Nilton Gaviao
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Sombra Team
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Nilton Gaviao 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
124-80
.608 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
12 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 25 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 6 decTAURA MMA · Jorge Velho Team · Tuff-N-Uff · BFS 10 · ACA 119 +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Khusein Shaikhaev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tuff-N-Uff | Sep 26, 2025 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFS 10 | May 29, 2022 | |
| L | Makhochi Sagitov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:01 | ACA 119 | Mar 12, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:13 | TAURA MMA | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:18 | Future MMA 8 | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TAURA MMA | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| W | Hudson Silva17-16 | Unanimous Decision | — | R5 | 5:00 | X-Fest 12 | Apr 6, 2019 |
| W | Lucas Simor | Decision | Split decision | R3 | 15:00 | Jorge Velho Team | Dec 8, 2018 |
| L | Isaac Moura | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:35 | TAURA MMA | Sep 9, 2018 |
| W | Josue Borilli | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:53 | TeutoFight | Aug 11, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R4 | 0:17 | Jorge Velho Team | May 12, 2018 | |
| L | Alexis Vera8-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MMA International 2018 | Feb 13, 2018 |
| W | Wellington Pereira | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:58 | Circuito World Combat | Dec 16, 2017 |
| W | Everton Nascimento | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MF | Nov 11, 2017 |
| L | Ary Farias14-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:17 | ACB 73 | Oct 21, 2017 |
| W | Marcio Pimentel | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:16 | TAURA MMA | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Jose Santos11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFN Brazil | Aug 5, 2017 |
| W | Rafael Rocha Leite1-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:30 | Copa do Brasil | Feb 18, 2017 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | X-Fest 9 | Jun 11, 2016 | |
| W | Cristiano Silva | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:36 | Evolution | May 7, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | — | CWC 2 | Mar 26, 2016 | |
| W | Alex Tavares | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:38 | Terres Combate 2 | Dec 12, 2015 |
| W | Igor Mieres de Lima | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFMMA | Nov 14, 2015 |
| L | Anderson Segatto | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Nitro Fight | Oct 10, 2015 |
| W | Jean Terres | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Terres Combate | May 30, 2015 |
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 promotionKing Kombat
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R0 | — | King Kombat | Nov 30, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.