Roan Carneiro Pereira was born on 2 June 1978 and is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
18 Facts About Roan Carneiro
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Roan Carneiro began fighting in MMA professionally in 2000 at the age of 22 in his native Brazil.
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Roan Carneiro faced Rich Clementi in his debut and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Roan Carneiro then faced Jon Fitch at UFC Fight Night 10.
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Roan Carneiro lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Roan Carneiro won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Roan Carneiro next faced Kevin Burns at UFC 85 on 7 June 2008.
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Roan Carneiro lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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In December 2014, it was announced that Roan Carneiro had been re-signed with the UFC.
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Roan Carneiro won the fight via technical submission from a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Roan Carneiro was expected to face Gegard Mousasi on 27 September 2015 at UFC Fight Night 75.
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Roan Carneiro faced Derek Brunson on 21 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 83.
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Roan Carneiro lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Roan Carneiro next faced Kenny Robertson on 17 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 94.
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UFC elected not to renew Roan Carneiro's contract, making him a free agent.
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Roan Carneiro then signed a non-exclusive contract with Absolute Championship Akhmat, losing the first two fights against Aslambek Saidov and Husein Kushagov.
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Roan Carneiro returned to action on 30 November 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand where he won WKN Middleweight MMA title by submission in the first round against previously 15-fight undefeated Kelvin Joseph in the main event of WKN World Cup 2019.
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Roan Carneiro had an acting role as fictional MMA fighter Marco Santos in the MMA movie Warrior.