Luiz Azeredo

Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.

Luiz Azeredo
Born	(1976-06-10) 10 June 1976 (age 48) São Paulo, Brazil
Other names	The Joker
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Division	Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight
Style	MMA, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Submission wrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Curitiba, Brazil
Team	Chute Boxe Academy Brazilian Top Team
Trainer	Rudimar Fedrigo
Years active	1997–2011
Kickboxing record
Total	2
Wins	1
Losses	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	15
By knockout	8
By submission	1
By decision	6
Losses	10
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	6
Other information
Notable students	Oluwale Bamgbose
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, where he reached the semi-finals and was defeated by defending champion Kenichi Ogata. He is most notable for being the first person to defeat Anderson Silva in an MMA bout.

Bellator

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.^[1] With the win, Azeredo was offered a spot in the Season 4 lightweight tournament and lost to Renê Nazare.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

25 matches	15 wins	10 losses
By knockout	8	3
By submission	1	1
By decision	6	6

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	15–10	Renê Nazare	TKO (arm injury)	Bellator 39	2 April 2011	1	5:00	Catchweight (160 lb) bout.[2]
Win	15–9	Edward Guedes	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 33	21 October 2010	3	5:00	Catchweight (159 lb) bout.
Win	14–9	Niko Puhakka	Decision (unanimous)	Fight Festival 28	16 October 2010	3	5:00
Loss	13–9	Mikhail Malyutin	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Combat 31	24 September 2010	3	5:00
Win	13–8	Brandon Adamson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UCC 3: Urban Conflict Championship Fights	10 September 2010	1	3:06
Loss	12–8	Ronys Torres	Submission (kimura)	Jungle Fight 10	12 July 2008	1	4:34
Win	12–7	Milton Vieira	Decision (unanimous)	The One: VIP Fighting	13 February 2008	3	N/A
Loss	11–7	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Decision (unanimous)	Yarennoka!	31 December 2007	2	5:00
Win	11–6	Paul Daley	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 19	9 December 2006	3	5:00
Loss	10–6	Joachim Hansen	KO (knee)	PRIDE: Bushido 10	2 April 2006	1	7:09
Loss	10–5	Takanori Gomi	Decision (unanimous)	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 September 2005	2	5:00
Win	10–4	Naoyuki Kotani	KO (punches)	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 September 2005	1	0:11
Loss	9–4	Takanori Gomi	KO (punches)	PRIDE Bushido 7	22 May 2005	1	3:46
Win	9–3	Luiz Firmino	Decision (split)	PRIDE Bushido 6	3 April 2005	2	5:00
Win	8–3	Regiclaudio Macedo	TKO (punches)	SS 5: Storm Samurai 5	5 November 2004	2	2:23
Win	7–3	Eduardo Simões	TKO (punches and stomp)	SS 4: Storm Samurai 4	7 August 2004	1	1:36	Return to Lightweight.
Loss	6–3	Tony DeSouza	Decision (unanimous)	Meca 11: Meca World Vale Tudo 11	5 June 2004	3	5:00
Win	6–2	Rodrigo Ruas	TKO (punches)	BSF: Brazil Super Fight	19 September 2003	1	1:26	Return to Welterweight.
Win	5–2	Cristiano Marcello	TKO (knees)	Meca 6: Meca World Vale Tudo 6	31 January 2002	1	8:30	Lightweight debut.
Win	4–2	Fabrício Camões	TKO (punches)	Meca: World Vale Tudo 3	14 November 2000	2	1:36	Middleweight debut.
Loss	3–2	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8	4 August 2000	3	5:00
Win	3–1	Anderson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Meca 1: Meca World Vale Tudo 1	27 May 2000	2	10:00
Loss	2–1	Antonio Antonio	Decision	Brazil Free Style: The Best Fighters	14 May 1997	1	10:00
Win	2–0	Allen Clanton	TKO (punches)	Free Style: The Best Fighters	14 May 1997	1	5:18
Win	1–0	Alexandre Alexandre	TKO (punches)	Brazil Free Style: The Best Fighters	14 May 1997	1	1:52

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of Pride Fighting events