Mixed Martial Arts Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 28 matches | 21 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 2 |
| By decision | 2 | 3 |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 21–7 | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | 02012-12-08December 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Seattle, Washington, United States | UFC Light Heavyweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 21–6 | Brandon Vera | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera | 02012-08-04August 4, 2012 | 4 | 4:09 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 20–6 | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 139 | 02011-11-19November 19, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | Fight of the Night. 2011 Fight of the Year. |
| Win | 20–5 | Forrest Griffin | KO (punches) | UFC 134 | 02011-08-27August 27, 2011 | 1 | 1:53 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 19–5 | Jon Jones | TKO (punches & knees) | UFC 128 | 02011-03-19March 19, 2011 | 3 | 2:37 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–4 | Lyoto Machida | KO (punches) | UFC 113 | 02010-05-08May 8, 2010 | 1 | 3:35 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Knockout of the Night; 2010 KO of the Year. |
| Loss | 18–4 | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 104 | 02009-10-24October 24, 2009 | 5 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 18–3 | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 97 | 02009-04-18April 18, 2009 | 1 | 4:28 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 17–3 | Mark Coleman | KO (punches) | UFC 93 | 02009-01-17January 17, 2009 | 3 | 4:36 | Dublin, Ireland | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–3 | Forrest Griffin | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 76 | 02007-09-22September 22, 2007 | 3 | 4:45 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 16–2 | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | Pride 33 | 02007-02-24February 24, 2007 | 1 | 3:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Shockwave 2006 | 02006-12-31December 31, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 14–2 | Kevin Randleman | Submission (kneebar) | Pride 32 | 02006-10-21October 21, 2006 | 1 | 2:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Cyrille Diabaté | KO (stomps) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | 02006-09-10September 10, 2006 | 1 | 5:29 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 12-2 | Mark Coleman | TKO (broken arm) | Pride 31 | 02006-02-26February 26, 2006 | 1 | 0:49 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 12–1 | Ricardo Arona | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | 02005-08-28August 28, 2005 | 1 | 2:54 | Saitama, Japan | 2005 Pride Middleweight GP Champion. |
| Win | 11–1 | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | 02005-08-28August 28, 2005 | 1 | 6:42 | Saitama, Japan | 2005 Pride Middleweight GP Semifinal. |
| Win | 10–1 | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | 02005-06-26June 26, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | 2005 Pride Middleweight GP Quarterfinal; 2005 Fight of the Year. |
| Win | 9–1 | Quinton Jackson | TKO (soccer kicks) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | 02005-04-23April 23, 2005 | 1 | 4:47 | Osaka, Japan | 2005 Pride Middleweight GP Opening Round. |
| Win | 8–1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | KO (soccer kick) | Pride 29 | 02005-02-20February 20, 2005 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 7–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | KO (punch and soccer kicks) | Pride Bushido 5 | 02004-10-14October 14, 2004 | 1 | 6:02 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 6–1 | Akihiro Gono | KO (soccer kick) | Pride Bushido 2 | 02004-02-15February 15, 2004 | 1 | 9:04 | Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 5–1 | Akira Shoji | KO (punches & stomp) | Pride Bushido 1 | 02003-10-05October 5, 2003 | 1 | 3:47 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Renato Sobral | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFC: Global Domination | 02003-09-06September 6, 2003 | 3 | 3:07 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Erik Wanderlei | KO (punches) | IFC: Global Domination | 02003-09-06September 6, 2003 | 2 | 2:54 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Evangelista Santos | KO (punches) | Meca World Vale Tudo 9 | 02003-08-01August 1, 2003 | 1 | 8:12 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Angelo de Oliveira | KO (soccer kicks) | Meca World Vale Tudo 8 | 02003-05-16May 16, 2003 | 1 | 0:55 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Rafael Freitas | KO (head kick) | Meca World Vale Tudo 7 | 02002-11-08November 8, 2002 | 1 | 4:00 | Curitiba, Brazil |
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