Bernardo Sopaj
AlbaniaBernardo Sopaj, “The Lion King”, is a Bantamweight from Albania with an official record of 13-3. The 13 wins came 7 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round submission win over Timmy Cuamba at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa on 16 May 2026, the second win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Timmy Cuamba | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:25 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Ricky Turcios | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Vinicius Oliveira | LOSS | KOFlying Knee | R3 · 4:41 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Geovane VargasTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:00 | Allstars Fight Night 4 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Julien Pierre LopezTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 0:20 | Fight Club Rush 15 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Karlen MinasyanTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 0:59 | Fight Club Rush 13 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Francesco Nuzzi | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 49 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Tariq Ismail | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Brave CF 38 |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Darius Buda | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | AKFC: AK Fighting Championship 2 |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Alexey Shaposhnikov | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | WFCA 50: Emelianenko vs. Johnson |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Konstantinos Charisis | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Cage Survivor 11: New Blood 6 |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Apostolos GeropoulosTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | MCP 7: MMA Challenge Pro 7 |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Nikos Taktikos | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | Iron Boy Promotions: Iron Boy MMA 8 |
| Apr 23, 2017 | Bobi Stojcevski | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | MCP 6: MMA Challenge Pro 6 |
| Oct 9, 2016 | Nikos Kalivas | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 | GFC 7: Moroulis vs. Lomas |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Nikos Leopoulos | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | CS: Cage Survivor 5 |
Wins, losses and draws are Bernardo Sopaj’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 16 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Bernardo Sopaj’s record, in numbers
Bernardo Sopaj’s record is 13-3, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 16 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 13 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision — 11 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 85%. Across all 16 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 49 seconds.
Bernardo Sopaj has been stopped once in the 16 bouts on file, by knockout — 6% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both wins.
Of the 16 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 1 was the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 449 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Bernardo Sopaj has a finish rate above 85% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 75% of them and a two-year bout count above 68% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Bernardo Sopaj is listed at 5ft 6in with a reach of 66in, fights orthodox and is 25, born 24 September 2000.
These figures are recomputed from Bernardo Sopaj’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.