Fábio Maldonado (28-17, 21) was born in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil on March 17, 1980. At the age of 20 years on September 22, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Robson Parazinho, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 16, 2010, 30-year old Fábio Maldonado made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC 120 against a 29-year old James McSweeney, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Maldonado's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Kirill Sidelnikov at age 42 on July 1, 2022. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Fábio Maldonado's best fights have been against James McSweeney, Hans Stringer, Roger Hollett, Gian Villante, Joey Beltran, Maiquel Falcão and Vitor Miranda.
Maldonado has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Jul 1, 2022 42 years, 3 months 28-17 (21) | Kirill Sidelnikov | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
44  | Nov 6, 2021 41 years, 7 months 28-16 (21) | 41 years, 2 months 31-9 (29) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
43 | May 28, 2021 41 years, 2 months 28-15 (21) | Gabriel Kanabo | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
42 | Oct 24, 2020 40 years, 7 months 27-15 (20) | Eli Reger Schablatura Pinto | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
41 | Sep 25, 2020 40 years, 6 months 26-15 (19) | Chi Lewis-Parry | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows | |
40 | Mar 14, 2020 39 years, 11 months 26-14 (19) | Pelu Adetola | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
39  | Oct 12, 2019 39 years, 6 months 25-14 (19) | 26 years, 11 months 24-3-1 (23) | Rizin | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
38 | Dec 22, 2018 38 years, 9 months 25-13 (19) | Thiago Silva Batista | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
37 | Oct 27, 2018 38 years, 7 months 24-13 (18) | Ivan Shtyrkov | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
36  | May 19, 2018 38 years, 2 months 24-12 (18) | 26 years, 2 months 24-5 (24) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
35 | Sep 4, 2017 37 years, 5 months 24-11 (18) | Kurban Omarov | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
34 | Mar 5, 2017 36 years, 11 months 23-11 (17) | Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
33  | Oct 1, 2016 36 years, 6 months 22-11 (16) | 26 years, 8 months 8-1-2 (7) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
32  | Jun 17, 2016 36 years, 3 months 22-10 (16) | 39 years, 8 months 35-4 (27) | HW | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
31  | Nov 7, 2015 35 years, 7 months 22-9 (16) | 26 years, 1 months 6-1 (3) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Apr 25, 2015 35 years, 1 months 22-8 (16) | 36 years, 10 months 35-11 (23) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29 | Oct 25, 2014 34 years, 7 months 22-7 (16) | Hans Stringer | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
28  | May 31, 2014 34 years, 2 months 21-7 (15) | 31 years, 9 months 11-1 (8) | TUF | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
27  | Mar 23, 2014 34 years 21-6 (15) | 28 years, 7 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Oct 9, 2013 33 years, 6 months 20-6 (15) | 31 years, 10 months 14-8 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
25  | May 18, 2013 33 years, 2 months 19-6 (15) | 34 years, 7 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Oct 13, 2012 32 years, 6 months 18-6 (15) | 32 years, 11 months 18-2 (15) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
23  | May 15, 2012 32 years, 1 months 18-5 (15) | 33 years, 4 months 24-8 (21) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22 | Jun 4, 2010 30 years, 2 months 18-4 (15) | Kyle Kingsbury | TUF | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Oct 16, 2010 30 years, 6 months 18-3 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 4-5 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20 | Jun 30, 2010 30 years, 3 months 17-3 (14) | Nelson Martins | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
19 | Jun 4, 2010 30 years, 2 months 16-3 (13) | Jackson Mora | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
18 | May 28, 2010 30 years, 2 months 15-3 (12) | Jessie Gibbs | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Mar 13, 2010 29 years, 11 months 14-3 (11) | Alessandro Leal | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
16 | Dec 12, 2009 29 years, 8 months 13-3 (10) | Fernando Tressino | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
15  | Sep 12, 2009 29 years, 5 months 12-3 (9) | 30 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
14 | Dec 3, 2008 28 years, 8 months 11-3 (9) | Edgard Castaldelli Filho | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Nov 1, 2008 28 years, 7 months 10-3 (8) | Shaton Vaughn | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
12  | Mar 15, 2008 27 years, 11 months 9-3 (7) | 27 years 14-1 (13) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Dec 8, 2007 27 years, 8 months 8-3 (6) | Renato Matos | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Nov 10, 2007 27 years, 7 months 7-3 (5) | Alexandre Ferreira | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
9 | Sep 29, 2007 27 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | 28 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | May 18, 2007 27 years, 2 months 6-2 (5) | 26 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7  | Jan 25, 2007 26 years, 10 months 5-2 (4) | 24 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | 5 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Feb 10, 2006 25 years, 10 months 4-2 (4) | Cleisson Mamute | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Dec 14, 2004 24 years, 8 months 3-2 (3) | Bruno Alves | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Jun 9, 2000 20 years, 2 months 2-2 (2) | Alessandro Leal | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
3 | Sep 23, 2000 20 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Omni Santos | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
2 | Sep 22, 2000 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Augusto Menezes Santos | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 22, 2000 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Robson Parazinho | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
