Fabricio Werdum
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| Nickname | Vai Cavalo |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | July 30, 1977 |
| Fighting out of | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Town of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Team/Association | Chute Boxe Academy[1] |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Fabricio Werdum (born 30 July 1977 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter.
He is a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, 2007 ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He has a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a Brown Belt in judo. He currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
He holds notable wins over Aleksander Emelianenko, Alistair Overeem, Gabriel Gonzaga (twice), Roman Zentsov and Brandon Vera.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Werdum started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after a recommendation from his ex-girlfriend. He trained with Marcio Corletta at the Porto Alegre Academy, Winner Behring. After success in competitive BJJ and submission wrestling, he started his career in MMA. He arrived to Spain, to join his family who had moved to the city of Madrid, some years before. At the age of 17, soon after his arrival to Spain. when he was just a purple belt, he started spreading the art of BJJ in Madrid and other cities of Spain, and despite training with white belts, he became BJJ World Championship, being promoted black belt by Silvio Behring 3 years later.
[edit] MMA career
Werdum's early fights were with the promotions Jungle Fight, Millennium Brawl, and World Absolute Fight. He boasted a 4-0-1 record, including a win against BJJ standout Gabriel Gonzaga.
[edit] PRIDE Fighting Champsionship and UFC
In 2005, Werdum made his PRIDE debut against Tom Erikson, winning by submission. He accumulated a record of 3-1 before entering the 2006 PRIDE Open-weight Grand Prix. His first match of the tournament was against Dutch kickboxer Alistair Overeem, winning via kimura in the second round. He then faced former Pride FC (and the current UFC) heavyweight champion, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira in the quarter finals, losing via decision.
Fabricio then had a short stint in 2 Hot 2 Handle, facing Aleksander Emelianenko in a Heavyweight bout, beating the Russian by submission.
Fabricio Werdum debuted in the UFC on 21 April 2007 at UFC 70: Nations Collide. He faced former UFC Heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, losing a close decision. At UFC 80 on January 19, 2008, Werdum rematched Gabriel Gonzaga. Werdum won the bout by TKO. Werdum's next fight is scheduled for UFC 85 against Brandon Vera.
Until November, 2006, Werdum was the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and is associated with Team Werdum BJJ Academy, located in Zagreb, Croatia[1]. Werdum is currently training with the Chute Boxe MMA team.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Fabricio is married and has one daughter with his wife Karine.[2]
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 11 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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| Win | 11-3-1 |  Brandon Vera |
TKO (Punches) | UFC 85 - Bedlam | 7 June 2008 | 1 | 4:40 |  England |
| Win | 10-3-1 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
TKO (Punches) | UFC 80 - Rapid Fire | 19 January 2008 | 2 | 4:34 | England |
| Loss | 9-3-1 |  Andrei Arlovski |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 70 - Nations Collide | 21 April 2007 | 3 | 5:00 |  UK |
| Win | 9-2-1 |  Aleksander Emelianenko |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 2H2H - Pride & Honor | 12 November 2006 | 1 | 3:24 |  Holland |
| Loss | 8-2-1 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE - Critical Coutdown Absolute | 1 July 2006 | 3 | 5:00 |  Saitama, Japan |
| Win | 8-1-1 | Alistair Overeem |
Submission (Kimura) | PRIDE - Total Elimination Absolute | 5 May 2006 | 2 | 3:43 | Osaka, Japan |
| Win | 7-1-1 |  Jon Olav Einemo |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 31 - Dreamers | 26 February 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | 6-1-1 | Sergei Kharitonov |
Decision (Split) | PRIDE 30 - Fully Loaded | 23 October 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | 6-0-1 | Roman Zentsov |
Submision (Triangle Armbar) | PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005 | 28 August 2005 | 1 | 6:01 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Tom Erikson |
Submission (Choke) | PRIDE 29 - Fists Of Fire | 20 February 2005 | 1 | 5:11 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga |
KO (Punch) | JF 2 - Jungle Fight 2 | 15 May 2004 | 2 | 1:28 | Manaus, Brazil |
| Win | 3-0-1 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
TKO (Punches) | JF 1 - Jungle Fight 1 | 13 September 2003 | 3 | 2:11 | Manaus, Brazil |
| Win | 2-0-1 |  Kristof Midoux |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | WAFF 2 - World Absolute Fight 2 | 22 March 2003 | 1 |  Morocco |
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| Draw | 1-0-1 | James Zikic |
Draw | MB 8 - Millennium Brawl 8 | 22 September 2002 | 3 | England |
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| Win | 1-0 |  Tengiz Tedoradze |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | MB 7 - Millennium Brawl 7 | 16 June 2002 | 1 | England |
[edit] References
- ^ Chute Boxe Academy: Official Web Site. Chute Boxe (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ My wife Karine is already with 8 months. Her birth is expected to be in the next two weeks. I´m very ansious because it´s my first daughter. We already arranged all her room, I´m kind of silly with all this thing.
