Rodrigo Nascimento (12-5, 8) was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil on November 26, 1992. At the age of 19 years on March 24, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Cicero Augusto, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 16, 2020, 27-year old Rodrigo Nascimento made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris against a 28-year old Don'Tale Mayes, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Nascimento's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Alexander Romanov at PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee at age 33 on April 11, 2026. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Rodrigo Nascimento's best fights have been against Don'Tale Mayes, Ilir Latifi, Tanner Boser and Alexander Romanov. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rodrigo Nascimento".
Nascimento has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rodrigo Nascimento Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Apr 11, 2026 33 years, 4 months 12-5 (8) | 35 years, 4 months 21-4 (17) | PFL | HW | 2 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
17  | Jun 27, 2025 32 years, 7 months 12-4 (8) | 33 years, 5 months 20-2 (12) | PFL | HW | 3 | UD | Loss |
16 | May 1, 2025 32 years, 5 months 12-3 (8) | Abraham Bably | PFL | HW | 3 | SD | Win |
15 | Nov 2, 2024 31 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | 33 years, 10 months 17-3 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | Loss | |
14  | May 11, 2024 31 years, 5 months 11-2 (8) | 39 years, 3 months 27-12 (23) | UFC | 3 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
13  | Nov 4, 2023 30 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 10-5 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
12  | May 20, 2023 30 years, 5 months 10-1 (8) | 39 years, 9 months 16-8 (9) | UFC | 3 | SD | Win | |
11  | Sep 17, 2022 29 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | 31 years, 1 month 20-8-1 (13) | UFC | 3 | SD | Win | |
10  | Jul 17, 2021 28 years, 7 months 8-1 (8) | 33 years, 5 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | 2 | NC | NC Overturned | |
9  | Oct 11, 2020 27 years, 10 months 8-1 (8) | 31 years 9-3 (8) | UFC | 1 | KO | Loss Punches | |
8 | May 16, 2020 27 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 7-3 (5) | UFC | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Jul 30, 2019 26 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Michal Martinek | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | ||
6 | Oct 7, 2017 24 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Everton dos Anjos | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | ||
5 | Nov 19, 2016 23 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Fabio Moreira | 2 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
4 | Apr 15, 2016 23 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Fabricio Nascimento Silva | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | ||
3 | Mar 29, 2014 21 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Ricardo Jordano | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
2 | Apr 21, 2013 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Rafael Caixeta | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Mar 24, 2012 19 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Cicero Augusto | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
