Eduardo Pamplona
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Eduardo Pamplona is 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 professional mixed martial artist who has fought for International Fight League
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

, M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

, 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,...

, and Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...

. Eduardo holds a notable win over former PRIDE FC contender Jose Landi-Jons
Jose Landi-Jons
José "Pelé" Landi-Jons is a Cuban-Brazilian mixed martial artist and vale tudo fighter known for his eccentric attitude and exciting style of fighting. Pelé's style is primarily Muay Thai, but he also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in which he holds a black belt. Pelé was born in Cuba and at the...

.

Early career

Pamplona made his professional MMA debut in Japan on a Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...

 card in November 2002. He lost his debut fight, but went on to win his next five fights in his native Brazil. He made his U.S. debut on an International Fight League
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

 card in February 2007. He lost to Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
Robert Glen "Robbie" Lawler is an American mixed martial artist Lawler was the EliteXC middleweight champion before EliteXC filed for bankruptcy. Lawler has recently signed with Strikeforce. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T...

 via TKO in the third round. Following that loss, Pamplona went on a nine fight win streak before signing with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

.

Pamplona was scheduled to face Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...

 in May 2010 on Shine Fights proposed third show Worlds Collide: Mayorga vs. Thomas. However, the bout did not materialize when the event was cancelled the day of the show.

Strikeforce

In 2011, Pamplona signed a three fight contract with Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. He made his debut on the preliminary card of Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The sixteenth Challengers episode took place on June 24, 2011 at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-Background:...

 facing Jerron Peoples. Pamplona won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Pamplona made a quick turnaround as he took his second fight just 36 days after his debut. He faced Tyler Stinson on the preliminary card of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...

 and lost via KO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
| align="center" | 15-3
|Tyler Stinson
| KO (Punch)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...


|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0:15
|Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...

, United States
United States
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|Fought at Welterweight
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|Win
| align="center" | 15-2
| Jerron Peoples
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The sixteenth Challengers episode took place on June 24, 2011 at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.-Background:...


|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|2:40
|Kent, Washington
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|Fought at Welterweight
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|Win
| align="center" | 14-2
| Joe Bunch
| TKO (punches)
| Ultimate Cage Battles: Stars and Stripes
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0:14
|Parma, Ohio
Parma, Ohio
Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is the largest suburb of Cleveland and the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
| align="center" | 13-2
| Edilberto de Oliveira
Edilberto de Oliveira
Edilberto Souza "Crocota" de Oliveira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Early career:Edilberto de Oliveira made his professional MMA debut in 2004...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Jungle Fight 22
|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5:00
|Sao Paulo, Brazil
|Fought at Middleweight
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|Win
| align="center" | 12-2
| Do Hyung Kim
| Decision (unanimous)
| M-1 Challenge 17: Korea
|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5:00
|Seoul, South Korea
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 11-2
| Erik Oganov
| Decision (majority)
| M-1 Challenge 15: Brazil
|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 10-2
| Dylan Clay
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge 12: USA
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|2:48
|Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, United States
United States
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|Win
| align="center" | 9-2
| Matt Knaub
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| FSC: Evolution
|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|N/A
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 8-2
| Daniel Acacio
Daniel Acacio
Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....


| Decision (split)
| Santos Fight Festival
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|Santos, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 7-2
| Juliano Belgine
| Decision (split)
| MaxFIGHT 5
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 6-2
| Matti Mäkelä
Matti Mäkelä
-References:...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Fury FC 3: Reloaded
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Loss
| align="center" | 5-2
|Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler
Robert Glen "Robbie" Lawler is an American mixed martial artist Lawler was the EliteXC middleweight champion before EliteXC filed for bankruptcy. Lawler has recently signed with Strikeforce. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T...


| TKO (punches)
| IFL: Atlanta
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|1:36
|Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 5-1
| Jose Landi-Jons
Jose Landi-Jons
José "Pelé" Landi-Jons is a Cuban-Brazilian mixed martial artist and vale tudo fighter known for his eccentric attitude and exciting style of fighting. Pelé's style is primarily Muay Thai, but he also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in which he holds a black belt. Pelé was born in Cuba and at the...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Show Fight 5
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 4-1
| Jorge Patino
Jorge Patino
Jorge Luis Patino is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter whose career began in the 1990s. His style is focused around his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills. He is best remembered for his two epic vale tudo fights with Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons. Although he lost both fights, the pace and brutality of the fights...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Show Fight 4
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 3-1
| Alessandro Stefano
| TKO (leg kicks)
| Show Fight 3
|
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|N/A
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 2-1
| Cleber Tavares de Moura
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Show Fight 2
|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|5:00
|São Paulo, Brazil
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|-
|Win
| align="center" | 1-1
| Carlos Lima
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Shooto: Brazil 6
|
|align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|N/A
|Curitiba, Brazil
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|-
|Loss
| align="center" | 0-1
|Sanae Kikuta
Sanae Kikuta
Sanae Kikuta is a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization, and currently fights for World Victory Road...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Pancrase: Spirit 8
|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|5:00
|Kanagawa, Japan
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