Luiz Firmino

“Buscape”

4-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight154 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach-

StanceOrthodox

BornMar 18, 1982

Age44

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.23

Str. Acc50%

SApM1.22

Str. Def51%

TD Avg3.86

TD Acc45%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.9

Recent form

L W W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

7 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished0%

StreakL1

Best streak2

Avg fight8:38

Octagon time1h 0m

Opp win%67%

ActiveJul. 19, 2004 – May. 11, 2008 (5y)

Career story

Luiz Firmino "Buscape" is a 19-8-0 submission specialist.

Luiz debuted Jul. 19, 2004 vs Hiroyuki Abe (win). 5 years active (Jul. 19, 2004–May. 11, 2008).

Best wins: Masakazu Imanari (U-DEC R2, Oct. 14, 2004); Nobuhiro Obiya (U-DEC R2, Nov. 05, 2006); Kazuyuki Miyata (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Mar. 15, 2008).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 11, 2008	DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round	L Tatsuya Kawajiri	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 1	9 34	3 1	0 0
Mar. 15, 2008	DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round	W Kazuyuki Miyata	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	7:37	0 0	14 6	1 3	1 0
Nov. 05, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 13	W Nobuhiro Obiya	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	22 10	6 0	0 0
Jul. 17, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 8	L Tatsuya Kawajiri	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	31 39	4 4	0 0
Apr. 03, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 6	L Luiz Azeredo	S-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	4 11	7 0	1 1
Oct. 14, 2004	PRIDE Bushido 5	W Masakazu Imanari	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	18 4	0 0	2 2
Jul. 19, 2004	PRIDE Bushido 4	W Hiroyuki Abe	SUB Arm Triangle	1	2:52	1 0	7 0	1 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.