Francimar Barroso

Shooto Brazil Towards the beginning of his career, Barroso competed at Shooto Brazil 11 on 28 March 2009, against Roque Oliver. He won by submission (rear-naked choke). Shortly after the fight he was signed to a four-fight contract. He fought at the next event as well, fighting Levi da Costa on 30 May 2009. He won the fight by doctor stoppage.

After a long hiatus, Barroso returned on 10 March 2012, when he faced Falco Neto Lopes at Shooto Brazil 28. Barroso won via guillotine choke. On 23 November 2012, Barroso fought for the vacant Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight championship, as he faced number one contender Cristiano Souza. Barroso won the fight by doctor stoppage to win the championship. However he vacated the title, little over a year later to fight in the UFC.

Desert Force Championship In November 2010, Barroso signed with upstart Jordan promotion Desert Force Championship (DFC). He made his DFC debut on 8 December 2010, against Abhijeet Petkar. Barroso won via head kick KO. Then on 19 May 2011, he faced Russian prospect Baga Agaev at DFC 2. He lost the fight when Agaev landed a blistering punch that knocked Barroso down, and then landed multiple knees before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Barroso made his UFC debut on 3 August 2013, when he faced fellow Brazilian Ednaldo Oliveira, after Oliveira's original opponent Robert Drysdale was forced out of the bout due to injury. Barroso won via unanimous decision.

Barroso faced UFC newcomer Hans Stringer at UFC Fight Night 38 on 23 March 2014. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.

Barroso was expected to face Patrick Cummins at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov on 7 June 2014. However, Barroso was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury.

Barroso was expected to face Ovince St. Preux on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56, replacing Rafael Cavalcante. In turn, this fight was scrapped when St. Preux was tabbed as a replacement in the event headliner.

Barroso faced Ryan Jimmo on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Barroso was expected to face promotional newcomer Abdul-Kerim Edilov on 17 January 2016 at UFC Fight Night 81. However, Edilov pulled out of the fight in the days leading up to the event citing a knee injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer Elvis Mutapčić. Barroso won the fight via unanimous decision.

Barroso faced Nikita Krylov on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Barroso was expected to face C. B. Dollaway on 10 September 2016 at UFC 203. On the day of the event, Dollaway suffered a back injury at his hotel due to a malfunctioning elevator and was unable to participate. As a result, Barroso was also removed from the event.

Barroso faced promotional newcomer Darren Stewart on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 100. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round, as he was dazed by an inadvertent headbutt which went unnoticed by the referee and preceded the TKO stoppage. Eventually the result was overturned to "No Contest" by the Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA).

A rematch with Stewart took place on 18 March 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107. Barroso won the fight by unanimous decision.

Barroso faced promotional newcomer Aleksandar Rakić on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 115. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Barroso faced Gian Villante on 20 January 2018 at UFC 220. He lost via split decision .

Personal life In 2016 he proposed to his girlfriend Milenna Tonnera with whom he lived together for more than two years at the moment just after the fight. Barroso has a son and a daughter. Anastasia Motyashova and moved to Moscow.

Championships and accomplishments WOCS WOCS Light Heavyweight Champion (One time; vacated) Shooto Brazil Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; vacated)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Sergey Sengeim Decision (split) MMA Series 94

Moscow, Russia Win

Dmitriy Vezhenko TKO (punches and elbows) MMA Series 81

Moscow, Russia Win

Alex Nicholson Decision (unanimous) PFL 9 (2019)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ben Edwards Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2019)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Alex Nicholson Decision (unanimous) PFL 3 (2019)

Uniondale, New York, United States Win

Mikhail Mokhnatkin Decision (unanimous) RCC 5

Ekaterinburg, Russia Draw

Josh Copeland Draw (unanimous) PFL 8 (2018)

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Win

Jack May Submission (arm-triangle choke) PFL 4 (2018)

Uniondale, New York, United States Win

Daniel Gallemore TKO (doctor stoppage) PFL 1 (2018)

New York City, New York, United States Return to Heavyweight. Loss

Gian Villante Decision (split) UFC 220

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Loss

Aleksandar Rakić Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Darren Stewart Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

London, England NC

Darren Stewart NC (inadvertent headbutt) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Nikita Krylov Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Elvis Mutapčić Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Win

Ryan Jimmo Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves

Goiânia, Brazil Loss

Hans Stringer Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2

Natal, Brazil Win

Ednaldo Oliveira Decision (unanimous) UFC 163

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Simao Melo Submission (rear-naked choke) WOCS: Watch Out Combat Show 25

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Cristiano Souza TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: Brazil 36

Brasília, Brazil Win

Falco Lopes Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto: Brazil 28

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Baga Agaev KO (punch and knees) DFC: Desert Force 2

Amman, Jordan Win

Abhijeet Petkar KO (head kick) DFC: Desert Force 1

Amman, Jordan Win

Kleber Raimundo Decision (unanimous) CF: Capital Fight 3

Brasília, Brazil Win

Jacob Quintana TKO (submission to punches) MK: Mega Kombat

Minas Gerais, Brazil Win

Alessandro Stefano TKO (punches) BC: Bitetti Combat 5

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Paulo Henrique Garcia TKO (punches) IMC: Iron Man Championship 3

Belém, Brazil Win

Levi da Costa TKO (corner stoppage) Shooto: Brazil 12

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Roque Oliver Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Brazil 11

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Joao Paulo de Souza TKO (punches) CC: Coari Combat 3

Amazonas, Brazil Win

Adriano Balby Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC: Manaus Fight Championship

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Geronimo dos Santos TKO (punches) AC: Amazon Challenge 2

Manaus, Brazil Win

Sandro Pitbull TKO (finger injury) HTJ: Hero's the Jungle

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Josue Makowiecky KO (knee) FF: Floripa Fight 1

Florianópolis, Brazil Win

Rogerio Farias TKO (submission to punches) FCC: Fight Center Cup 4

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Win

Junior Tigre KO (head kick) SFC: Slap Fight Combat

Fortaleza, Brazil