Every Brazilian UFC Champion That’s Ever Been Crowned!

Brazil has always had their fair share of representation in UFC. Top Brazilian athletes such as Anderson Silva and Charles Jose Aldo have climbed to the rank of UFC Champion and etched their name into MMA history.

Brazilian MMA fighters have been at the forefront of UFC competition all the way through the promotion’s history. Royce Gracie, who competed at UFC 1, essentially brought BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) into modern MMA.

Anderson Silva, who joined UFC when he was over 30, went on a dominant reign as UFC Middleweight Champion and still holds the record for longest time as a UFC Champion.

More recently, Charles Oliveira, who comes from the favelas of Brazil, has transformed himself into one of the greatest UFC Lightweights of all time since beating; Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Kevin Lee & Tony Ferguson.

Not all of the best Brazilian MMA fighters have managed to claim UFC gold, but a lot of them have climbed the pile, and managed to call themselves UFC Champions.

every Brazilian UFC Champion ever crowned

Men’s 125 lbs Flyweight Division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
Deiveson Figueiredo championJul 19, 2020Deiveson FigueiredoBrazil
Deiveson Figueiredo championJan 22, 2022Deiveson Figueiredo (2)Brazil

Men’s 135 lbs Bantamweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
renao barao champ Jan 6, 2014 Renan Barão Brazil

Men’s 145 lbs Featherweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
jose aldo ufc champ Nov 20, 2010 José Aldo Brazil
jose aldo ufc champ Nov 26, 2016 José Aldo (2) Brazil

Men’s 155 lbs Lightweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
rafael dos anjos ufc champ Mar 14, 2015 Rafael dos Anjos Brazil
charles oliviera championMay 15, 2021Charles OlivieraBrazil

Men’s 185 lbs Middleweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
murilo bustamante ufc champion Jan 11, 2002 Murilo Bustamante Brazil
anderson silva ufc champ Oct 14, 2006 Anderson Silva Brazil

Men’s 205 lbs Light Heavyweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
vitor belfort ufc champ Jan 31, 2004 Vitor Belfort Brazil
lyoto machida champ May 23, 2009 Lyoto Machida Brazil
mauricia rua champ May 8, 2010 Maurício Rua Brazil
Oct 30, 2021Glover TeixeiraBrazil

Men’s 265 lbs Heavyweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
junior dos santos champion Nov 12, 2011 Junior dos Santos Brazil
fabricio werdum champion Jun 13, 2015 Fabrício Werdum Brazil

Women’s 115 lbs Strawweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
jessica andrade champion May 11, 2019 Jéssica Andrade Brazil

Women’s 135 lbs Bantamweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
amanda nunes champion Jul 9, 2016 Amanda Nunes Brazil

Women’s 145 lbs Featherweight division

Date Made Champion UFC Fighter Name Country Of Origin
cris cyborg champ Jul 29, 2017 Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino Brazil
amanda nunes champion Dec 29, 2018 Amanda Nunes Brazil

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