Murilo Bustamante

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Murilo Bustamante
Born (1966-07-30) 30 July 1966 (age 55)
Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
DivisionWelterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
StyleLuta Livre, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamBrazilian Top Team
Rank7th degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie[1]
Years active1991–2012 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins15
By knockout6
By submission5
By decision4
Losses8
By knockout2
By decision6
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Representing  Brazil
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Rio de Janeiro -94kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rio de Janeiro -94kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rio de Janeiro Absolute
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rio de Janeiro -94kg
Brazilian National Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -94kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -94kg

Murilo Bustamante (Portuguese pronunciation: [muˈɾilu buʃtɐˈmɐ̃tʃi]; born 30 July 1966, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team and is the current leader. In addition to competing for the UFC, he has also fought in PRIDE, making it to the Pride Shockwave 2005 Final, and also fought in Yarennoka!

Background[]

Bustamante was born in coastal Rio de Janeiro and originally had dreams of professional surfing, but began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu soon after having his first fight when he was 10 years old. He began officially competing when he was 15, before adding judo, and then began boxing when he was 18. He is a black belt under the renowned Carlson Gracie.[1]

Instructor lineage[]

Kano Jigoro → Tomita Tsunejiro → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → Murilo Bustamante[1]

Sports accomplishments[]

UFC career[]

Bustamante signed a four-fight deal with the UFC and faced Yoji Anjo in his promotional debut at UFC 25 on 14 April 2000.[1]

He then moved up to light heavyweight to face future champion Chuck Liddell at UFC 33 on 28 September 2001. He lost the fight via unanimous decision which was hotly contested.[1]

Bustamante was offered a new contract by the UFC, with a permission to entertain other offers as a free agent. However, when finding out UFC had the best offer on the market and returned to negotiations with them, the organization had lowered their offer to a level preceding the Lindland fight.[1]

Post-UFC career[]

Bustamante ended up signing with PRIDE in 2003.[1]

He was a finalist of the PRIDE Welterweight Tournament 2005 on 31 December. After two impressive victories via an armbar and a TKO, defeating Ikuhisa Minowa and Masanori Suda respectively, Bustamante entered the finals against Dan Henderson. In the finals Busta dropped an extremely close split decision to the two-time Pride champion.[1]

Murilo was scheduled to fight at Superior Challenge 6 and would have faced Tor Troeng.[2]

Bustamante was scheduled to face Yuya Shirai at Clube da Luta on 20 July 2011 but had to pull out of the fight due to an unspecified injury.[3]

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • MMAFighting
    • 2002 Middleweight Fighter of the Year[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Guilherme Cruz (25 April 2020). "One fight, two wins, and Murilo Bustamante's short-lived UFC reign". mmafighting.com.
  2. ^ Superior Challenge 6 presenterar tre namn till | MMAnytt.se
  3. ^ Bustamante Injury Scrambles Wednesday’s Fight Club Card
  4. ^ MMAFighting.com 2006 Year End Awards - MMA Fighting

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by 2nd UFC Middleweight Champion
11 January 2002 - 5 October 2002 		Vacant
Bustamante joined Pride FC
Title next held by
Evan Tanner
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