Junior dos Santos
Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 21-7 Curtis Blaydes TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Blaydes vs. dos Santos 25 January 2020 2 1:06 Raleigh , North Carolina , United States
Loss 21-6 Francis Ngannou TKO ( punches ) UFC on ESPN : Ngannou vs. dos Santos 29 June 2019 1 1:11 Minneapolis , Minnesota , United States
Win 21-5 Derrick Lewis TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : Lewis vs. dos Santos 9 March 2019 2 1:58 Wichita , Kansas , United States Fight of the Night
Win 20-5 Tai Tuivasa TKO ( punches ) UFC Fight Night : dos Santos vs. Tuivasa 2 December 2018 2 2:30 Adelaide , Australia
Win 19-5 Blagoy Ivanov Decision ( unanimous ) UFC Fight Night : dos Santos vs. Ivanov 14 July 2018 5 5:00 Boise , Idaho , United States
Loss 18-5 Stipe Miocic TKO ( punches ) UFC 211 13 May 2017 1 2:22 Dallas , Texas , United States For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Win 18-4 Ben Rothwell Decision ( unanimous ) UFC Fight Night : Rothwell vs. dos Santos 10 April 2016 5 5:00 Zagreb , Croatia
Loss 17-4 Alistair Overeem TKO ( punches ) UFC on Fox : dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 19 December 2015 2 4:43 Orlando , Florida , United States
Win 17-3 Stipe Miocic Decision ( unanimous ) UFC on Fox : dos Santos vs. Miocic 13 December 2014 5 5:00 Phoenix , Arizona , United States Fight of the Night
Loss 16-3 Cain Velasquez TKO ( slam and punch ) UFC 166 19 October 2013 5 3:09 Houston , Texas , United States For the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Win 16-2 Mark Hunt KO ( spinning hook kick ) UFC 160 25 May 2013 3 4:18 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States UFC Heavyweight title eliminator . Fight of the Night
Loss 15-2 Cain Velasquez Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 155 29 December 2012 5 5:00 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Win 15-1 Frank Mir TKO ( punches ) UFC 146 26 May 2012 2 3:04 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship
Win 14-1 Cain Velasquez TKO ( punches ) UFC on Fox : Velasquez vs. dos Santos 12 November 2011 1 1:04 Anaheim , California , United States Won the UFC Heavyweight Championship . Knockout of the Night
Win 13-1 Shane Carwin Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 131 11 June 2011 3 5:00 Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada UFC Heavyweight title eliminator
Win 12-1 Roy Nelson Decision ( unanimous ) UFC 117 7 August 2010 3 5:00 Oakland , California , United States
Win 11-1 Gabriel Gonzaga KO ( punches ) UFC Live : Vera vs. Jones 21 March 2010 1 3:53 Broomfield , Colorado , United States Knockout of the Night
Win 10-1 Gilbert Yvel TKO ( punches ) UFC 108 2 January 2010 1 2:07 Las Vegas , Nevada , United States
Win 9-1 Mirko Cro Cop TKO ( eye injury ) UFC 103 19 September 2009 3 2:00 Dallas , Texas , United States
Win 8-1 Stefan Struve TKO ( punches ) UFC 95 21 February 2009 1 0:54 London , England
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 28 matches 21 wins 7 losses By knockout 15 5 By submission 1 1 By decision 5 1
Junior dos Santos Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒũnjoʁ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 30 January 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has victories over 5 UFC Heavyweight Champions: Fabrício Werdum, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, and Stipe Miocic. As of 9 September 2019, he is #4 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.