Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira (born November 26, 1992) is a Brazilian

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who competes in the

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division of the

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Background

Born in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

, Nascimento met his mentor, Everton Rabelo de Andrade, at a

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while playing video games. Andrade taught kids and young adults martial arts in the city, and invited Nascimento to be part of the team. On Oct. 2010, the teenager entered his gym and started his MMA career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional career in 2012, two months after the death of his mentor, Nascimento got a perfect 8–0 record on the regional Brazilian scene, finishing his opponent in all eight bouts, 4 by submission and 2 by TKO. Nascimento was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 22 and faced Michal Martinek on July 30, 2019. He won the bout via arm triangle in the first round, gaining a UFC contract in the process.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nascimento faced

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on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He won the bout via second round rear naked choke. Nascimento faced

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on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen. He lost the bout via first minute KO. Nascimento was scheduled to face

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on May 22, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt. However, after Baudot was injured, the bout was moved to UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés held on July 17, 2021. Nascimento won the fight via technical knockout in round two. This win earned him the''

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'' award. However, Nascimento’s urine test from the fight tested positive for

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, a metabolite of psychostimulant drugs

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and

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. As a result, Nascimento received a six-month suspension, retroactive to the test. He was also fined a total of $1,945.36, for the violation and subsequent legal fees. The bout was also overturned to a no contest. Nascimento was scheduled to face

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on April 23, 2022, at

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. However, Nascimento withdrew from the event for unknown reasons, and he was replaced by Alexander Romanov. Nascimento was rebooked against

for September 17, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song. Nascimento won the fight via split decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One Time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nascimento, Rodrigo 1992 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte