Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (born 31 January 1987), known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional

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and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. According to

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, Barão holds the third longest unbeaten streak in MMA history, which lasted from 2005 to 2014. During his championship reign, he was ranked as a top three pound-for-pound fighter and regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists in the world.

Background

Barão was born into a poor family of 13 in Natal, Brazil. His parents divorced when he was young, and he was raised mostly by his mother, aunt and grandmother. Following the divorce, Barão would meet his father – who was an accomplished boxer – next time when he was a teen. Inspired by his father, Barão would instantly start training in combat sports. His nickname ''Barão'' (

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), which predates his athletic career, was given to him by his grandmother after a character in the 1986 Brazilian soap opera '' Sinhá Moça''.

Mixed martial arts career

He started his career in Kimura Nova União, a sports school in

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, Brazil. Since turning professional in 2005, Barão has competed for Shooto Brazil and other smaller organizations in his native country of Brazil, having fought Rony Mariano Bezerra and Anistavio "Gasparzinho" Medeiros both former The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil contestants. He is a teammate and training partner of former WEC Featherweight Champion and former

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José Aldo at Nova União. He received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from André Pederneiras in September 2011 becoming the 100th black belt under Pederneiras in the process. In January 2010, Sherdog named him their top prospect in their list of "10 Brazilians to watch in 2010"

World Extreme Cagefighting

Barão was expected to make his North American, as well as WEC debut in a Bantamweight bout against Clint Godfrey on 20 June 2010 at

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, but Godfrey was forced from the card with an injury. Barão instead faced fellow WEC newcomer Anthony Leone at an agreed 142 lb catchweight. Barão defeated Leone via submission (armbar) in the third round. Barão defeated

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in the first round on 16 December 2010 at

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Ultimate Fighting Championship & Interim UFC Bantamweight Championship

In October 2010, the WEC merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Barão was expected to make his UFC debut on 28 May 2011 against Demetrious Johnson at

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, but an undisclosed injury forced

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out of his fight with Miguel Torres on the same card. Johnson moved up to fight Torres, while Barão faced Cole Escovedo. Barão won his debut fight in the organization via unanimous decision. Barão faced

on 5 November 2011 at

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. He defeated Pickett by rear-naked choke submission in the first round, also winning ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Barão faced Scott Jorgensen on 4 February 2012 at UFC 143. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Interim Bantamweight Championship reign

Barão was expected to face

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on 7 July 2012 at UFC 148 to possibly determine the number one contender. Barão instead faced

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for the Interim Bantamweight title after current champion

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was injured. It was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 148 however, due to an injury to headliner José Aldo (who was supposed to make a title defence in the event's main event fight), the Faber/Barão bout was moved to 21 July 2012 and headlined UFC 149 for the Interim Bantamweight Championship. He won the fight via unanimous decision to become the Interim UFC Bantamweight Champion. He was expected to face

for the unified

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at a later date. However, it was announced on 4 December 2012 that Dominick Cruz suffered a second ACL tear that would require surgery, leaving Cruz now sidelined for 6–9 months. In his first title defense, Barão retained the UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship against Michael McDonald on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. McDonald was competitive with capable take-down defense and crisp

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- particularly - in the first two rounds, but was worn down by Barão's more diverse skill-set as he mixed in knees and kicks standing, and often looked to take the fight to the floor (with success). Upon executing a strong take-down in the fourth round, McDonald tried to explode to his feet but instead gave Barão opportunity to expertly secure an arm-triangle choke while passing into side control: McDonald tapped at 3:57 in the fourth round. The win also won him his first ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Barão was scheduled to make his second interim title defense against

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on 15 June 2013 at UFC 161. However, on 21 May it was confirmed that Barão had pulled out of the bout, citing a foot injury. The bout with Wineland was rescheduled for 21 September 2013 at UFC 165. Barão retained the title with a second-round TKO victory via spinning back kick and subsequent punches to the face. With this victory Barão made history as the first and only fighter ever to defend an interim title more than once in the UFC. The win also resulted in Barão receiving his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award.

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Barão was expected to face

to unify the

on 1 February 2014 at UFC 169. However, on a 6 January episode of

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, UFC president Dana White announced that Dominick Cruz had torn his groin, therefore being stripped of the UFC Bantamweight Championship, and Barão would become the undisputed UFC Bantamweight Champion, with his first unified title defense against

at UFC 169. Barão successfully defended his title by defeating Faber via TKO in the first round. For his second title defense, Barão faced T.J. Dillashaw in the main event at UFC 173 on 24 May 2014. Barão was a huge favorite, but Dillashaw won the fight in dominant fashion out striking Barão in all five rounds, Dillashaw won via TKO in the fifth round to become the new UFC Bantamweight Champion. It was one of the greatest upsets in UFC history. The fight earned the ''Fight of the Night'' award.

