Thiago Santos (fighter)

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Thiago Santos
Born (1986-11-21) November 21, 1986
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names Big Monster
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 264.8 lb (120.1 kg; 18.91 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 76.5 in (194 cm)
Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team Top Brother
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 15
Wins 11
By knockout 2
By submission 5
By decision 2
Unknown 2
Losses 3
By knockout 2
By submission 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Thiago Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the heavyweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.

MMA career

Santos made his professional MMA debut in October 2007.He has fought many notable fighters. He fought in a one night tournament against Shamil Abdurahimov at IAFC - Mayor's Cup 2009 and won via unanimous decision. He then went on to fight Oleksiy Oliynyk the same exact day and suffered the first loss of his career.[1]

He then rebounded from that loss by knocking out Geronimo dos Santos in 1 round at Amazon Fight 3.[2] After that fight he faced Ubiratan Marinho Lima and won via DQ at Amazon Fight 4.

Bellator Fighting Championships

In April 2011, Bellator announced that they have signed Santos and he will make his promotional debut on May 21, 2011 at Bellator 45 against Derrick Lewis.[3] If Santos is victorious then he will earn a spot in the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament. Santos suffered an undisclosed injury, forcing him out of his Bellator debut.[4]

Santos was originally scheduled to face Blagoi Ivanov in the opening round of the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 52. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen.[5]

Santos faced Josh Burns at Bellator 53 in a bout to determine the heavyweight tournament reserve fighter. He won the fight via submission in the first round. He was to face Blagoi Ivanov in the semifinal of the tourney on October 29, 2011 at Bellator 56, after Mike Hayes was forced out of the GP due to injury. Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove.[6] Santos won via submission in the first round.

Santos faced Eric Prindle in the finals held at Bellator 59. The bout was ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin at 1:24 of the round 1 and Prindle was unable to continue.[7] The two were scheduled to rematch at Bellator 61 on March 16, 2012.[8] However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[9] A week later at the Bellator 62 weigh-ins, Santos weighed in 12 pounds overweight for the rescheduled rematch and the bout was called off.[10] As a result of Santos' inability to make weight, Prindle was announced as the Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Winner.

Santos competed Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament, and faced Eric Prindle in their long awaited rematch in the quarter finals at Bellator 75 on October 5.[11] Santos became the recipient of a groin kick himself from Eric Prindle, and was unable to continue, winning by disqualification.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Bellator Fighting Championship
    • Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Runner-Up

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 11-3 (1) Javy Ayala KO (punches) Bellator 102 October 4, 2013 1 5:00 Visalia, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 11-2 (1) Rich Hale TKO (punches) Bellator 79 November 2, 2012 1 3:31 Rama, Ontario, Canada Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-1 (1) Eric Prindle DQ (groin kick) Bellator 75 October 5, 2012 1 4:54 Hammond, Indiana, United States Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final
style="background-color: #c5d2ea; text-align:center" |NC 10-1 (1) Eric Prindle No Contest (groin kick) Bellator 59 November 26, 2011 1 1:24 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Final
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-1 Neil Grove Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 56 October 29, 2011 1 0:38 Kansas City, Kansas, United States Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal; Replaced an injured Mike Hayes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-1 Josh Burns Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 53 October 8, 2011 1 2:23 Miami, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Bout
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-1 Ubiratan Marinho Lima DQ (illegal punches to the back) Amazon Fight 4 August 13, 2010 2 3:49 Belém, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-1 Geronimo dos Santos KO (punches) Amazon Fight 3 May 13, 2010 1 3:35 Belém, Brazil
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 6-1 Oleksiy Oliynyk Submission (rear-naked choke) IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009 November 27, 2009 1 4:22 Novosibirsk, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0 Shamil Abdurahimov Decision (unanimous) IAFC: Mayor's Cup 2009 November 27, 2009 3 3:00 Novosibirsk, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0 Bruno Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) Delfim Brazuka Nocaute October 25, 2008 1 2:49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0 Antonio Conceição Decision (unanimous) Watch Out Combat Show 1 May 10, 2008 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0 Marcelo Mendes Submission (neck crank) Rio Heroes 10 October 16, 2007 1 4:40 Osasco, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0 Leonardo Guarabya KO (punches) Rio Heroes 10 October 16, 2007 1 1:14 Osasco, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 Fabio Santos Submission (punches) Rio Heroes 10 October 16, 2007 1 0:57 Osasco, Brazil

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/events/IAFC-Mayors-Cup-2009-11964
  2. ↑ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fightCard&eid=0e8e3d04-063d-48c3-a653-4605227cb6d8
  3. ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Amoussou-Alvey-Santos-Lewis-on-Tap-for-Bellator-45-31881
  4. ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/news/23650/injury-scraps-lewis-vs-santos-but-bellator-45-lineup-again-complete-with-eight-bouts.mma
  5. ↑ "Bellator 52 weigh-in results: Tourney fighters on weight, Jensen tapped replacement". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  6. ↑ "Blagoi Ivanov out, Neil Grove back in heavyweight tourney at Bellator 56". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-10-19. 
  7. ↑ "Bellator 59 results: Dantas claims tourney crown; Prindle-Santos a no contest". mmajunkie.com. 2011-11-27. 
  8. ↑ "Louisiana hosts Bellator 61, heavyweight tourney finale rematch". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27. 
  9. ↑ "Bellator 61 headliner Eric Prindle scratches with flu-like symptoms, pushed to Bellator 62". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-03-15. 
  10. ↑ "Bellator 62 Weigh-in Results: ‘Big Monster’ Overweight, Heavyweight Tourney Final Scrapped". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23. 
  11. ↑ http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205564428&DB_OEM_ID=23600 Eight Heavyweights Invade Horseshoe Casino Hammond at Bellator 75 on October 5

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