Douglas Lima (born 5 January 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions.

[5] Douglas took interest in martial arts from Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, and started training capoeira.

[5] In 2000, Lima moved to Atlanta, Georgia with his family, and eventually started training Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 14.

[7][8] Lima began his professional mixed martial arts career with decent success, soon compiling a record of 5–0.

[7] In February 2007, Lima faced the future Ultimate Fighter competitor Matt Brown for the ISCF (International Sport Combat Federation) Pro East Coast Welterweight Title.

Brown dealt Lima his first professional loss[9] by defeating him via TKO due to punches in the second round.

[11] However, Lima was forced to withdraw from the card while waiting on papers to arrive from the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

[1] Lima's WEC debut never transpired, as instead, he joined King of the Cage, where he faced another future Ultimate Fighter competitor in Charles Blanchard, losing by unanimous decision.

[7] In September 2010, Douglas Lima joined the Maximum Fighting Championship, facing off against Ryan Ford.

[17] He fought Steve Carl in the opening round held at Bellator 49 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

[19] In the finals held at Bellator 57, he claimed the tournament victory and earned a shot at the title by knocking out Ben Saunders in the second round.

[22] Lima defeated Jacob Ortiz via head kick and knee at 4:50 of the third round at Bellator 79 on November 2, 2012.

[23] Lima faced Russian MMA prospect Michail Tsarev in Season Eight Welterweight Tournament on January 24, 2013 at Bellator 86.

However, Lima suffered a broken hand and the rematch was postponed, finally taking place at Bellator 100 on September 20, 2013.

[39] The win over Daley earned Lima a rematch against Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov.

[40] For the first defense of his second title reign, Lima faced Lorenz Larkin at Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017.

[47] In the tournament semifinals, Lima faced the undefeated Michael Page in the co-main event at Bellator 221 on May 11, 2019.

[69] As the first bout of his new contract, Lima faced Aaron Jeffery at Bellator Champions Series 4 on September 7, 2024.