| Last Fight: | Stefan Struve |
| Age: | 48 |
| Height | 6'3" |
| Weight | 240 lbs |
| Nick Name: | "Minotauro" |
| Nationality: | Brazil |
| Association: | Team Nogueira |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Brazilian Top Team (1999–2006)Black House (2006–2015)Team NogueiraInternacional |
| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo De la Riva Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1999–2015 (MMA) |
| Children | 1 |
| W / L | Opponent | Event/Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loss | Stefan Struve | UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia Aug/01/2015 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Roy Nelson | UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson Apr/11/2014 |
KO (Punch) | Leon Roberts | 1 | 3:37 |
| loss | Fabricio Werdum | UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum Jun/08/2013 |
Submission (Armbar) | Mario Yamasaki | 2 | 2:41 |
| win | Dave Herman | UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar Oct/13/2012 |
Submission (Armbar) | Mario Yamasaki | 2 | 4:31 |
| loss | Frank Mir | UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida Dec/10/2011 |
Technical Submission (Kimura) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:38 |
| win | Brendan Schaub | UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami Aug/27/2011 |
KO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:09 |
| loss | Cain Velasquez | UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez Feb/20/2010 |
KO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:20 |
| win | Randy Couture | UFC 102 - Couture vs. Nogueira Aug/29/2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Frank Mir | UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008 Dec/27/2008 |
TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 1:54 |
| win | Tim Sylvia | UFC 81 - Breaking Point Feb/02/2008 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:28 |
| win | Heath Herring | UFC 73 - Stacked Jul/07/2007 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| win | Josh Barnett | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 Dec/31/2006 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Josh Barnett | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Sep/10/2006 |
Decision (Split) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 5:00 |
| win | Fabricio Werdum | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute Jul/01/2006 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 3 | 5:00 |
| win | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute May/05/2006 |
Submission (Armbar) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 2:17 |
| win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Pride 31 - Dreamers Feb/26/2006 |
Submission (Armbar) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 2:24 |
| win | Pawel Nastula | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun/26/2005 |
TKO (Punches) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 8:38 |
| loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride FC - Shockwave 2004 Dec/31/2004 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Yuji Shimada | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004 Aug/15/2004 |
No Contest (Accidental Clash of Heads) | Minoru Toyonaga | 1 | 3:52 |
| win | Sergei Kharitonov | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004 Aug/15/2004 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 5:00 |
| win | Heath Herring | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2004 Jun/20/2004 |
Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 0:30 |
| win | Hirotaka Yokoi | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 Apr/25/2004 |
Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 1:25 |
| win | Mirko Filipovic | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Nov/09/2003 |
Submission (Armbar) | Yuji Shimada | 2 | 1:45 |
| win | Ricco Rodriguez | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Aug/10/2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 3 | 5:00 |
| loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride 25 - Body Blow Mar/16/2003 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Yuji Shimada | 3 | 5:00 |
| win | Dan Henderson | Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 Dec/23/2002 |
Submission (Armbar) | Yuji Shimada | 3 | 1:49 |
| win | Semmy Schilt | Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 Nov/24/2002 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 6:36 |
| win | Bob Sapp | Pride FC - Shockwave Aug/28/2002 |
Submission (Armbar) | Yuji Shimada | 2 | 4:03 |
| win | Sanae Kikuta | UFO - Legend Aug/08/2002 |
KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| win | Enson Inoue | Pride 19 - Bad Blood Feb/24/2002 |
Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 6:17 |
| win | Heath Herring | Pride 17 - Championship Chaos Nov/03/2001 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Yuji Shimada | 3 | 5:00 |
| win | Mark Coleman | Pride 16 - Beasts From The East Sep/24/2001 |
Submission (Triangle Armbar) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 6:10 |
| win | Gary Goodridge | Pride 15 - Raging Rumble Jul/29/2001 |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | Keiji Shiozaki | 1 | 2:37 |
| win | Valentijn Overeem | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final Feb/24/2001 |
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:20 | |
| win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final Feb/24/2001 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:27 | |
| win | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Final Feb/24/2001 |
Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct/09/2000 |
Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:29 | |
| win | Achmed Labasanov | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block A Oct/09/2000 |
Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| draw | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Rings - Millennium Combine 3 Aug/23/2000 |
Draw | 2 | 5:00 | |
| loss | Dan Henderson | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final Feb/26/2000 |
Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| win | Andrei Kopylov | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final Feb/26/2000 |
Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| win | Jeremy Horn | WEF 8 - Goin' Platinum Jan/15/2000 |
Decision (Unanimous) | Kip Koller | 3 | 8:00 |
| win | Yuriy Kochkine | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A Oct/28/1999 |
Technical Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| win | Valentijn Overeem | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block A Oct/28/1999 |
Technical Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 1:51 | |
| win | Nate Schroeder | WEF 7 - Stomp in the Swamp Oct/09/1999 |
Submission (Armbar) | Kip Koller | 1 | 1:52 |
| win | David Dodd | WEF 5 - World Extreme Fighting 5 Jun/12/1999 |
Submission (Crucifix) | 1 | 3:12 |