Fabrício Camões - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Fabrício "Morango" Camões (born December 23, 1978) is an Brazil

Brazil

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ian professional mixed martial artist. Camões holds notable wins over former Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

lightweight champion Jean Silva

Jean Silva

Jean "White Bear" Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He held the Cage Rage lightweight title until he lost it to Vitor Ribeiro via arm triangle choke at Cage Rage 13...

and veteran Brazilian fighter Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion. Azevedo has fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and Shooto, and is noted as being the first and only man to defeat Ultimate Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion...

in the same night. Trained in Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

, boxing

Boxing

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, and wrestling

Wrestling

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, Camões is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

under Royler Gracie

Royler Gracie

Royler Gracie is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He ran the Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under his father Helio's direction, but currently resides in San Diego, US.Royler travels around the world teaching...

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Camões signed a four fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

and made his debut at UFC 106

UFC 106

UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.-Background:...

against Caol Uno

Caol Uno

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...

, with the fight ending in a draw after a point was deducted in the 2nd round against Camões for an illegal upkick.
According to Jorge Britto

Jorge Britto

Jorge Britto is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He holds a University degree in Physical Education, and is currently Head Instructor at Toronto BJJ...

, when Camões was 17 years old, he lasted 27 minutes in a bare-knuckle bout with Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva

Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and the promotion's longest reigning champion. With 14 consecutive wins, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history...

.

Camões was defeated by Kurt Pellegrino

Kurt Pellegrino

Kurt Joseph Pellegrino is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the lightweight division of the UFC. Pellegrino's first fight in the UFC came in 2006...

on March 27, 2010, at UFC 111

UFC 111

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.-Background:...

. Following the loss to Pellegrino, Camoes was cut from the UFC.

Post-UFC career

Following his release from the UFC, Camões signed with Tachi Palace Fights

Tachi Palace Fights

Tachi Palace Fights is an American mixed martial arts promotion which hosts events at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California...

. He fought fellow UFC veteran Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez (fighter)

Steve Lopez is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Lopez had made a name for himself mainly fighting nobodies in the Midwest. He most commonly known for his two fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championships...

on February 18, 2011 and won via KO in the first round.

Camões next fought on May 5, 2011 at Tachi Palace Fights 9

Tachi Palace Fights 9

Tachi Palace Fights 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights on Friday, May 6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.-Background:...

against fellow UFC veteran Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb weight class...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Camoes is expected to face Thomas Denny at Tachi Palace 11.

Mixed martial arts record

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Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb weight class...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Tachi Palace Fights 9

Tachi Palace Fights 9

Tachi Palace Fights 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights on Friday, May 6 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.-Background:...

Lemoore, California

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, United States

United States

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Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez (fighter)

|KO (head kick and punches)
|TPF 8: All or Nothing

TPF 8: All or Nothing

Tachi Palace Fights 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights on February 18, 2011, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.-Main card:...

Lemoore, California

, United States

United States

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Kurt Pellegrino

Kurt Joseph Pellegrino is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the lightweight division of the UFC. Pellegrino's first fight in the UFC came in 2006...

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| UFC 111

UFC 111

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.-Background:...

Newark, New Jersey

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, United States

United States

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Caol Uno

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and former Shooto Welterweight Champion. Specifically, Uno is known for his low single leg takedown and rear naked choke. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan...

| Draw (majority)
| UFC 106

UFC 106

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Las Vegas metropolitan area

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, United States

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|UFC debut, Camões had a point deducted for illegal kicks to the head of Uno.
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Torrance Taylor
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina

Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina

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Fresno, California

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, United States

United States

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Friant, California

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Friant, California

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Jean Silva

Jean "White Bear" Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He held the Cage Rage lightweight title until he lost it to Vitor Ribeiro via arm triangle choke at Cage Rage 13...

Barueri

Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....

, São Paulo

São Paulo

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Luciano Azevedo

Barueri

, São Paulo

São Paulo

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|align=center|6-5
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Barueri

, São Paulo

São Paulo

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Luis Dutra Jr.

Luis Dutra Jr. is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Dutra has most notably fought in Shooto as well competing against Fabrício Camões and Paulo Thiago.-Shooto:Dutra turned...

Gleison Tibau

Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is one of the largest lightweights in MMA, weighing up to 183 pounds by the time he enters the cage.-Mixed martial arts:He was brought up...

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Meca 12 - Meca World Vale Tudo 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:15
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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Luis Dutra Jr.

| Submission (knee injury)
| Meca 10 - Meca World Vale Tudo 10
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:50
|Porto Alegre, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|3-2
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Marcello Rodriguez
| Submission (smother choke)
| SC 1 - Sul Combat 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Porto Alegre, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|2-2
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Luiz Azeredo

Luiz Azeredo is a Brazilian Welterweight mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Chute Boxe Academy, Curitiba, Brazil. He has fought in the PRIDE and Cage Rage....

Anderson Silva

| TKO (retirement)
| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|25:14
|Campo Grande, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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External links

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