Last 5: L L W NC L
Association: Werdum Combat Team
Pro Debut Date: 2002-06-16
Pro Record: 24-10-1
Current Ranking:
'Big League' Record: 21-9-0
Last 3 Years: 0-1-0
Win Finish %: 75%
Combat Age: 58
Quality Perf. %: 68.6%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-09-08
540 Metric: .500
Rating Points: 154
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2016

#1 Heavyweight

Last Fight Date: 9/08/2023 [Gamebred Fighting Championship]
Last Opponent: [#21 HW] Junior dos Santos
Opponent's Last 5: L L L W W
UFC Record: 12-6-0
Longest Win Streak: 6 (2012-2015)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2017)
UFC Debut: 2007-04-21
Last UFC Fight: 2020-07-25

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2024   #32 Heavyweight 24-10-1
154
10/01/2023 NR #32 Heavyweight 24-10-1
154
07/01/2022 4 #14 Heavyweight 24-9-1
319
04/01/2022 3 #10 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
01/01/2022 2 #7 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
10/01/2021   #9 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
07/01/2021 1 #9 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
04/01/2021 2 #8 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
01/01/2021 1 #10 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
10/01/2020 5 #9 Heavyweight 24-9-1
378
07/01/2020 NR #14 Heavyweight 23-9-1
321
04/01/2019 1 #9 Heavyweight 23-8-1
577
01/01/2019 2 #10 Heavyweight 23-8-1
581
10/01/2018 2 #8 Heavyweight 23-8-1
625
07/01/2018 1 #6 Heavyweight 23-8-1
643
04/01/2018 2 #5 Heavyweight 23-8-1
643
01/01/2018   #3 Heavyweight 23-7-1
891
10/01/2017 1 #3 Heavyweight 21-7-1
878
07/01/2017   #2 Heavyweight 21-6-1
1002
04/01/2017   #2 Heavyweight 21-6-1
1002
01/01/2017   #2 Heavyweight 21-6-1
1002
10/01/2016   #2 Heavyweight 21-6-1
1002
07/01/2016 1 #2 Heavyweight 20-6-1
972
04/01/2016   #1 Heavyweight 20-5-1
1316
01/01/2016   #1 Heavyweight 20-5-1
1316
10/01/2015   #1 Heavyweight 20-5-1
1316
07/01/2015   #1 Heavyweight 20-5-1
1316
04/01/2015 1 #1 Heavyweight 19-5-1
816
01/01/2015 1 #2 Heavyweight 19-5-1
816
10/01/2014   #3 Heavyweight 18-5-1
675
07/01/2014 1 #3 Heavyweight 18-5-1
675
04/01/2014 1 #4 Heavyweight 17-5-1
509
01/01/2014   #5 Heavyweight 17-5-1
509
10/01/2013   #5 Heavyweight 17-5-1
509
07/01/2013 1 #5 Heavyweight 17-5-1
509
04/01/2013 1 #6 Heavyweight 16-5-1
441
01/01/2013   #5 Heavyweight 16-5-1
442
10/01/2012   #5 Heavyweight 16-5-1
442
07/01/2012   #5 Heavyweight 16-5-1
442
04/01/2012 1 #5 Heavyweight 15-5-1
428
01/01/2012 1 #6 Heavyweight 14-5-1
412
10/01/2011   #5 Heavyweight 14-5-1
421
07/01/2011 2 #5 Heavyweight 14-5-1
432
04/01/2011   #3 Heavyweight 14-4-1
596
01/01/2011 1 #3 Heavyweight 14-4-1
596
10/01/2010   #2 Heavyweight 14-4-1
596
07/01/2010 8 #2 Heavyweight 14-4-1
596
04/01/2010 1 #10 Heavyweight 13-4-1
241
01/01/2010 1 #9 Heavyweight 13-4-1
241
10/01/2009 1 #10 Heavyweight 12-4-1
221
07/01/2009 1 #11 Heavyweight 11-4-1
221
04/01/2009   #12 Heavyweight 11-4-1
226
01/01/2009 8 #12 Heavyweight 11-4-1
231
10/01/2008   #4 Heavyweight 11-3-1
333
07/01/2008   #4 Heavyweight 11-3-1
333
04/01/2008 8 #4 Heavyweight 10-3-1
321
01/01/2008   #12 Heavyweight 9-3-1
190
10/01/2007 1 #12 Heavyweight 9-3-1
193
07/01/2007 2 #11 Heavyweight 9-3-1
193
04/01/2007 1 #9 Heavyweight 9-2-1
221
01/01/2007 1 #8 Heavyweight 9-2-1
221
10/01/2006   #9 Heavyweight 8-2-1
184
07/01/2006 19 #9 Heavyweight 8-2-1
184
04/01/2006   #28 Heavyweight 7-1-1
72
01/01/2006 2 #28 Heavyweight 6-1-1
67
10/01/2005 13 #26 Heavyweight 6-0-1
54
07/01/2005 3 #39 Heavyweight 5-0-1
51
04/01/2005 10 #36 Heavyweight 5-0-1
51
01/01/2005 3 #46 Heavyweight 4-0-1
48
10/01/2004 4 #43 Heavyweight 4-0-1
47
07/01/2004 27 #47 Heavyweight 4-0-1
46
04/01/2004 7 #74 Heavyweight 3-0-1
34
01/01/2004 3 #67 Heavyweight 3-0-1
34
10/01/2003 41 #64 Heavyweight 3-0-1
31
07/01/2003 6 #105 Heavyweight 2-0-1
24
04/01/2003 18 #99 Heavyweight 2-0-1
24
01/01/2003 8 #117 Heavyweight 1-0-1
21
10/01/2002 NR #125 Heavyweight 1-0-1
21


