DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO

Biography

Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo (born December 18, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist . He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also competed in the Flyweight division, where he is a former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion . He is considered one of the greatest Flyweights of all time, where his Flyweight record stands at 10 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw. As of June 2, 2026, he is #9 in the UFC bantamweight rankings . Figueiredo was born in Soure, Pará , Brazil, a small city on the isle of Marajó . His father was a buffalo herder who practiced luta marajoara , a local folk wrestling style. Deiveson has a younger sister and a brother – Francisco – who also is a professional mixed martial artist who was signed with the UFC . He was a cowboy, working with his father at an animal farm until he was thirteen years old. Around the age of nine, he followed his father's footsteps and began wrestling. He moved to Belém to attend high school and started training in capoeira . He started training MMA under the tutelage of UFC Bantamweight Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara at the age of sixteen.