| Luiz Azeredo | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1976 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | The Joker |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (160 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Team | Chute Boxe Academy Brazilian Top Team |
| Trainer | Rudimar Fedrigo |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Luiz Azeredo (born June 10, 1976) is a Brazilian Welterweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Chute Boxe Academy, Curitiba, Brazil. He has fought in the PRIDE and Cage Rage.
Azeredo is notable for being one of only four men to ever defeat Anderson Silva, which he did by unanimous decision. He also holds a notable win over top welterweight Paul Daley. He also holds wins over Pride veterans Luiz Firmino, and Cristiano Marcello. also wins over Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans Fabricio Camoes, and Rodrigo Ruas. [1]
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On November 22, 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, where he reached the semi finals and was defeated by defending champion Kenichi Ogata.
Azeredo made his Bellator debut at Bellator 33 winning against formerly undefeated, Edward Guedes. He won the fight after dominating all three rounds, as he got the unanimous decision win.[2] It is being rumored that, with the win, Azeredo has been offered a spot in the Season 4 lightweight tournament.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 25 matches | 15 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 3 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15-10 | Renê Nazare | TKO (injury) | Bellator 39 | April 2, 2011 | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 15-9 | Edward Guedes | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 33 | October 21, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 14-9 | Niko Puhakka | Decision (unanimous) | FF 28 - Fight Festival 28 | October 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 13-9 | Mikhail Malyutin | Decision (unanimous) | ROC 31 - Ring of Combat 31 | September 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 13–8 | Brandon Adamson | Submission (rear naked choke) | UCC 3 - Urban Conflict Championship Fights | September 10, 2010 | 1 | 3:06 | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Ronys Torres | Submission (kimura) | JF 10 - Jungle Fight 10 | July 12, 2008 | 1 | 4:34 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Milton Vieira | Decision | The One - VIP Fighting | February 13, 2008 | 3 | N/A | ||
| Loss | 11–7 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Yarennoka | December 31, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | Paul Daley | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 19 | December 9, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Joachim Hansen | KO (knee) | PRIDE Bushido 10 | April 2, 2006 | 1 | 7:09 | ||
| Loss | 10-5 | Takanori Gomi | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | September 25, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 10–4 | Naoyuki Kotani | KO (strikes) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | September 25, 2005 | 1 | 0:11 | ||
| Loss | 9–4 | Takanori Gomi | KO (punches) | PRIDE Bushido 7 | May 22, 2005 | 1 | 3:46 | ||
| Win | 9–3 | Luiz Firmino | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | April 3, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Regiclaudio Macedo | TKO (punches) | SS 5 - Storm Samurai 5 | November 5, 2004 | 2 | 2:23 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Eduardo Simoes | TKO (punches and stomp) | SS 4 - Storm Samurai 4 | August 7, 2004 | 1 | 1:36 | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Tony DeSouza | Decision (unanimous) | Meca 11 - Meca World Vale Tudo 11 | June 5, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Rodrigo Ruas | TKO (punches) | BSF - Brazil Super Fight | September 19, 2003 | 1 | 1:26 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Cristiano Marcello | Submission (knees) | Meca 6 - Meca World Vale Tudo 6 | January 31, 2002 | 1 | 8:30 | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Fabricio Camoes | TKO | Meca - World Vale Tudo 3 | November 14, 2000 | 2 | 1:36 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Hayato Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto - R.E.A.D. 8 | August 4, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Meca 1 - Meca World Vale Tudo 1 | May 27, 2000 | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Antonio Antonio | Decision | Brazil Free Style - The Best Fighters | May 14, 1997 | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Win | 2-0 | Allen Clanton | Submission (strikes) | Free Style - The Best Fighters | May 14, 1997 | 1 | 5:18 | ||
| Win | 1–0 | Alexandre Alexandre | Submission(strikes) | Brazil Free Style - The Best Fighters | May 14, 1997 | 1 | 1:52 |