| Gesias Cavalcante | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | JZ |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Team | Imperial Athletics |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Gesias Cavalcante Souza (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He is the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight tournament champion. He currently fights for Strikeforce and DREAM (where he is billed as "JZ Calvan"). He holds notable victories over Bart Palaszewski, Vitor Ribeiro, Michihiro Omigawa, Caol Uno, Rani Yahya.
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While Cavalcante is primarily an MMA fighter, he made his K-1 debut fighting against Masato in the 2007 World Max tournament, losing via decision.[1]
On September 17, 2007, Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight (70 kg) tournament by defeating Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre "Dida" Amade by submission via armbar in the finals.
Cavalcante had agreed to fight former PRIDE Fighting Championship lightweight standout Shinya Aoki at Yarennoka! but withdrew from the fight due to a knee ligament injury. The match was rescheduled for March 15, 2008 at Dream 1 to kick off the new DREAM promotion at Saitama Super Arena.
Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Cavalcante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck. The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Cavalcante apologized for the incident.[2] The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra.[3]
They had their rematch on April 29, 2008 at Dream 2. Cavalcante was defeated by Aoki by unanimous decision.[4] However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.[5]
Cavalcante's next fight was set to be against Joachim Hansen at Dynamite!! 2008 on December 31, 2008, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen not passing pre-fight medicals and subsequently being hospitalized for a "head injury".[6]
Cavalcante signed a 4-fight deal with Strikeforce in June 2010. He made his debut against former Strikeforce Lightweight champion Josh Thomson, losing by a controversial unanimous decision.[7]
Cavalcante's next fight was against lightweight prospect Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum. The fight ended in a no contest after Cavalcante poked Wilcox's eye.
Cavalcante fought Bobby Green on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson.[8] He won the fight via split decision.
Gago Drago, who has trained with Cavalcante, and Badr Hari are good friends of Cavalcante.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 23 matches | 16 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 2 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 16–4–1 (2) | Bobby Green | Decision (split) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | July 30, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |
| NC | 15–4–1 (2) | Justin Wilcox | NC (accidental eye poke) | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | June 18, 2011 | 2 | 0:31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | 'JZ' poked Wilcox in the eye |
| Loss | 15–4–1 (1) | Josh Thomson | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce 28 | October 9, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Win | 15–3–1 (1) | Katsunori Kikuno | Decision (split) | Dream 15 | July 10, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 14–3–1 (1) | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 9 | May 26, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 14–2–1 (1) | Shinya Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 2 | April 29, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| NC | 14–1–1 (1) | Shinya Aoki | NC (illegal elbows) | Dream 1 | March 15, 2008 | 1 | 3:46 | Saitama, Japan | Lightweight GP Opening Round; Aoki was injured via illegal downward elbows to the back of the head |
| Win | 14–1–1 | Andre Amade | Submission (armbar) | Hero's 10 | September 17, 2007 | 1 | 4:48 | Yokohama, Japan | Hero's 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix final. |
| Win | 13–1–1 | Vitor Ribeiro | TKO (strikes) | Hero's 10 | September 17, 2007 | 1 | 0:35 | Yokohama, Japan | Hero's 2007 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final. |
| Win | 12–1–1 | Nam Phan | TKO (punches) | Dynamite!! USA | June 2, 2007 | 1 | 0:26 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 11–1–1 | Caol Uno | Decision (majority) | Hero's 7 | October 9, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Hero's 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix final. |
| Win | 10–1–1 | Rani Yahya | Submission (guillotine choke) | Hero's 7 | October 9, 2006 | 1 | 0:39 | Yokohama, Japan | Hero's 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final. |
| Win | 9–1–1 | Hiroyuki Takaya | KO (flying knee) | Hero's 6 | August 5, 2006 | 1 | 0:30 | Tokyo, Japan | Hero's 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix quarter-final. |
| Win | 8–1–1 | Hidetaka Monma | TKO (strikes) | Hero's 5 | May 3, 2006 | 1 | 2:08 | Tokyo, Japan | Hero's 2006 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round. |
| Win | 7–1–1 | Michihiro Omigawa | KO (punches) | Cage Rage 14 | December 3, 2005 | 1 | 0:49 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Draw | 6–1–1 | Ryan Schultz | Draw | SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden | July 9, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Henry Matamoros | Decision (unanimous) | HOOKnSHOOT: The Return | April 2, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Cengiz Dana | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Warriors 9 | December 18, 2004 | 3 | 4:55 | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 4–1 | Bart Palaszewski | Submission (guillotine choke) | IHC 8: Ethereal | November 20, 2004 | 1 | 1:03 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Sebastian Korschilgen | Submission (kimura) | Shooto: Switzerland 2 | September 4, 2004 | 1 | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Joachim Hansen | Decision (majority) | Shooto 2004: 7/16 in Korakuen Hall | July 16, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Brad Mohler | Submission (achilles lock) | HOOKnSHOOT: Live | March 27, 2004 | 1 | 1:32 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Justin Wiesniewski | Submission (guillotine choke) | AFC 7 | February 27, 2004 | 1 | 1:53 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |