Valdir Araujo
UFC DebutNickname“BBMonstro”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Miami
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- MMA Monsters
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Valdir Araujo 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
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
426-230-5
.649 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
28
25 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 28 bouts · 25 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 7 sub · 4 decFNG · BFC · G-Force Fights · XMMA 3 · Titan FC 45 +20
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nate Marquardt36-20-2 | KO/TKO | Body Kick and Punches | R2 | 2:45 | XMMA 3 | Oct 23, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:17 | FNG | Mar 30, 2018 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FNG | Oct 13, 2017 | |
| W | Adriano Capitulino8-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 45 | Aug 18, 2017 |
| W | Preston Parsons11-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:26 | Titan FC 43 | Jan 21, 2017 |
| L | Roberto Neves10-6 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:23 | FFC 24 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| W | Dakota Cochrane34-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:11 | VFC | Apr 1, 2016 |
| W | Victor Moreno42-26 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 4:50 | Gladiator MMA | Nov 21, 2015 |
| L | Alex Morono24-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 2:18 | LFC 44 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| L | Tyler Stinson31-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:23 | WSOF 8 | Jan 18, 2014 |
| W | Romario Manoel da Silva23-12-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 4:09 | CFA 12 | Oct 12, 2013 |
| W | Cinaldo Gorilao0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:33 | PFL | Jun 15, 2013 |
| W | Alik Tseiko9-7-1 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R3 | 3:47 | CFA 11 | May 24, 2013 |
| L | Marcelo Alfaya18-14 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:25 | CFA 9 | Jan 19, 2013 |
| W | Paul Bradley23-10 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CFA 8 | Oct 6, 2012 |
| W | Nicolae Cury9-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:12 | CFA 5 | Feb 24, 2012 |
| W | Ailton Barbosa13-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Nov 19, 2011 |
| L | Brett Cooper28-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:35 | BFC | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Ken Jackson12-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:51 | Championship Fighting Alliance | May 6, 2011 |
| W | Ed Smith6-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 4:32 | Gladiator Cage Fights | Apr 23, 2011 |
| W | Alan Aeschlimann | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:00 | G-Force Fights | Feb 26, 2011 |
| L | Chris Weidman16-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROC 33 | Dec 3, 2010 |
| W | Edson Diniz12-6 | Submission | Punches | R2 | 3:10 | SFC | Sep 24, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC | May 15, 2010 | |
| W | Patrick Anastasio2-1 | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R2 | 5:00 | Action Fight League | Sep 25, 2009 |
| L | Lucio Linhares19-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:25 | M-1 | Jun 5, 2009 |
| W | Adler Volmer | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:01 | RFC | Feb 20, 2009 |
| W | Robert De Morales | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | G-Force Fights | Nov 6, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.