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"Formiga"

JUSSIER FORMIGA

Brazilian· American Top Team
JF

Height

5' 5"

Reach

67in

Stance

—

Age

41

Hailing from Brazil, Jussier Formiga is a flyweight competitor who prepares at American Top Team in Florida. Since launching his professional mixed martial arts career in 2005, he has established himself as a dangerous grappler, earning black belts in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The former Shooto South America champion at 123 pounds built a reputation on his strong ground game, securing prominent victories such as a unanimous decision over Deiveson Figueiredo in 2019.

Formiga enters UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 carrying a professional record of 24-8-0. After enduring three consecutive defeats to Joseph Benavidez, Brandon Moreno, and Alex Perez, he returned to the win column in his last matchup. On February 11, 2022, he secured a technical submission victory over Felipe Bunes with a rear-naked choke.

Record entering UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

24
Wins
8
Losses
0
Draws
24-8-0
Overall

Previous fights

08vs. Felipe Bunes
Win24-8-0·Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
LFA 124·Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Feb 11, 2022·Round 2·1:53
07vs. Alex Perez
Loss23-8-0·TKO (leg kicks)
UFC 250·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Jun 6, 2020·Round 1·4:06
06vs. Brandon Moreno
Loss23-7-0·Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night 170·Brasília, Brazil
Mar 14, 2020·Round 3·5:00
05vs. Joseph Benavidez
Loss23-6-0·TKO (head kick and punches)
UFC on ESPN 3·Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Jun 29, 2019·Round 2·4:47
04vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Win22-6-0·Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night 148·Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 23, 2019·Round 3·5:00
03vs. Sergio Pettis
Win21-6-0·Decision (unanimous)
UFC 229·Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Oct 6, 2018·Round 3·5:00
02vs. Ben Nguyen
Win20-6-0·Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
UFC 221·Perth, Australia
Feb 11, 2018·Round 3·1:43
01vs. Ulka Sasaki
Win19-6-0·Submission (rear-naked choke)
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami·Saitama, Japan
Sep 23, 2017·Round 1·4:30

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