About Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima (born 5 January 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is a former three-time Bellator Welterweight Champion. He is also the former MFC Welterweight Champion. He is currently ranked the #3 Welterweight in the world by USA Today/MMAjunkie and the #6 Welterweight fighter in the world by MMA ranking site Fight Matrix, and he is widely regarded as the best MMA Welterweight fighter outside of the UFC. He holds notable victories over Rory MacDonald, Andrey Koreshkov (2x), Michael Page, Paul Daley, and Lorenz Larkin. He is also owner, along with his brother Dhiego Lima, of American Top Team - Team Lima in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

As of June 15, 2021, he is #8 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings and is #1 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings.