Júnior Assunção (16-7, 11) was born in Recife, Brazil on June 24, 1981. At the age of 22 years on April 23, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Andrew Chappelle, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On October 14, 2006, 25-year old Júnior Assunção made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 64: Unstoppable against a 27-year old Kurt Pellegrino but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Assunção's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Arman Tsarukyan at age 36 on May 26, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Júnior Assunção's best fights have been against David Lee, Eddie Yagin and Dustin Hazelett.
Assunção has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | May 26, 2018 36 years, 11 months 16-7 (11) | 21 years, 7 months 11-1 (9) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
22 | Jul 30, 2016 35 years, 1 months 16-6 (11) | Adam Townsend | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury | |
21 | Dec 5, 2015 34 years, 5 months 16-5 (11) | Mauricio dos Santos Jr. | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick | |
20 | Jun 7, 2014 32 years, 11 months 15-5 (10) | Alejandro Solano Rodriguez | FT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Sep 13, 2013 32 years, 2 months 14-5 (10) | Guilherme Faria de Souza | FT | 4 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
18  | Dec 30, 2011 30 years, 6 months 13-5 (9) | 27 years, 3 months 12-5 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Sep 24, 2011 30 years, 3 months 13-4 (9) | Eddie Yagin | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Mar 31, 2011 29 years, 9 months 12-4 (9) | Wesley Murch | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Dec 3, 2010 29 years, 5 months 11-4 (8) | Mark Miller | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
14 | Mar 19, 2010 28 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | John Mahlow | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13 | Sep 4, 2009 28 years, 2 months 9-4 (6) | Peter Grimes | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
12 | Mar 27, 2009 27 years, 9 months 8-4 (6) | Kamrin Naville | KOTC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Nov 8, 2008 27 years, 4 months 7-4 (6) | Kalvin Hackney | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | May 30, 2008 26 years, 11 months 6-4 (6) | Torrance Taylor | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
9 | Mar 7, 2008 26 years, 8 months 6-3 (6) | Steve Sharp | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
8  | Sep 19, 2007 26 years, 2 months 5-3 (5) | 22 years, 5 months 6-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
7 | Apr 21, 2007 25 years, 9 months 5-2 (5) | David Lee | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6  | Oct 14, 2006 25 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | 27 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Apr 28, 2006 24 years, 10 months 4-1 (4) | Scott Hope | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4  | Jul 15, 2005 24 years 3-1 (3) | 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jun 3, 2005 23 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Danny Payne | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Feb 4, 2005 23 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Will Bradford | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Apr 23, 2004 22 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Andrew Chappelle | 3 | UD | LOSS |
