Michel Prazeres (27-7, 12) was born in Belém, Pará, Brazil on July 25, 1981. At the age of 19 years on October 9, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Sandro Lyon, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 18, 2013, 31-year old Michel Prazeres made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold against a 32-year old Paulo Thiago but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Prazeres' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Evgeniy Galochkin at age 43 on May 10, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michel Prazeres' best fights have been against Josh Burkman, Bartosz Fabiński, J.C. Cottrell, Desmond Green, Zak Cummings, Mads Burnell and Mairbek Taisumov.
Prazeres has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | May 10, 2025 43 years, 9 months 27-7 (12) | Evgeniy Galochkin | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
33 | May 17, 2024 42 years, 9 months 27-6 (12) | Renat Lyatifov | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Sep 2, 2023 42 years, 1 months 27-5 (12) | Abubakar Vagaev | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | Sep 9, 2022 41 years, 1 months 27-4 (12) | Stefan Negucić | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Jun 26, 2021 39 years, 11 months 26-4 (12) | 26 years, 8 months 13-0 (13) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
29  | Feb 23, 2019 37 years, 6 months 26-3 (12) | 22 years, 6 months 17-2 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Nov 17, 2018 37 years, 3 months 26-2 (12) | 32 years, 6 months 14-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
27  | May 19, 2018 36 years, 9 months 25-2 (11) | 33 years, 9 months 21-5 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
26 | Feb 3, 2018 36 years, 6 months 24-2 (11) | Desmond Green | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Sep 2, 2017 36 years, 1 months 23-2 (11) | 23 years, 5 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
24  | Mar 11, 2017 35 years, 7 months 22-2 (10) | 36 years, 11 months 28-14 (16) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
23  | Sep 24, 2016 35 years, 1 months 21-2 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Jul 23, 2016 34 years, 11 months 20-2 (9) | J.C. Cottrell | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Nov 21, 2015 34 years, 3 months 19-2 (9) | Valmir Lázaro | TUF | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Feb 14, 2015 33 years, 6 months 18-2 (9) | 22 years, 5 months 9-1 (4) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Mar 23, 2014 32 years, 7 months 18-1 (9) | 25 years, 7 months 21-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Sep 21, 2013 32 years, 1 months 17-1 (9) | 27 years, 8 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
17  | May 18, 2013 31 years, 9 months 16-1 (9) | 32 years, 3 months 14-5 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Jun 2, 2012 30 years, 10 months 16-0 (9) | Leandro Batata | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
15 | Mar 31, 2012 30 years, 8 months 15-0 (9) | SĂ©rgio Leal | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
14 | Jun 10, 2010 28 years, 10 months 14-0 (8) | André Luis Lobato | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
13 | Jun 26, 2008 26 years, 11 months 13-0 (8) | AntĂ´nio Carlos Ribeiro | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
12 | Nov 10, 2007 26 years, 3 months 12-0 (7) | Frederick Samurai | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11 | Apr 21, 2007 25 years, 8 months 11-0 (7) | Valter de Menezes | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Mar 22, 2007 25 years, 7 months 10-0 (7) | Gabriel Santos | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9 | Jan 25, 2007 25 years, 6 months 9-0 (7) | Anderson Banana | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
8 | Oct 5, 2006 25 years, 2 months 8-0 (6) | Edilson FlorĂŞncio | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Jul 1, 2006 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Ari dos Santos | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 11, 2005 23 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Luis Neto | 1 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Apr 14, 2004 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Elias Monteiro | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Sep 12, 2003 22 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Cleber Santana | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
3 | Mar 21, 2003 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Rogério Gama | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Mar 21, 2003 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | SĂ©rgio de Oliveira | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Oct 9, 2000 19 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Sandro Lyon | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
