Middleweight

Murilo Bustamante

15-8-1 UFC 3-1-0
6'2"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
60Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:27Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.01
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense58.5%
Takedowns / 15 min3.97
Takedown accuracy30.3%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.19
Control time31.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
April 14, 2000 vs Yoji Anjo — 1.99/min (W) Apr '00 September 28, 2001 vs Chuck Liddell — 1.0/min (L) Sep '01 January 11, 2002 vs Dave Menne — 1.57/min (W) Jan '02 May 10, 2002 vs Matt Lindland — 1.47/min (W) May '02

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Matt Lindland 4-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:33 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
17/40Sig. strikes
35/66Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:10Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Dave Menne 2-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 0:44 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
9/12Sig. strikes
14/33Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
3:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chuck Liddell 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
15/30Sig. strikes
27/78Absorbed
2/20Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yoji Anjo 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 0:31 — UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · April 14, 2000
11/21Sig. strikes
0/6Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
4:50Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-8-1Pro record
Brazilian Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 5
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 6
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 4
Pride Bushido 3
Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 3
Pride - Bushido 2
Pride Final Conflict 2
AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1
Impact FC 1
Yarennoka! 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Dave Menne Decision (unanimous) AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 2
March 31, 2012
 AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 3 5:00
L Jesse Taylor TKO (retirement) Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
July 18, 2010
 Impact FC 2 2:10
L Makoto Takimoto Decision (split) Yarennoka!
December 31, 2007
 Yarennoka! 2 5:00
W Ryuta Sakurai KO (punch) Deep: 29 Impact
April 13, 2007
 Deep 1 3:50
W Dong Sik Yoon Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 13
November 5, 2006
 Pride - Bushido 2 5:00
L Amar Suloev Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 11
June 4, 2006
 Pride - Bushido 2 5:00
L Dan Henderson Decision (split) Pride Shockwave 2005
December 31, 2005
 Pride Shockwave 2 5:00
W Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (soccer kicks) Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 9:51
W Masanori Suda Submission (armbar) Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 3:20
W Ryuta Sakurai Decision (unanimous) Pride Bushido 6
April 3, 2005
 Pride Bushido 2 5:00
L Kazuhiro Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2004
August 15, 2004
 Pride Final Conflict 3 5:00
L Dan Henderson TKO (knee and punches) Pride Final Conflict 2003
November 9, 2003
 Pride Final Conflict 1 0:53
L Quinton Jackson Decision (split) Pride Total Elimination 2003
August 10, 2003
 Pride Total Elimination 3 5:00
W Matt Lindland Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 37
May 10, 2002
 UFC 3 1:33
W Dave Menne TKO (punches) UFC 35
January 11, 2002
 UFC 2 0:44
L Chuck Liddell Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Sanae Kikuta Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - Trans 6
October 31, 2000
 Pancrase - Trans 1 15:00
W Yoji Anjo Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 25
April 14, 2000
 UFC 2 0:31
W Jerry Bohlander KO (upkick) Pentagon Combat
September 27, 1997
 Pentagon Combat 1 5:38
D Tom Erikson Draw Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 40:00
W Juan Mott TKO (submission to punches) Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 1:08
W Chris Haseman TKO (corner stoppage) Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 1:01
W Joe Charles Submission (arm-triangle choke) Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2
June 24, 1996
 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 3:08
W Marcelo Mendes TKO (injury) Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre
September 26, 1991
 Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre 1 4:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Murilo Bustamante) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 165 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.4 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.5% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 58.5% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 4.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 30.3% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.7
Control time 31.8% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 61.0%