Antonio Nogueira “Minotauro”

Photo of Antonio Nogueira
Team Black House
Age 48
Gender Male
Height 6' 3"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. Nogueira competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC, where he is a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion. Nogueira rose to prominence in the PRIDE Fighting Championship promotion, where he was the PRIDE Heavyweight Champion from November 2001 to March 2003, as well as a PRIDE FC Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist. He is the first and only fighter to have held championship titles in both PRIDE and the UFC. Nogueira appeared as a coach on the SpikeTV reality series, The Ultimate Fighter 8.

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 34-10-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 20 days
Rounds Fought 74.5
Avg. Fights/Year 2.8
Longest Layoff 1 year, 6 months, 7 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks, 5 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 6 18 10
Losses 4 1 5
Finish Rate 70.6%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 29.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 17.6%
Loss by KO Rate 40.0%
Win by SUB Rate 52.9%
Loss by SUB Rate 10.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win -
Fastest KO 40
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 07:53
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:25
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 08/01/2015 L
(34-9-1) 		Stefan Struve
(28-13-0) 		HW
( 240.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 190: Rousey vs Correira 		3 05:00
OFF 04/11/2014 L
(34-8-1) 		Roy Nelson
(24-20-0) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
UFC Fight Night:Nelson vs. Nogueira 		1 03:37
OFF 06/08/2013 L
(34-7-1) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		HW
( 265.0 vs. 265.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Fuel TV 10: Werdum vs. Nogueira 		2 02:41
OFF 10/13/2012 W
(33-7-1) 		Dave Herman
(22-6-0) 		HW
( 243.0 vs. 244.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar 		2 04:31
OFF 12/10/2011 L
(33-6-1) 		Frank Mir
(19-13-0) 		HW
( 239.0 vs. 260.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC 140: Machida vs. Jones 		1 03:38
OFF 08/27/2011 W
(32-6-1) 		Brendan Schaub
(9-5-0) 		HW
( 243.0 vs. 247.0 ) 		KO
UFC 134 Silva vs. Okami 		1 03:09
OFF 02/20/2010 L
(32-5-1) 		Cain Velasquez
(14-3-0) 		HW
( 234.0 vs. 242.0 ) 		KO (Strike)
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez 		1 02:20
OFF 08/29/2009 W
(31-5-1) 		Randy Couture
(19-11-0) 		HW
( 231.0 vs. 220.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira 		3 05:00
OFF 12/27/2008 L
(31-4-1) 		Frank Mir
(19-13-0) 		HW
( 246.0 vs. 255.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 		2 01:54
OFF 02/02/2008 W
(30-4-1) 		Tim Sylvia
(31-10-0) 		HW
( 237.0 vs. 261.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
UFC 81: Breaking Point 		3 01:28
OFF 07/07/2007 W
(29-4-1) 		Heath Herring
(30-17-0) 		HW
( 240.5 vs. 259.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 73 		3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2006 W
(28-4-1) 		Josh Barnett
(29-8-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Shock Wave 2006 		3 05:00
NRB 09/10/2006 L
(28-3-1) 		Josh Barnett
(29-8-0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict Absolute 2006 		2 05:00
NRB 07/01/2006 W
(27-3-1) 		Fabricio Werdum
(24-10-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute 2006 		3 05:00
NRB 05/05/2006 W
(26-3-1) 		Wagner da Conceicao Martins
(8-12-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Total Elimination Absolute 2006 		1 02:17
NRB 02/26/2006 W
(25-3-1) 		Kiyoshi Tamura
(32-13-2) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 31: Unbreakable 		1 02:24
NRB 06/26/2005 W
(24-3-1) 		Pawel Nastula
(5-6-0) 		TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2005 		1 08:38
NRB 12/31/2004 L
(24-2-1) 		Fedor Emelianenko
(40-7-0) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Shock Wave 2004 		3 05:00
NRB 08/15/2004 Unknown
(23-2-1) 		Fedor Emelianenko
(40-7-0) 		SHW No Contest (No Contest due to a Cut)
Pride: Final Conflict 2004 		1 10:00
NRB 08/15/2004 W
(23-2-1) 		Sergei Kharitonov
(35-8-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict 2004 		2 05:00
NRB 06/20/2004 W
(22-2-1) 		Heath Herring
(30-17-0) 		Submission (Twisting Choke)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 		2 00:30
NRB 04/25/2004 W
(21-2-1) 		Hirotaka Yokoi
(10-5-0) 		Submission (Front Choke)
Pride: Total Elimination 2004 		2 01:25
NRB 11/09/2003 W
(20-2-1) 		Mirko Cro Cop
(38-11-2) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Final Conflict 2003 		2 01:45
NRB 08/10/2003 W
(19-2-1) 		Ricco Rodriguez
(54-27-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Total Elimination 2003 		3 05:00
NRB 03/16/2003 L
(19-1-1) 		Fedor Emelianenko
(40-7-0) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 25: Body Blow 		3 05:00
NRB 12/23/2002 W
(18-1-1) 		Dan Henderson
(32-15-0) 		Submission (Arm Lock)
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 		3 01:49
NRB 11/24/2002 W
(17-1-1) 		Semmy Schilt
(26-14-1) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 		1 06:36
NRB 08/28/2002 W
(16-1-1) 		Bob Sapp
(12-20-1) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Shock Wave 		2 00:00
NRB 08/08/2002 W
(15-1-1) 		Sanae Kikuta
(31-8-3) 		KO (Punch)
Universal Fighting-Arts Organization: Legend 		2 00:29
NRB 02/24/2002 W
(14-1-1) 		Enson Inoue
(12-8-0) 		KO (Triangle Choke)
Pride 19: Bad Blood 		1 06:17
NRB 11/03/2001 W
(13-1-1) 		Heath Herring
(30-17-0) 		HW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 17: Championship Chaos 		3 05:00
NRB 09/24/2001 W
(12-1-1) 		Mark Coleman
(16-10-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 16: Beasts From The East 		1 06:10
NRB 07/29/2001 W
(11-1-1) 		Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Pride 15: Raging Rumble 		1 02:37
NRB 02/24/2001 W
(8-1-1) 		Valentijn Overeem
(30-32-0) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final 		1 01:20
NRB 02/24/2001 W
(8-1-1) 		Hiromitsu Kanehara
(19-25-5) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final 		2 00:27
NRB 02/24/2001 W
(8-1-1) 		Volk Han
(22-10-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final 		2 05:00
NRB 10/09/2000 W
(6-1-1) 		Kiyoshi Tamura
(32-13-2) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A 		2 02:29
NRB 10/09/2000 W
(6-1-1) 		Achmed Labasanov
(7-5-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A 		1 01:38
NRB 08/23/2000 D
(6-1-0) 		Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(28-20-2) 		Draw ([(20-20), (20-20), (20-19)])
Rings: Millennium Combine 3 		2 05:00
NRB 02/26/2000 L
(5-0-0) 		Dan Henderson
(32-15-0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final 		3 05:00
NRB 02/26/2000 W
(5-0-0) 		Andrei Kopylov
(6-13-0) 		Decision (Majority Decision)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final 		5 05:00
NRB 01/15/2000 W
(4-0-0) 		Jeremy Horn
(92-22-5) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
World Extreme Fighting 8: Goin' Platinum 		3 08:00
NRB 10/28/1999 W
(2-0-0) 		Valentijn Overeem
(30-32-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Keylock)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A 		1 01:51
NRB 10/28/1999 W
(2-0-0) 		Iouri Kotchkine
(4-4-1) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from an Arm Bar)
Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A 		1 00:40
NRB 10/09/1999 W
(1-0-0) 		Nate Schroeder
(12-10-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp 		1 01:52
NRB 06/12/1999 W
(0-0-0) 		David Dodd
(5-6-0) 		Submission (Crucifix)
World Extreme Fighting 5 		00:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class