Rodolfo Bellato

Overview

Every UFC win Rodolfo Bellato has is a knockout, and none of them has gone the distance. The Light Heavyweight from São Paulo, known as "Trator," is 2-2-1 in the UFC with one no contest, a record that tracks a fighter who either ends things or gets ended.

He debuted on December 1, 2023, and sits at 13-4-1 (1 NC) across all promotions.

Two knockout wins. A draw, a no contest and two losses around them. Not much middle ground.

UFC Career

Bellato's road to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series. He lost there to Vitor Petrino by second-round KO/TKO in 2022, then returned a year later and beat Murtaza Talha by second-round KO/TKO. Neither counts toward his UFC record.

His official debut brought a second-round TKO of Ihor Potieria at 4:17. His next fight, against Jimmy Crute at UFC 312, went the full three rounds and ended in a majority draw. Then came Paul Craig: a no contest at 4:59 of the first round, one second short of a full round.

Navajo Stirling handed him a unanimous decision loss. Bellato bounced back with a first-round TKO of Luke Fernandez at UFC 326, ending it at 2:42. His most recent bout went the other way: Christian Edwards stopped him in the third round at 1:47, and he carries that loss into his next fight.

Four fights ended by knockout, two of them his. That's the pattern.

Fighting Style

Bellato is an accurate, busy striker who lands more than most UFC fighters, but he is also easy to hit. He gets hit more than the average fighter and defends strikes worse than most, which makes his fights striking-heavy on both sides.

He is hard to take down, and he rarely looks to shoot for takedowns himself. He almost never hunts submissions, which fits a record with no submission wins.

All of his UFC wins have come by knockout or TKO, one in the first round and one in the second. He has no wins by decision or submission.

Notable Wins

• Ihor Potieria — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan (2023)
• Luke Fernandez — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC 326 (2026)

Quick Facts

• Division: Light Heavyweight
• UFC record: 2-2-1 (1 NC)
• Professional record (all promotions): 13-4-1 (1 NC)
• UFC debut: 2023
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 77.5"
• Team: Kioshi Jiu-Jitsu
• Born: SP, Brazil