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Name Junior dos Santos
Nickname Cigano
Association Team Nogueira / Black House
Weight Class Heavyweight (240 lbs.)
Height 6′ 4″ (193 cm)
Style Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Birth Date September 12, 1984
Fighting Out Of Salvador, Bahia
Country Brazil
MMA Record 13 – 1 – 0
Wins 8 (T)KOs
3 Submissions
2 Decisions
Losses 0 (T)KOs
1 Submissions
0 Decisions
Junior dos Santos, born Junior dos Santos Almeida, is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter who fight in the heavyweight division and currently competes for the UFC. Junior dos Santos was for the most part an unknown MMA fighter until his UFC debut at UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote, when he defeated a Top 5 Heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum with a first round KO from a devastating uppercut. Junior dos Santos fights under the tutelage of the former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.
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Fight Record
6/11/2011 Shane Carwin, win by Decision (Unanimous) UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin 3 5:00 UFC Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
8/07/2010 Roy Nelson, win by Decision (Unanimous) UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen, 3 5:00 #1 Contender bout for UFC Heavyweight title
Win Gabriel Gonzaga TKO (Punches) UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs. Jones
3/21/2010 1 3:53 Won one of three Knockout of the Night Honors
1/02/2010 Gilbert Yvel, win by TKO (Punches) UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva, Rd 1, 2:07
9/19/2009 Mirko Filipovic , win by Submission (Punch) UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort, 3 2:00
2/21/2009 Stefan Struve , win by TKO (Punches) UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson, 1, 0:54
10/25/2008 Fabricio Werdum, win by TKO (Punches) UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote, 1, 1:21 UFC debut; Won Knockout of the Night Honors
5/24/2008 Geronimo dos Santos, win by TKO (Cut) DF 3: Demo Fight 3 1
11/10/2007 Joaquim Ferreira, loss by Submission (Armbar) MTL: Final, 1, 1:13
9/29/2007 Jair Goncalves, win by TKO MTL: Mo Team League 2 1 2:52
4/29/2007 Joaquim Ferreira , win by Submission (Exhaustion) XFC: Brazil
4/29/2007 Edson Silva, win by TKO (Cut) XFC: Brazil 1 8:46
12/09/2006 Eduardo Maiorino, win by Submission (Guillotine Choke), MF 5: Minotauro Fights 5, 1 0:50
7/16/2006 Jailson Silva Santos , win by TKO DF 1: Demo Fight 1 1
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