Douglas Lima: Career, Injury & Net Worth

Douglas Lima is also known as The Phenom in the boxing world. He is a Brazillian MMA Fighter in Welterweight Division. Douglas is currently signed under the contract from Bellator.

Lima has won the title of Welterweight Champion not once but twice in his life. He is currently ranked number four (#4) in the Welterweight division.

Douglas Lima is known for using techniques. Such as the art of eight limbs with an aggressive approach to fighting his opponents. Not only that, but Douglas is also a master of mixed martial art, which is Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu.

But when Douglas steps down from the ring, he is nothing but a humble man and a loving father to two adorable children. He is just as hardworking and persistent.

Quick Facts

Here are some quick facts about the MMA fighter Douglas Lima.

Full name	Douglas Lima
Date of birth	January 5th of 1988
Age	36 years old
Birthplace	Goiania, Brazil
Religion	Christian
Nationality	Brazillian
Ethnicity	Mixed
Education	Joseph Wheeler High School
Father’s name	Fausto Lima
Mother’s name	Cologera Lima
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Height	6 feet and 1 inch/ 185 cm/ 1.85 m
Weight	77 kg/ 170 lbs
Spouse	Jessica Lima
Children	One son and one daughter
Body Measurement	Unknown
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Dark Brown
Salary	$230 thousand
Siblings	Diego Lima
Profession	MMA fighter
Wins	Thirty-two
Loss	Seven
Current team	Bellator World Championship
Nickname	The Phenom
Net Worth	$5 million
Social Media	Twitter, Instagram
Debut year	2006 AD
Bellator World Championship’s Merch	Brass Plates(Replica), Bellator MMA Live, Bellator MMA tickets
Last Update	2024

Douglas Lima: Early Life

Douglas Lima was born on January 5th of the year 1988, in Goiania of Brazil. His father’s name is Fausto Lima, and his mother’s name is Cologera Lima. Information regarding his parent’s occupation is unknown.

He has an older brother. His name is Diego Lima. Soon the entire Lima family moved to Georgia state of the United States of America.

Moving to a new country, they found it hard to cope with the language and the lifestyle here.

But even in those difficult days, they had one hope which was Martial arts.

Both the Lima brother started training in the American Top Team founded by Dan Lambert in the year 2001. They were trained with fighters such as Roan Carneiro.

Douglas Lima went to Joseph Wheeler High School for his high school education. He never made it to college since he already was pursuing boxing.

Before even he professionally debuted, Lima already had defeated  Albert Steinbeck with a submission rear-naked Chokehold move. Lima had a successful streak. He had won all the 21 fights that he was a part of.

Douglas Lima: Age, Weight, and Height

Lima is 6 feet and 1 inch tall in terms of height. And he weighs 77 kg. Douglas has a fit body with a muscular build.

Douglas has dark hair and dark brown eyes which are perfectly complemented by his tanned skin tone. His hairstyle leans towards a more curly side. 

Lima is 36 years old.

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Douglas Lima: Personal Life

Talking about the personal life of Douglas Lima, he is a Capricorn according to his zodiac sign.

About his zodiac sign, Douglas is extremely hardworking and success-driven. When he sets his eyes on something, he does not rest until he possesses it.

Douglas Lima is married to his long-time girlfriend Jessica Lima. The couple tied the Knot on January 15, 2013, the day after Valentine’s day.

Douglas and Jessica have two children together. They have a son and a daughter. Douglas is a loving and caring father.

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The couple is happily married. And there is no rumor of any extramarital relations. Douglas is a one-woman man and remains loyal.

When asked how does he remain so grounded even after so much success in his field. He replies by thanking his wife for doing so. Jessica has supported Douglas in all trades of life.

Douglas is of mixed ethnicity. Lima has Brazillian citizenship. He is Christian in terms of religion and is very devoted to God. He thanks God for all his accomplishments and credits him.

Douglas Lima: Professional Career

Debut Years

Douglas Lima is known as the Phenom in the boxing world. He made his official professional debut in Wild Bill’s Fight Night in 2006.

The match was set against Julio Carlos Molestina. Douglas eventually won in the Knock out round. This was his first fight and first win.

After his professional debut, Douglas Lima consecutively won the next four fights. The fights were against boxers such as Steve Linton, Nathan Ostercamp, John Nellermoe, and Ray Perales.

But with victories come defeats too. Douglas came to terms with his first professional defeat in a match against Matt Brown in the International Sport Combat Federation Pro East Coast Welterweight Title.

The match took place in February of 2007.

American Fight League

Douglas started in the American Fight League after being invited by Brent Weener in may of 2008. Since Douglas was a rookie, Brent Weener thought it’d be easy to defend his title.

But as the match progressed in the first round, Brent went for a triangle choke move for Douglas which he was unsuccessful.

Brent went for the same move in the second round, which transitioned into an armbar, making Douglas give up.

