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Preventing households: 36 units of siblings to struggle below the UFC banner

February 5, 2025 12:45 am ET (Editor’s note: This list originally published Aug. 4, 2022.) For some, fighting is the family business. We’ve seen siblings break into the UFC together or years apart, and there’s been success ranging from championship caliber to irrelevant fizzles. There’s been nearly 40 pairs of siblings, including in-laws, to compete

Preventing households: 36 units of siblings to struggle below the UFC banner


(Editor’s word: This record initially printed Aug. 4, 2022.)

For some, combating is the household enterprise.

We’ve seen siblings break into the UFC collectively or years aside, and there’s been success starting from championship caliber to irrelevant fizzles.

There’s been practically 40 pairs of siblings, together with in-laws, to compete below the UFC banner.

Which different household duos have completed the feat? Verify beneath for a whole record.

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Kamaru Usman and Mohammed Usman

Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman
UFC debut: July 12, 2015 (The Final Fighter 21 Finale)
UFC document: 15-3

Mohammed Usman
UFC debut: Aug. 6, 2022 (UFC on ESPN 40)
UFC document: 3-2

(NOTE: Mohammad is the youthful sibling)

Gilbert Burns and Herbert Burns

Gilbert Burns and Herbert Burns

Gilbert Burns
UFC debut: July 26, 2014 (UFC on FOX 12)
UFC document: 15-7

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Herbert Burns
UFC debut: Jan. 25, 2020 (UFC Combat Night time 166)
UFC document: 2-2

(NOTE: Herbert is the youthful sibling)

Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz

Nick Diaz
UFC debut: Sept. 26, 2003 (UFC 44)
UFC document: 7-7 with one no contest

Nate Diaz
UFC debut: June 23, 2007 (The Final Fighter 5 Finale)
UFC document: 16-11

(NOTE: Nate is the youthful sibling)

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Dan Miller and Jim Miller

Jim Miller

Dan Miller
UFC debut: Sept. 17, 2008 (UFC Combat Night time 15)
UFC document: 6-7

Jim Miller
UFC debut: Oct. 18, 2008 (UFC 89)
UFC document: 26-17 with one no contest

(NOTE: Jim is the youthful sibling)

Antonina Shevchenko and Valentina Shevchenko

Valentina Shevchenko, Antonina Shevchenko

Antonina Shevchenko
UFC debut: Nov. 30, 2018 (The Final Fighter 28 Finale)
UFC document: 4-4

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Valentina Shevchenko
UFC debut: Dec. 19, 2015 (UFC on FOX 17)
UFC document: 12-3-1

(NOTE: Valentina is the youthful sibling)

Joe Lauzon and Dan Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon
UFC debut: Sept. 23, 2006 (UFC 63)
UFC document: 15-12

Dan Lauzon
UFC debut: Oct. 14, 2006 (UFC 64)
UFC document: 0-3

(NOTE: Dan is the youthful sibling)

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Ken Shamrock and Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

Ken Shamrock
UFC debut: Nov. 12, 1993 (UFC 1)
UFC document: 9-6

Frank Shamrock
UFC debut: Dec. 21, 1997 (UFC 15.5)
UFC document: 5-0

(NOTE: Ken and Frank Shamrock are adoptive brothers; Frank is the youthful sibling)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
UFC debut: July 7, 2007 (UFC 73)
UFC document: 5-6

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
UFC debut: Nov. 21, 2009 (UFC 106)
UFC document: 6-7

(NOTE: The Nogueira brothers are twins)

Anthony Pettis and Sergio Pettis

Sergio Pettis and Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis
UFC debut: June 4, 2011 (The Final Fighter 13 Finale)
UFC document: 11-9

Sergio Pettis
UFC debut: Nov. 16, 2013 (UFC 167)
UFC document: 9-5

(NOTE: Sergio is the youthful sibling)

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Junior Assuncao and Raphael Assuncao

Raphael Assuncao

Junior Assuncao
UFC debut: Oct. 14, 2006 (UFC 64)
UFC document: 2-3

Raphael Assuncao
UFC debut: March 19, 2011 (UFC 128)
UFC document: 12-7

(NOTE: Raphael is the youthful sibling)

Matt Anderson and Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Matt Anderson
UFC debut: Might 17, 1996 (UFC 9)
UFC document: 0-1

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Jeremy Horn
UFC debut: Might 15, 1998 (UFC 17)
UFC document: 6-7

(NOTE: Anderson and Horn are half-brothers; Jeremy is the youthful sibling)

