Cezar Ferreira (14-11, 6) was born in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil on February 15, 1985. At the age of 22 years on April 29, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against André Severo, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 23, 2012, 27-year old Cezar Ferreira made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 147 against a 29-year old Sérgio Moraes, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Ferreira's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Denis Goltsov at PFL 3 at age 38 on April 14, 2023. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cezar Ferreira's best fights have been against Sérgio Moraes, Thiago Santos, Karl Roberson, Jack Hermansson, Oluwale Bamgbose, Nate Marquardt and Andrew Craig. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Cezar Ferreira".
Ferreira has 11 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Cezar Ferreira Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Apr 14, 2023 38 years, 1 months 14-11 (6) | 32 years, 10 months 29-7 (22) | PFL | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
24 | Aug 27, 2021 36 years, 6 months 14-10 (6) | Marthin Hamlet | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | Loss Leg injury |
23  | Jun 17, 2021 36 years, 4 months 14-9 (6) | 34 years, 6 months 25-15 (15) | PFL | LHW | 3 | UD | Loss |
22 | Apr 29, 2021 36 years, 2 months 14-8 (6) | Nick Roehrick | PFL | LHW | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
21  | Jul 13, 2019 34 years, 4 months 13-8 (5) | 25 years, 9 months 12-4-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
20  | Nov 17, 2018 33 years, 9 months 13-7 (5) | 30 years, 3 months 11-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
19  | May 12, 2018 33 years, 2 months 13-6 (5) | 27 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | Win Arm-triangle choke |
18  | Nov 11, 2017 32 years, 8 months 12-6 (5) | 38 years, 6 months 35-18-2 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | Win |
17  | Feb 19, 2017 32 years 11-6 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
16  | Nov 19, 2016 31 years, 9 months 11-5 (5) | 28 years, 5 months 14-2 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
15  | Jul 8, 2016 31 years, 4 months 10-5 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 26-11 (24) | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Apr 16, 2016 31 years, 2 months 9-5 (4) | 28 years, 8 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
13  | Jul 12, 2015 30 years, 4 months 8-5 (4) | 30 years, 8 months 28-9 (12) | TUF | WL | 1 | KO | Loss Elbow and punches |
12  | Feb 22, 2015 30 years 8-4 (4) | 28 years, 9 months 24-6 (17) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
11  | Jun 28, 2014 29 years, 4 months 8-3 (4) | 28 years, 5 months 9-2 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
10  | Mar 23, 2014 29 years, 1 months 7-3 (4) | 30 years, 7 months 13-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
9  | Nov 9, 2013 28 years, 8 months 7-2 (4) | 31 years, 2 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | Win |
8  | Aug 3, 2013 28 years, 5 months 6-2 (4) | 29 years, 6 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
7  | Jun 23, 2012 27 years, 4 months 5-2 (3) | 29 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
6  | Aug 20, 2011 26 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | 25 years, 1 month 8-2 (7) | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punch | |
5 | Apr 16, 2011 26 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | Chaun Sims | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
4 | May 28, 2010 25 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Cassiano de Freitas | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Feb 25, 2010 25 years 2-1 (1) | Felipe Arinelli | MD | 2 | CKO | Win D'Arce choke | |
2  | Apr 29, 2007 22 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | 19 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | MD | 1 | UD | Loss | |
1 | Apr 29, 2007 22 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | André Severo | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
