Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante
Born	July 30, 1966 (1966-07-30) (age 45) Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Brazilian Top Team
Rank	5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1991-present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	23
Wins	14
By knockout	6
By submission	5
By decision	3
Losses	8
By knockout	2
By decision	6
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: May 19, 2010

Murilo Bustamante (Portuguese pronunciation: [muˈɾilu buʃtɐˈmɐ̃tʃi]; born July 30, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) (Japanese pronunciation: [Murīrobusutamante]; is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team and is the current leader. He holds notable victories over Dave Menne, Matt Lindland and Ikuhisa Minowa.

Biography

Murilo Bustamante is a black belt under the renowned Carlson Gracie. He has won numerous world titles in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which includes the World Championships of Jiu-Jitsu. His impressive MMA resume includes wins over Jerry Bohlander of the Lion's Den, Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai (twice), Dave Menne (which won him the UFC middleweight championship) and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → Murilo Bustamante

Sports accomplishments

Murilo's grappling accomplishments include Championships at the World Class level, as well as appearances at the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he has won The Mundials World Championships in 1999 and has won the Brazilian National Championship 4 times.

In ADCC, he competed at the 88–98 kg in both 1999 and 2000, and the Absolute tournament in 1999. He managed a record of 3–2 with his loses coming by way of points over submission.

He was the reigning and undisputed UFC middleweight champion after defeating Dave Menne at UFC 35. He made one title defense, defeating Matt Lindland, before leaving the UFC due to financial reasons and signing with PRIDE in 2003.

He was a finalist of the PRIDE Welterweight Tournament 2005 on December 31. After two impressive victories via an armbar and a TKO, defeating Ikuhisa Minowa and Masanori Suda respectively, Bustamante entered the finals against Dan Henderson. In the finals Busta dropped an extremely close split decision to the two-time Pride champion.

Murilo dedicates his time to teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Grappling and MMA to his students for all levels at Brazilian Top Team training camps, as well as seminars all over the world.

Murilo was scheduled to fight at Superior Challenge 6 and would have faced Tor Troeng.^[1]

Bustamante was scheduled to face Yuya Shirai at Clube da Luta on July 20, 2011 but had to pull out of the fight due to an unspecified injury.^[2]

Grappling credentials

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

ADCC 2000 88–98 kg: 1st round

ADCC 1999 88–98 kg: Semi finals. (Note: Murilo defeated Ricardo Almeida by points, but was unable to continue the tournament.) Absolute: Quarter finals.

Record of opponents:

• Won: , Dexter Casey (sub), Ivan Salverry (pts), Ricardo Almeida (pts),

• Lost: Mike Van Arsdale (pts), Ricco Rodriguez (pts)

CBJJ World Championships

1999 Black Belt Pesado: 1st Place

1998 Black Belt Pesado: 3rd Place Black Belt Absolute: 3rd Place

1996 Black Belt Pesado: 2nd Place

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
23 matches	14 wins	8 losses
By knockout	6	2
By submission	5	0
By decision	3	6
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	14–8–1	Jesse Taylor	TKO (retirement)	Impact FC 2	02010-07-18 July 18, 2010	2	2:10	Sydney, Australia
Loss	14–7–1	Makoto Takimoto	Decision (split)	Yarennoka! 2007	02007-12-31 December 31, 2007	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	14–6–1	Ryuta Sakurai	KO (punch)	Deep-29th Impact	02007-04-13 April 13, 2007	1	3:50	Tokyo, Japan
Win	13–6–1	Dong Sik Yoon	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Bushido 13	02006-11-05 November 5, 2006	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	12–6–1	Amar Suloev	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Bushido 11	02006-06-04 June 4, 2006	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	12–5–1	Dan Henderson	Decision (split)	Pride Shockwave 2005	02005-12-31 December 31, 2005	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Finals
Win	12–4–1	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (strikes)	Pride Bushido 9	02005-09-25 September 25, 2005	1	9:51	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Bout
Win	11–4–1	Masanori Suda	Submission (armbar)	Pride Bushido 9	02005-09-25 September 25, 2005	1	3:20	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round Bout
Win	10–4–1	Ryuta Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Bushido 6	02005-04-03 April 3, 2005	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	9–4–1	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Final Conflict 2004	02004-08-15 August 15, 2004	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	9–3–1	Dan Henderson	TKO (punches)	Pride Final Conflict 2003	02003-11-09 November 9, 2003	1	0:53	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Loss	9–2–1	Quinton Jackson	Decision (split)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	02003-08-10 August 10, 2003	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan	Took fight on 5 days notice, filling in for injured teammate Ricardo Arona. PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win	9–1–1	Matt Lindland	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 37	02002-05-10 May 10, 2002	3	1:33	Bossier City, Louisiana, US	Defended UFC Middleweight Championship. Vacates title after signing with PRIDE [1]
Win	8–1–1	Dave Menne	TKO (punches)	UFC 35	02002-01-11 January 11, 2002	2	0:44	Uncasville, Connecticut, US	Won UFC Middleweight Championship
Loss	7–1–1	Chuck Liddell	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 33	02001-09-28 September 28, 2001	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	7–0–1	Sanae Kikuta	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase – Trans 6	02000-10-31 October 31, 2000	1	15:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–0–1	Yoji Anjo	Submission (arm triangle choke)	UFC 25	02000-04-14 April 14, 2000	2	0:31	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–0–1	Jerry Bohlander	KO (upkick)	Pentagon Combat	01997-09-27 September 27, 1997	1	5:38	Brazil
vDraw	4–0–1	Tom Erikson	Draw	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	01996-11-22 November 22, 1996	1	40:00	Birmingham, Alabama, US
Win	4–0	Juan Mott	Submission (punches)	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	01996-11-22 November 22, 1996	1	1:08	Birmingham, Alabama, US
Win	3–0	Chris Haseman	TKO (corner stoppage)	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	01996-11-22 November 22, 1996	1	1:01	Birmingham, Alabama, US
Win	2–0	Joe Charles	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2	01996-06-24 June 24, 1996	1	3:08	Brazil
Win	1–0	Marcelo Mendes	TKO (injury)	Desafio-Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre	01991-09-26 September 26, 1991	1	4:42	Brazil

External links

• Professional MMA record

References

1. ^ http://mmanytt.se/superior-challenge/superior-challenge-6-presenterar-tre-namn-till/
2. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bustamante-Injury-Scrambles-Wednesdays-Clube-da-Luta-Card-34038

Preceded by Dave Menne

2nd UFC Middleweight Champion January 11, 2002 - October 5, 2002

Vacant Bustamante joined Pride FC Title next held by Evan Tanner

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Name	Bustamante, Murilo
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Date of birth	year=1966
Place of birth	Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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