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(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 under the UFC banner.
Which other family duos have accomplished the feat? Check below for a complete list.
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Kamaru Usman and Mohammed Usman
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru UsmanUFC debut: July 12, 2015 (The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale)UFC record: 15-3
Mohammed UsmanUFC debut: Aug. 6, 2022 (UFC on ESPN 40)UFC record: 3-2
(NOTE: Mohammad is the younger sibling)
Gilbert Burns and Herbert Burns
Gilbert Burns and Herbert Burns
Gilbert BurnsUFC debut: July 26, 2014 (UFC on FOX 12)UFC record: 15-7
Herbert BurnsUFC debut: Jan. 25, 2020 (UFC Fight Night 166)UFC record: 2-2
(NOTE: Herbert is the younger sibling)
Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz and Nick Diaz
Nick DiazUFC debut: Sept. 26, 2003 (UFC 44)UFC record: 7-7 with one no contest
Nate DiazUFC debut: June 23, 2007 (The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale)UFC record: 16-11
(NOTE: Nate is the younger sibling)
Dan Miller and Jim Miller
Jim Miller
Dan MillerUFC debut: Sept. 17, 2008 (UFC Fight Night 15)UFC record: 6-7
Jim MillerUFC debut: Oct. 18, 2008 (UFC 89)UFC record: 26-17 with one no contest
(NOTE: Jim is the younger sibling)
Antonina Shevchenko and Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko, Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina ShevchenkoUFC debut: Nov. 30, 2018 (The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale)UFC record: 4-4
Valentina ShevchenkoUFC debut: Dec. 19, 2015 (UFC on FOX 17)UFC record: 12-3-1
(NOTE: Valentina is the younger sibling)
Joe Lauzon and Dan Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
Joe LauzonUFC debut: Sept. 23, 2006 (UFC 63)UFC record: 15-12
Dan LauzonUFC debut: Oct. 14, 2006 (UFC 64)UFC record: 0-3
(NOTE: Dan is the younger sibling)
Ken Shamrock and Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock
Ken ShamrockUFC debut: Nov. 12, 1993 (UFC 1)UFC record: 9-6
Frank ShamrockUFC debut: Dec. 21, 1997 (UFC 15.5)UFC record: 5-0
(NOTE: Ken and Frank Shamrock are adoptive brothers; Frank is the younger sibling)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraUFC debut: July 7, 2007 (UFC 73)UFC record: 5-6
Antonio Rogerio NogueiraUFC debut: Nov. 21, 2009 (UFC 106)UFC record: 6-7
(NOTE: The Nogueira brothers are twins)
Anthony Pettis and Sergio Pettis
Sergio Pettis and Anthony Pettis
Anthony PettisUFC debut: June 4, 2011 (The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale)UFC record: 11-9
Sergio PettisUFC debut: Nov. 16, 2013 (UFC 167)UFC record: 9-5
(NOTE: Sergio is the younger sibling)
Junior Assuncao and Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao
Junior AssuncaoUFC debut: Oct. 14, 2006 (UFC 64)UFC record: 2-3
Raphael AssuncaoUFC debut: March 19, 2011 (UFC 128)UFC record: 12-7
(NOTE: Raphael is the younger sibling)
Matt Anderson and Jeremy Horn
Jeremy Horn
Matt AndersonUFC debut: May 17, 1996 (UFC 9)UFC record: 0-1
Jeremy HornUFC debut: May 15, 1998 (UFC 17)UFC record: 6-7
(NOTE: Anderson and Horn are half-brothers; Jeremy is the younger sibling)
Matt Serra and Nick Serra
Matt Serra
