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Thiago Alves Araujo (born October 3, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter. Alves started training in Muay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17.[1] He is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
[edit] Ultimate Fighting Champsionship
He is currently a welterweight fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where, as of early 2008, he has compiled a record of 7-2. After his sixth fight for the UFC, a victory against Tony DeSouza, Alves tested positive for a diuretic, Spironolactone, which he supposedly used to lose water weight, in order to reach the 170-pound welterweight weight limit.[2] In his most recent fight, Alves beat former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 85, although he failed to make weight.
Thiago is currently associated and trains with American Top Team.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 18 matches |
15 wins |
3 losses |
| By knockout |
10 |
1 |
| By submission |
1 |
2 |
| By decision |
4 |
0 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
'Location |
| Win |
15-3 |
 Matt Hughes |
TKO (Flying Bicycle Knee) |
UFC 85 - Bedlam |
02008-06-07 7 June 2008 |
2 |
1:02 |
 London, England |
| Win |
14-3 |
 Karo Parisyan |
TKO (Knee and Punches) |
UFC Fight Night 13 |
02008-04-02 2 April 2008 |
2 |
0:34 |
Colorado, United States |
| Win |
13-3 |
Chris Lytle |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage - Cut) |
UFC 78 - Validation |
02007-11-17 17 November 2007 |
2 |
5:00 |
New Jersey, United States |
| Win |
12-3 |
 Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
TKO |
UFC Fight Night 11 |
02007-09-19 19 September 2007 |
2 |
4:04 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
11-3 |
 Tony DeSouza |
KO (Knee) |
UFC 66 - Liddell vs Ortiz II |
02006-12-30 30 December 2006 |
2 |
1:10 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
10-3 |
John Alessio |
Decision (Unanimous) |
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter |
02006-10-10 10 October 2006 |
3 |
5:00 |
Florida, United States |
| Loss |
9-3 |
Jon Fitch |
TKO (Strikes) |
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5 |
02006-06-28 28 June 2006 |
2 |
4:37 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
9-2 |
Derrick Noble |
TKO (Strikes) |
UFC 59 - Reality Check |
02006-04-15 15 April 2006 |
1 |
2:54 |
California, United States |
| Win |
8-2 |
 Ansar Chalangov |
TKO (Punches) |
UFC 56 - Full Force |
02005-11-19 19 November 2005 |
1 |
2:25 |
Nevada, United States |
| Loss |
7-2 |
Spencer Fisher |
Submission (Triangle Choke) |
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 |
02005-10-03 3 October 2005 |
2 |
4:43 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
7-1 |
Jeffrey Cox |
KO |
KOTC - Payback |
02005-02-25 25 February 2005 |
1 |
0:15 |
Ohio, United States |
| Win |
6-1 |
Jason Chambers |
Submission (Verbal) |
IC 8 - Ethereal |
02004-11-20 20 November 2004 |
1 |
4:57 |
Indiana, United States |
| Win |
5-1 |
Nuri Shakir |
Decision |
AFC 7 - Absolute Fighting Championships 7 |
02004-02-27 27 February 2004 |
2 |
5:00 |
Florida, United States |
| Loss |
4-1 |
Derrick Noble |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
AFC 6 - Absolute Fighting Championships 6 |
02003-12-06 6 December 2003 |
2 |
2:13 |
Florida, United States |
| Win |
4-0 |
Marcus Davis |
Decision (Split) |
HFC 2 - Hardcore Fighting Championships 2 |
02003-10-18 18 October 2003 |
3 |
5:00 |
Massachusetts, United States |
| Win |
3-0 |
 Carlos Indio |
TKO |
BCN 2 - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 2 |
02003-03-20 20 March 2003 |
2 |
|
Natal, Brazil |
| Win |
2-0 |
Fabio Holanda |
Decision (Unanimous) |
BCN 1 - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 1 |
02002-11-28 28 November 2002 |
3 |
|
Natal, Brazil |
| Win |
1-0 |
Wilson Belchoir |
KO |
CN 3 - Champions Night 3 |
02001-10-08 8 October 2001 |
N/A |
|
Brazil |
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