Brendson Ribeiro

“The Gorilla”

Brendson Ribeiro (18-11) is a light heavyweight fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Brendson Ribeiro's last fight was a win over Felipe Franco by submission (guillotine choke) at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan in October 2026.

Record18-11-0, 1 NC

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Height6'3"

Reach81"

Age30

Last FightJul 25, 2026

BornAug 9, 1996

BirthplaceMarituba, Para, Brazil

Fighting out ofCuritiba, Parana, Brazil

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.64

Striking accuracy40%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.38

Striking defense52%

Takedowns / 15 min0.68

Takedown accuracy38%

Takedown defense33%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.68

9 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
W	Felipe Franco	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine choke)	R1 · 1:49	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan	Oct 10, 2026	View
L	Magomed Tuchalov	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr.	Jul 25, 2026	View
L	Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear-naked choke)	R1 · 2:52	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan	Apr 4, 2026	View
L	Oumar Sy	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches From Back Mount)	R1 · 4:42	UFC Fight Night	Sep 6, 2025
L	Azamat Murzakanov	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 3:25	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2	Jun 7, 2025
W	Diyar Nurgozhay	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Kimura)	R2 · 1:28	UFC Fight Night	Mar 15, 2025
W	Caio Machado	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Nov 2, 2024
L	Magomed Gadzhiyasulov	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jun 22, 2024
L	Mingyang Zhang	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches to Hammerfists)	R1 · 1:41	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Feb 17, 2024
W	Bruno Lopes	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Straight Right & Hammerfists)	R1 · 3:47	Contender Series 2023	Sep 5, 2023
W	João Paulo Fagundes	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 4:13	Shooto Brasil 114	Dec 16, 2022
W	Gilmar Dutra Lima	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 0:52	Nação Cyborg 13	Sep 17, 2022
L	David Barkhudaryan	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:07	AMC Fight Nights 109	Feb 23, 2022
L	Márcio Breno	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:00	Big Shot MMA 2	Jan 23, 2022
W	Leon Soares	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 4:50	Road to Future 3	Aug 1, 2021
W	Flavio Magon	Light Heavyweight	Submission	R2 · 2:15	Nação Cyborg 8	May 27, 2021
W	Ledson Heider	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:33	Sombra Fight Champions 8	Aug 16, 2018
L	Denis Vygovsky	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	M-1 Challenge 89	Mar 10, 2018
NC	Matheus Correa	—	—	—	Unknown Event	Jan 25, 2018
W	Danilo Maikuara	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 16, 2017
W	Bruno Araujo	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 2:18	Sombra Fight Champions 4	May 13, 2017
L	Marcio Alexandre Jr.	Middleweight	Submission (Brabo Choke)	R2 · 1:28	Aspera FC 41	Jul 9, 2016
L	Yuri Fraga	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:08	Revelation FC 4	May 13, 2016
W	Junior Furtoso	—	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:26	Hombres de Honor 69	Mar 12, 2016
W	Pedro Henrique	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 0:25	Revelation FC 3	Jan 29, 2016
W	Fausto de Souza	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 12, 2015
W	Antônio Arroyo	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 3:59	Revelation FC 2	Nov 13, 2015
W	Diego Maia	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jul 23, 2015
W	Kelvin Silva	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jul 15, 2015
W	Erison Fernandez	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jul 10, 2015

WFelipe Franco
Oct 10, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Guillotine choke)·R1 · 1:49View
LMagomed Tuchalov
Jul 25, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr.·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LAbdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
Apr 4, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear-naked choke)·R1 · 2:52View
LOumar Sy
Sep 6, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches From Back Mount)·R1 · 4:42
LAzamat Murzakanov
Jun 7, 2025
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 3:25
WDiyar Nurgozhay
Mar 15, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Kimura)·R2 · 1:28
WCaio Machado
Nov 2, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LMagomed Gadzhiyasulov
Jun 22, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
LMingyang Zhang
Feb 17, 2024
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches to Hammerfists)·R1 · 1:41
WBruno Lopes
Sep 5, 2023
Contender Series 2023·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Straight Right & Hammerfists)·R1 · 3:47
WJoão Paulo Fagundes
Dec 16, 2022
Shooto Brasil 114·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 4:13
WGilmar Dutra Lima
Sep 17, 2022
Nação Cyborg 13·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 0:52
LDavid Barkhudaryan
Feb 23, 2022
AMC Fight Nights 109·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:07
LMárcio Breno
Jan 23, 2022
Big Shot MMA 2·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:00
WLeon Soares
Aug 1, 2021
Road to Future 3·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 4:50
WFlavio Magon
May 27, 2021
Nação Cyborg 8·Light Heavyweight
Submission·R2 · 2:15
WLedson Heider
Aug 16, 2018
Sombra Fight Champions 8·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:33
LDenis Vygovsky
Mar 10, 2018
M-1 Challenge 89·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Majority)·R3
NCMatheus Correa
Jan 25, 2018
Unknown Event
WDanilo Maikuara
Dec 16, 2017
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WBruno Araujo
May 13, 2017
Sombra Fight Champions 4·Middleweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 2:18
LMarcio Alexandre Jr.
Jul 9, 2016
Aspera FC 41·Middleweight
Submission (Brabo Choke)·R2 · 1:28
LYuri Fraga
May 13, 2016
Revelation FC 4·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:08
WJunior Furtoso
Mar 12, 2016
Hombres de Honor 69
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:26
WPedro Henrique
Jan 29, 2016
Revelation FC 3·Middleweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 0:25
WFausto de Souza
Dec 12, 2015
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WAntônio Arroyo
Nov 13, 2015
Revelation FC 2·Middleweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 3:59
WDiego Maia
Jul 23, 2015
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WKelvin Silva
Jul 15, 2015
Unknown Event
Submission
WErison Fernandez
Jul 10, 2015
Unknown Event
KO/TKO