Matt SerraUFC debut: May 4, 2001 (UFC 31)UFC record: 7-7
Nick SerraUFC debut: June 22, 2002 (UFC 37.5)UFC record: 0-1
(NOTE: Nick is the younger sibling)
Iuri Alcantara and Ildemar Alcantara
Iuri Alcantara
Iuri AlcantaraUFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)UFC record: 10-7 with one no contest
Ildemar AlcantaraUFC debut: Jan. 19, 2013 (UFC on FX 7)UFC record: 4-3
(NOTE: Ildemar is the younger sibling)
Jake Ellenberger and Joe Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
Jake EllenbergerUFC debut: Sept. 16, 2009 (UFC Fight Night 19)UFC record: 10-11
Joe Ellenberger UFC debut: June 28, 2014UFC record: 1-1
(NOTE: Jake and Joe are twins)
Danillo Villefort and Yuri Villefort
Danillo Villefort
Danillo VillefortUFC debut: Aug. 8, 2009 (UFC 101)UFC record: 0-1
Yuri VillefortUFC debut: Feb. 23, 2013 (UFC 157)UFC record: 0-2
(NOTE: Yuri is the younger sibling)
Jake Rosholt and Jared Rosholt
Jared Rosholt
Jake RosholtUFC debut: Feb. 7, 2009 (UFC Fight Night 17)UFC record: 1-2
Jared RosholtUFC debut: Nov. 30, 2013 (The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale)UFC record: 6-2
(NOTE: Jared is the younger sibling)
Matt Hughes and Mark Hughes
Matt Hughes
Matt HughesUFC debut: Sept. 24, 1999UFC record: 18-7
Mark HughesUFC debut: Nov. 17, 2000UFC record: 1-0
(NOTE: Matt and Mark are twins)
Chris Camozzi and Brian Camozzi
Chris Camozzi
Chris CamozziUFC debut: June 19, 2010 (The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale)UFC record: 9-10
Brian CamozziUFC debut: Dec. 9, 2016 (UFC Fight Night 102)UFC record: 0-3
(NOTE: Brian is the younger sibling)
Andre Roberts and Tyrone Roberts
Andre RobertsUFC debut: May 15, 1998 (UFC 17)UFC record: 2-1
Tyrone RobertsUFC debut: June 9, 2000 (UFC 26)UFC record: 1-0
(NOTE: Tyrone is the younger sibling)
Augusto Montano and Erick Montano
Augusto Montano
Augusto MontanoUFC debut: Nov. 15, 2014 (UFC 180)UFC record: 1-2
Erick MontanoUFC debut: Nov. 21, 2015 (UFC Fight Night 78)UFC record: 1-2
(NOTE: Erick is the younger sibling)
Daniel Teymur and David Teymur
David Teymur
Daniel TeymurUFC debut: July 16, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 113)UFC record: 1-4
David TeymurUFC debut: Feb. 27, 2016 (UFC Fight Night 84)UFC record: 5-1
(NOTE: David is the younger sibling)
Alex Reyes and Dominick Reyes
Dominick Reyes
Alex ReyesAge: 35UFC debut: Sept. 16, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 116)UFC record: 0-2
Dominick ReyesAge: 32UFC debut: June 25, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 112)UFC record: 7-4
(NOTE: Dominick is the younger sibling)
Ashkan Mokhtarian and Suman Mokhtarian
Ashkan Mokhtarian
Ashkan MokhtarianUFC debut: June 10, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 110)UFC record: 0-3
Suman MokhtarianUFC debut: Dec. 1, 2018 (UFC Fight Night 142)UFC record: 0-2
(NOTE: Suman is the younger sibling)
Abu Azaitar and Ottman Azaitar
Ottman Azaitar
Abu AzaitarUFC debut: July 22, 2018 (UFC Fight Night 134)UFC record: 1-2
Ottman AzaitarUFC debut: Sept. 7, 2019 (UFC 242)UFC record: 2-2
(NOTE: Ottman is the younger sibling)
Mizuki Inoue and Naoki Inoue
Naoki Inoue
Mizuki InoueUFC debut: Aug. 31, 2019 (UFC Fight Night 157)UFC record: 1-1
