ANSWER: (6/12/21) Maia lost a three round unanimous decision to Belal MuhammadUFC Fight Night(3/14/20) Maia was stopped by Gilbert Burns via strikes at 2:34 of the first roundUFC Fight Night(10/26/19) Maia submitted Ben Askren via rear naked choke at 3:54 of the third roundUFC on ESPN(6/29/19) Maia won a three round majority decision over Anthony Rocco MartinUFC Fight Night(2/2/19) Maia submitted Lyman Good via rear naked choke at 2:38 of the first roundUFC Fight Night(5/19/18) Maia lost a five round unanimous decision to Kamaru UsmanUFC Fight Night(10/28/17) Maia lost a three round unanimous decision to Colby CovingtonUFC 214(7/29/17) Maia lost a five round unanimous decision to Tyron Woodley in a fight for the UFC welterweight titleUFC 211(5/13/17) Maia won a three round split decision over Jorge MasvidalUFC on FOX(8/27/16) Maia submitted Carlos Condit via rear naked choke at 1:52 of the first roundUFC 198(5/14/16) Maia submitted Matt Brown via rear naked choke at 4:31 of the third roundUFC 194(12/12/15) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Gunnar NelsonUFC 190(8/1/15) Maia submitted Neil Magny via rear naked choke at 2:52 of the second roundUFC Fight Night(3/21/15) Maia won a five round unanimous decision over Ryan LaFlareTUF Brazil 3 Finale(5/31/14) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Alexander YakovlevUFC 170(2/22/14) Maia lost a three round unanimous decision to Rory MacDonaldUFC Fight Night(10/9/13) Maia lost a five round split decision to Jake ShieldsUFC 156(2/2/13) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Jon FitchUFC 153(10/13/12) Maia submitted Rick Story via neck crank at 2:30 of the first roundUFC 148(7/7/12) Maia stopped Dong Hyun Kim due to injury at :47 of the first roundUFC on FOX(1/28/12) Maia lost a three round unanimous decision to Chris WeidmanUFC 136(10/8/11) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Jorge SantiagoUFC 131(6/11/11) Maia lost a three round unanimous decision to Mark MunozTUF 12 Finale(12/4/10) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Kendall GroveUFC 118(8/28/10) Maia won a three round unanimous decision over Mario MirandaUFC 112(4/10/10) Maia lost a five round unanimous decision to Anderson Silva in a UFC middleweight title bout.UFC 109(2/6/10) Maia scored a three round unanimous decision over Dan MillerUFC 102(8/29/09) Maia was knocked out by Nate Marquardt at :21 of the first round.UFC 95(2/21/09) Maia submitted Chael Sonnen via triangle choke at 2:37 of the first round.UFC 91(11/15/08) Maia submitted Nate Quarry via rear naked choke at 2:13 of the first round.UFC 87(8/9/08) Maia submitted Jason MacDonald via rear naked choke at 2:44 of the third round.UFC 83(4/19/08) Maia submitted Ed Herman with a triangle choke at 2:27 of the second round.UFC 77(10/20/07) Maia submitted Ryan Jensen with a rear naked choke at 2:40 of the first round.

ANSWER: I did Judo when I was a kid, and I also did kung fu and karate when I was a teenager. After that I started training BJJ. I’ve been involved with martial arts since I was a child.What ranks and titles have you held?Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. My main titles in BJJ are three-time World Cup champion, two-time World Champion, Pan American champion 2006, ADCC champion 2007, ADCC 2nd place in 2005, Brazilian champion, 7x state champion, 4x Brazilian team champion.Do you have any heroes?Rickson Gracie.What is your favorite technique?Submit my opponent without him hurting me or me hurting him.What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?A dreamDid you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I did finish my college in 2001. I have degree in journalismWhat was your job before you started fighting?I was always teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.