| Pro Record: | 32-5-1 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | Black House |
| Age: | 33 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 6 Feet. 3 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 246 lbs. |
| Out of: | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Born: | Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia |
In The News
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Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. Nogueira competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC, where he is a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion. Nogueira rose to prominence in the PRIDE Fighting Championship promotion, where he was the PRIDE Heavyweight Champion from November 2001 to March 2003, as well as a PRIDE FC Heavyweight Grand Prix finalist. He is the first and only fighter to have held championship titles in both PRIDE and the UFC. Nogueira appeared as a coach on the SpikeTV reality series, The Ultimate Fighter 8.
Antonio Nogueira's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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| 08/29/2009 | Win | Randy Couture | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | |||
| 12/27/2008 | Loss | Frank Mir | UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 2 | 1:54 |
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| 02/02/2008 | Win | Tim Sylvia | UFC 81: Breaking Point | Submission Guillotine Choke | 3 | 1:28 |
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| NSF | 07/07/2007 | Win | Heath Herring | UFC 73 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 12/31/2006 | Win | Josh Barnett | Pride: Shock Wave 2006 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 09/10/2006 | Loss | Josh Barnett | Pride: Final Conflict Absolute 2006 | Decision Split Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 07/01/2006 | Win | Fabricio Werdum | Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute 2006 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 05/05/2006 | Win | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | Pride: Total Elimination Absolute 2006 | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 2:17 | |
| NSF | 02/26/2006 | Win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Pride 31: Unbreakable | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 2:24 | |
| NSF | 06/26/2005 | Win | Pawel Nastula | Pride: Critical Countdown 2005 | TKO/RSC Strikes | 1 | 8:38 | |
| NSF | 12/31/2004 | Loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride: Shock Wave 2004 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 |
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| NSF | 08/15/2004 | Win | Sergei Kharitonov | Pride: Final Conflict 2004 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 08/15/2004 | NC | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride: Final Conflict 2004 | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| NSF | 06/20/2004 | Win | Heath Herring | Pride: Critical Countdown 2004 | Submission Twisting Choke | 2 | ||
| NSF | 04/25/2004 | Win | Hirotaka Yokoi | Pride: Total Elimination 2004 | Submission Front Choke | 2 | 1:25 | |
| NSF | 11/09/2003 | Win | Mirko Crocop | Pride: Final Conflict 2003 | Submission Arm Bar | 2 | 1:45 | |
| NSF | 08/10/2003 | Win | Ricco Rodriguez | Pride: Total Elimination 2003 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 03/16/2003 | Loss | Fedor Emelianenko | Pride 25: Body Blow | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 |
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| NSF | 12/23/2002 | Win | Dan Henderson | Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 | Submission Arm Lock | 3 | 1:49 | |
| NSF | 11/24/2002 | Win | Semmy Schilt | Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 | Submission Triangle Choke | 1 | 6:36 | |
| NSF | 08/28/2002 | Win | Bob Sapp | Pride: Shock Wave | Submission Arm Bar | 2 | 0:00 | |
| NSF | 08/08/2002 | Win | Sanae Kikuta | Universal Fighting-Arts Organization: Legend | KO Punch | 2 | 0:29 | |
| NSF | 02/24/2002 | Win | Enson Inoue | Pride 19: Bad Blood | KO Triangle Choke | 1 | 6:17 | |
| NSF | 11/03/2001 | Win | Heath Herring | Pride 17: Championship Chaos | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 |
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| NSF | 09/24/2001 | Win | Mark Coleman | Pride 16: Beasts From The East | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 6:10 | |
| NSF | 07/29/2001 | Win | Gary Goodridge | Pride 15: Raging Rumble | Submission Triangle Choke | 1 | 2:37 | |
| NSF | 02/24/2001 | Win | Volk Han | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/24/2001 | Win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/24/2001 | Win | Valentijn Overeem | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final | Submission Arm Triangle Choke | 1 | 1:20 | |
| NSF | 10/09/2000 | Win | Achmed Labasanov | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 1:38 | |
| NSF | 10/09/2000 | Win | Kiyoshi Tamura | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | Submission Arm Bar | 2 | 2:29 | |
| NSF | 08/23/2000 | Draw | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | Rings: Millennium Combine 3 | 2 | |||
| NSF | 02/26/2000 | Win | Andrei Kopylov | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | Decision Majority Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 02/26/2000 | Loss | Dan Henderson | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 01/15/2000 | Win | Jeremy Horn | World Extreme Fighting 8: Goin' Platinum | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 10/28/1999 | Win | Valentijn Overeem | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from a Keylock | 1 | 1:51 | |
| NSF | 10/28/1999 | Win | Iouri Kotchkine | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from an Arm Bar | 1 | 0:40 | |
| NSF | 10/09/1999 | Win | Nate Schroeder | World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp | Submission Arm Bar | 1 | 1:52 | |
| NSF | 06/12/1999 | Win | David Dodd | World Extreme Fighting 5 | Submission Crucifix |
Titles Held by Antonio Nogueira:
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