Coordinates | 53°48′″N19°53′″N |
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name | Thiago Alves |
birth name | Thiago Alves d'Araujo |
birth date | October 03, 1983 |
birth place | Fortaleza, Brazil |
death date | |
other names | Pitbull |
nationality | Brazilian |
height | |
weight lb | 171 |
weight class | Welterweight (170 lb) |
reach in | 70 |
style | Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
team | American Top Team |
rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
years active | 2001 – present |
mma kowin | 15 |
mma subwin | 1 |
mma decwin | 7 |
mma koloss | 1 |
mma subloss | 3 |
mma decloss | 3 |
am win | 1 |
am kowin | 1 |
url | Official UFC Profile http://www.thiagoalves.tv/ |
sherdog | 5998 |
updated | July 6, 2011 }} |
Thiago Alves d'Araujo (; born October 3, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He started training in Muay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been described as a "Muay Thai wrecking machine". As of July 2011, He is currently ranked the #10 welterweight in the world by Sherdog. and the #7 welterweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly and Yahoo! Sports
Despite having early success in the bout, especially on the ground, Alves fell victim to a dramatic triangle choke late in the second round.
Thiago returned to action on the undercard of UFC 56, defeating previously-undefeated Ansar Chalangov by TKO due to punches just 2:25 into the first round.
At UFC 59, Thiago was matched up against Derrick Noble, a fighter he had previously lost to by rear naked choke. The two fighters were both aggressive in a fight that took place on the feet, Noble had some success, hitting with a flurry, forcing Alves to cover up & backpedal until his back was against the cage. Looking to capitalize, Noble rushed in when Alves caught him with a perfectly timed counterpunch that won him the bout.
At Ultimate Fight Night 5, Alves was matched up against fellow up-and-comer Jon Fitch. In a match-up of two future top welterweight contenders, Fitch defeated Alves by TKO started by a successful upkick to the head of Alves 4:37 into the second round.
Alves returned to his winning ways at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 - The Final Chapter, defeating veteran John Alessio by unanimous decision.
"Pitbull" completed a busy 2006, during which he fought four times. At UFC 66, he dominated Tony DeSouza, knocking out the jiu-jitsu black belt with a knee in the second round. Following his victory, it was announced that Alves tested positive for a diuretic, spironolactone, which he supposedly used to help him lose water weight in order to make the 170-pound limit. As a result of the failed drug test, Alves was suspended eight months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and fined $5,500.
Alves returned at UFC Fight Night 11, where he knocked out Japanese fighter Kuniyoshi Hironaka with a punch and knee in the second round. Less than two months later, Alves faced off against veteran contender Chris Lytle at UFC 78. After an exciting stand-up battle, doctors halted the bout at the end of the second round because of a cut above the eye of Lytle—declaring Alves the winner by doctor stoppage.
In his first bout of 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13, Alves faced his biggest test to date, as he was matched up against welterweight contender Karo Parisyan. After resisting any attempts to grapple but failing to amount any significant offense during the stand-up exchanges throughout the first round, "The Pitbull" scored a knee to the head of Parisyan, knocking down the judo expert before finishing him on the ground with strikes.
Prior to the bout, Alves surprised many by missing weight for the welterweight bout—coming in at 174 pounds. Despite his opponent missing the 170-pound limit, Hughes accepted the fight at a catchweight. Despite the pre-fight blunder, Alves shocked the crowd by dominating the heavily-favored former champion. After picking apart Hughes standing and displaying vastly-improved takedown defense throughout the first round, "The Pitbull" knocked Hughes down with a flying knee and followed him to the ground with punches early in the second, earning a TKO stoppage. In the post fight interview, Alves attributed not making weight to spraining his ankle two weeks before the fight.
Next, Alves was slated to face Diego Sanchez at UFC 90, in what many believed would be a match for the number-one contender spot. Sanchez, however, would be forced to pull out of the bout just weeks before the event due to injury.
Josh Koscheck, another top-contender and 4-time NCAA wrestling All-American, stepped in for Sanchez on short notice. Alves controlled most of the fight and won by Unanimous Decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27). The Brazilian's improved takedown-defense was once again on display, as the American Top Team fighter forced Koscheck into a kick boxing battle. Alves' devastating leg kicks proved to be a factor throughout the bout, taking away much of Koscheck's mobility. He also managed to drop Koscheck several times during the 3-round bout, but Koscheck's quick recovery enabled him to survive the onslaughts.
The Alves/Fitch rematch, originally slated for UFC 107, then UFC 111, then UFC 115, finally took place at UFC 117. This fight was confirmed to be the number one contendership for the welterweight championship (to fight the winner of the St-Pierre/Koscheck bout). Alves again failed to make weight, weighing in at 171.5 lbs, meaning he had to give up 20% of his fight purse. Alves would go on to lose to Fitch via unanimous decision. Dana White stated in the post fight press conference that Alves could be moving to the middleweight division.
Days later, Alves said that he'd been given one more chance by the UFC to compete as a welterweight.
Alves faced John Howard on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124. Alves won by a dominant unanimous decision in one of his best performances in the UFC, out-striking and out-wrestling Howard and eventually getting a knockdown in the third round with a punch.
Alves lost to Rick Story on May 28, 2011 at UFC 130 via unanimous decision.
Alves is expected to face promotional newcomer Papy Abedi on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138.
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