Murilo Bustamante
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| Murilo Bustamante | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Born | July 30, 1966 |
| Town of birth | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Murilo Bustamante (born July 30, 1966 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He is one of the founders of the legendary Brazilian Top Team. He has a professional MMA record of 13-6-1.
He was the reigning and undisputed middleweight champion of the UFC after defeating Dave Menne at UFC 35. He made one title defense, against Matt Lindland before leaving the UFC due to financial reasons and signing with PRIDE in 2003.
He was a finalist of the PRIDE Welterweight Tournament 2005 on December 31, 2005, where he dropped a controversial decision to Dan Henderson.
Murilo Bustamante has also fought Quinton Jackson and Chuck Liddell. He lost in close decisions to both fighters. In the case of the Jackson fight, he fought as a last minute replacement and had virtually no time to train for the fight; still he remained competitive against one of the world's top middleweights.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
| Win | Doon Sik Yoon | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 11/5/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Amar Suloev | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006 | 6/4/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Dan Henderson | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Shockwave 2005 | 12/31/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Ikuhisa Minowa | TKO (Strikes) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 9/25/2005 | 1 | 9:51 | |
| Win | Masanori Suda | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 9/25/2005 | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Win | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 4/3/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2004 | 8/15/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Dan Henderson | KO | PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 | 11/9/2003 | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Loss | Quinton Jackson | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2003 | 8/10/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Matt Lindland | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 37-High Impact | 5/10/2002 | 3 | 1:33 | Vacated the UFC Middleweight Title after fight by joining PRIDE |
| Win | Dave Menne | TKO (Punches) | UFC 35-Throwdown | 1/11/2002 | 2 | 0:44 | Won UFC Middleweight Title |
| Loss | Chuck Liddell | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 33-Victory in Vegas | 9/28/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Sanae Kikuta | Decision (Unanimous) | Pancrase-Trans 6 | 10/31/2000 | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Win | Yoji Anjo | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | UFC 25-Ultimate Japan 3 | 4/14/2000 | 2 | 0:31 | |
| Win | Jerry Bohlander | KO (Kick) | Pentagon Combat-Pentagon Combat | 9/27/1997 | 1 | 5:38 | |
| Draw | Tom Erikson | Draw | MARS-Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | 11/22/1996 | 1 | 40:00 | |
| Win | Juan Mott | Submission (Punches) | MARS-Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | 11/22/1996 | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Win | Chris Haseman | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | MARS-Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | 11/22/1996 | 1 | 1:01 | |
| Win | Joe Charles | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | UVF 2-Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2 | 6/24/1996 | 1 | 3:08 | |
| Win | Marcelo Mendes | TKO (Injury) | Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre | 9/26/1991 | 1 | 4:42 |
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| Previous champion Dave Menne |
2nd UFC Middleweight Champion January 11, 2002 - October 5, 2002 |
Next champion Evan Tanner |
