Bibiano Fernandes is currently signed to ONE Championship, where he is a former two-time ONE Bantamweight Champion and holds the record for most title fight wins and is tied for most consecutive title defenses.
31 Facts About Bibiano Fernandes
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Bibiano Fernandes previously competed for K-1, DREAM, and King of the Cage.
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Bibiano Fernandes is a former DREAM Featherweight Champion and DREAM Bantamweight Champion.
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Bibiano Fernandes was born in Manaus and grew up in a neighborhood called Coroado with his family.
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However, Bibiano Fernandes caught malaria during their stay in the rainforest and his father was alerted to bring him back to Manaus for treatment.
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At the age of 13, Bibiano Fernandes was introduced to BJJ, but coming from a poor family he was unable to pay for training.
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Bibiano Fernandes's instructor said he'd continue to train him, as long as he cleaned the gym after the class.
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Bibiano Fernandes fought against world-class competition early in his MMA career.
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Bibiano Fernandes defeated Joe Warren and Hiroyuki Takaya at DREAM 11 to win the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix and become the first DREAM Featherweight Champion.
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Bibiano Fernandes fought former DREAM Lightweight Champion Joachim Hansen on March 22,2010, at DREAM 13 for his first title defense.
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Bibiano Fernandes next faced Takafumi Otsuka at DREAM 17 in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight tournament.
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Bibiano Fernandes won the fight via submission in the first round.
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On June 4,2012, it was announced that Bibiano Fernandes had signed with the UFC and was briefly linked to a bout against Roland Delorme on July 21,2012, at UFC 149.
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However, the UFC claimed Bibiano Fernandes pulled out of the bout, citing an injury.
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Bibiano Fernandes subsequently clarified that he had been in negotiations with the UFC, but a contract was never signed.
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In June 2012 it was announced that Bibiano Fernandes had signed with ONE Championship instead of the UFC.
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Bibiano Fernandes made his debut for the promotion at ONE FC 5 against Gustavo Falciroli.
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Bibiano Fernandes next fight was at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power against Koetsu Okazaki for the Interim ONE Bantamweight Championship.
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Bibiano Fernandes next fought at ONE FC 11: Total Domination against Soo Chul Kim to unify the ONE Bantamweight Championship.
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Bibiano Fernandes won the bout via unanimous decision and became the undisputed champion.
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Bibiano Fernandes headlined ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2,2014, against Masakatsu Ueda.
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Bibiano Fernandes faced Dae Hwan Kim at ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior's Way on December 5,2014, successfully defending his world title by defeating Kim via rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Bibiano Fernandes successfully defended his title, winning by kimura submission in the first round.
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On February 17,2017, it was announced that Bibiano Fernandes re-signed with ONE Championship.
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Bibiano Fernandes fought Kevin Belingon for the second time at ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion on November 9,2018, in a title unification bout.
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Bibiano Fernandes faced Belingon in a trilogy match at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 30,2019.
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Bibiano Fernandes won the bout via disqualification when he could not continue after Belingon landed an illegal elbow to the back of Fernandes's head, regaining the bantamweight title.
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Bibiano Fernandes faced Belingon for the fourth time at ONE Championship: Century on October 13,2019.
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Bibiano Fernandes won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Bibiano Fernandes was scheduled to face John Lineker at ONE: X on December 3,2021.
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Bibiano Fernandes faced Stephen Loman on November 19,2022, at ONE on Prime Video 4.