Murilo Bustamante

Brazilian mixed martial artist

ムリーロ・ブスタマンチ · 무릴루 부스타만치

Born

30 July 1966, Arpoador

Citizenship

Brazil

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Height

185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Team / club

Brazilian Top Team

Murilo Bustamante (Portuguese pronunciation: [muˈɾilu bustɐˈmɐ̃tʃi]; born 30 July 1966) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former UFC Middleweight Champion.

He started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 10 years old, eventually receiving a black belt under Carlson Gracie. In BJJ, he was the 1999 Brazilian Champion in Absolute category and 1999 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the 94 kg (heavyweight) category.

He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team, a BJJ and MMA academy founded by former Carlson Gracie students, and is the current leader of the team. In addition to competing for the UFC, he has also fought in PRIDE, making it to the Pride Shockwave 2005 Final, and also fought in Yarennoka!

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2703737 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.