	Chuck Liddell Light Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	Sep 28, 2001
W	Yoji Anjo Middleweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R2	0:31	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3	Apr 14, 2000

Outside the UFC

12-7-1across 20 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 2 sub · 4 decPRIDE · MARS · AFC · Impact FC 2 · Yarennoka +5

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Dave Menne45-17-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	AFC	Mar 31, 2012
L	Jesse Taylor33-17	KO/TKO	Retirement	R2	2:10	Impact FC 2	Jul 18, 2010
L	Makoto Takimoto6-5	Decision	Split	R2	5:00	Yarennoka	Dec 31, 2007
W	Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:50	Deep	Apr 13, 2007
W	Dong Sik Yoon9-10	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Nov 5, 2006
L	Amar Suloev24-7	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Jun 4, 2006
L	Dan Henderson32-15	Decision	Split	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Dec 31, 2005
W	Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8	KO/TKO	Soccer Kicks	R1	9:51	PRIDE	Sep 25, 2005
W	Masanori Suda22-11-3	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:20	PRIDE	Sep 25, 2005
W	Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Apr 3, 2005
L	Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PRIDE	Aug 15, 2004
L	Dan Henderson32-15	KO/TKO	Knee and Punches	R1	0:53	PRIDE	Nov 9, 2003
L	Quinton Jackson38-14	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	PRIDE	Aug 10, 2003
W	Sanae Kikuta31-9-3	Decision	Unanimous	R1	15:00	Pancrase	Oct 31, 2000
W	Jerry Bohlander11-4	KO/TKO	Upkick	R1	5:38	Pentagon Combat	Sep 27, 1997
D	Tom Erikson9-4-1	Draw	—	R1	40:00	MARS	Nov 22, 1996
W	Juan Mott3-3	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:08	MARS	Nov 22, 1996
W	Chris Haseman20-17	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	1:01	MARS	Nov 22, 1996
W	Joe Charles6-13	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	3:08	UVF 2	Jun 24, 1996
W	Marcelo Mendes0-2	KO/TKO	Injury	R1	4:42	Desafio	Sep 26, 1991

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 2 losses

W7

L2

Submission

4 wins, 0 losses

W4

L0

Decision

4 wins, 6 losses

W4

L6

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

2

Above avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.75

Above avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Murilo Bustamante

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

4.35 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

4.17 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikes · Never submittedin the UFC

Career striking

OverallC51st

32%52 / 103

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.57 differential

Landed1.33

Absorbed1.90

57%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head88%43rd46
Body10%32nd5
Leg2%31st1

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

46%Standing

Standing46%24
Clinch12%6
Ground42%22

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Murilo Bustamante

Landed per 15

Head

F

24th

18.3

24th

Body

F

7th

2.0

7th

Leg

F

6th

0.4

6th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

97th

9.5

97th

Body

A

72nd

6.0

72nd

Leg

F

8th

14.7

8th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	18.3	46	97	47%
Body	2.0	5	5	100%
Leg	0.4	1	1	100%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	9.5	24	123	20%
Body	6.0	15	18	83%
Leg	14.7	37	42	88%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Murilo Bustamante

30%

Takedown accuracy

100%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+2.0 min net

On top4.8

On bottom2.8

Offense

Takedowns

A

82nd

4.0

82nd

TD accuracy

D

36th

30%

36th

Sub attempts

A

75th

1.2

75th

Control

B

65th

4.8 min

65th

Defense

TD defense

100%

Controlled

2.8 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	10 / 33
Submission attempts	3
Control time	12:02

Defense

TDs defended	3 / 3
Control absorbed	6:58

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (38min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Murilo Bustamante

4 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 38 min

99%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Bustamante fades (-14% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Bustamante sustains 99% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Bustamante ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Bustamantelanded / min

Takedown attempts

Bustamanteattempts / min

Control time

Bustamante% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.1	1.1	2.2	1.00	51%	4
R2	4.2	1.2	2.0	0.89	9%	4
R3	4.6	2.7	1.5	0.46	13%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Murilo Bustamante

4 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

42/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

72nd

44%

72nd

Win quality

A+

95th

68%

95th

Limited UFC sample (4 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

Title-fight eliteTitle fight where opp had an elite UFC record at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Title-fight elite	1	1-0	100%
Title-fight challenger	1	1-0	100%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Strong

Opponents' combined record

465-277-29

.627 win rate

Winning-record opponents

16 of 20

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

20

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.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Matt Lindland	Title-fight elite	60	May 10, 2002
W	Dave Menne	Title-fight challenger	50	Jan 11, 2002
L	Chuck Liddell	Long-tenured vet	45	Sep 28, 2001
W	Yoji Anjo	Unproven	8	Apr 14, 2000

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

4 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-0

2 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-1

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-0

1 bout

After a win

next bout after a win

1-1

2 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

2-0

2 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

1-0

1 bout

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-0

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last bout

14y 3mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Murilo Bustamante

Extended layoff

14y 3mosince last bout

vs Dave Menne · Mar 31, 2012

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFS

76.3

DK avg

100.2

Median

105.5

Ceiling

17.6

Floor

75%

Boom

25%

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