Tony DeSouza (11-4, 8) was born in Lima, Peru on July 26, 1974. At the age of 26 years on August 26, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Ben Melendez, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 4, 2001, 26-year old Tony DeSouza made his UFC debut on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 31 against a 27-year old Steve Berger, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
DeSouza's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Luis Perrogon at age 38 on December 13, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tony DeSouza's best fights have been against Paul Rodriguez, Steve Berger and Dustin Hazelett.
DeSouza has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Dec 13, 2012 38 years, 4 months 11-4 (8) | Luis Perrogon | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
14  | Dec 29, 2007 33 years, 5 months 10-4 (7) | 29 years, 6 months 11-6 (6) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
13  | Dec 30, 2006 32 years, 5 months 10-3 (7) | 23 years, 2 months 11-5 (7) | UFC | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
12  | Oct 10, 2006 32 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | 20 years, 5 months 7-2 (6) | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
11 | May 20, 2006 31 years, 9 months 9-2 (6) | Fabricio Monteiro | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
10 | Apr 29, 2006 31 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | ||
9 | Apr 15, 2005 30 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | Angelo Diaz | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
8 | Oct 23, 2004 30 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | Carlos Lima | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm triangle choke | ||
7  | Jun 5, 2004 29 years, 10 months 6-1 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 6-2 (5) | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
6 | Nov 3, 2001 27 years, 3 months 5-1 (4) | Chatt Lavender | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | ||
5  | Sep 28, 2001 27 years, 2 months 4-1 (3) | 30 years, 9 months 10-7-2 (8) | UFC | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
4 | Jun 29, 2001 26 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Paul Rodriguez | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3  | May 4, 2001 26 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | 27 years, 11 months 12-5-2 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Dec 9, 2000 26 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Kenneth Tanario | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | ||
1 | Aug 26, 2000 26 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Ben Melendez | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes |
