| Bibiano Fernandes | |
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Bibiano Fernandes hoisting his DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix championship belt. |
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| Born | March 30, 1980 [1] Manaus, Brazil[2] |
| Other names | The Flash |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] |
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Team | Carlson Gracie Team Canada |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Bibiano Fernandes (born March 30, 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for K-1, DREAM, and King of the Cage. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion and the first and current DREAM Bantamweight Champion.
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Fernandes fought against world-class competition early in his MMA career. In his second professional fight, Fernandes lost due to a doctor's stoppage to Urijah Faber in a King of the Cage event in Nevada.[3] In his very next fight, Fernandes lost to Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto at a K-1 Hero's event in Japan.[4] After losing to Faber and Yamamoto, Fernandes won four consecutive fights before entering into the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix.[5]
Bibiano defeated Joe Warren and Hiroyuki Takaya at DREAM 11 to win the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix and become the first DREAM Featherweight Champion.[6] After defeating Warren by first round armbar, Fernandes' fight against Takaya was very close, and he won by split decision.
Fernandes fought former DREAM Lightweight Champion Joachim Hansen on March 22, 2010, at DREAM 13 for his first title defense. He won the match in a split decision.[7] At K-1 Dynamite!! 2010, Fernandes had a rematch with Takaya for the DREAM featherweight championship. Fernandes lost his title to Takaya via unanimous decision.[8]
Fernandes next faced Takafumi Otsuka at DREAM 17 in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight tournament. He won the fight via submission in the first round. At Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011, he defeated Rodolfo Marques via unanimous decision in the semifinal round. In the finals, Fernandes defeated Antonio Banuelos via TKO in the first round to win the Dream World Bantamweight Grand Prix and become the first ever DREAM Bantamweight champion.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 14 matches | 11 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 11-3 | Antonio Banuelos | TKO (punches) | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | December 31, 2011 | 1 | 1:21 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM 2011 Bantamweight World Grand Prix Final; Won inaugural DREAM Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 10-3 | Rodolfo Marques | Decision (unanimous) | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 | December 31, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM 2011 Bantamweight World Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 9-3 | Takafumi Otsuka | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | Dream 17 | September 24, 2011 | 1 | 0:41 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM 2011 Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 8-3 | Hiroyuki Takaya | Decision (unanimous) | Dynamite!! 2010 | December 31, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Lost DREAM Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 8-2 | Joachim Hansen | Decision (split) | Dream 13 | March 22, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Defended DREAM Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 7-2 | Hiroyuki Takaya | Decision (split) | Dream 11 | October 6, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | DREAM 2009 Featherweight World Grand Prix Final; Won inaugural DREAM Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 6-2 | Joe Warren | Technical Submission (armbar) | Dream 11 | October 6, 2009 | 1 | 0:42 | Yokohama, Japan | DREAM 2009 Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 5-2 | Masakazu Imanari | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 9 | May 26, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | DREAM 2009 Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 4-2 | Takafumi Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 7 | March 8, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM 2009 Featherweight World Grand Prix Opening Round. |
| Win | 3-2 | Len Tam | Submission (triangle choke) | Raw Combat: Redemption | October 25, 2008 | 1 | 0:58 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 2-2 | Juan Barrantes | Decision (unanimous) | Raw Combat: Resurrection | June 20, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Norifumi Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | Hero's 10 | September 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Urijah Faber | TKO (doctor stoppage) | KOTC: All Stars | October 28, 2006 | 1 | 4:16 | Reno, Nevada, United States | For KOTC Bantamweight Championship; Though officially ruled a doctor stoppage, the fight was actually stopped due to a cut. |
| Win | 1-0 | Luis Figueroa | Submission (rear naked choke) | Jungle Fight 3 | October 23, 2004 | 1 | 0:31 | Manaus, Brazil |
Mundials:
2006—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2005—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2004—2nd Place, black belt super featherweight
2003—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2002—1st Place, brown belt super featherweight
1998—3rd Place, blue belt roosterweight
Pan Ams:
2007—3rd Place, black belt featherweight
2006—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2005—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2004—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
Brazilian Championships:
2003—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2002—1st Place, black belt super featherweight
2001—1st Place, purple belt super featherweight
1997—1st Place, blue belt juvenile, roosterweight
| New championship | 1st Dream Featherweight Champion October 6, 2009 - December 31, 2010 |
Succeeded by Hiroyuki Takaya |
| New championship | 1st Dream Bantamweight Champion December 31, 2011 - Present |