Matt Serra and Nick Serra

Matt Serra

Matt Serra
UFC debut: Might 4, 2001 (UFC 31)
UFC document: 7-7

Nick Serra
UFC debut: June 22, 2002 (UFC 37.5)
UFC document: 0-1

(NOTE: Nick is the youthful sibling)

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Iuri Alcantara and Ildemar Alcantara

Iuri Alcantara

Iuri Alcantara
UFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)
UFC document: 10-7 with one no contest

Ildemar Alcantara
UFC debut: Jan. 19, 2013 (UFC on FX 7)
UFC document: 4-3

(NOTE: Ildemar is the youthful sibling)

Jake Ellenberger and Joe Ellenberger

Jake Ellenberger

Jake Ellenberger
UFC debut: Sept. 16, 2009 (UFC Combat Night time 19)
UFC document: 10-11

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Joe Ellenberger
UFC debut: June 28, 2014
UFC document: 1-1

(NOTE: Jake and Joe are twins)

Danillo Villefort and Yuri Villefort

Danillo Villefort

Danillo Villefort
UFC debut: Aug. 8, 2009 (UFC 101)
UFC document: 0-1

Yuri Villefort
UFC debut: Feb. 23, 2013 (UFC 157)
UFC document: 0-2

(NOTE: Yuri is the youthful sibling)

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Jake Rosholt and Jared Rosholt

Jared Rosholt

Jake Rosholt
UFC debut: Feb. 7, 2009 (UFC Combat Night time 17)
UFC document: 1-2

Jared Rosholt
UFC debut: Nov. 30, 2013 (The Final Fighter 18 Finale)
UFC document: 6-2

(NOTE: Jared is the youthful sibling)

Matt Hughes and Mark Hughes

Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes
UFC debut: Sept. 24, 1999
UFC document: 18-7

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Mark Hughes
UFC debut: Nov. 17, 2000
UFC document: 1-0

(NOTE: Matt and Mark are twins)

Chris Camozzi and Brian Camozzi

Chris Camozzi

Chris Camozzi
UFC debut: June 19, 2010 (The Final Fighter 11 Finale)
UFC document: 9-10

Brian Camozzi
UFC debut: Dec. 9, 2016 (UFC Combat Night time 102)
UFC document: 0-3

(NOTE: Brian is the youthful sibling)

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Andre Roberts and Tyrone Roberts

Andre Roberts
UFC debut: Might 15, 1998 (UFC 17)
UFC document: 2-1

Tyrone Roberts
UFC debut: June 9, 2000 (UFC 26)
UFC document: 1-0

(NOTE: Tyrone is the youthful sibling)

Augusto Montano and Erick Montano

Augusto Montano

Augusto Montano
UFC debut: Nov. 15, 2014 (UFC 180)
UFC document: 1-2

Erick Montano
UFC debut: Nov. 21, 2015 (UFC Combat Night time 78)
UFC document: 1-2

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(NOTE: Erick is the youthful sibling)

Daniel Teymur and David Teymur

David Teymur

Daniel Teymur
UFC debut: July 16, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 113)
UFC document: 1-4

David Teymur
UFC debut: Feb. 27, 2016 (UFC Combat Night time 84)
UFC document: 5-1

(NOTE: David is the youthful sibling)

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Alex Reyes and Dominick Reyes

Dominick Reyes

Alex Reyes
Age: 35
UFC debut: Sept. 16, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 116)
UFC document: 0-2

Dominick Reyes
Age: 32
UFC debut: June 25, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 112)
UFC document: 7-4

(NOTE: Dominick is the youthful sibling)

Ashkan Mokhtarian and Suman Mokhtarian

Ashkan Mokhtarian

Ashkan Mokhtarian
UFC debut: June 10, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 110)
UFC document: 0-3

Suman Mokhtarian
UFC debut: Dec. 1, 2018 (UFC Combat Night time 142)
UFC document: 0-2

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(NOTE: Suman is the youthful sibling)

Abu Azaitar and Ottman Azaitar

Ottman Azaitar

Abu Azaitar
UFC debut: July 22, 2018 (UFC Combat Night time 134)
UFC document: 1-2

Ottman Azaitar
UFC debut: Sept. 7, 2019 (UFC 242)
UFC document: 2-2

(NOTE: Ottman is the youthful sibling)

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Mizuki Inoue and Naoki Inoue

