Brendson Henrique Ribeiro Dos Santos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. The city is home to the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Paraná, the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná and the Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Ribeiro is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

  1. His fight name is The Gorilla.
  2. He was born in Marituba, Para, Brazil.
  3. Before becoming an MMA fighter, he worked as a security guard.
  4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Fusao de Artes Marciais, Salvaterra Marajo Fight, Revelation Fighting Championship, Fusion Fight, Sombra Fight Champions, Combate Para, M-1 Challenge, Nacao Cyborg, Future Fighting Championship, Big Shot Fight, Aspera Fighting Championship, Fight Nights Global and Shooto Brazil.
  5. He is 6’3″ tall and he competes in the light heavyweight division.
  6. He holds a professional MMA record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 No Contest.
  7. In 2011, he started his MMA training.
  8. On July 10, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut.
  9. On November 11, 2019, he started dating Flavia Ribas.
  10. On September 5, 2023, he knocked out Bruno Lopes at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2023” Week 5.
  11. On February 17, 2024, he made his UFC debut.
  12. On August 9, 2024, he turned 28.
  13. On December 6, 2024, he married Ribas.
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TIMELINE

From 2024 to 2025, Ribeiro fought five UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2024

  • On February 17, 2024, he was knocked out by Zhang Mingyang at “UFC 298” in Anaheim, California, USA.
  • On June 22, 2024, he lost to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov via majority decision at “UFC on ABC 6” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • On November 2, 2024, he defeated Caio Machado via split decision at “UFC Fight Night 246” in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

2025

  • On March 15, 2025, he submitted Diyar Nurgozhay at “UFC Fight Night 254” in Enterprise, Nevada.
  • On June 7, 2025, he lost to Azamat Murzakanov via technical knockout at “UFC 316” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Published by Coco Altatis

Coco Altatis has been writing for CONAN Daily since 2009. He writes about beauty pageants, mixed martial arts, music and movies.

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