Emiliano Sordi (born 15 February 1991) is an Argentine professional mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League, where he was the 2019 Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion. He has also formerly competed for Jungle Fight and Bellator MMA. As of March 26, 2026, he is #8 in the PFL light heavyweight rankings.
Emiliano Sordi started his MMA career in 2009, in the regional promotion Real Fights Argentina. His debut was a loss. He then fought for many promotions across South America, racking up a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.
In 2014, Sordi signed with Bellator MMA. He debuted for the promotion with the event Bellator 128, on 10 October, winning against Bubba McDaniel via submission.
He fought two more times for the promotion, losing both times. The first was against A.J. Matthews at Bellator 141 on 28 August 2015, where he lost via TKO after his corner stopped the fight between rounds one and two. The second loss was against Gregory Babene at Bellator 166 on 2 December 2016, via a guillotine choke in the first round.
After another 2 wins on the South American MMA regional scene, Sordi fought at Dana White's Contender Series 10 on 19 June 2018. His fight was against Ryan Spann and Sordi was submitted 26 seconds into the bout via a guillotine choke.
In 2018, Sordi began competing in the Light heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League. He debuted in the event PFL 7, where he knocked out Jason Butcher in the first round. In his second fight for the promotion, Sordi lost to Bozigit Ataev at PFL 9.
Sordi started the 2019 season with a victory over Brazilian fighter Vinny Magalhães at PFL 3. He then avenged his 2018 loss against Bozigit Ataev with a knockout victory at PFL 6.
With those two victories, Sordi qualified for the 2019 PFL Tournament Playoffs at PFL 9. He beat Sigi Pesaleli and Bozigit Ataev on the same night, qualifying for the tournament final.
On 21 December 2019, Sordi faced Jordan Johnson at PFL 10 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to determine the 2019 PLF Tournament Champion. Sordi won via knockout on the first round and became the first Argentine PFL Tournament Champion
The PFL 2020 season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Sordi started the 2021 season at PFL 2, where he beat Chris Camozzi via unanimous decision. He then fought Dan Spohn to a draw at PFL 5, qualifying to the 2021 playoffs.
At PFL 9, Sordi lost via unanimous decision to Antônio Carlos Júnior, who would later then become the PFL 2021 Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion.
Sordi was expected to face Josh Silveira at PFL 1, but his opponent pulled out of the fight three days before the event. Sordi instead faced late-replacement Cory Hendricks, and lost via technical knockout.
At PFL 4, Sordi lost to Delan Monte. With two losses, Sordi failed to qualify to the playoffs.
In 2023, Sordi decided to leave PFL and signed a one-fight deal with UAE Warriors. He fought Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly at UAE Warriors 36, and lost via technical knockout.
Sordi beat Markus Perez in May 2023.
On 11 December 2024, it was announced that Sordi was signed by Global Fight League. However, in April 2025, it was reported that all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.
|- |Win |align=center|26âÂÂ14âÂÂ1 |Tom Breese |Submission (rear-naked choke) |FNC 25 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:15 |Varaà ¾din, Croatia | |- |Win |align=center|25âÂÂ14âÂÂ1 |Marcos Brigagão |KO (punches) |XFC 52 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:27 |Iowa City, Iowa, United States | |- |Win |align=center|24âÂÂ14âÂÂ1 |Hugo Lezama |TKO (punches) |Fusion FC 79 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:30 |Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- |Loss |align=center|24âÂÂ13âÂÂ1 |Diyar Nurgozhay |TKO (punches) |UAE Warriors 50 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:17 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Win | align=center|24âÂÂ12âÂÂ1 |Markus Perez |Decision (unanimous) |Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 4 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|23âÂÂ12âÂÂ1 |Asylzhan Bakhytzhanuly |TKO (punches) |UAE Warriors 36 | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:11 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- |Loss |align=center|23âÂÂ11âÂÂ1 |Delan Monte |TKO (punches) |PFL 4 (2022) | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:32 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Loss |align=center| |Cory Hendricks |TKO (punches) |PFL 1 (2022) | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:13 |Arlington, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center|23âÂÂ9âÂÂ1 | Antônio Carlos Júnior |Decision (unanimous) |PFL 9 (2021) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Draw | align=center|23âÂÂ8âÂÂ1 | Dan Spohn |Draw (unanimous) |PFL 5 (2021) | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win | align=center|23âÂÂ8 | Chris Camozzi |Decision (unanimous) | PFL 2 (2021) | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win | align=center|22âÂÂ8 | Jordan Johnson |TKO (punches) |PFL 10 (2019) | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:01 |New York City, New York, United States | |- | Win | align=center|21âÂÂ8 | Bozigit Ataev |Submission (rear-naked choke) | rowspan=2| PFL 9 (2019) | rowspan=2| |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:26 | rowspan=2| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center|20âÂÂ8 | Sigi Pesaleli | TKO (punches) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:13 | |- | Win | align=center|19âÂÂ8 | Bozigit Ataev |KO (punches) |PFL 6 (2019) | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:23 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win | align=center|18âÂÂ8 | Vinny Magalhães |TKO (punches) |PFL 3 (2019) | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:45 |Uniondale, New York, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|17âÂÂ8 |Bozigit Ataev |TKO (punches) |PFL 9 (2018) | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:43 |Long Beach, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center|17âÂÂ7 | Jason Butcher |KO (punch) |PFL 7 (2018) | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:16 |Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|16âÂÂ7 |Ryan Spann |Submission (guillotine choke) |Dana White's Contender Series 10 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:26 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center|16âÂÂ6 | Douglas Rakchal | TKO (punches) | Arena Tour 9 | | align=center|1 | align=center|1:30 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- | Win | align=center|15âÂÂ6 | Jackson Mora Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | Fusion FC 25 | | align=center|1 | align=center|4:15 | Lima, Peru | |- | Loss | align=center|14âÂÂ6 | Gregory Babene | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 166 | | align=center|1 | align=center|3:11 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14âÂÂ5 | Fernando di Pierro | TKO (punches) | Arena Tour 7 | | align=center|2 | align=center|N/A | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- | Loss | align=center| 13âÂÂ5 | AJ Matthews | TKO (retirement) | Bellator 141 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 | Temecula, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13âÂÂ4 | Bubba McDaniel | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 128 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:58 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 12âÂÂ4 | Alexandre Oliveira | KO (punches) | X-Fight MMA 7 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:35 | Araraquara, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 11âÂÂ4 | Vander Carlini | TKO (punches) | Peru FC 14 | | align=center|1 | align=center|2:55 | Lima, Peru | |- | Win | align=center| 10âÂÂ4 | Pedro Galiza | TKO (rib injury) | Capital Fight 5 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | BrasÃÂlia, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 9âÂÂ4 | Kaue Dudus | Submission (anaconda choke) | Infinity MMA 2 | | align=center|1 | align=center|N/A | Asunción, Paraguay | |- | Win | align=center|9âÂÂ3 | Ivan Galaz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rio Cuarto Fight 3 | | align=center|1 | align=center|2:50 | RÃÂo Cuarto, Argentina | |- | Win | align=center|8âÂÂ3 | Jackson Mora Rodriguez | Submission (armbar) | Conviction MMA 3 | | align=center|1 | align=center|0:41 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- | Win | align=center|7âÂÂ3 | Fabiano Capoani | TKO (punches) | Amazon Forest Combat 2 | | align=center|2 | align=center|2:31 | Manaus, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center|6âÂÂ3 | Kleber Silva | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 36 | | align=center|1 | align=center|4:26 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center|6âÂÂ2 | Bruno Cappelozza | Submission (guillotine choke) | Jungle Fight 35 | | align=center|1 | align=center|0:34 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 5âÂÂ2 | Pablo Alvarez | TKO (head kick and punches) | Glam Fight | | align=center|1 | align=center|0:27 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ2 | Cesar Veron | TKO (punches) | Dojo Serpiente: Club de la Pelea | |align=Center|1 |align=center|0:47 |Castelar, Argentina | |- | Loss | align=center| 3âÂÂ2 | Willians Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Jungle Fight 29 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Serra, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ1 | Lautaro Jauregui Lorda | TKO (punches) | Rio Cuarto Fight 1 | | align=center|1 | align=center|0:55 | RÃÂo Cuarto, Argentina | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ1 | Ricardo Pecanha | TKO (punches) | X-Combat Ultra: International Grand Prix | | align=center|2 | align=center|3:14 | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ1 | Diego Palau | Submission (guillotine choke) | Explosion Fight Night 2 | | align=center|2 | align=center|2:12 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |- | Loss | align=center| 0âÂÂ1 | Roberto Pastuch | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Real Fights 6 | | align=center|1 | align=center|2:23 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Zac Pauga |TKO (punches) |Karate Combat 57 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:04 |Miami, Florida, United States |