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Fighting families: 36 sets of siblings to fight under the UFC banner

(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 Usman
UFC debut: July 12, 2015 (The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale)
UFC record: 15-3

Mohammed Usman
UFC 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 Burns
UFC debut: July 26, 2014 (UFC on FOX 12)
UFC record: 15-7

Herbert Burns
UFC 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 Diaz
UFC debut: Sept. 26, 2003 (UFC 44)
UFC record: 7-7 with one no contest

Nate Diaz
UFC 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 Miller
UFC debut: Sept. 17, 2008 (UFC Fight Night 15)
UFC record: 6-7

Jim Miller
UFC 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 Shevchenko
UFC debut: Nov. 30, 2018 (The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale)
UFC record: 4-4

Valentina Shevchenko
UFC 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 Lauzon
UFC debut: Sept. 23, 2006 (UFC 63)
UFC record: 15-12

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

(NOTE: Dan is the younger sibling)

Ken Shamrock and Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

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

Frank Shamrock
UFC 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 Nogueira
UFC debut: July 7, 2007 (UFC 73)
UFC record: 5-6

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
UFC 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 Pettis
UFC debut: June 4, 2011 (The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale)
UFC record: 11-9

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

(NOTE: Sergio is the younger sibling)

Junior Assuncao and Raphael Assuncao

Raphael Assuncao

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

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

(NOTE: Raphael is the younger sibling)

Matt Anderson and Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Matt Anderson
UFC debut: May 17, 1996 (UFC 9)
UFC record: 0-1

Jeremy Horn
UFC 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 Serra
UFC debut: May 4, 2001 (UFC 31)
UFC record: 7-7

Nick Serra
UFC 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 Alcantara
UFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)
UFC record: 10-7 with one no contest

Ildemar Alcantara
UFC 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 Ellenberger
UFC debut: Sept. 16, 2009 (UFC Fight Night 19)
UFC record: 10-11

Joe Ellenberger
UFC debut: June 28, 2014
UFC record: 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 record: 0-1

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

(NOTE: Yuri is the younger sibling)

Jake Rosholt and Jared Rosholt

Jared Rosholt

Jake Rosholt
UFC debut: Feb. 7, 2009 (UFC Fight Night 17)
UFC record: 1-2

Jared Rosholt
UFC 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 Hughes
UFC debut: Sept. 24, 1999
UFC record: 18-7

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

(NOTE: Matt and Mark are twins)

Chris Camozzi and Brian Camozzi

Chris Camozzi

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

Brian Camozzi
UFC debut: Dec. 9, 2016 (UFC Fight Night 102)
UFC record: 0-3

(NOTE: Brian is the younger sibling)

Andre Roberts and Tyrone Roberts

Andre Roberts
UFC debut: May 15, 1998 (UFC 17)
UFC record: 2-1

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

(NOTE: Tyrone is the younger sibling)

Augusto Montano and Erick Montano

Augusto Montano

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

Erick Montano
UFC 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 Teymur
UFC debut: July 16, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 113)
UFC record: 1-4

David Teymur
UFC 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 Reyes
Age: 35
UFC debut: Sept. 16, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 116)
UFC record: 0-2

Dominick Reyes
Age: 32
UFC 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 Mokhtarian
UFC debut: June 10, 2017 (UFC Fight Night 110)
UFC record: 0-3

Suman Mokhtarian
UFC 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 Azaitar
UFC debut: July 22, 2018 (UFC Fight Night 134)
UFC record: 1-2

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

(NOTE: Ottman is the younger sibling)

Mizuki Inoue and Naoki Inoue

Naoki Inoue

Mizuki Inoue
UFC debut: Aug. 31, 2019 (UFC Fight Night 157)
UFC record: 1-1

Naoki Inoue
UFC 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 Silva
UFC debut: Aug. 27, 2011 (UFC 134)
UFC record: 7-8

Gabriel Silva
UFC 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 Daukaus
UFC debut: Aug. 15, 2020 (UFC 252)
UFC record: 4-4

Kyle Daukaus
UFC 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 Figueiredo
UFC debut: June 3, 2017 (UFC 212)
UFC record: 13-3-1

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

(NOTE: Francisco is the younger sibling)

Orion Cosce and Louis Cosce

Orion Cosce

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

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

(NOTE: Louis is the younger sibling)

Stephen Thompson and Chris Weidman

Stephen Thompson

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

Chris Weidman
UFC 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 Pedro
UFC debut: Nov. 26, 2016 (UFC Fight Night 101)
UFC record: 6-5

Tai Tuivasa
UFC 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 Quinonez
UFC debut: Nov. 15, 2014 (UFC 180)
UFC record: 5-4

Christian Quinonez
UFC 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 Bonfim
UFC debut: Jan. 21, 2023 (UFC 283)
UFC record: 2-1

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

(NOTE: Gabriel is the younger sibling)

Javid Basharat and Farid Basharat

Javid Basharat

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

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

(NOTE: Farid is the younger sibling)

Junior Tafa and Justin Tafa

Justin Tafa

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

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

(NOTE: Junior is the younger sibling)

Johnny Walker and Valter Walker

Valter Walker and Johnny Walker

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

Valter Walker
UFC debut: April 6, 2024 (UFC Fight Night 240)
UFC record: 0-1

(NOTE: Valter is the younger sibling)

Ilia Topuria and Aleksandre Topuria

Ilia Topuria

Ilia Topuria
UFC debut: Oct. 10, 2020 (UFC Fight Night 179)
UFC record: 7-0

Aleksandre Topuria
UFC debut: TBD
UFC record: 0-0

(NOTE: Ilia is the younger sibling)

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