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Junior dos Santos
#41 Heavyweight
  GFC 5 - Gamebred Fighting Championship 5
Friday, September 8th 2023
Decision (Split)
Round 3
NC Renan Ferreira   Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular...
Thursday, May 6th 2021
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Alexander Gustafsson
#17 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Saturday, July 25th 2020
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Alexey Oleynik
#18 Heavyweight
  UFC 249 - Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 9th 2020
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Alexander Volkov
#7 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Saturday, March 17th 2018
KO (Punches)
Round 4
W Marcin Tybura
#13 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura
Saturday, November 18th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Walt Harris
#49 Heavyweight
  UFC 216 - Ferguson vs. Lee
Saturday, October 7th 2017
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Alistair Overeem
#4 Heavyweight
  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017
Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Travis Browne
#8 Heavyweight
  UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Saturday, September 10th 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Stipe Miocic
#3 Heavyweight
  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016
KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Cain Velasquez   UFC 188 - Velasquez vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 13th 2015
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Mark Hunt
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC 180 - Werdum vs. Hunt
Saturday, November 15th 2014
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 2
W Travis Browne
#5 Heavyweight
  UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne
Saturday, April 19th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#10 Heavyweight
  UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 8th 2013
Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Mike Russow
#20 Heavyweight
  UFC 147 - Silva vs. Franklin 2
Saturday, June 23rd 2012
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Roy Nelson
#15 Heavyweight
  UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Saturday, February 4th 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Alistair Overeem
#9 Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 18th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Fedor Emelianenko
#1 Heavyweight
  Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 26th 2010
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
Round 1
W Antonio Silva
#22 Heavyweight
  Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers
Saturday, November 7th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Mike Kyle
#36 Light Heavyweight
  Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg
Saturday, August 15th 2009
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
L Junior dos Santos
#167 Heavyweight
  UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote
Saturday, October 25th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brandon Vera
#17 Heavyweight
  UFC 85 - Bedlam
Saturday, June 7th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Gabriel Gonzaga
#4 Heavyweight
  UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
Saturday, January 19th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Andrei Arlovski
#10 Heavyweight
  UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Saturday, April 21st 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Aleksander Emelianenko
#12 Heavyweight
  2H2H - Pride & Honor
Sunday, November 12th 2006
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#4 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
Saturday, July 1st 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Alistair Overeem
#6 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute
Friday, May 5th 2006
Submission (Kimura)
Round 2
W John Olav Einemo   Pride 31 - Dreamers
Sunday, February 26th 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Sergei Kharitonov
#7 Heavyweight
  Pride 30 - Fully Loaded
Sunday, October 23rd 2005
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Roman Zentsov   Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
Round 1
W Tom Erikson   Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Sunday, February 20th 2005
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Ebenezer Fontes Braga
#41 Light Heavyweight
  JF 2 - Jungle Fight 2
Saturday, May 15th 2004
KO (Punch)
Round 2
W Gabriel Gonzaga   JF - Jungle Fight 1
Saturday, September 13th 2003
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Kristof Midoux   WAFF 2 - World Absolute Fight 2
Saturday, March 22nd 2003
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
Round 1
D James Zikic
#36 Light Heavyweight
  MB 8 - Millennium Brawl 8
Sunday, September 22nd 2002
Draw
Round 3
W Tengiz Tedoradze   MB 7 - Millennium Brawl 7
Sunday, June 16th 2002
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1