35 Facts About Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima was born on 5 January 1988 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions of Bellator MMA, where he is a former three-time Bellator Welterweight Champion.

Douglas Lima was born in Brazil and moved to the state of Georgia in the United States graduating from Joseph Wheeler High School.

In February 2007, Douglas Lima faced the future Ultimate Fighter competitor Matt Brown for the ISCF Pro East Coast Welterweight Title.

In May 2008, Douglas Lima had his first defense of the title against Brent Weedman.

Douglas Lima's debut fight was scheduled to take place at WEC 39 against Justin Haskins.

However, Douglas Lima was forced to withdraw from the card while waiting on papers to arrive from the US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

In September 2010, Douglas Lima joined the Maximum Fighting Championship, facing off against Ryan Ford.

In front of Ford's hometown fans, Douglas Lima was able to defeat Ford via armbar, early in the second round.

Douglas Lima went on to defeat Juarez via armbar, midway through the final round.

Douglas Lima then defended the title against Terry Martin at MFC 29, winning the fight via first-round TKO.

In May 2011, it was announced that Douglas Lima had signed to fight for Bellator Fighting Championships.

Douglas Lima fought Steve Carl in the opening round held at Bellator 49 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Douglas Lima fought Chris Lozano in the semifinals at Bellator 53 and won via KO in the second round.

Douglas Lima got his title shot against welterweight champion Ben Askren at Bellator 64 on April 6,2012.

Douglas Lima defeated Jacob Ortiz via head kick and knee at 4:50 of the third round at Bellator 79 on November 2,2012.

Douglas Lima faced Russian MMA prospect Michail Tsarev in Season Eight Welterweight Tournament on January 24,2013 at Bellator 86.

Douglas Lima won the fight via TKO due to leg strikes in round 2.

Douglas Lima won the fight via knock out in the first round.

Douglas Lima was expected to face Ben Saunders in a rematch in the tournament final at Bellator 93.

Douglas Lima won in the second round, this time via a brutal head kick knockout.

Douglas Lima faced judo olympian Rick Hawn at Bellator 117 on April 18,2014.

Douglas Lima was scheduled to make his first title defense against Paul Daley on February 27,2015 at Bellator 134.

Douglas Lima lost the fight and title by unanimous decision.

Douglas Lima regained his title by winning by knockout in the third round.

Douglas Lima won the fight via a unanimous decision to retain the Bellator welterweight championship.

On September 6,2017 Douglas Lima announced that he had signed a six-fight, two-year contract with Bellator.

Douglas Lima faced Andrey Koreshkov in a third match as part of the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix on September 29,2018 at Bellator 206.

Douglas Lima won the fight via a rear-naked choke in the fifth round.

Douglas Lima won the fight by unanimous decision to become a three-time Bellator welterweight champion and the 2019 Welterweight Grand Prix winner, receiving the $1,000,000 prize.

However, it was later announced that Bellator 242 and Douglas Lima's fight against Mousasi were being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Douglas Lima faced Michael Page in a rematch on October 1,2021 at Bellator 267.

Douglas Lima was scheduled to face Jason Jackson on May 13,2022 at Bellator 281.

At the weigh-ins, Douglas Lima, came in at 172.8 lbs, 1.8 pounds heavy for his headlining welterweight bout.

The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Douglas Lima was fined a percentage of his individual purse, which went to Jackson.

Douglas Lima lost the bout via unanimous decision, getting controlled on the ground for 5 rounds.