Douglas Lima (born 5 January 1988) is a Brazilian

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who competes in the

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division of

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, where he is a former three-time

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. He is also the former MFC Welterweight Champion. He is currently ranked the #3 Welterweight in the world by USA Today/MMAjunkie and the #6 Welterweight fighter in the world by MMA ranking site

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, and he was widely regarded as the best MMA Welterweight fighter outside of the UFC in 2019. Lima and his brother

Dhiego Lima Dhiego Lima (born January 31, 1989) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the UFC. Mixed martial arts career Lima was born and spent his early childhood in the Brazilian city of Goiânia and be ...

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. As of July 26 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Lima was born in Brazil and moved to the state of Georgia in the United States graduating from

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. He began training with American Top Team Atlanta. Son to Fausto and Cologera Lima. He trains with

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. Lima began his professional mixed martial arts career with decent success, soon compiling a record of 5–0. In February 2007, Lima faced the future ''

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'' competitor Matt Brown for the ISCF (International Sport Combat Federation) Pro East Coast Welterweight Title. Brown dealt Lima his first professional loss by defeating him via TKO due to punches in the second round.

American Fight League

In May 2008, Lima had his first defense of the title against

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. Weedman was reportedly brought in to the fight to showcase Lima's skills, as Weedman was expected to be an easy fight. Weedman threatened early on with a triangle choke which was unsuccessful. Late in the second round, Weedman again caught Lima in a triangle choke, but transitioned to an armbar, which forced Lima to submit, giving Weedman the title. Weedman would later go on to say "They brought me in because Douglas Lima would make a great champ for them. Now, it's my turn to step up. I feel good about the fact that I did a one-fight deal with them. We're going to talk a multi-fight contract now." Following the loss, Lima never appeared for the AFL promotion again.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Following another win via TKO, Lima joined

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. His debut fight was scheduled to take place at WEC 39 against Justin Haskins. However, Lima was forced to withdraw from the card while waiting on papers to arrive from the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Lima's WEC debut never transpired, as instead, he joined

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, where he faced another future ''Ultimate Fighter'' competitor in Charles Blanchard, losing by unanimous decision.

Maximum Fighting Championship

In September 2010, Douglas Lima joined the

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, facing off against Ryan Ford. In front of Ford's hometown fans, Lima was able to defeat Ford via armbar, early in the second round. With the win, Lima was given an MFC Welterweight title shot against

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. Lima went on to defeat Juarez via armbar, midway through the final round. Lima then defended the title against Terry Martin at

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, winning the fight via first-round TKO.

Bellator Fighting Championships

2011

In May 2011, it was announced that Lima had signed to fight for

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. Lima entered into the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament. He fought Steve Carl in the opening round held at

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and won the fight via unanimous decision. Lima fought

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in the semifinals at Bellator 53 and won via KO in the second round. In the finals, he faced Ben Saunders and won via KO in the second round.

2012

Lima got his title shot against welterweight champion

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on April 6, 2012. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lima defeated Jacob Ortiz via head kick and knee at 4:50 of the third round at

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on November 2, 2012.

2013

Lima faced Russian MMA prospect Michail Tsarev in Season Eight Welterweight Tournament on January 24, 2013 at

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. He won the fight via TKO due to leg strikes in round 2. In the semi-finals, he was scheduled to face

. Weedman suffered an injury and was replaced by Bryan Baker at

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on February 21, 2013. He won the fight via knock out in the first round. He was expected to face Ben Saunders in a rematch in the tournament final at

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. Lima suffered a broken hand. The rematch with Saunders eventually took place at

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on September 20, 2013. Lima once again won in the second round, this time via a brutal head kick knockout.

2014

Lima faced judo olympian

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on April 18, 2014. After several knockdowns due to leg kicks, Lima won via TKO due to corner stoppage to win the vacant Bellator Welterweight Championship.

2015

Lima was scheduled to make his first title defense against

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on February 27, 2015 at

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. However, in January, it was announced that Lima had pulled out of the fight due to injury. Lima was replaced by fellow Brazilian

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. After 15 months away from the sport due to knee injuries, Lima returned to defend his title against Bellator Season Ten Welterweight tournament winner

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on July 17, 2015. He lost the fight and title by unanimous decision.