Naoki Inoue

Mizuki Inoue
UFC debut: Aug. 31, 2019 (UFC Combat Night time 157)
UFC document: 1-1

Naoki Inoue
UFC debut: June 17, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 111)
UFC document: 1-1

(NOTE: Mizuki and Naoki are the primary brother and sister in UFC historical past; Naoki is the youthful subling)

Erick Silva and Gabriel Silva

Erick Silva

Erick Silva
UFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)
UFC document: 7-8

Gabriel Silva
UFC debut: July 20, 2019 (UFC on ESPN 4)
UFC document: 1-1

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(NOTE: Gabriel is the youthful sibling)

Chris Daukaus and Kyle Daukaus

Chris Daukaus

Chris Daukaus
UFC debut: Aug. 15, 2020 (UFC 252)
UFC document: 4-4

Kyle Daukaus
UFC debut: June 27, 2020 (UFC on ESPN 12)
UFC document: 2-3 with one no contest

(NOTE: Kyle is the youthful sibling)

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Deiveson Figueiredo and Francisco Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC debut: June 3, 2017 (UFC 212)
UFC document: 13-3-1

Francisco Figueiredo
UFC debut: Jan. 20, 2021
UFC document: 2-1

(NOTE: Francisco is the youthful sibling)

Orion Cosce and Louis Cosce

Orion Cosce

Orion Cosce
UFC debut: July 31, 2021 (UFC on ESPN 28)
UFC document: 1-2

Louis Cosce
UFC debut: Nov. 21, 2020 (UFC 255)
UFC document: 0-2

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(NOTE: Louis is the youthful sibling)

Stephen Thompson and Chris Weidman

Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson
UFC debut: Feb. 4, 2012 (UFC 143)
UFC document: 12-7-1

Chris Weidman
UFC debut: March 3, 2011 (UFC on VERSUS 3)
UFC document: 12-7

(NOTE: Thompson and Weidman are brothers-in-law; Weidman is the youthful sibling)

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Tyson Pedro and Tai Tuivasa

Tai Tuivasa

Tyson Pedro
UFC debut: Nov. 26, 2016 (UFC Combat Night time 101)
UFC document: 6-5

Tai Tuivasa
UFC debut: Nov. 18, 2017 (UFC Combat Night time 121)
UFC document: 8-7

(NOTE: Pedro and Tuivasa are brothers-in-law; Tuivasa is the youthful sibling)

Jose Quinonez and Christian Quinonez

Jose Quinonez

Jose Quinonez
UFC debut: Nov. 15, 2014 (UFC 180)
UFC document: 5-4

Christian Quinonez
UFC debut: Sept. 3, 2022 (UFC Combat Night time 209)
UFC document: 1-2

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(NOTE: Christian is the youthful sibling)

Ismael Bonfim and Gabriel Bonfim

Gabriel and Ismael Bonfim

Ismael Bonfim
UFC debut: Jan. 21, 2023 (UFC 283)
UFC document: 2-1

Gabriel Bonfim
UFC debut: Jan. 21, 2023 (UFC 283)
UFC document: 3-1

(NOTE: Gabriel is the youthful sibling)

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Javid Basharat and Farid Basharat

Javid Basharat

Javid Basharat
UFC debut: March 12, 2023 (UFC Combat Night time 203)
UFC document: 3-1 with one no contest

Farid Basharat
UFC debut: March 4, 2023 (UFC 285)
UFC document: 3-0

(NOTE: Farid is the youthful sibling)

Junior Tafa and Justin Tafa

Justin Tafa

Justin Tafa
UFC debut: Oct. 5, 2019 (UFC 243)
UFC document: 3-1 with one no contest

Junior Tafa
UFC debut: April 22, 2023
UFC document: 4-4 with one no contest

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(NOTE: Junior is the youthful sibling)

Johnny Walker and Valter Walker

Valter Walker and Johnny Walker

Johnny Walker
UFC debut: Nov. 17, 2018 (UFC Combat Night time 140)
UFC document: 7-6 with one no contest

Valter Walker
UFC debut: April 6, 2024 (UFC Combat Night time 240)
UFC document: 1-2

(NOTE: Valter is the youthful sibling)

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Ilia Topuria and Aleksandre Topuria

Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria
UFC debut: Oct. 10, 2020 (UFC Combat Night time 179)
UFC document: 7-0

Aleksandre Topuria
UFC debut: Feb. 8, 2025 (UFC 312)
UFC document: 0-0

(NOTE: Ilia is the youthful sibling)

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