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Middleweight

Murilo Bustamante

15-8-1 UFC 3-1-0
Defensive Striker Wrestler
6'2"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
60Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:27Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 19.1 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 65.2 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 53.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 65.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 65.2 of 100 Control — Average, rated 65.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 65
  2. Wrestling Average 65
  3. Grappling Average 65
  4. Control Average 65
  5. Accuracy Average 60
  6. TD Defense Average 55
  7. Durability Average 53
  8. Striking Weak 19

Built on 37 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.01
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense58.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.79
Takedowns / 15 min3.97
Takedown accuracy30.3%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.19
Control time31.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
April 14, 2000 vs Yoji Anjo — 1.99/min (W) Apr '00 September 28, 2001 vs Chuck Liddell — 1.0/min (L) Sep '01 January 11, 2002 vs Dave Menne — 1.57/min (W) Jan '02 May 10, 2002 vs Matt Lindland — 1.47/min (W) May '02

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Matt Lindland 7-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:33 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
17/40Sig. strikes
35/66Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:10Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Dave Menne 31-7-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 0:44 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
9/12Sig. strikes
14/33Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
3:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chuck Liddell 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
15/30Sig. strikes
27/78Absorbed
2/20Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yoji Anjo 0-2 walk-in Submission · R2 0:31 — UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · April 14, 2000
11/21Sig. strikes
0/6Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
4:50Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-8-1Pro record
Brazilian Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 5
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 6
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 4
Pride Bushido 3
Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 3
Pride - Bushido 2
Pride Final Conflict 2
AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1
Impact FC 1
Yarennoka! 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Dave Menne Decision (unanimous) AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 2
March 31, 2012
 AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 3 5:00
L Jesse Taylor TKO (retirement) Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
July 18, 2010
 Impact FC 2 2:10
L Makoto Takimoto Decision (split) Yarennoka!
December 31, 2007
 Yarennoka! 2 5:00
W Ryuta Sakurai KO (punch) Deep: 29 Impact
April 13, 2007
 Deep 1 3:50
W Dong Sik Yoon Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 13
November 5, 2006
 Pride - Bushido 2 5:00
L Amar Suloev Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 11
June 4, 2006
 Pride - Bushido 2 5:00
L Dan Henderson Decision (split) Pride Shockwave 2005
December 31, 2005
 Pride Shockwave 2 5:00
W Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (soccer kicks) Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 9:51
W Masanori Suda Submission (armbar) Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 3:20
W Ryuta Sakurai Decision (unanimous) Pride Bushido 6
April 3, 2005
 Pride Bushido 2 5:00
L Kazuhiro Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2004
August 15, 2004
 Pride Final Conflict 3 5:00
L Dan Henderson TKO (knee and punches) Pride Final Conflict 2003
November 9, 2003
 Pride Final Conflict 1 0:53
L Quinton Jackson Decision (split) Pride Total Elimination 2003
August 10, 2003
 Pride Total Elimination 3 5:00
W Matt Lindland Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 37
May 10, 2002
 UFC 3 1:33
W Dave Menne TKO (punches) UFC 35
January 11, 2002
 UFC 2 0:44
L Chuck Liddell Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Sanae Kikuta Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - Trans 6
October 31, 2000
 Pancrase - Trans 1 15:00
W Yoji Anjo Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 25
April 14, 2000
 UFC 2 0:31
W Jerry Bohlander KO (upkick) Pentagon Combat
September 27, 1997
 Pentagon Combat 1 5:38
D Tom Erikson Draw Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 40:00
W Juan Mott TKO (submission to punches) Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 1:08
W Chris Haseman TKO (corner stoppage) Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
November 22, 1996
 Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 1:01
W Joe Charles Submission (arm-triangle choke) Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2
June 24, 1996
 Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 3:08
W Marcelo Mendes TKO (injury) Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre
September 26, 1991
 Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre 1 4:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Murilo Bustamante) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.4 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.5% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 58.5% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 4.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 30.3% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.7
Control time 31.8% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%