Rodrigo Lima (born May 9, 1991) is a Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competed in Bellator's

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division, as well as in smaller promotions.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career: ''Watch Out Combat Show''

Lima started his professional career in 2008. He fought mainly for Brazilian promotion ''Watch Out Combat Show''. There he compiled a record of ten victories and no losses. In 2011, Lima signed with Bellator to compete in the bantamweight tournament.

Bellator MMA

Lima made his debut on April 6, 2012 at

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in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season six bantamweight tournament against Hiroshi Nakamura. Lima lost for the first time via unanimous decision (29-27, 29–27, 29-27). Lima faced Ronnie Mann on March 28, 2013 at

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. Lima defeated Mann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30-27) and earned a spot in Bellator 2013 summer series bantamweight tournament. In the semifinal, Lima faced Rafael Silva on July 31, 2013 at

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. He lost via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Heliovanio da Silva , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Watch Out Combat Show 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Mauricio dos Santos Jr. , Decision (unanimous) , Brasil Fight 2: Minas Gerais vs. Rio de Janeiro , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Bruno Emílio , KO (punch) , Watch Out Combat Show 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Luiz Carlos Gomes , TKO (retirement) , Watch Out Combat Show 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Leandro Feijão , Submission (armbar) , Watch Out Combat Show 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:24 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Eduardo Feliciano , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Watch Out Combat Show 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:06 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Richard Medeiros , Decision (unanimous) , Watch Out Combat Show 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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Mixed martial arts amateur record

, - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Jamilson Silva , Decision (unanimous) , Watch Out Combat Show 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Bruno Antunes , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Rio FC 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Antonio Roberto , Decision (unanimous) , Rio FC 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Caio Conceição , Decision (unanimous) , Watch Out Combat Show 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Rodrigo 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu