Gesias Cavalcante was born on July 6,1983 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division.
27 Facts About Gesias Cavalcante
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Gesias Cavalcante was the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO Middleweight Champion, and has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, World Series of Fighting, and Cage Rage.
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On September 17,2007, Gesias Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight tournament by defeating Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre Amade by submission via armbar in the finals.
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Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Gesias Cavalcante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck.
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The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Gesias Cavalcante apologized for the incident.
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Gesias Cavalcante signed a 4-fight deal with Strikeforce in June 2010.
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Gesias Cavalcante made his debut against former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson, losing by a controversial unanimous decision.
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Gesias Cavalcante's next fight was against lightweight prospect Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum.
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Gesias Cavalcante fought Bobby Green on July 30,2011, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson.
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On June 30,2012, Gesias Cavalcante was knocked out for the first time in his seven-year career by Luis Palomino at CFA 07 in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17,2012.
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Gesias Cavalcante was drawn against Hiroki Shishido at the quarter-final stage and lost by majority decision.
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Gesias Cavalcante signed with the Glory kickboxing promotion in August 2013.
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Gesias Cavalcante was set to face Steve Moxon at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US on October 12,2013 but withdrew due to a lingering hand injury and was replaced by Reece McAllister.
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Gesias Cavalcante faced off against UFC veteran TJ O'Brien at WSOF 1: Arlovski vs Cole.
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Gesias Cavalcante won by submission due to an Achilles lock only 63 seconds into the fight.
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Gesias Cavalcante suffered a deep cut on the hairline due to a knee from Gaethje that forced the referee to stop the fight at 2:27 of the opening round.
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Gesias Cavalcante was scheduled to rematch Justin Gaethje for the inaugural WSOF Lightweight Championship at WSOF 8 on January 18,2014, in Hollywood, Florida, but pulled out due to an undisclosed injury.
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Gesias Cavalcante faced Melvin Guillard on July 5,2014, at WSOF 11.
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Gesias Cavalcante lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Gesias Cavalcante won the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed at the IBJJF Miami Open on April 29 and 30,2023 where he won a silver medal in the absolute division.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed against Leonardo Silva in a superfight at Blue Collar FC: American Dream Conference on September 1,2023 and won the match by submission.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed at the IBJJF Miami Fall Open on November 5,2023, winning a gold medal in the master 2 middleweight division.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed against Gregor Gracie at Pit Submission Series 3 on March 23,2024.
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Gesias Cavalcante then won a bronze medal in the no gi middleweight division of the IBJJF Fort Lauderdale Open 2024 on October 20th, 2024.
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Gesias Cavalcante competed against Piter Frank in the co-main event of ADXC 7 on November 17,2024.