Renan Barão (34-10, 23) was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on January 31, 1987. At the age of 18 years on April 14, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against João Paulo Rodrigues de Souza, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On May 28, 2011, 24-year old Renan Barão made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC 130 against a 29-year old Cole Escovedo, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Barão's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Walter Zamora at age 36 on October 7, 2023. He is on a 6-fight losing streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Renan Barão's best fights have been against Urijah Faber, Eddie Wineland, Michael McDonald, Brad Pickett, Chris Cariaso, Mitch Gagnon and Cole Escovedo.
Barão has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Oct 7, 2023 36 years, 8 months 34-10 (23) | Walter Zamora | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
44  | Nov 16, 2019 32 years, 9 months 34-9 (23) | 34 years, 4 months 25-3 (20) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
43  | Feb 17, 2019 32 years 34-8 (23) | 33 years, 2 months 12-3 (8) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
42  | Sep 22, 2018 31 years, 7 months 34-7 (23) | 30 years, 8 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
41  | Feb 24, 2018 31 years 34-6 (23) | 31 years, 6 months 18-8 (15) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jul 29, 2017 30 years, 5 months 34-5 (23) | 27 years, 11 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Sep 24, 2016 29 years, 7 months 34-4 (23) | 32 years, 7 months 11-6-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
38  | May 29, 2016 29 years, 3 months 33-4 (23) | 30 years 24-12 (19) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37  | Jul 25, 2015 28 years, 5 months 33-3 (23) | 29 years, 5 months 11-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC bantamweight title |
36  | Dec 20, 2014 27 years, 10 months 33-2 (23) | 30 years, 2 months 12-2 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
35 | May 24, 2014 27 years, 3 months 32-2 (22) | 28 years, 3 months 9-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 5 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches Lost UFC bantamweight title |
34  | Feb 1, 2014 27 years 32-1 (22) | 34 years, 8 months 30-6 (22) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC bantamweight title |
33  | Sep 21, 2013 26 years, 7 months 31-1 (21) | 29 years, 2 months 20-8-1 (15) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Spinning back kick and punches Defended UFC bantamweight title Interim |
32  | Feb 16, 2013 26 years 30-1 (20) | 22 years, 1 months 15-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 4 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Defended UFC bantamweight title Interim |
31 | Jul 21, 2012 25 years, 5 months 29-1 (19) | 33 years, 2 months 26-5 (19) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC bantamweight title Interim |
30  | Feb 4, 2012 25 years 28-1 (19) | 29 years, 4 months 13-4 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Nov 5, 2011 24 years, 9 months 27-1 (19) | 33 years, 1 months 20-5 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28  | May 28, 2011 24 years, 3 months 26-1 (18) | 29 years, 8 months 17-6 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Dec 16, 2010 23 years, 10 months 25-1 (18) | 29 years, 6 months 10-1 (4) | WEC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26  | Jun 20, 2010 23 years, 4 months 24-1 (17) | 23 years 8-0 (4) | WEC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
25 | Feb 27, 2010 23 years 23-1 (16) | Sérgio Silva | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Dec 5, 2009 22 years, 10 months 22-1 (16) | Jorge Enciso | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
23 | Sep 26, 2009 22 years, 7 months 21-1 (15) | Marcio Nunes | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
22 | Aug 27, 2009 22 years, 6 months 20-1 (14) | Paulo Dantas | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Aug 13, 2009 22 years, 6 months 19-1 (14) | Jurandir Sardinha | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Mar 19, 2009 22 years, 1 months 18-1 (13) | Andre Luiz | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
19 | Nov 29, 2008 21 years, 9 months 17-1 (12) | Alexandre Dinheiro | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Arm injury | |
18 | Sep 25, 2008 21 years, 7 months 16-1 (11) | Rogerio Silva | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Sep 25, 2008 21 years, 7 months 15-1 (10) | William Porfirio | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
16 | Aug 30, 2008 21 years, 6 months 14-1 (9) | Fabiano Lucas | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jun 5, 2008 21 years, 4 months 13-1 (9) | Jetron Azevedo | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
14 | May 23, 2008 21 years, 3 months 12-1 (8) | Ronaldo Figueiredo | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Apr 19, 2008 21 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | William Vianna | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 12, 2007 20 years, 10 months 10-1 (8) | Claudemir Souza | BT | 1 | NC | NC Illegal soccer kick | |
11 | Oct 27, 2007 20 years, 8 months 10-1 (8) | Danilo Noronha | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Jul 7, 2007 20 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Erinaldo Rodriguez | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
9 | Apr 25, 2007 20 years, 2 months 8-1 (6) | Carlos Heide | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8 | Apr 25, 2007 20 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | Janailson Pereira | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7  | Nov 9, 2006 19 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 6, 2006 19 years, 7 months 5-1 (5) | Caio Robson | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Jun 8, 2006 19 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | Gleison Menezes | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
4 | Nov 22, 2005 18 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | Dande Dande | FT | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 26, 2005 18 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Anistavio Medeiros | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | May 20, 2005 18 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Melk Freitas | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Apr 14, 2005 18 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | João Paulo Rodrigues de Souza | 3 | UD | LOSS |
