Renan Barão
| Renan Barão | |
|---|---|
| Born | Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado 31 January 1987 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Other names | The Baron |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Bantamweight (2007–2015, 2018) Featherweight (2005–2007, 2016–2017, 2019) Flyweight (2005) Lightweight (2008) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team | Nova União (2005–2017) American Top Team (2017–2020) Pitbull Brothers (2020–present) |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under André Pederneiras |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 45 |
| Wins | 34 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 7 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (born 31 January 1987), known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. According to Fight Matrix, Barão holds the third longest unbeaten streak in MMA history, which lasted from 2005 to 2014. During his championship reign, he was ranked as a top three pound-for-pound fighter and regarded as one of the best mixed martial artists in the world.