Richie Miranda

Miranda controlled stretches of the first round from the back, but Sousa hurt him in the second and won the later striking exchanges for the unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Dragged Sousa to the canvas and worked from the back in the first.
• Was hurt by Sousa in the second and could not maintain the same ground control.
• Lost a unanimous decision after Sousa's stronger late pressure.

Miranda submitted Robert Varricchio in the second round at LFA 233 to make the second defense of his LFA lightweight title. The sourced table lists a bulldog choke at 1:02 of round two.

Key moments

• The sourced table lists a second-round submission by bulldog choke.
• The finish came at 1:02 of round two.
• It was the second defense of the LFA lightweight title Miranda won from Richie Lewis.

Miranda made the first defense of his LFA lightweight title a unanimous decision over Ilay Barzilay, going the full five rounds at LFA 215. The sourced table lists a unanimous verdict with no listed knockdown or stoppage.

Key moments

• The sourced table lists a unanimous decision across five championship rounds.
• It was the first defense of the LFA lightweight title Miranda won against Richie Lewis four months earlier.
• The fight went the full 25 minutes without a listed stoppage.

Miranda won the LFA lightweight title from Richie Lewis at LFA 207, stopping him with elbows and punches in the fifth round. The sourced table lists the finish at 2:04 of the championship round.

Key moments

• The sourced table lists a fifth-round stoppage by elbows and punches.
• The finish came at 2:04 of round five, the championship round.
• The win made Miranda the LFA lightweight champion.

Miranda won a three-round unanimous decision over Hugo Oyarzun at LFA 198, extending his win streak five months before his LFA lightweight title shot. The sourced table lists a unanimous verdict across three rounds.

Key moments

• The sourced table lists a unanimous decision across three rounds.
• The win kept Miranda unbeaten in the run that carried him to the LFA lightweight title.
• It came five months before Miranda won the belt from Richie Lewis.

Miranda won a three-round unanimous decision over Maycon Mendonca at LFA 190, continuing the win streak that carried him to a title shot. The sourced table lists a unanimous verdict across three rounds.

Key moments

• The sourced table lists a unanimous decision across three rounds.
• The win extended Miranda's run without a loss since his April 2023 defeat to Kegan Gennrich.
• It came roughly three months before his next fight against Hugo Oyarzun.

Miranda won a unanimous decision over Kegan Agnew in the co-main event of LFA 180 in Louisville, Kentucky. LFA's own recap called it a gritty battle, with the judges scoring it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 for Miranda.

Key moments

• LFA's own event recap scored the unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27 for Miranda.
• It was fought as the co-main event of LFA 180 in Louisville, Kentucky.
• LFA's recap described it as a gritty battle, billing Agnew as a Tennessee standout opposite Miranda.

Miranda stopped Derion Chapman by first-round TKO at LFA 169 in Dallas, Texas, in his first fight back after the only loss of his professional career five months earlier. LFA's own weigh-in results list both men comfortably inside the lightweight limit.

Key moments

• LFA's own weigh-in results list Miranda at 155.6 pounds and Chapman at 155.2 pounds for the lightweight bout.
• It was Miranda's first fight after his only professional loss, a split decision to Kegan Gennrich five months earlier in April 2023.
• The bout was contested on the main card of LFA 169 in Dallas, Texas.

Gennrich handed Miranda the only loss of his professional career at LFA 157 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, taking a split decision that snapped Miranda's 6-0 undefeated start. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for Gennrich.

Key moments

• The judges scored the split decision 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for Gennrich.
• It was fought on the main card of LFA 157 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
• It remains, to date, the only loss on Miranda's professional record, ending a 6-0 undefeated start.

Miranda edged James Wilson by split decision at LFA 148 in Commerce, California, handing the former Stanford University wrestler his first professional defeat. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 30-27 for Miranda.

Key moments

• The judges scored the split decision 30-27, 28-29, 30-27 for Miranda.
• Ahead of the fight Miranda told Cageside Press, 'Machete comes to kill, and it's chopping time!'
• The win handed Wilson, a former Stanford University wrestler, his first professional defeat.

Miranda submitted Devon Dixon by third-round guillotine choke at LFA 128, held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It shared the card with the LFA lightweight title fight that crowned Aaron McKenzie champion.

Key moments

• The bout was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
• The finish came at 2:07 of the third round by guillotine choke.
• It shared the card with the main event, where Aaron McKenzie beat Lucas Clay by split decision for the vacant LFA lightweight title.

Miranda submitted James Lynch by first-round rear-naked choke at Cage Warriors 130 — his only appearance for that promotion and his first professional win by submission.

Key moments

• It was Miranda's first professional win by submission.
• It was also his only fight for the Cage Warriors promotion.
• The finish came early in the first round by rear-naked choke.

Miranda stopped Isaiah Culpepper by second-round TKO at Fight Club OC 64 in Costa Mesa, California — his second professional fight and his second finish in as many outings.

Key moments

• It was Miranda's second professional fight, and his second finish in as many outings.
• The bout was held at The Hangar OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.
• The finish came at 2:02 of the second round by ground-and-pound TKO.

Miranda knocked out Jordan Timbal in the first round at DCS 68: Kearney Cage Wars 6 in Kearney, Nebraska — his professional MMA debut.

Key moments

• It was Miranda's professional MMA debut.
• The event was held in Kearney, Nebraska.
• The finish came inside the first round by knockout.