Santos, originally Portuguese or Spanish for Saints (singular Santo), is a common surname in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries and the Philippines. Sometimes it can be the final part of a given name, generally preceded by the particle dos or de los (of the, meaning of the Saints, as in Miguel dos Santos, Michael of the Saints). It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

General[link]

• Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist) (born 1974), Mexican newspaper columnist and former boxer
• Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer
• Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990), former Filipino AFP chief of staff
• Domitila, Marchioness of Santos (1797–1867), Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
• Lúcia dos Santos, known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of Fatima
• José Abad Santos (1886–1942), 5th Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Paulino Santos, (1890-1945), Filipino military
• Rufino Jiao Santos (1908–1973), Filipino Archbishop of Manila
• Santos Benavides (1823–1891), American military
• Vicente Abad Santos (1916–1993), Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Arts[link]

• Santos (artist) (Sante Pucello, born 1971), Italian DJ
• Antony Santos (born 1967), Dominican Bachata singer/composer
• Anthony "Romeo" Santos, Dominican-American song writer, lead singer, and featured composer of Aventura
• Ary dos Santos (1937–1984), Portuguese poet
• Charo Santos (born 1955), Filipino actress and president of ABS-CBN Network
• Daniel Santos (singer) (1916–1992), Puerto Rican singer and composer
• Domingo Santos (born 1941), Spanish writer
• Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951), Argentinian musician
• Erik Ramos Santos (born 1982), Filipino singer
• Henry Santos Jeter, Dominican singer and composer/vocals for Aventura
• Joe Santos (born 1931), American actor
• Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988), Portuguese composer and conductor
• José dos Santos Ferreira (1919–1993), Portuguese-Macanese writer
• Jovino Santos-Neto (born 1954), Brazilian musician
• Judy Ann Santos (born 1978), Filipino actress
• Gervacio Santos, Filipino film editor
• Lenny Santos, Dominican-American guitarist, producer/arranger for Aventura
• Lucélia Santos (born 1957), Brazilian actress, director and producer
• Mayra Santos-Febres (born 1966), Puerto-Rican writer
• Max Santos, Dominican-American bassist for Aventura
• Matthew Santos (born 1982), American alternative music singer
• Nelson Pereira dos Santos (born 1928), Brazilian movie director
• Pablo Santos (1987–2006), Mexican actor
• Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), known as Pepetela, Angolan writer
• Rhea Santos (born 1979), Filipino TV news host and journalist
• Roberto Santos (1928–1987), Brazilian film director
• Santos Ortega (1899–1976), American actor
• Vilma Santos, Filipino actress
• José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (1929–1987), known as Zeca Afonso, Portuguese singer, composer and poet

Politicians[link]

• Ahmed Santos (militant), Filipino convert to Islam and political militant
• Antonio da Costa Santos (died 2001), Brazilian architect and politician
• António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes (born 1935), Portuguese general and politician
• Conrad Santos (born 1934), Canadian politician
• Elvin Santos (born 1963), Honduras 2009 presidential candidate
• Eduardo Santos Montejo, owned the El Tiempo newspaper, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942
• Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 1950), Angolan politician
• Hélio de Oliveira Santos (born 1950), Brazilian physician and politician
• José Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942), Angolan politician
• José Santos Guardiola (1816–1862), Honduran 19th Century politician
• José Santos Zelaya (1853–1919), Nicaraguan politician
• Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, Colombian politician
• Manuel António dos Santos (born 1943), Portuguese politician
• Santos Acosta (1830–1901), Colombian general and political figure
• Marcelino dos Santos (born 1929), Mozambican politician

Sports[link]

• Álvaro Santos (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Alessandro dos Santos, Brazilian-Japanese footballer
• Andréia dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• Arwind Santos (born 1981), Filipino basketball player
• Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Portuguese footballer
• Daniel Santos (boxer) (born 1975), Puerto Rican boxer
• Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian gymnast
• Djalma Santos (born 1929), Brazilian footballer
• Éder dos Santos (born 1984), Mexican footballer
• Edgardo Santos (born 1970), Puerto Rican professional boxer
• Fausto dos Santos (1905–1939), Brazilian footballer
• Fernando Santos (Brazilian footballer born 1980)
• Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer) (born 1954), now a football manager
• Francileudo Santos (born 1979), Brazilian-born Tunisian footballer
• Georges Santos, French-born (born 1970), Cape Verdean footballer
• Giovani dos Santos (born 1989), Mexican footballer
• Héctor Santos (born 1944), Uruguayan footballer
• Jonathan dos Santos (born 1990), Mexican footballer
• Julio Santos (born 1976), Ecuadorian freestyle swimmer
• Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Leslie George Santos, Hong Kong footballer
• Luís Santos (born 1980), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
• Luís Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
• Luíz Antônio dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian long-distance runner
• Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos (born 1967), Brazilian footballer
• Maria Santos (swimmer) (born 1978), Portuguese swimmer
• Nílton Santos (born 1925), Brazilian football player
• Omir Santos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (born 1966), Portuguese footballer
• Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká" (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Ricardo Santos (born 1975), Brazilian beach volleyball player
• Rodrigo dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian water polo player
• Ronivaldo Santos Conceição (born 1972), Brazilian squash player
• Santos Sambajon (born 1960), Philippine pocket billiards player
• Sueli dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian javelin thrower
• Tiago Alencar dos Santos (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Victor Irving Santos (born 1976), Dominican-American baseball player
• Yanelis Santos (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player

