Demian Maia - MMA Fighter

Demian Maia

*Fight Alert - UFC 112

Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Height: 6'0" (183cm)
Weight: 185 lbs
Age: 32

Camp: Wand Fight Team

Demian Maia (born in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization.he UFC announced that it had signed Maia to a contract on August 7, 2007.

He was originally matched against veteran Marvin Eastman, but Eastman pulled out due to eye surgery. Ryan Jensen, who trained with Team Quest for this fight, was named as his replacement. The preliminary bout took place on October 20 at UFC 77: Hostile Territory in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maia won by rear naked choke in the first round and won Submission of the Night honors, which paid him $40,000.

Maia next fought Ed Herman, another Team Quest fighter, at UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 19, 2008. Maia defeated Herman by triangle choke at 2:27 of the second round. He again earned Submission of the Night honors for the victory, which paid him $75,000.

Recent Demian Maia News

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03/01/2010	UFC	A perfect start: How good is 5-0 in the UFC?
02/24/2010	UFC	Anderson Silva: "I don't feel any pressure to fight with Demian."
02/13/2010	UFC	UFC Plays "Pick Your Poison" and Wins
02/13/2010	UFC	Demian Maia talks about his preparations to face Anderson Silva at UFC 112
02/13/2010	UFC	Anderson Silva's UFC 112 opponent: Demian Maia
02/09/2010	UFC	Maia, Swick, and Danzig could be out six months with injuries from UFC 109
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Demian Maia Fight Results

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round
Win	Dan Miller	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 109 - Relentless	02/06/2010	3
Loss	Nate Marquardt	KO (Punch)	UFC 102 - Couture vs. Nogueira	08/29/2009	1
Win	Chael Sonnen	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson	02/21/2009	1
Win	Nate Quarry	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar	11/15/2008	1
Win	Jason MacDonald	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	UFC 87 - Seek and Destroy	08/09/2008	3
Win	Ed Herman	Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II	04/19/2008	2
Win	Ryan Jensen	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	UFC 77 - Hostile Territory	10/20/2007	1
Win	Ryan Stout	TKO (Shoulder Injury)	GFC - Evolution	05/19/2007	1
Win	Fabio Nascimento	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	SC1 - Super Challenge 1	10/07/2006	1
Win	Gustavo Machado	Decision (Unanimous)	SC1 - Super Challenge 1	10/07/2006	2
Win	Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	SC1 - Super Challenge 1	10/07/2006	1
Win	Lukasz Chlewicki	Submission (Armbar)	The Cage Vol. 4 - Redemption	12/03/2005	1
Win	Raul Sosa	TKO (Punches)	Tormenta en el Ring - Tormenta en el Ring	09/21/2001	1