Ronny Markes (25-11, 18) was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on April 21, 1988. At the age of 18 years on January 27, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Enrico Vaccaro, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On August 14, 2011, 23-year old Ronny Markes made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle against a 26-year old Karlos Vémola, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Markes' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Kazbek Saidaliev at age 37 on July 23, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ronny Markes' best fights have been against Aaron Simpson, Andrew Craig, Karlos Vémola, Sigi Pesaleli, Rodrigo Duarte, Dylan Potter and Smealinho Rama. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Ronny Markes".
Markes has 11 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Ronny Markes Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Jul 23, 2025 37 years, 3 months 25-11 (18) | Kazbek Saidaliev | HW | 2 | KO | Loss Knee | |
35 | Sep 27, 2024 36 years, 5 months 25-10 (18) | Lawrence Phillips | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
34 | Jul 27, 2024 36 years, 3 months 24-10 (17) | D.J. Linderman | HW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
33 | Oct 7, 2023 35 years, 5 months 23-10 (16) | Lucas Chiumiento | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
32 | Aug 13, 2022 34 years, 3 months 22-10 (15) | Szymon Bajor | PFL | LHW | 3 | UD | Loss |
31 | May 20, 2022 34 years 22-9 (15) | Reggie Peña | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Knee injury | |
30 | Dec 18, 2021 33 years, 7 months 21-9 (14) | Rodrigo Duarte | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
29 | Nov 19, 2021 33 years, 6 months 20-9 (13) | Victor Jones | HW | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
28 | Jul 16, 2021 33 years, 2 months 19-9 (12) | Said Sowma | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
27  | Dec 10, 2020 32 years, 7 months 19-8 (12) | 37 years, 6 months 19-8 (15) | Bellator | HW | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
26 | Jun 6, 2019 31 years, 1 months 19-7 (12) | Sigi Pesaleli | PFL | LHW | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
25  | Oct 13, 2018 30 years, 5 months 18-7 (11) | 32 years 11-4 (5) | PFL | LHW | 2 | UD | Loss |
24  | Jun 21, 2018 30 years, 2 months 18-6 (11) | 34 years, 9 months 17-9 (12) | PFL | LHW | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
23 | Aug 5, 2017 29 years, 3 months 18-5 (11) | Dylan Potter | KOTC | LHW | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
22 | Jun 30, 2017 29 years, 2 months 17-5 (10) | Smealinho Rama | PFL | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
21  | May 19, 2017 29 years 16-5 (10) | 30 years, 3 months 26-6 (15) | M-1 | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
20 | Feb 4, 2017 28 years, 9 months 16-4 (10) | Tony Lopez | KOTC | HW | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke |
19 | Feb 13, 2016 27 years, 9 months 15-4 (9) | Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira | LHW | 1 | SUB | Loss Heel hook | |
18 | Aug 9, 2014 26 years, 3 months 15-3 (9) | Cully Butterfield | WSOF | LHW | 3 | UD | Win |
17  | Mar 23, 2014 25 years, 11 months 14-3 (9) | 30 years, 2 months 8-2 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Body kick and punches |
16  | Nov 6, 2013 25 years, 6 months 14-2 (9) | 36 years, 6 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | Loss Punches |
15  | Jan 19, 2013 24 years, 8 months 14-1 (9) | 27 years 8-0 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Feb 15, 2012 23 years, 9 months 13-1 (9) | 37 years, 6 months 11-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | Win |
13  | Aug 14, 2011 23 years, 3 months 12-1 (9) | 26 years, 1 month 8-1 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
12  | Apr 29, 2011 23 years 11-1 (9) | 32 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (12) | 3 | UD | Win | ||
11 | Apr 1, 2011 22 years, 11 months 10-1 (9) | Diogo Osama | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
10 | Jan 21, 2011 22 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Wendres Carlos da Silva | 3 | TKO | Win Submission to punches | ||
9 | Nov 27, 2010 22 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | Fernando Silva | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
8 | Oct 7, 2010 22 years, 5 months 7-1 (6) | Paulo Rodrigues | 1 | SUB | Loss Armbar | ||
7 | Sep 9, 2010 22 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | Fernando Almeida | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
6 | Jun 12, 2010 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | Wanderlan Vila Cruzeiro | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
5 | Dec 5, 2009 21 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Roque Oliver | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | ||
4 | Nov 12, 2009 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Charles Andrade | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | ||
3 | Oct 25, 2009 21 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Michael Knaap | 3 | UD | Win | ||
2 | Aug 13, 2009 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Junior Fofinho | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | ||
1 | Jan 27, 2007 18 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Enrico Vaccaro | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