Others[link]

• Airton Ribeiro Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• André Bernardes Santos (born 1989), Portuguese midfielder footballer
• André Santos (born 1983), Brazilian Footballer
• Fernando Castro Santos (born 1952), Spanish football manager
• Flavio Santos (born 1987)
• Johan Santos (born 1987), Filipino television actor
• Kelly Santos (born 1979), Brazilian WNBA basketball player
• Lulu Santos (born 1953), Brazilian singer and guitarist
• Maicon Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
• Marc Dos Santos (born 1977), Canadian soccer manager
• Nicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• Rey-Phillip Santos (born 1975), martial artist turned actor
• Ricky Santos (born 1984), American Canadian football quarterback
• Riza Santos (born 1987), Filipino-Canadian beauty queen
• Rodney Santos (born 1973), Filipino professional basketball player
• Sérgio Santos (born 1975), Brazilian professional volleyball player
• Sergio Santos (born 1983), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Tony Santos, Spanish funk/R&B singer

Characters[link]

• Santos Family, in the American soap opera Guiding Light
  • Danny Santos
  • Michelle Bauer Santos, a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light
• Matt Santos, character on the United States television show The West Wing
• Manny Santos, character on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation

[edit] All My Children

• Julia Santos
• Mateo Santos
• Maria Santos
• Isabella Santos
• Rosa Santos

See also[link]

• Santos (disambiguation)

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Cain Velasquez
Born	Cain Velasquez Ramirez (1982-07-28) July 28, 1982 (age 29) Salinas, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu
Fighting out of	San Jose, California
Team	American Kickboxing Academy
Trainer	Head Trainer: Javier Mendez Strategy Coach: Bob Cook Jiu-Jitsu Coach: Dave Camarillo Boxing Coach: Arturo "Huitzi" Mata Wrestling Coach: Daniel Cormier
Rank	Brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu[1]
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active	2006–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	10
By knockout	9
By decision	1
Losses	1
By knockout	1
University	Arizona State University Iowa Central Community College
Spouse	Michelle Velásquez
Children	1
Notable school(s)	Kofa High School
Website	Official website
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 14, 2010

Cain Velasquez Ramirez^[2] (born July 28, 1982) is a Mexican American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.^[3] He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa Central Community College.^[4] He is a two-time 5A state champion in Arizona, compiling a record of 110–10 for Kofa High School in Yuma, Arizona.^[5] Cain Velasquez is ranked #2 in the heavyweight division.

Early life[link]

Velasquez, a Mexican American,^[6] was born on July 28, 1982 in Salinas, California to Efrain and Isabel Velasquez. Velasquez's father, Efrain, came from Mexico to the United States illegally. Efrain met his wife Isabel, married her, and gained US citizenship.^[7] Velasquez has two siblings, Efrain, Jr., and Adela. He was raised in Yuma, Arizona.^[2] He graduated from Kofa High School, where he compiled a record of 110–10 in four years of wrestling, including winning the 5A Arizona Wrestling Championship twice. Velasquez also played football for three years. As a senior, he served as Captain of both his wrestling and football teams.^[2]

After high school, he attended Iowa Central Community College, where he earned an Associates degree. He also wrestled for one season and won the NJCAA National Championship. After Iowa Central Community College, Velasquez graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's degree in Education.^[2] He wrestled there for three seasons and compiled a record of 86–17, placing 5th in the country in 2005, and 4th in 2006. While at ASU, Velasquez also wrestled alongside future UFC fighters Ryan Bader and C.B. Dollaway.^[8]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Cain began his mixed martial arts career right after college, joining American Kickboxing Academy. Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu and a NCAA Division I Wrestler. He has notable wins over Cheick Kongo, Ben Rothwell, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Brock Lesnar.

