Alberto Mina (born May 2, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
A native of Campina Grande in northeast Brazil, Mina began his career at the age of 5, when his parents decided to make him learn some sport for being very active as a kid.
Under the guidance of Fialho, Mina switched to jiu-jitsu in 1997, where he managed to understand the foundations of the sport very well, due to his prior experience in Judo, using his creativity to develop his own style and a fine technique.
He also made his transition to submission grappling which was one important step for him to begin his career in Mixed Martial Arts.
Mina was then spotted and advised by his friend Jean Silva and finally made his transition to Mixed Martial Arts.
He compiled a record of 10–0 interspersed with periods of inactivity, competing for several regional promotions around the world before signing with the UFC in January 2014.
[3] Mina was set to make his promotional debut against Zak Cummings on March 1, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter China Finale.
[6] However, in the days leading up to the event, Westcott pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Shinsho Anzai.