1. Jussier Formiga was born on April 14,1985 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division.
35 Facts About Jussier Formiga
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Jussier Formiga won his professional mixed martial arts debut fight on November 29,2008 at Shooto: Brazil 9 against Michael Willian Costa via split decision.
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Jussier Formiga was at this point, ranked as the number one Flyweight in the world and then fought Alexandre Pantoja, who was unbeaten as a Flyweight.
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Jussier Formiga signed a four-fight exclusive contract with the California-based Tachi Palace Fights organization.
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Jussier Formiga's first fight with the organization was against WEC veteran Danny Martinez at Tachi Palace Fights 7.
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Jussier Formiga next faced top-ranked Flyweight Mamoru Yamaguchi at Tachi Palace Fights 10.
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On July 14,2012 it was announced that Jussier Formiga signed with the UFC.
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Jussier Formiga faced John Dodson on October 5,2012 at UFC on FX 5.
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Jussier Formiga faced Chris Cariaso on May 18,2013 at UFC on FX 8.
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Jussier Formiga faced Joseph Benavidez on September 4,2013 at UFC Fight Night 28.
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Jussier Formiga lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Jussier Formiga faced Scott Jorgensen on March 23,2014 at UFC Fight Night 38.
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Jussier Formiga won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Jussier Formiga unintentionally butted Jorgensen's chin with the top of his skull, which went unnoticed by the referee and submitted the dazed Jorgensen via rear-naked choke.
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Jussier Formiga was expected to face Zach Makovsky on August 2,2014 at UFC 176.
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Jussier Formiga was expected to face John Moraga on December 13,2014 at UFC on Fox 13.
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Jussier Formiga faced Wilson Reis on May 30,2015 at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Jussier Formiga next faced Henry Cejudo on November 21,2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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Jussier Formiga faced Dustin Ortiz on September 24,2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Jussier Formiga was expected to face Sergio Pettis on January 15,2017 at UFC Fight Night 103.
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Jussier Formiga faced Ray Borg on March 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night 106.
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Jussier Formiga faced Ulka Sasaki on September 23,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami.
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Jussier Formiga won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Jussier Formiga faced Ben Nguyen on February 11,2018 at UFC 221.
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Jussier Formiga won the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a rear-naked choke.
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Jussier Formiga faced Sergio Pettis on October 6,2018 at UFC 229.
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Jussier Formiga faced Deiveson Figueiredo on March 23,2019 at UFC Fight Night 148.
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Jussier Formiga faced Joseph Benavidez in a rematch on June 29,2019 at UFC on ESPN 3.
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Jussier Formiga lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Jussier Formiga faced Brandon Moreno on March 14,2020 at UFC Fight Night 170.
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Jussier Formiga faced Alex Perez on June 6,2020 at UFC 250.
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Jussier Formiga lost the bout via first round technical knockout.
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On November 16,2020, it was announced that Jussier Formiga had been released from his UFC contract and is a free agent.
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Jussier Formiga won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Jussier Formiga competed against Tagir Ulanbekov in the co-main event of ADXC 6 on October 25,2024.