Introduction
Renato Verissimo de Oliveira is a 4th degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu jitsu under Andre Pederneiras and also a retired mixed martial artist, who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Elite Xtreme Combat. He is known throughout the MMA community by the nickname of "Charuto", meaning "cigar" in Portuguese.
Life
He grew up in Brazil, where he trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and earned his black belt. After moving to Hawaii, he became involved in mixed martial arts through BJ Penn, who he instructed.
After fighting in Rumble on the Rock, his UFC debut was a decision victory over Carlos Newton at UFC 46, which earned him the chance to face former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 48, where Charuto lost by unanimous decision.
Charuto then returned to Hawaiian events, fighting for Rumble On The Rock and ICON Sport.
Charuto was featured in the August 8, 2007 episode of the Versus reality television series TapouT. In his last ever MMA fight, he lost to Jake Shields via TKO due to elbows in the first round on the September 15th card EliteXC: Uprising.
Charuto was also featured in Marshal D. Carper's 2010 book titled "The Cauliflower Chronicles", detailing Marshal's experience training at the BJ Penn Academy in Hilo, largely training under Charuto.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 7 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 4 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 7–5 (1) | Jake Shields | TKO (elbows and punches) | EliteXC: Uprising | 000000002007-09-15-0000September 15, 2007 | 1 | 4:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 7–4 (1) | Lars Haven | TKO (punches) | Icon Sport: Epic | 000000002007-03-31-0000March 31, 2007 | 1 | 2:09 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 6–4 (1) | Kris Fleurstil | TKO (punches) | Icon Sport: All in | 000000002007-02-09-0000February 9, 2007 | 1 | 2:19 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 5–4 (1) | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | TKO (punches) | Rumble on the Rock 9 | 000000002006-04-21-0000April 21, 2006 | 2 | 3:03 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 5–3 (1) | Carlos Condit | KO (knee and punches) | Rumble on the Rock 8 | 000000002006-01-20-0000January 20, 2006 | 1 | 0:17 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 (1) | Yuichi Nakanishi | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Rumble on the Rock 7 | 000000002005-05-07-0000May 7, 2005 | 2 | 2:32 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 4–2 (1) | Frank Trigg | TKO (elbows) | UFC 50 | 000000002004-10-22-0000October 22, 2004 | 2 | 2:11 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 (1) | Matt Hughes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 48 | 000000002004-06-19-0000June 19, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 (1) | Carlos Newton | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 46 | 000000002004-01-31-0000January 31, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 (1) | Gil Castillo | TKO (corner stoppage) | Rumble on the Rock 4 | 000000002003-10-10-0000October 10, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 (1) | Ray Elbe | TKO (punches) | Rumble on the Rock 3 | 000000002003-08-09-0000August 9, 2003 | 1 | 1:41 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| NC | 1–0 (1) | Shannon Ritch | No Contest (illegal headbutt) | Rumble on the Rock 2 | 000000002003-03-15-0000March 15, 2003 | 1 | 3:09 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Ritch cut Verissimo above the left eye with an inadvertent headbutt |
| Win | 1–0 | Roland Fabre | TKO (punches) | Warriors Quest 4: Genesis | 000000002002-03-29-0000March 29, 2002 | 1 | 3:50 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |