Pedro Rizzo (20-11, 16) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 3, 1974. At the age of 22 years on October 26, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Eric Labaille, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 16, 1998, 24-year old Pedro Rizzo made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC Brazil against a 33-year old Tank Abbott, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Rizzo's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Andrew Flores Smith at age 41 on September 12, 2015. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Pedro Rizzo's best fights have been against Tank Abbott, Tra Telligman, Dan Severn, Josh Barnett, Mark Coleman, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Andrei Arlovski.
Rizzo has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Sep 12, 2015 41 years, 4 months 20-11 (16) | Andrew Flores Smith | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks | |
30  | May 26, 2013 39 years 19-11 (15) | 26 years, 5 months 7-2-1 (3) | IGF | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jun 21, 2012 38 years, 1 months 19-10 (15) | 35 years, 8 months 33-4 (25) | M-1 | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
28  | Jul 18, 2010 36 years, 2 months 19-9 (15) | 46 years, 5 months 27-13-2 (24) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks and punches | |
27  | May 15, 2010 36 years 18-9 (14) | 44 years, 3 months 23-20-1 (22) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
26  | Sep 12, 2009 35 years, 4 months 17-9 (13) | 38 years, 7 months 32-8 (21) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
25  | Jun 27, 2009 35 years, 1 months 16-9 (13) | 32 years, 11 months 35-13-1 (35) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
24  | Jul 19, 2008 34 years, 2 months 16-8 (13) | 30 years, 8 months 25-5 (20) | Affliction | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
23 | Sep 1, 2007 33 years, 3 months 16-7 (13) | 36 years, 7 months 24-6 (16) | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Mar 9, 2007 32 years, 10 months 15-7 (12) | 28 years, 8 months 16-5-1 (16) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Feb 26, 2006 31 years, 9 months 14-7 (12) | 32 years, 5 months 11-9 (10) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
20  | Jun 26, 2005 31 years, 1 months 14-6 (12) | 24 years, 10 months 11-2 (11) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Soccer kick and punches | |
19  | Nov 21, 2003 29 years, 6 months 14-5 (12) | 26 years, 3 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Jun 6, 2003 29 years, 1 months 13-5 (12) | 38 years, 3 months 7-3-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
17  | Feb 28, 2003 28 years, 9 months 12-5 (11) | 32 years, 1 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Sep 27, 2002 28 years, 4 months 12-4 (11) | 25 years, 10 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
15  | Mar 22, 2002 27 years, 10 months 12-3 (11) | 23 years, 1 months 4-2 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | Nov 2, 2001 27 years, 5 months 11-3 (10) | 38 years, 4 months 9-3 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC heavyweight title |
13 | May 4, 2001 27 years 11-2 (10) | 37 years, 10 months 8-3 (4) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC heavyweight title |
12 | Feb 23, 2001 26 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | 23 years, 3 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
11  | Sep 22, 2000 26 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | 42 years, 3 months 41-4-3 (34) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to leg kicks |
10  | Jun 9, 2000 26 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | 28 years, 9 months 8-3 (5) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC heavyweight title |
9  | Nov 19, 1999 25 years, 6 months 9-0 (8) | 29 years, 8 months 17-8-1 (10) | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 7, 1999 25 years 8-0 (7) | 34 years, 3 months 6-1-1 (6) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7  | Jan 8, 1999 24 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | 34 years 6-2 (6) | UFC | 1 | SD | WIN | |
6  | Oct 16, 1998 24 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | 33 years, 5 months 8-6 (7) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
5 | Jan 19, 1997 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Richard Heard | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
4  | Nov 10, 1996 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | 25 years, 11 months 10-17-1 (8) | 1 | KO | WIN Soccer kick | ||
3 | Nov 10, 1996 22 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Michael Tielrooy | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
2 | Nov 10, 1996 22 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Nicholas Hill (as Niccolaus) | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Oct 26, 1996 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Eric Labaille | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
