Maximo Blanco (12-8-1, 8) was born in Falcón, Venezuela on October 16, 1983. At the age of 24 years on August 27, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Yuki Yashima, losing the fight via 1-round no contest.
On April 21, 2012, 28-year old Maximo Blanco made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 145 against a 27-year old Marcus Brimage but lost the fight via split decision.
Blanco's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to Chas Skelly at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson at age 32 on September 17, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Maximo Blanco's best fights have been against Mike De La Torre, Andy Ogle, Dan Hooker, Kiuma Kunioku, Rodrigo Damm, Sam Sicilia and Hiroki Aoki.
Blanco has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Sep 17, 2016 32 years, 11 months 12-8-1 (8) | 31 years, 4 months 15-2 (11) | UFC | FT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Anaconda choke |
21  | Jan 17, 2016 32 years, 3 months 12-7-1 (8) | 30 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20  | Jul 12, 2015 31 years, 8 months 12-6-1 (8) | 28 years, 9 months 13-4 (12) | TUF | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Sep 20, 2014 30 years, 11 months 11-6-1 (7) | 24 years, 7 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | May 31, 2014 30 years, 7 months 10-6-1 (7) | 25 years, 3 months 9-4 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Feb 15, 2014 30 years, 3 months 9-6-1 (7) | 26 years 15-6-1 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Nov 30, 2013 30 years, 1 months 9-5-1 (7) | 31 years, 3 months 11-3 (4) | TUF | FT | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal knee |
15  | Apr 13, 2013 29 years, 5 months 9-4-1 (7) | 27 years, 2 months 11-2 (10) | TUF | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Apr 21, 2012 28 years, 6 months 8-4-1 (7) | 27 years 4-1 (2) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | Sep 10, 2011 27 years, 10 months 8-3-1 (7) | 28 years, 1 months 25-16 (19) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
12 | Dec 30, 2010 27 years, 2 months 8-2-1 (7) | Won Sik Park | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Oct 30, 2010 27 years 7-2-1 (7) | 33 years, 11 months 34-23-9 (15) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
10  | Jun 20, 2010 26 years, 8 months 6-2-1 (6) | 30 years, 4 months 9-3 (7) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Mar 7, 2010 26 years, 4 months 5-2-1 (5) | Chang Hyun Kim | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
8 | Sep 23, 2009 25 years, 11 months 4-2-1 (4) | Tetsuya Yamada | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Aug 8, 2009 25 years, 9 months 3-2-1 (3) | Katsuya Inoue | Pancrase | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Pancrase lightweight title |
6 | May 2, 2009 25 years, 6 months 2-2-1 (2) | Akihiko Mori | 1 | DQ | LOSS Illegal soccer kick | ||
5 | Apr 5, 2009 25 years, 5 months 2-1-1 (2) | Koji Oishi | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
4 | Jan 4, 2009 25 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Seigo Inoue | 1 | KO | WIN Stomps | ||
3 | Dec 7, 2008 25 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | Daisuke Hanazawa | Pancrase | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
2 | Oct 1, 2008 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Hiroki Aoki | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Slam and punches | |
1 | Aug 27, 2008 24 years, 10 months 0-0 (0) | Yuki Yashima | Pancrase | 1 | NC | NC Accidental headbutt |