Brent went on to say it was quite a match as lots of people expected him to lose. Following his loss, Douglas never fought another match in the American Fight League.

World Extreme Cagefighting

After winning another fight in a total knockout, Douglas wanted to explore the world of extreme cage fighting. His debut match was against Justin Haskin in the WEC 39.

However, due to some immigration issues, Douglas could not appear for the match. And the WEC never even scheduled another fight.

But Douglas did fight in the Kind of Cage. In his debut match against Ultimate Fighter Titleholder Charles Blanchard, he lost by a unanimous decision.

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Maximum Fighting Championship

Douglas competed in the Maximum Fighting Championship in the September of 2010.

His first match was against Ryan Ford. It was Home ground for Ryan Ford, but Douglas defeated him with an armbar move at the beginning of the second round.

For his victory, he was given a chance to fight Jesse Juarez for the MFC World Welterweight Title. Jesse got defeated by Lima through an armbar midway in the final round. With this win, he got the title of the MFC World Welterweight.

After gaining his title, he had to defend the title too. He defended his title against Terry Martin at the MFC 29. The match ended in a total knockout.

Bellator Fighting Championship

Bellator Fighting Championship announced they had signed Douglas Lima in May of 2011. He entered the fifth season of the Bellator Fighting Championship.

His debut match was against Steve Carl, and he won with a unanimous decision.

Then Douglas fought Chris Lozano and Ben Saunder, winning both of them in a second-round knockout.

Even though he had a shot at the title in a match against Ben Askren, he lost the match on April 6th of 2012, via a unanimous decision.

In the eighth season of the Bellator fighting championship, Lima won against a possible protection Michail Tsarev in a total knockout through leg strikes in the second round.

He was also supposed to face his long-time nemesis from AFL Brent Weener, but at the later moment, Brent was replaced by Bryan Baker. The match resulted in scoring Lima the win in the first round.

Lima was scheduled to fight Ben Saunder again for a rematch but could not perform due to a broken hand. The match was scheduled for later. And Douglas won with a brutal head kick knockout against Ben Saunders.

The 2014 season of the BFC proved to be very fruitful for Douglas. He has a match against Olympic judo player Rick Hawn, and Lima successfully defeated him.

Lima was now the winner of the Bellator Fighting Championship Title.

After winning the title, Douglas suffered from a knee injury in a fight. He had to stay away from any fights for the next 15 months. He spent all that time in surgery and recovery.

Post Injury

When the Phenom finally returned to the ring, he had to defend his title against Andy Koreshkov. Sadly on July 17th of 2015, Douglas lost his title via a unanimous decision.

But all was not lost, and Douglas Lima won the rematch against Andy Koreshkov. This gave him his title back on November 10th of 2016.

The next year Bellator signed Lima for another two years. In these two years, he had to defend his title against Lorenz Larkin and Rory Mac Donald. But he lost against Rory Mac Donald.

In a rematch against Rory in 2019, Douglas won his title back for the third time, making him a three-time Bellator World Welterweight Champion.

He won the title and a grand prize of one hundred thousand dollars on October 26th of 2019.

As of 2024, Lima holds an amazing record of 30 wins over 9 losses. Over his 15-year long career, he has maintained consistency of 2.6 matches per year.

Douglas Lima: Net Worth

Over the years of successfully gaining titles and winning so many hearts, Lima certainly has earned a fortune for himself.

his salary is about 230 thousand dollars a year and his net worth is around five miilion dollars.

He also won the grand prize of one hundred thousand dollars in 2019. So we can safely say that Douglas Lima leads a comfortable life with his earnings.

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Douglas Lima: Robbed or a Fair call?

In October of 2021, the fight between Michael Page and Douglas Lima was surrounded by controversies. 

The 2021 fight was a rematch of the pair coming from the fight in 2019 where Page got the first defeat of his career. Hence, the 2021 fight at Bellator 267 was very much looked forward to.

Technically, Page got his revenge as the decision was in his favor however, Page himself didn’t seem happy with this “revenge”.

Page did not go about boasting and instead suggested settling this once and for all with one last match.

The unsettling match was settled with the three judges’ consensus on the scores in Pages’ favor. 

Although the match ended with Pages’ victory over Lima, fans, as well as a few celebrities, were not fond of the judgments either.

To say the less, people, especially Page, are looking forward to Pages’ next fight with Douglas Lima.

Douglas Lima: Social Media

Douglas Lima uses social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. On his Instagram, he has over 240k followers. He posts about training sessions and his family on Instagram.

Talking his Twitter, he has around 22.2 thousand followers. He uses Twitter to update his fans about his daily life and next fights.

FAQs

How much does Douglas Lima make in a year?

Douglas Lima makes about $230K in a year.

What is the weight class of Douglas Lima?

Douglas Lima’s weight class is welterweight.