Hermes França (26-20, 23) was born in Fortaleza, Brazil on August 26, 1974. At the age of 27 years on November 17, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Brown, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 25, 2003, 28-year old Hermes França made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 42 against a 23-year old Richard Crunkilton, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
França's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Vaso Bakočević at age 44 on March 15, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Hermes França's best fights have been against Gabe Ruediger, Nate Diaz, Spencer Fisher, Caol Uno, Anthony Hamlett, Jamie Varner and Joe Jordan.
França has 20 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Mar 15, 2019 44 years, 6 months 26-20 (23) | Vaso Bakočević | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
46 | Nov 10, 2018 44 years, 2 months 26-19 (23) | Rafael da Silva Cordeiro | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
45 | Apr 20, 2018 43 years, 7 months 26-18 (23) | Roger Vieira | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
44 | Mar 10, 2018 43 years, 6 months 25-18 (22) | Lionel Padilla Suarez | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
43 | Oct 17, 2017 43 years, 1 months 25-17 (22) | Fozil Nuralizoda | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
42 | Jun 10, 2017 42 years, 9 months 24-17 (21) | Eduardo Andrade | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Feb 17, 2017 42 years, 5 months 23-17 (21) | Zhang Lipeng | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Dec 16, 2015 41 years, 3 months 23-16 (21) | Fanil Rafikov | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
39 | Nov 28, 2015 41 years, 3 months 23-15 (21) | James Silveira | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
38 | Aug 22, 2015 40 years, 11 months 23-14 (21) | Khasan Askhabov | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
37  | Jun 13, 2015 40 years, 9 months 22-14 (20) | 30 years, 11 months 26-3-1 (15) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
36 | Aug 28, 2014 40 years 22-13 (20) | Márcio Breno | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
35 | Apr 29, 2011 36 years, 8 months 22-12 (20) | Thawa Ril | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
34 | Apr 23, 2011 36 years, 7 months 22-11 (20) | Josh Thorpe | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
33 | Apr 8, 2011 36 years, 7 months 21-11 (19) | Robert Washington | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
32 | Feb 26, 2011 36 years, 6 months 20-11 (18) | Jorge Sarat | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
31  | Dec 19, 2010 36 years, 3 months 19-11 (17) | 35 years, 9 months 21-5 (18) | LT | 3 | NC | NC Overturned | |
30 | Nov 9, 2010 36 years, 2 months 19-11 (17) | Moshe Kaitz | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Sep 24, 2010 36 years 19-10 (17) | 26 years, 1 months 15-5 (8) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
28 | Jan 8, 2010 35 years, 4 months 19-9 (17) | 25 years, 5 months 13-4 (7) | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches Interim | |
27  | Sep 19, 2009 35 years 19-8 (17) | 25 years, 4 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Oct 25, 2008 34 years, 1 months 19-7 (17) | 35 years, 2 months 16-6 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jul 19, 2008 33 years, 10 months 18-7 (17) | 26 years, 9 months 9-1 (4) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 7, 2007 32 years, 10 months 18-6 (17) | 33 years, 11 months 33-2-1 (21) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC lightweight title |
23  | Jan 25, 2007 32 years, 4 months 18-5 (17) | 30 years, 8 months 19-2 (18) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Oct 12, 2006 32 years, 1 months 17-5 (16) | 21 years, 5 months 5-1 (5) | WEC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended WEC lightweight title |
21  | Aug 26, 2006 32 years 16-5 (15) | 21 years, 10 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
20 | Jul 8, 2006 31 years, 10 months 15-5 (14) | Joe Jordan | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
19 | Jun 15, 2006 31 years, 9 months 14-5 (13) | Brandon Olsen | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Defended WEC lightweight title |
18  | May 13, 2006 31 years, 8 months 13-5 (12) | 28 years 14-10 (12) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
17  | Apr 22, 2006 31 years, 7 months 12-5 (11) | 28 years, 9 months 14-6-1 (12) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
16  | Mar 17, 2006 31 years, 6 months 11-5 (10) | 28 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | WEC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won WEC lightweight title |
15  | Sep 7, 2005 31 years 10-5 (9) | 28 years, 3 months 8-3 (3) | FT | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
14 | Mar 25, 2005 30 years, 6 months 10-4 (9) | Ray Cooper | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
13  | Feb 26, 2005 30 years, 6 months 10-3 (9) | 28 years, 4 months 28-8-1 (23) | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
12 | Oct 30, 2004 30 years, 2 months 10-2 (9) | Manny Reyes Jr. | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Oct 15, 2004 30 years, 1 months 9-2 (8) | Phil Johns | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Apr 2, 2004 29 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | 27 years, 6 months 25-8-1 (21) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
9  | Jan 31, 2004 29 years, 5 months 8-1 (7) | 25 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
8  | Sep 26, 2003 29 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | 28 years, 4 months 15-5-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
7  | Apr 25, 2003 28 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | 23 years, 5 months 11-0 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
6 | Dec 13, 2002 28 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Ryan Diaz | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5  | Sep 7, 2002 28 years 5-0 (5) | 28 years, 11 months 7-6 (6) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4  | May 25, 2002 27 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | 29 years, 1 months 6-4-1 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
3 | May 11, 2002 27 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Don Kaecher | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Mar 9, 2002 27 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Willus | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1  | Nov 17, 2001 27 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | 26 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