Early career[link]

Velasquez made his MMA debut on October 7, 2006 against Jesse Fujarczyk at Strikeforce: Tank vs. Buentello, he won by TKO in the first round. Velasquez then faced Jeremiah Constant at BodogFight: St. Petersburg, he won via TKO in the first round at the 4 minute mark.^[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

Velasquez made his UFC debut against Brad Morris at UFC 83 and won due to strikes in the first round.^[10] In his next fight, Velasquez defeated Jake O'Brien at UFC Fight Night 14 by TKO in round one.^[11] Velasquez then faced Denis Stojnić at UFC Fight Night 17 and the fight was stopped in round two with Velasquez earning the victory by TKO. Velasquez also earned Knockout of the Night honors for his performance.^[12] Velasquez's next fight was in UFC 99 against former kickboxer and established UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo. Velasquez was once again dominant, landing 251 strikes and winning the bout by unanimous decision (30–27 on all cards).^[13]

His next opponent was expected to be Shane Carwin^[14] with the winner likely challenging for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Brock Lesnar. However that bout was scrapped^[15] and Velasquez was instead told he would be fighting Ben Rothwell at UFC 104.^[16][17] He defeated Rothwell by second round TKO.^[18]

Velasquez faced former Pride Heavyweight Champion and former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on February 20, 2010 at UFC 110.^[19] Going into the fight, some commentators predicted that Nogueira would take the victory due to a supposed lack of striking power for Velasquez.^[20] They were proven wrong when Velasquez defeated Nogueira via first round knockout, earning Knockout of the Night honors.^[20]

UFC Heavyweight Champion[link]

Dana White announced via SportsNation that the UFC would be bringing back UFC Primetime to promote Lesnar vs. Velasquez.^[21] Velasquez defeated Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Championship via TKO in the first round, earning Knockout of the Night honors.^[22]

Velasquez suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during his fight with Lesnar at UFC 121 and was expected to be sidelined for at least 6–8 months.^[23] Surgery on the shoulder was successful and Velasquez planned to return as early as Fall 2011.^[24]

Velasquez was expected to make his first title defense against Junior dos Santos, with a target date of November 19, 2011 at UFC 139,^[25] but the fight was later moved to November 12, 2011 to headline the first UFC on Fox 1.^[26]

Velasquez suffered his first loss via KO (punches) at 1 minute and 4 seconds of the first round at the hands of then title contender, Junior dos Santos.

Post title loss[link]

Velasquez was originally set to fight Frank Mir on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146.^[27] However, Mir was moved up to face Junior dos Santos after Alistair Overeem was pulled from the card. Velasquez instead faced Antonio Silva.^[28] Velasquez defeated Silva via first round TKO. Dana White strongly hinted after the fight that Velasquez will be the next fighter to challenge for the Heavyweight Title.^[29]

Personal life[link]

Velasquez speaks English and Spanish. He has been a guest star on the Spanish-language television networks Telemundo and Univision.^[30] In addition to his Spanish-language TV appearances, he was also a featured guest on the TBS late night TV show, Lopez Tonight, starring George Lopez.^[31]

Velasquez and his girlfriend, Michelle, welcomed a daughter on May 6, 2009. The couple married on May 28, 2011.^[32][33]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

[edit] Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • Knockout of the Night Honors (Three times)

• Inside MMA
  • 2010 Fighter of the Year Bazzie Award

• MMAFighting.com
  • 2010 Fighter of the Year

• MMAjunkie.com
  • 2010 Fighter of the Year^[34]

• Sherdog
  • 2010 Fighter of the Year
  • 2010 All-Violence 1st Team

• MMA Live
  • 2010 Fighter of the Year

[edit] Collegiate wrestling

• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • NCAA Division I All-American (2005, 2006)
  • Pac-10 Conference Championship (2005, 2006)
  • Pac-10 Conference Wrestler of the Year (2005)
  • NCAA Division I 285 1b – 5th place out of Arizona State University (2005)^[35]
  • NCAA Division I 285 1b – 4th place out of Arizona State University (2006)^[35]
• National Junior College Athletic Association
  • NJCAA Junior Collegiate Championship (2002)
  • NJCAA All-American (2002)
• USA Wrestling
  • FILA Junior Freestyle World Team Trials Winner (2002)
  • ASICS Tiger High School All-American (2001)
  • Western Junior Freestyle Regional Championship (2001)
  • Western Junior Greco-Roman Regional Championship (2001)
• Arizona Interscholastic Association
  • AIA Division I High School State Championship (2000, 2001)
  • AIA 5A Conference Championship (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Mixed martial arts record[link]

See also[link]

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official UFC Profile
• Cain Velasquez's profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
• Arizona State Wrestling Bio
• Cain Velasquez on Twitter
• Cain Velasquez at the Internet Movie Database
• Professional MMA record for Cain Velasquez from Sherdog
• Cain Velasquez Heavy Weight Belt Loss

Junior dos Santos
Born	(1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 27) Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Other names	Cigano ("Gypsy") JDS
Residence	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108.4 kg (239 lb; 17 st 1 lb)
Division	Heavyweight (265 lb)
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Style	Mixed Martial Arts
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Team	Team Nogueira
Rank	Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active	2006–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	16
Wins	15
By knockout	11
By submission	2
By decision	2
Losses	1
By submission	1
Website	http://www.juniordossantos.com.br/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 23, 2011

Junior dos Santos Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒũnjoʁ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]), also known as Junior Cigano ("Gipsy"; born September 12, 1984), is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is ranked as the number one heavyweight fighter in the world by numerous media outlets.^[2][3][4]