Demian Maia (28-11, 15) was born in São Paulo, Brazil on November 6, 1977. At the age of 23 years on September 21, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Raul Sosa, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 20, 2007, 29-year old Demian Maia made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 77 against a 30-year old Ryan Jensen, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Maia's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC 263 at age 43 on June 12, 2021. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 31 times in the UFC, and has a record of 20 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Demian Maia's best fights have been against Dong Hyun Kim, Ryan Jensen, Carlos Condit, Nate Quarry, Chael Sonnen, Rick Story and Lyman Good.
Maia has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39  | Jun 12, 2021 43 years, 7 months 28-11 (15) | 32 years, 11 months 18-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
38  | Mar 14, 2020 42 years, 4 months 28-10 (15) | 33 years, 7 months 17-3 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
37  | Oct 26, 2019 41 years, 11 months 28-9 (15) | 35 years, 3 months 19-1 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
36  | Jun 29, 2019 41 years, 7 months 27-9 (15) | 29 years, 6 months 16-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | MD | WIN |
35  | Feb 2, 2019 41 years, 2 months 26-9 (15) | 33 years, 8 months 20-4 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
34  | May 19, 2018 40 years, 6 months 25-9 (14) | 31 years 12-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Oct 28, 2017 39 years, 11 months 25-8 (14) | 29 years, 8 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Jul 29, 2017 39 years, 8 months 25-7 (14) | 35 years, 3 months 17-3-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
31  | May 13, 2017 39 years, 6 months 25-6 (14) | 32 years, 6 months 32-11 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Aug 27, 2016 38 years, 9 months 24-6 (14) | 32 years, 4 months 30-9 (28) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | May 14, 2016 38 years, 6 months 23-6 (13) | 35 years, 4 months 20-13 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28  | Dec 12, 2015 38 years, 1 months 22-6 (12) | 27 years, 4 months 14-1-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Aug 1, 2015 37 years, 8 months 21-6 (12) | 27 years, 11 months 15-3 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26  | Mar 21, 2015 37 years, 4 months 20-6 (11) | 31 years, 5 months 11-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
25  | May 31, 2014 36 years, 6 months 19-6 (11) | 29 years, 10 months 22-5-1 (16) | TUF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Feb 22, 2014 36 years, 3 months 18-6 (11) | 24 years, 7 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Oct 9, 2013 35 years, 11 months 18-5 (11) | 34 years, 9 months 28-6-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Feb 2, 2013 35 years, 2 months 18-4 (11) | 34 years, 11 months 25-4-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Oct 13, 2012 34 years, 11 months 17-4 (11) | 28 years, 1 months 14-5 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
20  | Jul 7, 2012 34 years, 8 months 16-4 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 15-1-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Rib injury |
19  | Jan 28, 2012 34 years, 2 months 15-4 (9) | 27 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Oct 8, 2011 33 years, 11 months 15-3 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 23-9 (20) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Jun 11, 2011 33 years, 7 months 14-3 (9) | 33 years, 4 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Dec 4, 2010 33 years 14-2 (9) | 28 years 12-7 (9) | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Aug 28, 2010 32 years, 9 months 13-2 (9) | Mario Miranda | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Apr 10, 2010 32 years, 5 months 12-2 (9) | 34 years, 11 months 27-4 (21) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
13  | Feb 6, 2010 32 years, 3 months 12-1 (9) | 28 years, 7 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | Aug 29, 2009 31 years, 9 months 11-1 (9) | 30 years, 4 months 28-8-2 (20) | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
11  | Feb 21, 2009 31 years, 3 months 11-0 (9) | 31 years, 10 months 23-9-1 (10) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10  | Nov 15, 2008 31 years 10-0 (8) | 36 years, 7 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Aug 9, 2008 30 years, 9 months 9-0 (7) | 33 years, 2 months 20-9 (17) | UFC | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8  | Apr 19, 2008 30 years, 5 months 8-0 (6) | 27 years, 6 months 16-5 (15) | UFC | 2 | CKO | WIN Mounted triangle choke | |
7  | Oct 20, 2007 29 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | 30 years, 1 months 11-2 (11) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | May 19, 2007 29 years, 6 months 6-0 (5) | Ryan Stout | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury | ||
5 | Oct 7, 2006 28 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | Fabio Nascimento | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
4  | Oct 7, 2006 28 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | 31 years, 4 months 12-5-1 (4) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Oct 7, 2006 28 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Vitelmo Bandeira | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Dec 3, 2005 28 years 2-0 (2) | Łukasz Chlewicki | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Sep 21, 2001 23 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Raul Sosa | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
