| Jair Goncalves | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Sorriso |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16.4 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team | Los Lokos Team Gracie Barra Pitbull[1] |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jair Goncalves (Age 33)[2] is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for World Free Fight Challenge.
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Goncalves trains out of Gracie Barra Pitbull and Los Lokos Team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Goncalves made his professional MMA debut in March 2005 where he submitted Vagner Tiburcio via Armbar. He fought many notable fighters including UFC title contender Junior dos Santos and Austria's Gerald Turek. He has fought in notable organizations including M-1 Global and K-1. None of his fights have made it out of round 1.
After defeating Gerald Turek at WFC 13, he will now face Turek’s teammate, Nandor Guelmino, at WFC 14 on June 12 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[3]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 13 matches | 9 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 3 |
| By submission | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 9-4 | Ednaldo Oliveira | TKO (punches) | WFE 10 - Platinum | September 16, 2011 | 1 | 4:30 | Salvador, Bahia | |
| Win | 9-3 | Gerald Turek | Submission (armbar) | WFC 13 - Heavy Hitters | April 17, 2011 | 1 | 3:32 | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Win | 8-3 | Drazen Forgac | Submission (rear naked choke) | Victory Combat Sports | March 20, 2011 | 1 | 2:30 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 7-3 | Eli Regis | TKO (punches) | WFC - Pretorian Trials | December 22, 2010 | 1 | 2:01 | Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Loss | 6-3 | Raphael Davis | TKO (punches) | M-1_Challenge#Season_Results | February 21, 2009 | 1 | 4:05 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 6-2 | Tomasz Janiszewski | Submission (armbar) | NGT 5 - Iustitia Divina | December 14, 2008 | 1 | 4:00 | Milan, Italy | |
| Win | 5-2 | Jimmy Sidoni | Submission (can opener) | NGT 5 - Iustitia Divina | December 14, 2008 | 1 | 0:42 | Milan, Italy | |
| Win | 4-2 | Lukasz Jurkowski | Submission (triangle choke) | WFC 6 - Relentless | September 27, 2008 | 1 | 1:28 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Loss | 3-2 | Junior dos Santos | KO (soccer kick) | Mo Team League 2 | September 29, 2007 | 1 | 2:52 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–1 | Thiago Medeiros | KO (punches) | Fury FC 4 - High Voltage | August 4, 2007 | 1 | 0:12 | Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Win | 2-1 | Egidijus Valavicius | Submission (rear naked choke) | Hero's Lithuania 2005 | November 26, 2005 | 1 | 2:55 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Eric Tavares | Submission (kneebar) | Meca World Vale Tudo 12 | July 9, 2005 | 1 | 0:34 | Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vagner Tiburcio | Submission (armbar) | Storm Samurai 6 | March 19, 2005 | 1 | 3:13 | Curitiba, Parana |