Naoki InoueUFC debut: June 17, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 111)UFC record: 1-1
(NOTE: Mizuki and Naoki are the first brother and sister in UFC history; Naoki is the younger subling)
Erick Silva and Gabriel Silva
Erick Silva
Erick SilvaUFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)UFC record: 7-8
Gabriel SilvaUFC debut: July 20, 2019 (UFC on ESPN 4)UFC record: 1-1
(NOTE: Gabriel is the younger sibling)
Chris Daukaus and Kyle Daukaus
Chris Daukaus
Chris DaukausUFC debut: Aug. 15, 2020 (UFC 252)UFC record: 4-4
Kyle DaukausUFC debut: June 27, 2020 (UFC on ESPN 12)UFC record: 2-3 with one no contest
(NOTE: Kyle is the younger sibling)
Deiveson Figueiredo and Francisco Figueiredo
Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson FigueiredoUFC debut: June 3, 2017 (UFC 212)UFC record: 13-3-1
Francisco FigueiredoUFC debut: Jan. 20, 2021UFC record: 2-1
(NOTE: Francisco is the younger sibling)
Orion Cosce and Louis Cosce
Orion Cosce
Orion CosceUFC debut: July 31, 2021 (UFC on ESPN 28)UFC record: 1-2
Louis CosceUFC debut: Nov. 21, 2020 (UFC 255)UFC record: 0-2
(NOTE: Louis is the younger sibling)
Stephen Thompson and Chris Weidman
Stephen Thompson
Stephen ThompsonUFC debut: Feb. 4, 2012 (UFC 143)UFC record: 12-7-1
Chris WeidmanUFC debut: March 3, 2011 (UFC on VERSUS 3)UFC record: 12-7
(NOTE: Thompson and Weidman are brothers-in-law; Weidman is the younger sibling)
Tyson Pedro and Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa
Tyson PedroUFC debut: Nov. 26, 2016 (UFC Fight Night 101)UFC record: 6-5
Tai TuivasaUFC debut: Nov. 18, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 121)UFC record: 8-7
(NOTE: Pedro and Tuivasa are brothers-in-law; Tuivasa is the younger sibling)
Jose Quinonez and Christian Quinonez
Jose Quinonez
Jose QuinonezUFC debut: Nov. 15, 2014 (UFC 180)UFC record: 5-4
Christian QuinonezUFC debut: Sept. 3, 2022 (UFC Fight Night 209)UFC record: 1-2
(NOTE: Christian is the younger sibling)
Ismael Bonfim and Gabriel Bonfim
Gabriel and Ismael Bonfim
Ismael BonfimUFC debut: Jan. 21, 2023 (UFC 283)UFC record: 2-1
Gabriel BonfimUFC debut: Jan. 21, 2023 (UFC 283)UFC record: 3-1
(NOTE: Gabriel is the younger sibling)
Javid Basharat and Farid Basharat
Javid Basharat
Javid BasharatUFC debut: March 12, 2023 (UFC Fight Night 203)UFC record: 3-1 with one no contest
Farid BasharatUFC debut: March 4, 2023 (UFC 285)UFC record: 3-0
(NOTE: Farid is the younger sibling)
Junior Tafa and Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
Justin TafaUFC debut: Oct. 5, 2019 (UFC 243)UFC record: 3-1 with one no contest
Junior TafaUFC debut: April 22, 2023UFC record: 4-4 with one no contest
(NOTE: Junior is the younger sibling)
Johnny Walker and Valter Walker
Valter Walker and Johnny Walker
Johnny WalkerUFC debut: Nov. 17, 2018 (UFC Fight Night 140)UFC record: 7-6 with one no contest
Valter WalkerUFC debut: April 6, 2024 (UFC Fight Night 240)UFC record: 1-2
(NOTE: Valter is the younger sibling)
Ilia Topuria and Aleksandre Topuria
Ilia Topuria
Ilia TopuriaUFC debut: Oct. 10, 2020 (UFC Fight Night 179)UFC record: 7-0
Aleksandre TopuriaUFC debut: Feb. 8, 2025 (UFC 312)UFC record: 0-0
(NOTE: Ilia is the younger sibling)
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