Eduardo Maiorino

Eduardo "Morpheus" Maiorino (August 16, 1979 – December 23, 2012) was a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a three time Brazilian Heavyweight Muay Thai Champion, the K-1 Brazil 2004 Tournament finalist and champion,^[1] and a World Muay Thai Association (WMA) Super Heavyweight World Champion.^[2]

Eduardo Maiorino
Born	Eduardo Maiorino de Morais (1979-08-16)August 16, 1979 Campo Grande, Brazil
Died	December 23, 2012(2012-12-23) (aged 33) Campo Grande, Brazil
Other names	Morpheus
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92.5 kg (204 lb; 14.57 st)
Division	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Shock Combat
Trainer	Nilson Pulgatti Ubiratan Neves
Rank	Prajioud Black (Kru 12th Khan) in Muay Thai Prajioud Silver (Arjarn 14th Khan) in Muay Thai 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kickboxing Black Belt in Karate Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1999–2012
Kickboxing record
Total	102
Wins	53
By knockout	21
Losses	39
By knockout	12
Draws	10
Mixed martial arts record
Total	12
Wins	3
By knockout	2
By decision	1
Losses	9
By knockout	6
By submission	3
Other information
Website	eduardomaiorino.blogspot.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: January 16, 2010

Biography and career

Eduardo Maiorino de Morais was born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil and died December 23, 2012, after a heart attack.^[3] He was 33.

Titles

• 2011 WKBC World Champion (Heavyweight division).
• 2010 2nd place in World Championship WMA (World Muay Thai Association) Hangzhou, China.
• 2010 10th place in world rankings in WBC Muay Thai (super cruiserweight division).
• 2009 3rd in rankings IMC International Muay Thai Council.
• 2009 World Champion (Super Heavyweight division) World Kickboxing League.
• 2009 World Heavyweight Champ (WKL).
• 2008 State champion in Jiu-Jitsu.
• 2007 Brazilian Muay thai champion.
• 2007 Brazilian Champion of Demolition Fight III Muay Thai.
• 2006 Brazilian Vale Tudo tournament champion.
• Three times Brazilian Muay Thai Champion C.B.M.T "Brazilian Muay Thai Confederation" (2005, 2004, 2003).
• 2004 Vitória Extreme Fight MMA Grand Prix Champion.
• 2004 K-1 Brazil Challenge Champion.
• 2004 WKN Brazilian Muay Thai Champion.
• 2004 Champion of K-1 Brazil Grand Prix in Goiânia-GO.
• 2003 3rd World M-1 Kickboxing GP in Venice-ITA.
• 2003 2nd place in K-1 Brazil Grand Prix (São Paulo-SP).
• 2003–05 Brazilian Muay Thai Confederation Champion.
• 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Brazil runner up^[4]
• 2002 Centro-Oeste Boxing champion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

12 matches	3 wins	9 losses
By knockout	2	6
By submission	0	3
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3–9	Vinicius Lima	KO (punch)	Hard Fight Championship	November 10, 2012	1	0:24	Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Loss	3–8	Geronimo dos Santos	KO (punches)	MF – Max Fight 13	May 13, 2012	1	0:50	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	3–7	Gerald Hill	KO (punches)	Sugar Creek Showdown 5	May 14, 2011	1	0:31	Hinton, Oklahoma
Loss	2–7	Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa	Submission (guillotine choke)	Open Fight	August 4, 2007	1	N/A	Brazil
Loss	2–6	Junior dos Santos	Submission (guillotine choke)	Minotauro Fights 5	December 9, 2006	1	0:50	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	2–5	Assuério Silva	TKO (punches)	Show Fight 5	November 9, 2006	1	N/A	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	2–4	Rafael Cavalcante	TKO (strikes)	Pantanal Combat	February 10, 2006	1	N/A	Brazil
Loss	2–3	Edson Claas Vieira	TKO (submission to punches)	Meca World Vale Tudo 12	July 9, 2005	1	0:42	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	2–2	Alessio Sakara	KO (punches)	Real Fight 1	July 30, 2004	1	0:30	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	2–1	Danilo Pereira	Decision (split)	Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1	May 29, 2004	N/A	N/A	Vitoria, Brazil
Win	1–1	Chico Melo	KO (strikes)	Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1	May 29, 2004	3	N/A	Vitoria, Brazil
Loss	0–1	Claudineney Kozan	Submission (guillotine choke)	K-1 Brazil – New Stars	November 27, 2003	1	0:55	Curitiba, Brazil

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2012-12-01	Loss	Igor Bugaenko	Tatneft Cup 2013 2nd selection 1/8 final (+91 kg)	Kazan, Russia	KO	1	N/A
2012-09-01	Loss	Steve Bonner	N/A	Perth, Western Australia	TKO	1	N/A
For vacant WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight Intercontinental title.
2010-12-19	Loss	Steve Banks	N/A	Hainan Island, China	Decision	5	3:00
For vacant WBC Muaythai Super Heavyweight Intercontinental title.
2010-11-06	Loss	Steve McKinnon	Immortality 3	Australia	TKO	2	N/A
For McKinnon's WBC Muaythai Super Cruiserweight World title.
2010-05-22	Loss	Steve Bonner	World Muay Thai Championship	Zhangzhou, China	KO	4	N/A
For WMA (World Muay Thai Association) Super Heavyweight World Title.
2010-01-16	Loss	Ramazan Ramazanov	Thailand vs Challenger Series, Royal Paragon Hall	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	1	N/A
2009-06-20	Loss	Andrew Peck	New Zealand vs. Brazil	Auckland, New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A
2009-06-06	Loss	Alain Ngalani	Planet Battle III	Hong Kong	KO	1	N/A
2009-05-30	Loss	Faisal Zakaria	The Challenger 2009	Macau, China	KO	N/A	N/A
2008-06-26	Loss	Dževad Poturak	Planet Battle: Where Champions Collide	Hong Kong	KO	1	1:09
2007-05-25	Loss	Duke Roufus	Colosseum 5	N/A	TKO	2	0:56
2007-03-10	Loss	Vitor Miranda	Floripa Fight 3	Florianópolis, Brazil	KO	1	N/A
2006-09-23	Loss	Vitor Miranda	Demolition IV	São Paulo, Brazil	KO	2	1:16
2006-04-08	Win	Montanha Silva	Demolition Fight 3	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
2005-10-22	Win	Cleber Adao	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Quarter Finals	Serra Negra, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
Maiorino withdrew from tournament due to injury.
2004-10-30	Win	Vitor Miranda	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Final	Goiânia, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
Wins K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge Title.
2004-10-30	Win	Dierlei de Souza Rodrigues	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Semi Finals	Goiânia, Brazil	KO	3	1:04
2004-10-30	Win	Joabe Silva de Jesus	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Quarter Finals	Goiânia, Brazil	TKO	3	0:32
2003-11-27	Loss	Claudinei Litaver Kozan	K-1 MMA in Brazil	Curitiba, Brasil	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:55
2003-05-02	Loss	Rick Roufus	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Quarter-final	Las Vegas, USA	TKO	1	2:54
2003-02-23	Loss	Jefferson Silva	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Final	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
For K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2003 in São Paulo Title.
2003-02-23	Win	Luis dos Santos	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Semi Finals	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
2003-02-23	Win	Laerte Rezende Jr.	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Quarter Finals	São Paulo, Brazil	TKO	2	N/A

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events