Brazilian veteran is fired from the UFC after nearly a decade with the organization.

Carcacinha made his UFC debut in 2017. (Photo: Reproduction/InstagramUFC)

The journey of another Brazilian in the UFC has come to an end. Ricardo “Carcacinha” Ramos was officially released from the Ultimate last Tuesday (17) after eight years in the world's largest MMA organization, as announced by the 'UFC Roster Watch' profile on X (formerly Twitter). The featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) last competed in October of this year, when he was submitted by Kaan Ofli in the first round.

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❌ Fighter removed: Ricardo Ramos

— UFC Roster Watch (@UFCRosterWatch) December 17, 2025

Recently, the man from São Paulo followed in the footsteps of Mairon Santos e Rudolph Vieira And he became another athlete to join the Fighting Nerds team in an attempt to return to the win column. However, he failed to show his improvement in the duel against the American and ended up defeated in just over three minutes.

Carcacinha was submitted by Ofli in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFCNews

The fighter's recent record was far from good. He has only one win in his last five fights. Of the four losses, only one was not a stoppage. In total, Carcacinha has had 15 fights in the organization, with eight wins and seven losses. He is 30 years old.

In the world's largest MMA organization, he experienced memorable moments, such as a knockout with a spinning elbow against... Aiemann Zahabi, currently ranked seventh in the bantamweight category (up to 61,2 kg).