Davi Ramos (born November 5, 1986) is a Brazilian professional

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and Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner who competes in the

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division of

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(ACA). He is ranked #9 in the ACA Lightweight rankings. A professional since 2010, he most notably competed in the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ramos made his professional MMA debut in July 2010. Over the next six years, he amassed a record of six wins against one defeat.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ramos made his UFC debut on March 11, 2017, in a

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bout as a replacement for Max Griffin against Sérgio Moraes at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In his second fight for the promotion, Ramos faced Chris Gruetzemacher on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. For his third fight with the promotion, Ramos faced Nick Hein on May 12, 2018, at UFC 224. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Ramos faced John Gunther on November 10, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 139. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one. Ramos faced promotional newcomer Austin Hubbard on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 152. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Ramos faced Islam Makhachev on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ramos was expected to face Arman Tsarukyan on April 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. Due to the

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, the event was eventually postponed . The bout eventually moved to UFC Fight Night 172 on July 19, 2020. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After two years off not being offered a new contract and not having any bouts booked, Ramos requested and was granted a release from the UFC.

Absolute Championship Akhmat

After his release, Ramos signed with ACA, announcing that he would compete in the ACA Lightweight Grand Prix, with his first bout being against Artem Reznikov at ACA 140 on June 17, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Ramos faced Aurel Pîrtea on April 8, 2023, at ACA 155, winning the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round. Ramos faced Rasul Magomedov at ACA 164 on October 4, 2023, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Ramos faced Ali Abdulkhalikov in the main event of ACA 176 on May 31, 2024. The bout which was part of the 2024 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal, ended in a unanimous decision loss.

Professional grappling career

Ramos competed against Pedro Marinho at F2W 177 on July 16, 2021, losing the match by unanimous decision. He returned to the promotion at F2W 182 on August 29, 2021, to face Dante Leon in the main event, although he lost this match as well. Ramos was booked to challenge Craig Jones for the Polaris middleweight title in the main event of Polaris 17 on October 9, 2021. Ramos lost this match by decision, and Jones won the vacant title. Ramos then competed at the inaugural UFC FightPass Invitational event on December 16, 2021, where he represented Team LFA alongside Ary Farias, Gregory Rodrigues, and Rafael Lovato Jr. Ramos drew both his matches against Anton Berzin and Daniel Pineda, and his team won the tournament. As a result of him being a former champion, Ramos was then invited to compete in the 77 kg division of the 2022 ADCC World Championship on September 17–18, 2022. He was forced to withdraw from the event due to visa issues just a days before, and was replaced by Mateusz Szczecinski. Ramos competed against Micael Galvão in the main event of BJJ Stars 13: Vikings Edition on August 3, 2024. He lost the match on points. Ramos was then invited to compete in the under 77 kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship. He was submitted by Oliver Taza in the opening round. He then entered the men's absolute division, where he lost by decision to Giancarlo Bodoni in the opening round.

Mixed martial arts record

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