Brazilians in the UFC - By The Numbers
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 05:00
- Written by Compiled by Thomas Gerbasi
From Anderson and Royce to Wanderlei and Lyoto, "The Phenom" to "The King of The Streets," the history of Brazilian fighters in the UFC is a rich one. With UFC RIO approaching on August 27th, let's take a "by the numbers" look at the fighters who have made the Octagon a second home.
RECORDS / FACTS
Brazilian UFC Champions
1. Murilo Bustamante
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Anderson Silva
4. “Minotauro” Nogueira
5. Lyoto Machida
6. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
7. Jose Aldo
Brazilians in UFC title fights
1. Patino vs Pat Miletich – UFC 18
2. Pederneiras vs Pat Miletich – UFC 21
3. W.Silva vs Tito Ortiz – UFC 25
4. Rizzo vs Kevin Randleman – UFC 26
5. Rizzo vs Randy Couture I – UFC 31
6. Rizzo vs Randy Couture II – UFC 34
7. Bustamante vs Dave Menne – UFC 35
8. Bustamante vs Matt Lindland – UFC 37
9. Belfort vs Randy Couture II – UFC 46
10. Belfort vs Randy Couture III – UFC 49
11. Sobral vs Chuck Liddell II – UFC 62
12. A.Silva vs Rich Franklin I – UFC 64
13. Franca vs Sean Sherk – UFC 73
14. A.Silva vs Nate Marquardt – UFC 73
15. Gonzaga vs Randy Couture – UFC 74
16. A.Silva vs Rich Franklin II – UFC 77
17. M.Nogueira vs Tim Sylvia – UFC 81
18. A.Silva vs Dan Henderson – UFC 82
19. A.Silva vs Patrick Cote – UFC 90
20. M.Nogueira vs Frank Mir – UFC 92
21. A.Silva vs Leites – UFC 97
22. Machida vs Rashad Evans – UFC 98
23. Alves vs Georges St-Pierre – UFC 100
24. Machida vs Rua – UFC 104
25. A.Silva vs Demian Maia – UFC 112
26. Rua vs Machida II – UFC 113
27. A.Silva vs Sonnen – UFC 117
28. A.Silva vs Belfort – UFC 126
29. Rua vs Jon Jones – UFC 128
30. Aldo vs Hominick – UFC 129 
Most Wins
1. Anderson Silva 13
2. Royce Gracie 11
3. Thiago Alves 10
4. Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida, Pedro Rizzo, Gleison Tibau 9
5. Demian Maia 8
Most Losses
1. Wanderlei Silva 6
2. Thiago Alves, Vitor Belfort, Ricardo Almeida, Gabriel Gonzaga, Pedro Rizzo, Hermes Franca, Gleison Tibau 5
3. Renato Sobral, Fabiano Iha, Jorge Gurgel, Wilson Gouveia 4
Most Knockouts
1. Vitor Belfort 9
2. Anderson Silva 8
3. Thiago Alves 7
4. Pedro Rizzo 6
5. Gabriel Gonzaga 5
Most Submissions
1. Royce Gracie 11
2. Demian Maia, Wilson Gouveia 5
3. Renato Sobral 4
4. Anderson Silva 3
First Brazilian Fighter in UFC
Royce Gracie – UFC 1
Fighters to go from The Ultimate Fighter to the UFC
Jorge Gurgel (TUF2)
Vinicius Magalhaes (TUF8)
Brazil vs Brazil
1. Tulio Palhares vs Adriano Santos – Ultimate Brazil
2. Cesar Marsucci vs Paulo Santos – Ultimate Brazil
3. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabiano Scherner – UFC 60
4. Diego Saraiva vs Jorge Gurgel – UFC 73
5. Gabriel Gonzaga vs Fabricio Werdum – UFC 80
6. Thiago Silva vs Antonio Mendes – UFC 84
7. Hermes Franca vs Marcus Aurelio – UFC 90
8. Fabricio Werdum vs Junior Dos Santos – UFC 90
9. Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva – UFC 94
10. Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites – UFC 97*
11. Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua – UFC 104*
12. Rousimar Palhares vs Lucio Linhares – UFC 107
13. Junior Dos Santos vs Gabriel Gonzaga – UFC on VERSUS
14. Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia – UFC 112*
15. Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Rua II – UFC 113*
16. Demian Maia vs Mario Miranda – UFC 118
17. Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 126*
18. Gleison Tibau vs Rafaello Oliveira – UFC 130
*title fight
Unbeaten in UFC
Anderson Silva 11-0
Junior Dos Santos 7-0
Tulio Palhares 1-0
Marcello Mello 1-0
Cesar Marsucci 1-0
Rafael Carino 1-0
Edson Barboza 2-0
Maiquel Falcao 1-0
Jose Aldo 1-0
Renan Barao 1-0
Ronny Markes 1-0
Record of Brazilians in UFC debuts
37-58-1, 1 NC
ALL-TIME ROSTER
Marcelo Aguiar – UFC 26
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Jose Aldo – UFC 129
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