Renan Barao
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Renan Barao "The Baron" is a 34-9-0 well-rounded fighter (1 NC). 63% finish rate.
Renan debuted Jun. 20, 2010 vs Anthony Leone (win). Longest win streak: 9. On a 5-fight losing skid. 10 years active (Jun. 20, 2010–Nov. 16, 2019).
Best wins: Urijah Faber (KO/TKO Punch R1, Feb. 01, 2014); Urijah Faber (U-DEC R5, Jul. 21, 2012); Michael McDonald (SUB Arm Triangle R4, Feb. 16, 2013).
Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (born 31 January 1987), known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. According to Fight Matrix, 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.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 16, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare | L Douglas Silva de Andrade | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 58 74 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 17, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | L Luke Sanders | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:01 | 0 1 | 40 39 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 22, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders | L Andre Ewell | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 44 53 | 3 1 | 2 0 |
| Feb. 24, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens | L Brian Kelleher | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 116 94 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 29, 2017 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | L Aljamain Sterling | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 19 71 | 2 1 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 24, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg | W Phillipe Nover | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 64 39 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 29, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt | L Jeremy Stephens | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 43 55 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 25, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | L TJ Dillashaw | KO/TKO Punches | 4 | 0:35 | 0 0 | 62 117 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 20, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway | W Mitch Gagnon | SUB Arm Triangle | 3 | 3:53 | 1 0 | 59 58 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| May. 24, 2014 | UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw | L TJ Dillashaw | KO/TKO Punches | 5 | 2:26 | 0 2 | 64 140 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| Feb. 01, 2014 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | W Urijah Faber | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:42 | 1 0 | 17 8 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 21, 2013 | UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson | W Eddie Wineland | KO/TKO Spinning Back Kick | 2 | 0:35 | 1 0 | 28 11 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 16, 2013 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | W Michael McDonald | SUB Arm Triangle | 4 | 3:57 | 0 0 | 36 26 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 21, 2012 | UFC 149: Faber vs Barao | W Urijah Faber | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 85 60 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 04, 2012 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | W Scott Jorgensen | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 104 73 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 05, 2011 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz | W Brad Pickett | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:09 | 1 0 | 37 10 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| May. 28, 2011 | UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill | W Cole Escovedo | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 46 29 | 6 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 16, 2010 | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | W Chris Cariaso | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:47 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 0 0 | 2 0 |
| Jun. 20, 2010 | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | W Anthony Leone | SUB Armbar | 3 | 2:29 | 0 0 | 28 22 | 1 1 | 2 0 |
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