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Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Rodrigo Nascimento
"
Yogi Bear/Ze Colmeia
"
AGE
33
/
Nov 26, 1992
HEIGHT
6'4"
/
193.04 cm
WEIGHT
254 lbs
/
115.21 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
12
KO
/
TKO
2
17%
SUBMISSIONS
6
50%
DECISIONS
4
33%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
2
40%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
2
40%
N/C
1
BIOGRAPHY
Born Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira.
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Alexander Romanov
Professional Fighters League - PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
Apr / 11 / 2026
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Nick Cimmarusti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:10
loss
Oleg Popov
Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals
Jun / 27 / 2025
Decision (Unanimous)
Rob Madrigal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Abraham Bably
Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round
May / 01 / 2025
Decision (Split)
Chris Mignocchi
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Alexander Romanov
UFC Fight Night 246 - Moreno vs. Albazi
Nov / 02 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Derrick Lewis
UFC on ESPN 56 - Lewis vs. Nascimento
May / 11 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:49
win
Don'Tale Mayes
UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis
Nov / 04 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Osiris Maia
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Ilir Latifi
UFC Fight Night 223 - Dern vs. Hill
May / 20 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tanner Boser
UFC Fight Night 210 - Sandhagen vs. Song
Sep / 17 / 2022
Decision (Split)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
NC
Alan Baudot
UFC on ESPN 26 - Makhachev vs. Moises
Jul / 17 / 2021
No Contest (Overturned)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:29
loss
Chris Daukaus
UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Oct / 10 / 2020
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:45
win
Don'Tale Mayes
UFC on ESPN 8 - Overeem vs. Harris
May / 16 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:05
win
Michal Martinek
Dana White's Contender Series - Season 3, Episode 6
Jul / 30 / 2019
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:16
win
Everton dos Anjos
Juiz de Fora Fight - JF Fight Evolution 18
Oct / 07 / 2017
Submission (Kimura)
Allan Coelho
1
1:39
win
Fabio Moreira
BH Fight - BH Sparta 10
Nov / 19 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Pascoal Monteiro
2
3:00
win
Fabricio Nascimento Silva
BH Fight - BH Sparta 8
Apr / 15 / 2016
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Pascoal Monteiro
1
1:14
win
Ricardo Jordano
Full House Battle Home 6 - Brasil Fight Selections
Mar / 29 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Ramon Lucio
1
0:39
win
Rafael Caixeta
Full House - Battle Home 5
Apr / 21 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Ton Munhoz
1
2:43
win
Cicero Augusto
FHFN - Full House Fight Night
Mar / 24 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Joao Neto
1
0:42
PICTURES
RODRIGO NASCIMENTO RELATED NEWS
PFL Chicago weigh-in results: 2 fighters miss weight
The
Professional Fighters League
returns to Illinois on Saturday with 11 fights, which are now all official following the
PFL Chicago
weigh-ins.
Professional Fighters League
Tyler Treese
Apr 10, 2026
Rodrigo Nascimento eyes unexpected shot for revenge at PFL Chicago
The 6-foot-4, 265-pound Brazilian will rematch Alexander Romanov when their heavyweight prelim buoys the
Professional Fighters League
undercard...
Feature
Christian Stein
Apr 10, 2026
Gable Steveson to face UFC veteran in RAF 9 main event
Gable Steveson
has an opponent for his Real American Freestyle debut.
Tristen Critchfield
Apr 07, 2026
Heavyweight matchup added to PFL Chicago
The
Professional Fighters League
has announced another fight for its upcoming card in Chicago, a heavyweight showdown that will see
Rodrigo Nascimento
take on...
Professional Fighters League
Mike Pendleton
Mar 16, 2026
PFL Chicago adds three battles to April 11 billing
The lineup for one of
Professional Fighters League
’s April shows is starting to come together.
Professional Fighters League
Jay Pettry
Feb 27, 2026
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