Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira[1] (born November 26, 1992) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist.
Born in Belo Horizonte, Nascimento met his mentor, Everton Rabelo de Andrade, at a LAN party while playing video games.
Andrade taught kids and young adults martial arts in the city, and invited Nascimento to be part of the team.
[5] Starting his professional career in 2012, two months after the death of his mentor, Nascimento got a perfect 8–0 record on the regional Brazilian scene, finishing his opponent in all eight bouts, 4 by submission and 2 by TKO.
[6] Nascimento was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 22 and faced Michal Martinek on July 30, 2019.
[8] Nascimento faced Chris Daukaus on October 11, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen.
[10] However, after Baudot was injured, the bout was moved to UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés held on July 17, 2021.