John Macapá (27-12-2, 17) was born in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil on November 18, 1986. At the age of 20 years on September 12, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Marcio Alex dos Santos Vales, winning the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On June 23, 2012, 25-year old John Macapá made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 147 against a 29-year old Hugo Viana but lost the fight via split decision.
Macapá's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Rustam Asuev at age 38 on June 28, 2025. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of John Macapá's best fights have been against Justin Lawrence, Kevin Croom, Scott Cleve, Fabrício Guerreiro, Gleristone Santos and Ashleigh Grimshaw.
Macapá has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Jun 28, 2025 38 years, 7 months 27-12-2 (17) | Rustam Asuev | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Feb 8, 2025 38 years, 2 months 27-11-2 (17) | Khasan Dadalov | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
39 | Oct 4, 2024 37 years, 10 months 27-10-2 (17) | Viskhan Kadirov | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
38 | Feb 25, 2024 37 years, 3 months 27-9-2 (17) | Nashkho Galaev | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
37 | Sep 22, 2023 36 years, 10 months 27-8-2 (17) | Alexander Kovalev | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
36 | Mar 9, 2023 36 years, 3 months 26-8-2 (16) | Akhmadkhan Bokov | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Oct 28, 2022 35 years, 11 months 25-8-2 (16) | Mauricio Machado | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
34 | Jul 22, 2022 35 years, 8 months 24-8-2 (15) | Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning backfist | |
33 | May 6, 2022 35 years, 5 months 24-7-2 (15) | Timur Nagibin | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Dec 18, 2021 35 years, 1 months 24-6-2 (15) | Jaciel Lima | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
31 | Jun 25, 2021 34 years, 7 months 23-6-2 (14) | John de Jesus | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
30  | Dec 31, 2019 33 years, 1 months 23-5-2 (14) | 27 years, 5 months 11-1 (7) | Rizin | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29 | Sep 7, 2019 32 years, 9 months 23-4-2 (14) | Ashleigh Grimshaw | Bellator | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
28  | Mar 22, 2019 32 years, 4 months 22-4-2 (13) | 31 years, 8 months 18-11 (15) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Sep 21, 2018 31 years, 10 months 21-4-2 (13) | 23 years, 5 months 11-0 (6) | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
26  | Oct 6, 2017 30 years, 10 months 21-3-2 (13) | 30 years, 1 months 22-7 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Apr 14, 2017 30 years, 4 months 21-2-2 (13) | 32 years, 4 months 38-9 (26) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
24  | Dec 3, 2016 30 years 21-1-2 (13) | 26 years, 6 months 9-3 (5) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Dec 5, 2015 29 years 20-1-2 (13) | Milson Araujo | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Sep 25, 2015 28 years, 10 months 19-1-2 (13) | Gleristone Santos | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Apr 10, 2015 28 years, 4 months 18-1-2 (13) | 24 years, 8 months 20-3 (18) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Oct 10, 2014 27 years, 10 months 17-1-2 (13) | 32 years, 2 months 15-4 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
19 | Mar 15, 2014 27 years, 3 months 16-1-2 (13) | Oberdan Vieira Tenorio | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18 | Jun 23, 2013 26 years, 7 months 15-1-2 (12) | Rivaldo Junior | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | |
17 | Apr 19, 2013 26 years, 5 months 15-1-1 (12) | Lucas Caio | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
16 | Dec 8, 2012 26 years 14-1-1 (11) | Francisco Cylderlan Lima da Silva | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
15 | Oct 20, 2012 25 years, 11 months 13-1-1 (10) | Rafael Macedo | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
14  | Jun 23, 2012 25 years, 7 months 12-1-1 (9) | 29 years, 8 months 5-0 (0) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13 | Dec 7, 2011 25 years 12-0-1 (9) | Paulo Dinis | FT | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
12 | Oct 8, 2011 24 years, 10 months 11-0-1 (9) | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11 | Sep 15, 2011 24 years, 9 months 10-0-1 (8) | Guilherme Matos Rodrigues | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
10 | Sep 4, 2010 23 years, 9 months 9-0-1 (7) | Rafael Carvalho | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Apr 19, 2009 22 years, 5 months 8-0-1 (6) | Michel Addario Bastos | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Mar 13, 2009 22 years, 3 months 7-0-1 (6) | Francisco Carvalho Jr. | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
7 | Jan 31, 2009 22 years, 2 months 6-0-1 (5) | Jimmy Lira Nascimento | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
6 | Dec 4, 2008 22 years 5-0-1 (4) | Willian Cabocao | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 27, 2008 21 years, 10 months 4-0-1 (4) | Rodrigo de Lima | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
4 | Jul 5, 2008 21 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Alisson Deivid Rodrigues | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Sep 15, 2007 20 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Marcio Alex dos Santos Vales | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Sep 15, 2007 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Alex Pantoja dos Santos | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Sep 12, 2007 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Marcio Alex dos Santos Vales | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
