Saulo Cavalari

Saulo Cavalari (born 23 May 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.

Saulo Cavalari
Born	Saulo Cavalari (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 36) Curitiba, Brazil
Other names	Cassius Clay, Saulo Clay
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
Division	Light heavyweight
Reach	73.7 in (187 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Curitiba, Brazil
Team	Thai Brasil
Kickboxing record
Total	67
Wins	60
By knockout	18
Losses	7
Amateur record
Total	20
Wins	18
Losses	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 19 September 2015

Biography and career

After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles, he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on 14 October 2012^[1][2] and lost via unanimous decision.^[3]

In 2013, he signed for the GLORY promotion, joining the light heavyweight division, making his debut on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked Filip Verlinden on 12 October.^[4][5][6]

On 23 November 2013, he knocked out Mourad Bouzidi in the first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City, New York.^[7][8][9]

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014, losing to Tyrone Spong via unanimous decision in the semi-finals.^[10][11][12]

Cavalari had a rematch with Mwekassa for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on 19 September 2015.^[13] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Karate Combat

Cavalari competed in the 8-man heavyweight tournament on 18 July 2025 at Karate Combat 55 and lost to Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision.^[14]

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-02-17	Loss	Petr Romankevich	REN TV Fight Club	Minsk, Belarus	KO (Knee)	2	1:19
2017-07-14	Loss	Pavel Zhuravlev	Glory 43: New York	New York City, United States	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-02-24	Loss	Artem Vakhitov	Glory 38: Chicago	Hoffman Estates, United States	TKO (punches)	2	2:43
For The Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2016-10-21	Win	Brian Douwes	Glory 34: Denver	Broomfield, United States	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-03-12	Loss	Artem Vakhitov	Glory 28: Paris	Paris, France	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
Losses the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2015-09-19	Win	Zack Mwekassa	Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1	San Jose, United States	Decision (majority)	5	3:00
Wins the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2015-04-03	Win	Artem Vakhitov	Glory 20: Dubai	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight Title eliminator.
2014-11-07	Win	Zack Mwekassa	Glory 18: Oklahoma, Finals	Oklahoma City, United States	KO (high kick)	3	0:20
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2014-11-07	Win	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 18: Oklahoma, Semi Finals	Oklahoma City, United States	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-04-12	Loss	Tyrone Spong	Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals	Istanbul, Turkey	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-11-23	Win	Mourad Bouzidi	Glory 12: New York	New York City, United States	KO (overhand right)	1	1:23
2013-10-12	Win	Filip Verlinden	Glory 11: Chicago	Hoffman Estates, United States	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2013-07-27	Win	Felipe Micheletti	WGP 14	São Paulo, Brazil	TKO	5
Wins WGP Brazilian -94.1 kg championship.
2012-10-14	Loss	Pavel Zhuravlev	K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-06-02	Loss	Tomasz Sarara	Tatneft Cup 2012 2nd selection 1/4 final	Kazan, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2012-04-05	Win	Andrey Shmakov	Tatneft Cup 2012 4th selection 1/8 final	Kazan, Russia	KO (low kick)	2
2012-02-11	Win	Ricardo Soneca	Tatneft Cup Brasil	Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-09-03	Win	Jhonata Diniz	VII Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, final	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins Mini GP Absolute Category.[15]
2011-09-03	Win	Thiago Beowulf	VII Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, semi finals	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-06-11	Win	Anísio Leite	Samurai FC 5 - Limited Edition[16]	Brazil	KO (Left hook & Flying knee)	1	0:37
2010-08-14	Win	Thiago Beowulf	VI Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai 1ºRound[17]	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2009	Win	Marcelo Correa	Jungle Fight SP		KO (punches)	1
	Win	Jhonata Diniz			Decision	3
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Bare knuckle record

Professional record breakdown

2 matches	1 win	1 loss
By knockout	1	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	1-1	Patryk Tołkaczewski	KO	Gromda 8	March 17, 2022	1	0:06	Pionki, Poland
Win	1–0	Denis Nedashkovsky	TKO	Hardcore Fighting Championship	March 1, 2022	1	0:34	Russia

Karate Combat

Professional record breakdown

1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By decision	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Robelis Despaigne	Decision (unanimous)	Karate Combat 55	July 18, 2025	2	3:00	Miami, Florida, United States	Last Man Standing Quarterfinal.

See also

• List of male kickboxers