Name Murilo Bustamante
Nickname N/A
Association Brazilian Top Team
Weight Class Middleweight (185 lbs.)
Height 6′ 1″ (186cm)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Birth Date July 30, 1966
Fighting Out Of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country Brazil
Record 14 – 8 – 1
Wins 6 (T)KOs
5 Submissions
3 Decisions
Losses 2 (T)KOs
0 Submissions
6 Decisions
Murilo Bustamante is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes as a Middleweight. He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team and its current leader. Bustamante is also the former UFC Middleweight Champion.
Loss Jesse Taylor TKO (Retirement) Impact FC 2 – The Uprising: Sydney 7/18/2010 2 2:10
Loss Makoto Takimoto Decision (Split) Yarennoka: New Years Eve 2007 12/31/2007 2 5:00
Win Ryuta Sakurai KO (Punch) DEEP: 29 Impact 4/13/2007 1 3:50
Win Dong Sik Yoon Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 13 11/05/2006 2 5:00
Loss Amar Suloev Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 11 6/04/2006 2 5:00
Loss Dan Henderson Decision (Split) PRIDE: Shockwave 2005 12/31/2005 2 5:00 PRIDE 2005 Welterweight (185 lbs.) Grand Prix Finals
Win Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Strikes) PRIDE Bushido 9 9/25/2005 1 9:51 PRIDE 2005 Welterweight (185 lbs.) Grand Prix Semi-Finals
Win Masanori Suda Submission (Armbar) PRIDE Bushido 9 9/25/2005 1 3:20 PRIDE 2005 Welterweight (185 lbs.) Grand Prix Opening Round
Win Ryuta Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 6 4/03/2005 2 5:00
Loss Kazuhiro Nakamura Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004 8/15/2004 3 5:00
Loss Dan Henderson TKO (Punches) PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003 11/09/2003 1 0:53
Loss Quinton Jackson Decision (Split) PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003 8/10/2003 3 5:00 Took fight on 5 days notice, filling in for his injured teammate Ricardo Arona; PRIDE 2003 Middleweight (205 lbs.) Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win Matt Lindland Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 37: High Impact 5/10/2002 3 1:33 Defended UFC Middleweight Championship; Vacates title to compete in PRIDE
Win Dave Menne TKO (Punches) UFC 35: Throwdown 1/11/2002 2 0:44 Won UFC Middleweight Championship
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 (Upkick) 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 Medes TKO (Injury) Desafio: Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre 9/26/1991 1 4:42