2016

After nearly a year away from the sport, Lima returned to the Bellator cage to replace

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against

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on July 16, 2016. He won the fight via unanimous decision. The win over Daley earned Lima a rematch against Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov. The two met in the main event at Bellator 164 on November 10, 2016. Lima regained his title by winning by knockout in the third round.

2017

For the first defense of his second title reign, Lima faced

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at Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017. He won the fight via a unanimous decision (50–45, 48–47, and 48–47) to retain the Bellator welterweight championship. On September 6, 2017 Lima announced that he had signed a six-fight, two-year contract with Bellator.

2018

For the second defense of his title, Lima faced Rory MacDonald at

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on January 20, 2018. He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. Lima faced

in a third match as part of the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix on September 29, 2018 at

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. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the fifth round.

2019

In the tournament semifinals, Lima faced the undefeated

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in the co-main event at Bellator 221 on May 11, 2019. Lima won the fight via knockout in round two. In the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix final, Lima challenged Rory MacDonald in a rematch for the welterweight title at Bellator 232 on October 26, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision to become a three-time Bellator welterweight champion and the 2019 Welterweight Grand Prix winner, receiving the $1,000,000 prize.

2020

As the first fight of his new, multi-year contract, Lima was scheduled to face

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for the vacant Bellator Middleweight World Championship at Bellator 242 on May 9, 2020. However, it was later announced that Bellator 242 and Lima's fight against Mousasi were being postponed due to the

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. Instead, Lima faced Mousasi on October 29 at Bellator 250. Lima lost the fight via unanimous decision.

2021

In the first defense of his title in his third reign as Bellator Welterweight World Champion, Lima faced undefeated

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on June 11, 2021. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. Lima faced

in a rematch on October 1, 2021 at Bellator 267. He lost the bout via split decision. 6 out of 7 media outlets scored the bout as a win for Lima.

2022

Lima was scheduled to face

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on May 13, 2022 at

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. However, due to unknown reasons, the bout was pulled from the event and was rescheduled for July 22, 2022 at

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. After the main event was scrapped and the reshuffling of the bouts, Lima vs. Jackson was upgraded to the main event and 5 rounds. At the weigh-ins, Douglas Lima, came in at 172.8 lbs, 1.8 pounds heavy for his headlining welterweight bout. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Lima was fined a percentage of his individual purse, which went to Jackson. Lima lost the bout via unanimous decision, getting controlled on the ground for 5 rounds.

Championships and accomplishments

** Bellator Welterweight World Championship (Three times) ***One successful title defense (second reign) ** Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Winner ** Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Winner ** Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Winner ** Tied (with

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) for second most knockouts in Bellator history (nine) ** Second most wins in Bellator welterweight division history (13) ** Tied (with

) for most stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight division history (nine) ** Tied (with

and

) for most knockout victories in Bellator welterweight division history (eight) ** Second most fights in Bellator Welterweight division history (18) *

** MFC Welterweight Championship (One time) **Knockout of the Night (One time) **Submission of the Night (Two times) *Sin City Fight Club/SportFight X **2010 REDLINE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion *

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**2019 May Knockout of the Month vs.

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Daniel Douglas , Submission (rear-naked choke) , RMBB & PCF 1: HellRazor , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Ed Nuno , TKO (injury) , XFS 6: Bad Blood , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Joshua Hancock , TKO , Evolution: Mayhem in Albany , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Ray Perales , TKO (submission to punches) , Xtreme Fight Series 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:07 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Nathan Osterkamp , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Border Warz , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:57 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Steve Linton , Submission (verbal) , ISCF: Fever Fight Night , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Douglas 1988 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Bellator MMA champions Bellator male fighters Sportspeople from Goiânia Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian emigrants to the United States

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

American Fight League

World Extreme Cagefighting

Maximum Fighting Championship

Bellator Fighting Championships

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2014

2015

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