Murilo Bustamante (15-8-1, 11) was born in Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 30, 1966. At the age of 25 years on September 26, 1991, he made his professional MMA debut against Marcelo Mendes, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 14, 2000, 33-year old Murilo Bustamante made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 25 against a 33-year old Yoji Anjo, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on January 11, 2002 at age 35 on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 35 after defeating a 27-year old Dave Menne via 2nd-round TKO.
Bustamante's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Dave Menne at age 45 on March 31, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Murilo Bustamante's best fights have been against Dave Menne, Matt Lindland, Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai, Yoji Anjo, Masanori Suda and Sanae Kikuta.
Bustamante has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Mar 31, 2012 45 years, 8 months 15-8-1 (11) | 37 years, 8 months 45-16-2 (25) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Jul 18, 2010 43 years, 11 months 14-8-1 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 14-6 (11) | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
22  | Dec 31, 2007 41 years, 5 months 14-7-1 (11) | 33 years 3-3 (1) | WL | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
21  | Apr 13, 2007 40 years, 8 months 14-6-1 (11) | 35 years, 6 months 14-12-4 (10) | DEEP | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20 | Nov 5, 2006 40 years, 3 months 13-6-1 (10) | Dong Sik Yoon | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jun 4, 2006 39 years, 10 months 12-6-1 (10) | 30 years, 4 months 20-5 (17) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Dec 31, 2005 39 years, 5 months 12-5-1 (10) | 35 years, 4 months 18-4 (9) | Pride | WL | 2 | SD | LOSS |
17  | Sep 25, 2005 39 years, 1 months 12-4-1 (10) | 29 years, 8 months 30-21-8 (23) | Pride | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Soccer kicks |
16  | Sep 25, 2005 39 years, 1 months 11-4-1 (9) | 32 years, 2 months 22-10-3 (15) | Pride | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15 | Apr 3, 2005 38 years, 8 months 10-4-1 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 11-8-4 (8) | Pride | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
14  | Aug 15, 2004 38 years 9-4-1 (8) | 25 years 3-2 (1) | Pride | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Nov 9, 2003 37 years, 3 months 9-3-1 (8) | 33 years, 2 months 13-3 (5) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
12  | Aug 10, 2003 37 years 9-2-1 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 17-3 (14) | Pride | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11  | May 10, 2002 35 years, 9 months 9-1-1 (8) | 31 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Defended UFC middleweight title |
10 | Jan 11, 2002 35 years, 5 months 8-1-1 (7) | 27 years, 5 months 31-7-2 (15) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC middleweight title |
9  | Sep 28, 2001 35 years, 1 months 7-1-1 (6) | 31 years, 9 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8  | Oct 31, 2000 34 years, 3 months 7-0-1 (6) | 29 years, 1 months 14-3-2 (11) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Apr 14, 2000 33 years, 8 months 6-0-1 (6) | 33 years 0-2 (0) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
6  | Sep 27, 1997 31 years, 1 months 5-0-1 (5) | 23 years, 7 months 7-1 (6) | 1 | KO | WIN Upkick | ||
5  | Nov 22, 1996 30 years, 3 months 4-0-1 (4) | 32 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
4 | Nov 22, 1996 30 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Juan Mott | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3  | Nov 22, 1996 30 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | 27 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
2  | Jun 24, 1996 29 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | 37 years, 11 months 2-2 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Sep 26, 1991 25 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Marcelo Mendes | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury |
