Jhonata Wilhan Diniz was born on June 23,1991 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
35 Facts About Jhonata Diniz
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Jhonata Diniz is a former kickboxer who competed for GLORY and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship.
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Jhonata Diniz defeated Jan Soukup by decision after Soukup survived knockdowns in rounds one and three at Ichigeki Brazil 2010 in Sao Paulo on July 31,2010.
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On September 3,2011, Diniz won a 4-man muay thai rules tournament.
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Jhonata Diniz defeated Haime Morais in the semifinal and Saulo Cavalari in the final, both by unanimous decision.
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Jhonata Diniz made his debut for the Glory promotion on October 10,2012, at Glory 2: Brussels against Sebastian van Thielen.
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Jhonata Diniz replaced Fabiano Cyclone to faced Daniel Ghita in the first round of the 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on 31 December 2012.
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Jhonata Diniz was defeated by unanimous decision after two, two-minute rounds due to the tournament's "best of three" format.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Igor Jurkovic at Glory 12: New York on November 23,2013.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Hesdy Gerges at Glory 15: Istanbul in Turkey on April 12,2014.
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On October 16,2015 Jhonata Diniz defeated Valentin Slavikovski by knockout in the first round at ACB KB-3.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight by technical knockout in the third round.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Nicolas Wamba at Glory 42 Paris on June 10,2017, in Paris, France.
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Jhonata Diniz was scheduled to defend his Absolute Championship Akhmat Heavyweight Kickboxing title against Tsotne Rogava on April 20,2018, at ACB KB 15: Grand Prix Kitek.
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Jhonata Diniz challenged Mladen Brestovac for his FFC Heavyweight title at FFC 31.
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Jhonata Diniz lost the fight by high kick knockout in the third round.
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On September 28,2021, Jhonata Diniz took part in the 2021 Taneft Cup in the heavyweight division, in the quarterfinal he faced Maksim Bolotov.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight by second-round knockout with a flying knee.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Dmitriy Vasenev in the semifinal bout of the Tatneft Cup on December 13,2021.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight by first-round knockout with a left hook to take the title.
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Jhonata Diniz made his mixed martial arts debut at Spartacus MMA 5 on May 21,2022.
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Jhonata Diniz defeated Rodrigo Dragao by technical knockout in the first round.
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Jhonata Diniz won by knockout in the first round in spectacular manner.
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On March 19,2023, Jhonata Diniz faced Rodrigo Duarte at Imortal FC 12 in Curitiba, Brazil.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight by technical knockout in the first round.
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On September 12,2023, Jhonata Diniz faced Eduardo Neves at Dana White's Contender Series 62.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight via TKO in the first round and was awarded a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Austen Lane on April 27,2024, at UFC on ESPN 55.
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Jhonata Diniz won the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Karl Williams on August 10,2024 at UFC on ESPN 61.
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Jhonata Diniz was scheduled to face former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis on November 2,2024 at UFC Fight Night 246.
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Jhonata Diniz faced Marcin Tybura on November 16,2024 at UFC 309.
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Jhonata Diniz lost the fight by technical knockout via doctor stoppage at the end of the second round as a result of ground elbows.
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Jhonata Diniz was scheduled to face Vitor Petrino on March 8,2025, at UFC 313.
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Jhonata Diniz was scheduled to face Justin Tafa on June 28,2025 at UFC 317.