Luiz Firmino (20-10, 9) was born in Paraíba, Brazil on March 18, 1982. At the age of 18 years on May 27, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Reginaldo Santana, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Firmino's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Rashid Magomedov at PFL 5 at age 36 on August 2, 2018. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Luiz Firmino's best fights have been against Hiroyuki Abe, Kazuyuki Miyata, Masakazu Imanari, Kohei Yasumi, Sergei Bytchkov, Musail Allaudinov and Nobuhiro Obiya.
Firmino has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Aug 2, 2018 36 years, 4 months 20-10 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 20-2 (10) | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jun 21, 2018 36 years, 3 months 20-9 (9) | 31 years, 8 months 18-4 (9) | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28 | Jul 29, 2017 35 years, 4 months 20-8 (9) | Eddy Ellis | PFL | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Dec 31, 2016 34 years, 9 months 19-8 (8) | 28 years, 1 months 16-0 (14) | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage For WSOF lightweight title |
26  | Oct 7, 2016 34 years, 6 months 19-7 (8) | 32 years, 6 months 26-9 (25) | WSOF | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
25  | Jan 23, 2016 33 years, 10 months 19-6 (8) | 32 years 10-4 (7) | WSOF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jun 21, 2014 32 years, 3 months 18-6 (8) | 30 years, 2 months 16-7 (9) | WSOF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Oct 26, 2013 31 years, 7 months 17-6 (8) | 33 years, 1 months 16-4 (7) | WSOF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jan 19, 2013 30 years, 10 months 16-6 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 20-7 (12) | LT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Oct 6, 2012 30 years, 6 months 15-6 (8) | 34 years, 5 months 30-16 (27) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Jun 30, 2012 30 years, 3 months 14-6 (8) | Johnavan Vistante | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
19  | Nov 4, 2011 29 years, 7 months 13-6 (7) | 32 years, 3 months 32-14 (27) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18  | Feb 25, 2010 27 years, 11 months 13-5 (7) | 31 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
17  | Sep 4, 2009 27 years, 5 months 13-4 (7) | 26 years, 1 months 14-6-1 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16  | May 11, 2008 26 years, 1 months 12-4 (7) | 30 years 21-4-2 (14) | Dream | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Mar 15, 2008 25 years, 11 months 12-3 (7) | 32 years, 1 months 5-6 (5) | Dream | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14 | Nov 5, 2006 24 years, 7 months 11-3 (6) | Nobuhiro Obiya | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jul 17, 2005 23 years, 3 months 10-3 (6) | 27 years, 2 months 14-2-2 (11) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Apr 3, 2005 23 years 10-2 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | Pride | WL | 2 | SD | LOSS |
11  | Oct 14, 2004 22 years, 6 months 10-1 (6) | 28 years, 8 months 5-2-1 (3) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jul 19, 2004 22 years, 4 months 9-1 (6) | 34 years, 5 months 5-3-2 (3) | Pride | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
9 | Feb 26, 2004 21 years, 11 months 8-1 (5) | Rafles la Rose | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Dec 20, 2003 21 years, 9 months 7-1 (4) | Devanir Marques | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | |
7  | Sep 5, 2003 21 years, 5 months 6-1 (3) | 24 years, 9 months 6-2-2 (2) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | May 21, 2003 21 years, 2 months 5-1 (3) | Tom Kirk | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Apr 6, 2003 21 years 4-1 (2) | Musail Allaudinov | M-1 | WL | 1 | UD | WIN |
4 | Apr 26, 2002 20 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | Sergei Bytchkov | M-1 | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
3 | May 27, 2000 18 years, 2 months 2-1 (1) | Eli Soares | WL | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | May 27, 2000 18 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Sergei Bytchkov | WL | 2 | UD | WIN | |
1 | May 27, 2000 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Reginaldo Santana | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Verbal |
