Renato Verissimo

Renato Verissimo de Oliveira (born August 3, 1973) is a Brazilian 5th degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under André Pederneiras and also a retired mixed martial artist, who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Elite Xtreme Combat. He is known throughout the MMA community by the nickname of "Charuto", meaning "cigar" in Portuguese.

Life He grew up in Brazil, where he trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and earned his black belt. After moving to Hawaii, he became involved in mixed martial arts through B.J. Penn, who he instructed.

After fighting in Rumble on the Rock, his UFC debut was a decision victory over Carlos Newton at UFC 46, which earned him the chance to face former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 48, where Charuto lost by unanimous decision.

Charuto then returned to Hawaiian events, fighting for Rumble On The Rock and ICON Sport.

Charuto was featured in the August 8, 2007 episode of the Versus reality television series TapouT. In his last ever MMA fight, he lost to Jake Shields via TKO due to elbows in the first round on the September 15th card EliteXC: Uprising.

Charuto was also featured in Marshal D. Carper's 2010 book titled "The Cauliflower Chronicles", detailing Marshal's experience training at the BJ Penn Academy in Hilo, largely training under Charuto.

Charuto now resides in Wilmington, NC and teaches at Evolution Mixed Martial Arts in Wrightsville Beach.

Career accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Encyclopedia Awards Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Jake Shields TKO (elbows and punches) EliteXC: Uprising

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Lars Haven TKO (punches) Icon Sport: Epic

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Kris Fleurstil TKO (punches) Icon Sport: All in

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Kuniyoshi Hironaka TKO (punches) Rumble on the Rock 9

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Carlos Condit KO (knee and punches) Rumble on the Rock 8

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Yuichi Nakanishi TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Rumble on the Rock 7

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Frank Trigg TKO (elbows) UFC 50

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Matt Hughes Decision (unanimous) UFC 48

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Carlos Newton Decision (unanimous) UFC 46

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Gil Castillo TKO (corner stoppage) Rumble on the Rock 4

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Ray Elbe TKO (punches) Rumble on the Rock 3

Hilo, Hawaii, United States NC

Shannon Ritch No Contest (illegal headbutt) Rumble on the Rock 2

Hilo, Hawaii, United States Ritch cut Verissimo above the left eye with an inadvertent headbutt Win

Roland Fabre TKO (punches) Warriors Quest 4: Genesis

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States