Patrício Pitbull (37-8, 23) was born in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on July 7, 1987. At the age of 16 years on March 9, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Dida Dida, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 12, 2025, 37-year old Patrício Pitbull made his UFC debut on his 44th professional MMA fight at UFC 314 against a 32-year old Yair Rodríguez but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Pitbull's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Dan Ige at UFC 318 at age 38 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Patrício Pitbull's best fights have been against Michael Chandler, Daniel Weichel, Jeremy Kennedy, Emmanuel Sanchez, Pat Curran, A. J. McKee and Ádám Borics.
Pitbull has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Jul 19, 2025 38 years 37-8 (23) | 33 years, 11 months 19-9 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
44  | Apr 12, 2025 37 years, 9 months 36-8 (23) | 32 years, 6 months 19-5 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
43  | Mar 22, 2024 36 years, 8 months 36-7 (23) | 31 years, 6 months 19-3 (9) | Bellator | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
42  | Jul 30, 2023 36 years 35-7 (22) | 24 years, 2 months 10-3 (5) | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
41  | Jun 16, 2023 35 years, 11 months 35-6 (22) | 29 years, 9 months 22-5 (7) | Bellator | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator World bantamweight title |
40  | Dec 31, 2022 35 years, 5 months 35-5 (22) | 33 years, 2 months 31-5-1 (27) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
39  | Oct 1, 2022 35 years, 2 months 34-5 (22) | 29 years, 2 months 18-1 (10) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
38  | Apr 15, 2022 34 years, 9 months 33-5 (22) | 27 years 18-0 (11) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World featherweight title |
37 | Jul 31, 2021 34 years 32-5 (22) | 26 years, 3 months 17-0 (11) | Bellator | FT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost Bellator World featherweight title |
36  | Apr 2, 2021 33 years, 8 months 32-4 (22) | 30 years, 7 months 20-4 (9) | Bellator | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
35 | Nov 12, 2020 33 years, 4 months 31-4 (22) | Pedro Carvalho | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
34 | Sep 28, 2019 32 years, 2 months 30-4 (21) | Juan Archuleta | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
33  | May 11, 2019 31 years, 10 months 29-4 (21) | 33 years 19-4 (12) | Bellator | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator World lightweight title |
32 | Nov 15, 2018 31 years, 4 months 28-4 (20) | 28 years, 3 months 17-3 (8) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
31  | Jul 14, 2018 31 years 27-4 (20) | 33 years, 7 months 39-9 (26) | Bellator | FT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
30 | Apr 21, 2017 29 years, 9 months 26-4 (20) | Daniel Straus | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Bellator World featherweight title |
29  | Aug 26, 2016 29 years, 1 months 25-4 (19) | 32 years, 9 months 23-6 (12) | Bellator | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg injury |
28  | Apr 22, 2016 28 years, 9 months 25-3 (19) | 29 years, 8 months 12-2 (10) | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
27 | Nov 6, 2015 28 years, 3 months 24-3 (18) | Daniel Straus | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Bellator World featherweight title |
26 | Jun 19, 2015 27 years, 11 months 24-2 (18) | 30 years, 6 months 35-8 (25) | Bellator | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
25 | Jan 16, 2015 27 years, 6 months 23-2 (17) | Daniel Straus | Bellator | FT | 4 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Bellator World featherweight title |
24  | Sep 5, 2014 27 years, 1 months 22-2 (16) | 27 years 20-5 (11) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World featherweight title |
23 | Nov 15, 2013 26 years, 4 months 21-2 (16) | Justin Wilcox | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator Season 9 Tournament |
22 | Oct 11, 2013 26 years, 3 months 20-2 (15) | Fabrício Guerreiro | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21 | Sep 13, 2013 26 years, 2 months 19-2 (15) | Diego Nunes | Bellator | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20 | Jul 31, 2013 26 years 18-2 (14) | Jared Downing | Bellator | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Jan 13, 2013 25 years, 6 months 17-2 (13) | Pat Curran | Bellator | FT | 5 | SD | LOSS For Bellator World featherweight title |
18 | May 21, 2011 23 years, 10 months 17-1 (13) | Daniel Straus | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Bellator Season 4 Tournament |
17  | Apr 16, 2011 23 years, 9 months 16-1 (13) | 26 years, 3 months 12-2 (5) | Bellator | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | Mar 19, 2011 23 years, 8 months 15-1 (12) | 25 years, 9 months 14-2-1 (11) | Bellator | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15 | Jun 24, 2010 22 years, 11 months 14-1 (11) | Joe Warren | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS Lost Bellator Season 2 Tournament |
14 | May 13, 2010 22 years, 10 months 14-0 (11) | 25 years, 4 months 10-1 (4) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Apr 22, 2010 22 years, 9 months 13-0 (11) | William Romero | Bellator | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
12 | Dec 5, 2009 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (10) | Johnny Iwasaki | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
11 | Sep 26, 2009 22 years, 2 months 11-0 (9) | Vinicius Borba | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | ||
10 | Aug 13, 2009 22 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Giovani Diniz | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
9 | Apr 2, 2009 21 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | Gleristone Santos | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | ||
8 | Jun 5, 2008 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (6) | Fernando Vieira | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Sep 27, 2007 20 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | Paulo Mantas | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
6 | Jul 5, 2007 19 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Jadyson Costa | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Apr 6, 2006 18 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Rafael Gargula | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Sep 8, 2005 18 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Joao Paulo Rodrigues | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
3 | Feb 24, 2005 17 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Tarcisio Jardim | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Oct 21, 2004 17 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Marlon Silva | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Mar 9, 2004 16 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Dida Dida | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