Back to title contention

An immediate rematch with Dillashaw was scheduled to take place on 30 August 2014 at UFC 177. However, the day of the weigh-ins, Barão had to be admitted to the hospital as a result of his attempts to cut weight, and was removed from the card. Dillashaw eventually fought UFC newcomer Joe Soto whom he defeated by 5th-round knockout. In his first fight since losing the title, Barão faced

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on 20 December 2014 at UFC Fight Night 58. He won the fight via arm-triangle submission in the third round. The win also earned Barão his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. A rematch with Dillashaw was rescheduled and was expected to take place on 25 April 2015 at

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. However a month before the event, Dillashaw was forced out of the bout after sustaining a broken rib while training. The rematch with Dillashaw eventually took place at UFC on Fox 16 on 25 July 2015. Barão lost the fight via TKO in the opening moments of the fourth round.

Move back to Featherweight

Barão next faced

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in a featherweight bout on 29 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 88. He lost the back and forth fight by unanimous decision. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors for their performance. Barão faced Phillipe Nover on 24 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Barão was briefly linked to a bout with Doo Ho Choi which was expected to take place on 15 April 2017 at UFC on Fox 24. However, as the announcement of the pairing began to circulate, Choi declined the bout, and as a result, Barão is expected to be rescheduled against a different opponent, possibly at another event.

Bantamweight return

Barão faced Aljamain Sterling on 29 July 2017 at

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. The fight was initially contracted to be contested at bantamweight, however on 28 June, the CSAC announced that they would not license Barão to compete at that weight due to his past struggle to make the required weight at UFC 177. The bout with Sterling proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight of 140 lbs. Barão lost the bout by unanimous decision. Barão faced Brian Kelleher on 24 February 2018 at UFC on Fox 28. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Barão faced Andre Ewell on 22 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137. At weigh-ins, Barão weighted five pounds over bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136 and he was fined 30 percent of his purse to Ewell. Barão lost the fight via split decision. Barão faced Luke Sanders on 17 February 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1. At the weigh-ins, Barão weighed in at 138 pounds, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Barão was fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent, Sanders. Barão lost the fight via knockout in the second round. Barão faced

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in a featherweight bout on 16 November 2019 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. In early December 2019, it was reported that Barão had been released from the UFC.

Post-UFC career

On 3 August 2020, news surfaced that Barão had signed a three-fight contract with Taura MMA. He was expected to make his promotional debut against Bobby Moffett at Taura MMA 12 on 21 November 2020. However, the event was postponed due to

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related issues. Barão was scheduled to face Tyson Duckworth on 19 November 2021, at Premier FC 32 for the Premier FC Featherweight Championship. However Duckworth pulled out of the bout the day before, not getting on his flight. Barão was scheduled to face Horacio Gutiérrez on 28 January 2022, at EFC 44, but the bout was cancelled. Barão was scheduled to face William Gomis at ARES FC 7 on 25 June 2022. He later pulled out of the bout. Barão was rumored to face fellow UFC-alum Sean Soriano in a bare-knuckle MMA bout at Gamebred Bareknuckle 5. However, days before the bout, Barão pulled out of the fight claiming that he did not officially sign a contract, and therefore did not agree to fight. Barão was originally scheduled to face Peter Ligier at Fera Championship on 7 October 2023. However due to a switch in opponents, Barão faced Walter Zamora. He lost the bout via split decision. On 11 December 2024, it was announced that Barão had signed with Global Fight League. Barão was scheduled to debut with the Global Fight League in his third bout against

in the main event on 24 May 2025 at GFL 1. However, all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.

Grappling career

Barão won a gold medal in the master 2 lightweight division of the IBJJF Fortaleza International Open on 24 June 2023. In July 2023, Barão announced that he had a grappling match with Charles Oliveira arranged for a future BJJ Stars event.

Championships and awards

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(One time; former) *** One successful title defense **Interim

(One time; former) *** Two successful title defenses ** Fight of the Night (Three times) vs.

, T.J. Dillashaw,

** Performance of the Night (One time) vs.

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Michael McDonald **Tied ( Aljamain Sterling) for most consecutive title defenses in UFC Bantamweight history (3) **Most title defenses as an Interim Champion in UFC history (2) **Most interim championship title wins in UFC history (3) **Only interim champion to rank above a current champion in pound for pound rankings **Tied ( Aljamain Sterling) for the second longest win streak in UFC/WEC Bantamweight history (9) **Tied ( Raphael Assunção &

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) for the fourth longest win streak in UFC Bantamweight history (7) **UFC.com Awards ***2013: Ranked #4 Knockout of the Year ***2014: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Mossoró Mossoró () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the interior of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, recognized as the capital of the Brazilian semi-arid region. Covering an area of approximately , it is the la ...

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Melk Freitas , TKO (punches) , Tremores Fight , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:41 , João Câmara, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , João Paulo Rodrigues de Souza , Decision (unanimous) , Heat FC 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Natal, Brazil ,

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

, - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Simão Peixoto , Submission (Arm Triangle choke) , Solidário Fight Combat: Peixoto vs Barão , , align=center, 3 , align=center, N/A , Borba, Brazil , , -

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* * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Barao, Renan 1987 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Martial artists from Rio Grande do Norte Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Ultimate Fighting Championship champions 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen