Rodrigo Carlos
UFC DebutNickname“Buga”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Juarez Tavora, Paraiba
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Rodrigo Buga MMA
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Rodrigo Carlos 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
620-492-11
.558 win rate
Winning-record opponents
33 of 54
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
64
54 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 64 bouts · 59 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 16 sub · 8 decMFC · IF · AFC · GFC · OF +54
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Renato Makai7-3 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 2:10 | CombatX | Jun 6, 2026 |
| W | Renato Makai7-3 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:50 | CombatX MMA Hungary | Mar 14, 2026 |
| L | Moreno Kacapor13-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | SMMAC 9 | Feb 21, 2026 |
| L | Fatih Aktas12-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:21 | VFN 49 | Jan 24, 2026 |
| W | Rodrigo Burgos3-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Top One | Oct 18, 2025 |
| L | Carlos Bazan17-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Copa Violencia | Aug 30, 2025 |
| L | Enoc Solves Torres26-11-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:15 | AFL 38 | Apr 12, 2025 |
| L | Matias Uribe | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | OFL 11 | Dec 8, 2024 |
| W | Michael Kuiper15-7 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:50 | CFC 10 | Nov 9, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:29 | SCL 1 & 2 | Oct 28, 2023 | |
| W | Jorge Gonzalez | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:59 | MFM 4 | Aug 26, 2023 |
| W | Rodrigo Burgos3-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:02 | TC 1 | Apr 29, 2023 |
| W | Marcio Garcez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:44 | LFC | Feb 11, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | EF 3 | May 28, 2022 | |
| L | Patrick Quadros12-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFS 9 | Apr 24, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:33 | Arena Global | Feb 26, 2022 | |
| L | Leon Soares10-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFS 5 | Feb 6, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:37 | Shooto | Dec 18, 2021 | |
| W | Cesar Benitez10-35 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | MSF 3 | Nov 27, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:13 | PFA 4 | Aug 28, 2021 | |
| L | Marcelo Nunez11-6 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 2:56 | CTF | Aug 14, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:54 | XFMMA | Jul 4, 2021 | |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:03 | HCC 21 | Feb 1, 2020 | |
| L | Aziz Karaoglu10-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | KOK | Nov 30, 2019 |
| W | Roberto Gamarra12-9 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | MFM | Nov 16, 2019 |
| W | Danilo de Souza Martins10-37-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AC MMA | Nov 15, 2019 |
| L | Murad Eldarusev5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:17 | FNW | Oct 11, 2019 |
| L | Satoshi Ishii25-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:42 | SBC 20 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| W | Francisco Lefebvre9-5 | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R1 | — | Simply the Best 23 | Nov 10, 2018 |
| L | Antonio Trocoli12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Juiz de Fora Fight | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | Lucas Chiumiento8-4-1 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 3:58 | MFC | May 5, 2018 |
| W | Gledson da Silva Nunes3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:35 | A Batalha FC 3 | Jan 18, 2018 |
| W | Emanuel Silva2-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:35 | IF | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Martin Ottaviano | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | MFC | Oct 6, 2017 |
| L | Alan Bispo de Santana6-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NCE 18 | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Ariel Arce5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IFC | Mar 11, 2017 |
| L | Willyanedson Paiva11-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:44 | GFC 49 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| L | Fabio Aguiar20-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SLF 8 | Jul 2, 2016 |
| L | Gilberto Galvao30-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC | Jun 18, 2016 |
| L | Tyago Moreira15-13-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | NFC | Apr 9, 2016 |
| W | Carlos Andre Filho0-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IF | Dec 5, 2015 |
| L | Bruno Silva23-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:56 | AFC | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Elias Carrasco0-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:45 | GFC 33 | Apr 25, 2015 |
| L | Dyego Roberto15-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFE | Dec 13, 2014 |
| W | Thiago Buarque Silva11-20 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFC | Feb 21, 2014 |
| L | Italo Ramon3-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFC | Dec 27, 2013 |
| W | Johnny Santana | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | Mutatis Combat MMA | Dec 7, 2013 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CDT 2 | Oct 6, 2013 | |
| W | Edvaldo de Oliveira37-32 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RF 9 | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MSA 3 | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| L | Andre Muniz24-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:00 | WOCS | Nov 9, 2012 |
| W | Lattuf Caldeira | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:50 | Carpina FC 2 | Jun 2, 2012 |
| W | Marcio Couto0-2 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 2:45 | XF | Apr 28, 2012 |
| W | Cleomar Rodrigues | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:10 | GFC 5 | Nov 5, 2011 |
| W | Joao Carlos0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:30 | NTF | Sep 15, 2011 |
| L | Arymarcel Santos50-45 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 0:00 | GF | Jan 20, 2011 |
| W | Anderson Cruz12-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:46 | OF | Dec 21, 2010 |
| W | Joao Cosme da Silva | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | GFC | Dec 3, 2010 |
| W | Gilmar Gomes Araujo0-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | IC | Nov 11, 2010 |
| W | Junior Bala | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Nocaute WF | Aug 28, 2010 |
| W | Bruno Silva23-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:50 | DF | Jul 24, 2010 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OF | Mar 30, 2010 | |
| L | Tiago Carvalho | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RFC | Dec 3, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 1:37 | MCVT | Sep 3, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.