Brazilian and American mixed martial artist (born 1986)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Barboza. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Barboza comes from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro.[8] He was born prematurely at 28 weeks and given a 50/50 chance of surviving past infancy.[13][14] At the age of 8, he began practicing and competing in Muay Thai.[8] His professional Muay Thai record is 25–3, with 22 victories by knockout and 17 first-round finishes.[10] Barboza moved to the United States in January 2009.
Barboza's professional MMA career began in April 2009 in Tampa, Florida with a victory over Aaron Steadman via TKO in the first round. In his next fight, in the Renaissance MMA promotion, Barboza defeated Lee King via second-round KO, winning the lightweight title. Barboza defended the belt, also against King, later that year, winning via submission in the first round.
Ring of Combat
Barboza went on to join New Jersey-based promotion Ring of Combat, making his promotional debut at Ring of Combat 28 against Nabih Barakat. He won the fight via KO just over a minute into the first round.
After a second successful title defense in Renaissance MMA, Barboza challenged for the Ring of Combat lightweight belt against Marcelo Guidici. He won the fight via TKO due to leg kicks in the first round.[15]
Barboza's first title defense was originally scheduled for Ring of Combat 31, against Mikhail Malyutin,[16] but, due to his signing with the UFC, he was replaced by Luiz Azeredo.[17]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
2010
Barboza was expected to make his UFC debut against Darren Elkins on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123.[18] However, Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by newcomer Mike Lullo.[19] Shortly into the third round, Barboza defeated Lullo by TKO due to leg kicks (for the first time in UFC history).
2011
Barboza faced Anthony Njokuani on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128,[20] winning by unanimous decision. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors.[21]
Barboza defeated Ross Pearson at UFC 134 via split decision.[22] Both fighters earned Fight of the Night bonus honors.[23]
2012
Barboza faced Terry Etim on January 14, 2012, at UFC 142. He defeated Etim by KO in the third round, becoming the first fighter in UFC history to finish an opponent via wheel kick.[24] The win earned Barboza his first Knockout of the Night and 'Fight of the Night bonus awards[25]
Barboza was expected to face Evan Dunham on May 26, 2012, at UFC 146,[26] but Dunham dropped out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by returning veteran Jamie Varner.[27] Barboza suffered his first professional MMA loss via Knockout in the first round.
2013
Barboza was expected to face Justin Salas on January 19, 2013, at UFC on FX 7.[28] However, Salas was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Lucas Martins.[29] Barboza defeated Martins via TKO at 2:38 of the first round.
Barboza was scheduled to face John Makdessi on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162, but an injury forced Makdessi off the card and he was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.[30] Barboza won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks in the second round.
Barboza faced Danny Castillo on December 14, 2013, at UFC on Fox 9.[31] After a dominant first round by Castillo, in which he nearly finished Barboza via strikes and then with a submission attempt, Barboza rallied back and won by majority decision.[32] Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors.[33]
2014
Barboza faced Donald Cerrone on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox 11.[34] Despite finding early success with his striking, Barboza was knocked down by a jab and lost via submission at 3:15 of the first round.[35]
Barboza was expected to face Myles Jury on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured Anthony Pettis.[42] However, Jury himself had to pull out due to injury and was subsequently replaced by undefeated Paul Felder.[43] Barboza won the fight via unanimous decision and earned his fifth Fight of the Night bonus award.[44][45] UFC President Dana White gave Barboza and Felder high praise afterwards, calling the fight "incredible."[46]
Barboza faced Tony Ferguson on December 11, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, replacing an injured Khabib Nurmagomedov.[47] After a back-and-forth first round that saw Ferguson docked one point due to an illegal upkick, Barboza lost the fight via submission in the second round.[48] Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors.[49]
2016
After the loss to Ferguson, Barboza decided to move to New Jersey to train at Mark Henry's and Ricardo Almeida's MMA team.[50] Barboza faced Anthony Pettis on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197.[51] He won via unanimous decision.[52]
Barboza faced Beneil Dariush on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106.[55] He won the fight via knockout due to a flying knee in the second round.[56] Subsequently, he earned his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[57]
Barboza faced Kevin Lee on April 21, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.[60] At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. Subsequently, the bout proceeded at catchweight, and Lee forfeited 20% of his purse to Barboza.[61] Barboza managed to connect with a spinning back kick and hurt Lee, but went onto lose via TKO due to doctor stoppage in round five.[62]
After losing two consecutive fights, Barboza decided to return to Florida and American Top Team.[63]
Barboza faced Paul Felder in a rematch on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242.[69] He lost the fight by a controversial split decision.[70] 13 out of 16 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza,[71] and subsequently the decision was appealed to be overturned. UFC, working in lieu of an athletic commission, denied the appeal.[72]
2020
On December 31, 2019, Barboza announced his intent to move down to the featherweight division.[2] He was expected to face Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman.[73] However, on April 9, Dana White announced that the event had been postponed.[74] Instead Barboza faced Dan Ige on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris.[75] He lost the bout by another controversial split decision.[76] 16 out of 18 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza.[77]
Barboza was expected to face Sodiq Yusuff on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[78] However, Yusuff pulled out of the fight on September 22 for undisclosed reasons,[79] and was replaced by Makwan Amirkhani.[80] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[81]
2021
On February 25, 2021 news surfaced that Barboza had signed a new multi-fight contract with the organization albeit having one fight left on his prevailing contract.[82] In May, Barboza revealed that the contract was signed for six fights.[83]
Barboza faced Shane Burgos on May 15, 2021 at UFC 262.[84] He won the fight via knockout in the third round after Burgos experienced a delayed reaction to being knocked out with a right cross.[85] This fight earned Barboza the $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus award.[86]
Barboza faced Giga Chikadze on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30.[87] After a back-and-forth affair, Barboza lost the fight via TKO in round three.[88]
Barboza was scheduled to face Ilia Topuria on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213.[91] However, Barboza withdrew in late September due to a knee injury[92]
Barboza faced Sodiq Yusuff on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[96] After nearly being finished with punches in the first round, Barboza rallied and won the fight by unanimous decision.[97] This performance earned him his ninth Fight of the Night award.[98]
Described as a "dyed-in-the-wool striker,"[102] Barboza is known for his dangerous kicking game.[103] UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has stated that Barboza is "probably the best kicker in MMA."[104] He scored the first wheel kick knockout in UFC history, and is one of three fighters to finish multiple UFC bouts via leg kicks (the other two being Antoni Hardonk and Jonathan Martinez).[105] Barboza is also known for his effective use of switch kicks, which have been labeled "exceptionally quick"[106] and "ferocious".[44]
Personal life
Barboza and his wife, Bruna, have a son and a daughter.[107] He became an American citizen in 2022.[108]
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