Alexandre "Xandinho" Izidro (born February 18, 1979 in Niterói

Niterói

Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...

) is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He started to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at age 14 and got his black belt at 20. He is a member of Brazilian Top Team

Brazilian Top Team

The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...

 and competes in the Lightweight

Lightweight (MMA)

The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...

 division. He is a former Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...

 Lightweight World Champion.

Biography

Student of Ze Marcello, one of Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante |Lion's Den]], Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai , Dave Menne and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .-Instructor lineage:Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr...

's black belts, the Niteroi

Niterói

Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de...

 native Alexandre "Xandinho" Izidro entered the Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 world almost accidentally. He debuted at in 2003 at Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

 Brazil 2 and then trained hard to get a unanimous decision over a kickboxing champion at Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

 Brazil 3.

With little experience in Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

, Xandinho did not have many opportunities of fighting in Brazil again, so he took advantage of an opportunity to move to UK. Sharing his time between teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and fighting Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

, Xandinho became the Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...

 World Lightweight champion.

Three years later, in 2007, he moved again, this time to Hong Kong, where he splits his time teaching his students at BTT HK (Brazilian Top Team

Brazilian Top Team

The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...

) and training for his next Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 fights. Xandinho is a member of the famous Brazilian Top Team

Brazilian Top Team

The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...

 http://www.braziliantopteam.com.

Mixed martial arts record

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|  Tim Radcliffe

Tim Radcliffe

Tim Radcliffe is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He is currently the UCMMA Lightweight Champion...

|Submission (Brabo Choke)
| WFC 1 - World Fighting Championships
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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:02
|N/A
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|Loss
|align=center|6-11
|  Peter Duncan

Peter Duncan

Peter Duncan is the name of:* Peter Duncan , former Blue Peter presenter and former UK Chief Scout* Peter Duncan , Scottish Conservative Party politician, former Member of Parliament...

|Decision (Unanimous)
| BAMMA 2

BAMMA 2

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

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|Loss
|align=center|6-10
|  Rodrigo Caporal
|Decision (Split)
| KMMA - MMA & Muay Thai Grand Extreme
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|N/A
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|Loss
|align=center|6-9
|  Rob Sinclair

Rob Sinclair

Rob Sinclair is an English mixed martial artist, who fights at Lightweight. He is the current BAMMA Lightweight Champion and the former Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion...

|TKO (Punches)
| Cage Gladiators 12
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:58
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Loss
|align=center|6-8
|  Jason Ball

Jason Ball

Jason Ball is a Western Australian Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is affectionately known as "Bally" by fans and media....

|KO (punch)
| Ultimate Force:Oblivion
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|align=center|1
|align=center|n/a
|England

England

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|Loss
|align=center|6-7
|  Paul Reed

Paul Reed (fighter)

Paul Reed is a Scottish mixed martial artist, who competes in the featherweight division. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in the Cage Rage Championships and the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts....

|Decision
| AM 13 - Unlucky for Some
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

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|Loss
|align=center|6-6
| Jason Tan

Jason Tan

Jason Tan is an English mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. He lost his last fight at UFC 84 against Dong Hyun Kim on May 24, 2008.- Biography :...

|Decision (unanimous)
|CG 4 - Cage Gladiators 4
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

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|Loss
|align=center|6-5
|Dan Hardy

Dan Hardy

Dan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...

|TKO
|CWFC - Enter The Rough House
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:56
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|6-4
|  Franco de Leonardis
|Decision (majority)
| CWFC - Showdown
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|UK
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|Win
|align=center|5-4
|  Mario Stapel
| Decision (majority)
| CWFC - Strike Force 6
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|4-4
| Thomas Hytten
|Decision (majority)
|CWFC - Strike Force 4
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|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

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|Loss
|align=center|3-4
|Abdul Mohamed

Abdul Mohamed

Abdul Mohamed is an Afghan-English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight and welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mohamed has starred in the domestic organisations, winning the Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship, as well as competing...

|Decision (unanimous)
| FX3 - Battle of Britain
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

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|Win
|align=center|3-3
| Jani Lax

Jani Lax

Jani Lax is a Swedish mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including Finnfight, M-1 Global and Shooto.-Career:...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
|CWFC - Strike Force 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:58
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Loss
|align=center|2-3
|Abdul Mohamed

Abdul Mohamed

Abdul Mohamed is an Afghan-English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight and welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mohamed has starred in the domestic organisations, winning the Cage Rage British Lightweight Championship, as well as competing...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage 13

Cage Rage 13

Cage Rage 13: No Fear was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 10, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.The card was headlined by a title fight between Vitor Ribeiro and Jean Silva...

 - No Fear
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Loss
|align=center|2-2
|Dan Hardy

Dan Hardy

Dan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...

|Decision (unanimous)
|KOTC - Warzone
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|2-1
| Yohan Quoniam
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|CWFC - Ultimate Force
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:51
|England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|1-1
| Roberto Robocop
|Decision
|Shooto Brazil - Welcome to Hell
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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|Loss
|align=center|0-1
| Gustavo Careca
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto - Brazil
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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External links

• Brazilian Top Team
• Cage Warriors Champions
• Sherdog Fight Record
• Video ADCC UK 2007
• Video Xandinho training

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• Brazilian Top Team
  Brazilian Top Team
  The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...