Bruno Lopes
Brunao
Brazil
Booked vs. Nurgozhay
Lopes will face Diyar Nurgozhay at UFC Vegas 120 on August 8, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Lopes is seeking out a much-needed win against Nurgozhay following a rough stretch marked by two consecutive TKO losses. His opponent is coming off his first UFC victory, while Lopes himself is searching for his win since his promotional debut.
Lopes is seeking out a much-needed win against Nurgozhay following a rough stretch marked by two consecutive TKO losses. His opponent is coming off his first UFC victory, while Lopes himself is searching for his win since his promotional debut.
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Second straight knockout loss
Lopes lost to Navajo Stirling via TKO (strikes) at 4:05 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Seattle.
ANALYSIS
Lopes nearly made it through two full rounds, which may not seem like much on the surface, but it was about all you could ask for as a +500 underdog against a finisher like Stirling. He was playing with danger the entire fight and finally got caught. Lopes probably should have been finished a good 30-40 seconds earlier, but referee Keith Peterson allowed him to absorb a massive beating before finally pulling the plug. The Brazilian suffered back-to-back knockout defeats on the heels of a unanimous decision win over Magomed Gadzhiyasulov back in January 2025.
Lopes nearly made it through two full rounds, which may not seem like much on the surface, but it was about all you could ask for as a +500 underdog against a finisher like Stirling. He was playing with danger the entire fight and finally got caught. Lopes probably should have been finished a good 30-40 seconds earlier, but referee Keith Peterson allowed him to absorb a massive beating before finally pulling the plug. The Brazilian suffered back-to-back knockout defeats on the heels of a unanimous decision win over Magomed Gadzhiyasulov back in January 2025.
Booked vs. Stirling
Lopes will take on Navajo Stirling in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Seattle on March 28, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Lopes is coming off a rough showing in his last bout, as he was taken care of by Dustin Jacoby with a left hook in the first round of a fight back in May of 2025. That dropped his UFC record to 1-1 after he began his career with a win over Magomed Gadzhiyasulov. His next oppoonent Stirling poses a tough challenge, as he's off to a perfect 3-0 start in the promotion.
Lopes is coming off a rough showing in his last bout, as he was taken care of by Dustin Jacoby with a left hook in the first round of a fight back in May of 2025. That dropped his UFC record to 1-1 after he began his career with a win over Magomed Gadzhiyasulov. His next oppoonent Stirling poses a tough challenge, as he's off to a perfect 3-0 start in the promotion.
Destroyed by Dustin Jacoby
Lopes lost to Dustin Jacoby via TKO (punches) at 1:50 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Lopes made his UFC debut in January against a fellow striker in Magomed Gadzhiyasulov and leaned on his wrestling to pull the upset. He had no change to employ a similar game plan in this one because he was melted in an instant by Jacoby. Bruno absorbed far too many power shots early on and was forced up against the fence before being finished off with one brutal blow. Lopes earned a ton of stoppage wins on the Brazilian regional scene prior to his UFC arrival, but we have seen that plenty of times in the past. He needs a rebound performance his next time out.
Lopes made his UFC debut in January against a fellow striker in Magomed Gadzhiyasulov and leaned on his wrestling to pull the upset. He had no change to employ a similar game plan in this one because he was melted in an instant by Jacoby. Bruno absorbed far too many power shots early on and was forced up against the fence before being finished off with one brutal blow. Lopes earned a ton of stoppage wins on the Brazilian regional scene prior to his UFC arrival, but we have seen that plenty of times in the past. He needs a rebound performance his next time out.
Pulls upset in UFC debut
Lopes defeated Magomed Gadzhiyasulov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Making his official UFC debut as a +225 underdog, Lopes made a point of leaning on his wrestling. He fired off a whopping 14 takedown attempts in all, landing five for 9:19 worth of control time. The prolonged success on the mat over the course of the final two rounds was enough to earn Lopes the decision despite the fact Gadzhiyasulov did some solid work on the feet in the opening frame. The Brazilian improves to 14-1 as a professional, with the lone defeat coming via knockout to Brendson Ribeiro in his first of two appearances on Dana White's Contender Series.
Making his official UFC debut as a +225 underdog, Lopes made a point of leaning on his wrestling. He fired off a whopping 14 takedown attempts in all, landing five for 9:19 worth of control time. The prolonged success on the mat over the course of the final two rounds was enough to earn Lopes the decision despite the fact Gadzhiyasulov did some solid work on the feet in the opening frame. The Brazilian improves to 14-1 as a professional, with the lone defeat coming via knockout to Brendson Ribeiro in his first of two appearances on Dana White's Contender Series.
Debut scheduled
Lopes will fight Magomed Gadzhiyasulov at UFC Vegas 101 on Jan. 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lopes earned a UFC contract after taking down Mikheil Sazhiniani in a Contender Series fight in August. He'll now face a tough test in his promotional debut against Gadzhiyasulov, who has yet to take a loss nine fights into his professional career.
Lopes earned a UFC contract after taking down Mikheil Sazhiniani in a Contender Series fight in August. He'll now face a tough test in his promotional debut against Gadzhiyasulov, who has yet to take a loss nine fights into his professional career.