Thiago Santos (fighter)
Encyclopedia
Thiago Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial arts
fighter. He competes in the Heavyweight
Division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships
.
at IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009 and won via unanimous decision. He then went on to fight Alexey Oleinik
the same exact day and suffered the first loss of his career.
He then rebounded from that loss by knocking out Geronimo dos Santos
in 1 round at Amazon Fight 3. After that fight he faced Ubiratan Marinho Lima and won via DQ at Amazon Fight 4.
Santos was originally scheduled to face Blagoi Ivanov
in the opening round of the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 52. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen
.
Santos faced Josh Burns at Bellator 53 in a bout to determine the heavyweight tournament reserve fighter. He won the fight via submission in the first round. He was to face Blagoi Ivanov
in the semifinal of the tourney on October 29, 2011 at Bellator 56, after Mike Hayes
was forced out of the GP due to injury. Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove
. Santos won via submission in the first round.
Santos faced Eric Prindle
in the finals held at Bellator 59. The bout was ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin at 1:24 of the round 1 and Prindle was unable to continue. The two will rematch at a later date.
|NC
|align=center|10-1 (1)
|Eric Prindle
|No Contest (groin kick)
|Bellator 59
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:24
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-1
|Neil Grove
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 56
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:38
|Kansas City, Kansas
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal; Replaced an injured Mike Hayes
.
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1
|Josh Burns
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 53
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:23
|Miami, Oklahoma
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-1
|Ubiratan Marinho Lima
|DQ (illegal punches to the back)
|Amazon Fight 4
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:49
|Belém
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-1
|Geronimo dos Santos
|KO (punches)
|Amazon Fight 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:35
|Belém
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-1
|Alexey Oleinik
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:22
|Novosibirsk
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Shamil Abdurahimov
|Decision (unanimous)
|IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Novosibirsk
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Bruno Silva
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Delfim Brazuka Nocaute
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:49
|Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Antonio Conceicao
|Decision (unanimous)
|Watch Out Combat Show 1
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Marcelo Mendes
|Submission (neck crank)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:40
|Osasco
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Leonardo Guarabya
|KO (punches)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:14
|Osasco
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Fabio Santos
|Submission (punches)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:57
|Osasco
, Brazil
|
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...
fighter. He competes in the Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
Division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
.
MMA career
Santos made his professional MMA debut in October 2007.He has fought many notable fighters. He fought in a one night tournament against Shamil AbdurahimovShamil Abdurahimov
Shamil Abdurahimov is an Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. with a 12-1 record. He holds notable victories over UFC veterans Jeff Monson and Sokoudjou...
at IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009 and won via unanimous decision. He then went on to fight Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...
the same exact day and suffered the first loss of his career.
He then rebounded from that loss by knocking out Geronimo dos Santos
Geronimo dos Santos
Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. He currently has a record of 26 wins and 13 losses with none of his fights making it to a decision, or even the third round....
in 1 round at Amazon Fight 3. After that fight he faced Ubiratan Marinho Lima and won via DQ at Amazon Fight 4.
Bellator Fighting Championships
In April 2011, Bellator announced that they have signed Santos and he will make his promotional debut on May 21, 2011 at Bellator 45 against Derrick Lewis. If Santos is victorious then he will earn a spot in the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament. Santos suffered an undisclosed injury, forcing him out of his Bellator debut.Santos was originally scheduled to face Blagoi Ivanov
Blagoi Ivanov
|-| Win| 5-0 | Zak Jensen| Technical submission | Bellator 52| |align=center| 2|align=center| 2:35|Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States| Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-| Win| 4–0 | William Penn| TKO...
in the opening round of the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 52. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen
Zak Jensen
Zak Jensen is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early life:Jensen played football and wrestled at both Northern Illinois University and Augsburg College...
.
Santos faced Josh Burns at Bellator 53 in a bout to determine the heavyweight tournament reserve fighter. He won the fight via submission in the first round. He was to face Blagoi Ivanov
Blagoi Ivanov
|-| Win| 5-0 | Zak Jensen| Technical submission | Bellator 52| |align=center| 2|align=center| 2:35|Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States| Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-| Win| 4–0 | William Penn| TKO...
in the semifinal of the tourney on October 29, 2011 at Bellator 56, after Mike Hayes
Mike Hayes (fighter)
Mike Hayes is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavyweight division of Bellator Fighting Championships.-Mixed martial arts career:...
was forced out of the GP due to injury. Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove
Neil Grove
Neil Grove is a South African-born English heavyweight mixed martial artist currently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He holds a black belt rank of shodan in Gōjū-ryū karate...
. Santos won via submission in the first round.
Santos faced Eric Prindle
Eric Prindle
Eric Prindle is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former United States soldier. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...
in the finals held at Bellator 59. The bout was ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin at 1:24 of the round 1 and Prindle was unable to continue. The two will rematch at a later date.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|NC
|align=center|10-1 (1)
|Eric Prindle
Eric Prindle
Eric Prindle is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former United States soldier. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...
|No Contest (groin kick)
|Bellator 59
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:24
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Final.
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-1
|Neil Grove
Neil Grove
Neil Grove is a South African-born English heavyweight mixed martial artist currently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He holds a black belt rank of shodan in Gōjū-ryū karate...
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 56
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:38
|Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal; Replaced an injured Mike Hayes
Mike Hayes (fighter)
Mike Hayes is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavyweight division of Bellator Fighting Championships.-Mixed martial arts career:...
.
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1
|Josh Burns
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Bellator 53
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:23
|Miami, Oklahoma
Miami, Oklahoma
Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...
, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout.
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-1
|Ubiratan Marinho Lima
|DQ (illegal punches to the back)
|Amazon Fight 4
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:49
|Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-1
|Geronimo dos Santos
Geronimo dos Santos
Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the heavyweight division. He currently has a record of 26 wins and 13 losses with none of his fights making it to a decision, or even the third round....
|KO (punches)
|Amazon Fight 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:35
|Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-1
|Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:22
|Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Shamil Abdurahimov
Shamil Abdurahimov
Shamil Abdurahimov is an Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. with a 12-1 record. He holds notable victories over UFC veterans Jeff Monson and Sokoudjou...
|Decision (unanimous)
|IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Bruno Silva
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Delfim Brazuka Nocaute
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:49
|Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Antonio Conceicao
|Decision (unanimous)
|Watch Out Combat Show 1
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Marcelo Mendes
|Submission (neck crank)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:40
|Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Leonardo Guarabya
|KO (punches)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:14
|Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Fabio Santos
|Submission (punches)
|Rio Heroes 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:57
|Osasco
Osasco
Osasco is a municipality and city in São Paulo State, Brazil, is located in the Greater São Paulo and ranking 5th in population among São Paulo municipalities. The current mayor is Emidio Pereira de Souza ....
, Brazil
|