Renato Verissimo (7-5, 6) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 3, 1973. At the age of 28 years on March 29, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Roland Fabre, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 31, 2004, 30-year old Renato Verissimo made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 46 against a 27-year old Carlos Newton, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Verissimo's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Jake Shields at EliteXC: Uprising at age 34 on September 15, 2007. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Renato Verissimo's best fights have been against Carlos Newton and Gil Castillo.
Verissimo has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13  | Sep 15, 2007 34 years, 1 months 7-5 (6) | 28 years, 8 months 18-4-1 (8) | EliteXC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | |
12 | Mar 31, 2007 33 years, 7 months 7-4 (6) | Lars Haven | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Feb 9, 2007 33 years, 6 months 6-4 (5) | Kris Fleurstil | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10  | Apr 21, 2006 32 years, 8 months 5-4 (4) | 29 years, 10 months 9-2 (5) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
9  | Jan 20, 2006 32 years, 5 months 5-3 (4) | 21 years, 8 months 13-2 (13) | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches | ||
8 | May 7, 2005 31 years, 9 months 5-2 (4) | Yuichi Nakanishi | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
7  | Oct 22, 2004 31 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | 32 years, 5 months 11-2 (11) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows | |
6  | Jun 19, 2004 30 years, 10 months 4-1 (3) | 30 years, 8 months 35-4 (28) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5  | Jan 31, 2004 30 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | 27 years, 5 months 13-7 (10) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4  | Oct 10, 2003 30 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | 37 years, 11 months 10-2 (6) | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
3 | Aug 9, 2003 30 years 2-0 (2) | Ray Elbe | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2  | Mar 15, 2003 29 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | 32 years, 5 months 19-38 (18) | 1 | NC | NC Illegal headbutt | ||
1 | Mar 29, 2002 28 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Roland Fabre | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
