5 more fighters who were one and done in the UFC

#3 Vinicius Queiroz

Vinicius Queiroz's lone UFC fight showed that appearances count for nothing in the Octagon

Ever since the UFC was introduced back in 1993, turning the likes of Royce Gracie, Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock into superstars, comparisons have been made between the sport of MMA and the pseudo-sport of professional wrestling. However, for all of the similarities between the two, one thing has always been for certain in the UFC: unlike in pro-wrestling, looking like a tough guy doesn’t necessarily make you a tough guy.

Fans of the UFC were reminded of that fact at UFC 120 in October 2010, as hulking Brazilian Vinicius ‘The Spartan’ Queiroz made his UFC debut to take on chubby British grappler Rob Broughton. Visually at least, this fight was a total mismatch; Broughton stood at 6’2” but weighed around 260lbs, with a belly comparable to Roy Nelson’s, while Queiroz – who’d scored a number of violent KOs on the Brazilian circuit – was 6’7” and a ripped 230lbs.

When the fight began though, it was clear who was the better fighter; Queiroz threw a bunch of heavy strikes that didn’t really land cleanly, couldn’t hurt ‘The Bear’, and began to run out of steam early on. Broughton kept plugging away, and in the third round, he was able to drag ‘The Spartan’ to the ground and choke him out.

Post-fight of course, we found out the reason for Queiroz’s impressive physique; the Brazilian tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol – although he claimed that he’d done this unwittingly. At any rate, he was cut from the UFC before making another appearance – and went onto fight in Bellator, where he went 3-2 between 2012 and 2016.