Here is a list of Lima's best fights. For a list of Lima's losses, refer to "Douglas Lima Losses".
On April 18, 2014 Douglas Lima fought Rick Hawn in a welterweight title fight for the Bellator World Championship title. Lima was 26 years old and with a record of 26-5 (23), and Hawn was 37 years old and with a record of 18-2 (11). Lima stopped Rick Hawn via 2nd-round TKO and is crowned the new Bellator welterweight champion.
On September 20, 2013 Douglas Lima fought Ben Saunders in a welterweight title fight for Saunders' Bellator Season 8 Tournament title. Lima was 25 years old and with a record of 25-5 (22), and Saunders was 30 years old and with a record of 16-5-2 (13). Lima stopped Ben Saunders via 2nd-round KO and is crowned the new Bellator welterweight champion.
On November 10, 2016 Douglas Lima fought Andrey Koreshkov in a welterweight title fight for Koreshkov's Bellator World Championship title. Lima was 28 years old and with a record of 28-6 (24), and Koreshkov was 26 years old and with a record of 19-1 (13). Lima stopped Andrey Koreshkov via 3rd-round KO and is crowned the new Bellator welterweight champion.
On November 12, 2011 Douglas Lima fought Ben Saunders in a welterweight title fight for Saunders' Bellator Season 5 Tournament title. Lima was 23 years old and with a record of 21-4 (18), and Saunders was 28 years old and with a record of 12-3-2 (11). Lima stopped Ben Saunders via 2nd-round KO and is crowned the new Bellator welterweight champion.
On April 8, 2011 Douglas Lima met Terry Martin in a welterweight (MFC Championship) title defense fight. Lima was 23 years old and with a record of 18-4 (16), and Martin was 30 years old and with a record of 21-9 (17). Lima stopped Terry Martin via 1st-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On June 24, 2017 Douglas Lima met Lorenz Larkin in a welterweight (Bellator World Championship) title defense fight. Lima was 29 years old and with a record of 29-6 (24), and Larkin was 30 years old and with a record of 18-5 (11). Lima won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On October 26, 2019 Douglas Lima fought Rory MacDonald in a welterweight title fight for MacDonald's Bellator World Grand Prix and Bellator Welterweight World Championship titles. Lima was 31 years old and with a record of 32-7 (25), and MacDonald was 30 years old and with a record of 21-5-1 (14). Lima won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new Bellator welterweight champion.
On February 21, 2013 Douglas Lima faced off against Bryan Baker in a welterweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 24-5 (21), and Baker was 27 years old and with a record of 18-4 (11). Lima stopped Bryan Baker via KO.
On November 12, 2010 Douglas Lima fought Jesse Juarez in a welterweight title fight for the MFC Championship title. Lima was 22 years old and with a record of 17-4 (15), and Juarez was 29 years old and with a record of 15-5 (10). Lima stopped Jesse Juarez via 3rd-round submission and is crowned the new welterweight world champion.
On July 16, 2016 Douglas Lima faced off against Paul Daley in a welterweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 27-6 (23), and Daley was 33 years old and with a record of 37-13-2 (30). Lima won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
