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Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos (born August 18, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who fights in the heavyweight division

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

. He currently has a record of 26 wins and 13 losses with none of his fights making it to a decision, or even the third round.

MMA career

Dos Santos was invited to be Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

's sparring partner for his first fight against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

Mauricio Rua

Maurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion...

. He has stated that his biggest dream is to make it into the UFC

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...

. His manager has talked to UFC Matchmaker, Joe Silva, about dos Santos joining the UFC.

Impact FC

Dos Santos fought Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett

Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce. Barnett has been an accomplished fighter in mixed martial arts, winning the UFC Heavyweight Championship and the King of Pancrase Openweight...

at Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane

Impact FC 1

Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane was a mixed martial arts event held by Impact Fighting Championships on 10 July 2010 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.-Background:...

on July 10, 2010 and if he won he would be signed by Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

. However, he lost by TKO at 2:45 of the 1st round.

Team Quest

Team Quest

Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture, Matt "The Law" Lindland, and Dan Henderson with six facilities located in Gresham, Oregon, Tualatin, Oregon, Murrieta, California, West Linn, Oregon, Oceanside, California, Redding, California and Chiang Mai, Thailand...

coach Heath Sims offered Mondragon the opportunity to come out to train in Murrieta, California

Murrieta, California

Murrieta has a Mediterranean climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical . Murrieta has plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and 35 days with measurable precipitation annually....

, and continue to refine his game after watching his fight against Barnett.

Mixed martial arts record

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Antonio Mendes

Antonio Mendes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.Mendes was scheduled to participate in the light-heavyweight tournament at KSW XIII, meeting Wojciech Orłowski in the first tournament round...

Manaus

Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....

, Amazonas
|Defended Mr. Cage Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|25-13
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Adilson Ferreira Jr.
|KO (Punch)
|Desafio de Gigantes 11
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:45
|Macapa, Amapa
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|Win
|align=center|24-13
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...

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|Win
|align=center|23-13
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Salinópolis

Salinópolis is a town and municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.-References:...

, Para

Para

Para may refer to:*Para Loga, one among the seven Logas in Ayyavazhi mythology*Para-quaternions, expression from algebra in mathematics*Paramedic is a first response ambulance crew member...

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|align=center|22-13
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Manaus

Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|Win
|align=center|21-12
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Neilton Jose Simao Furtado
|KO (punches)
|WCC - W-Combat
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:04
|Macapa, Amapa
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|Win
|align=center|20-12
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|Loss
|align=center|19-12
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Edinaldo Oliveira

Edinaldo Oliveira is an undefeated Brazilian Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He is a training partner of current UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Salvador, Bahia

Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...

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|align=center|19-11
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Zuluzinho

Wágner da Conceição Martins , better known as Zuluzinho , is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Rei Zulu. Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his...

Manaus

, Amazonas
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|Win
|align=center|18-11
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|Loss
|align=center|17-11
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Josh Barnett

|TKO (punches)
|Impact FC 1

Impact FC 1

Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane was a mixed martial arts event held by Impact Fighting Championships on 10 July 2010 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.-Background:...

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

contract
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|Win
|align=center|17-10
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Carolina (Maranhão)

Carolina is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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|align=center|16-10
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Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos (fighter)

Thiago Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Heavyweight Division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...

Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|Loss
|align=center|16-9
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Vila Velha

Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 396,323 and its area is 208.82 km².Vila Velha forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area...

, Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo

Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...

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|align=center|16-8
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Castanhal

With a population of about 175,000, Castanhal is the fifth largest city in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is located some 65 km east of the state´s capital Belém and is accessed by car or bus via federal highway BR-316...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|15-8
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|15-7
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Boa Vista, Roraima

Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the River Branco, the city lies 220 km away from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian capital located entirely above the Equator...

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|align=center|14-7
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Assuerio Silva

Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...

| TKO (punches)
| Jungle Fight 15
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:01
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|13-7
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Afranio Silva
|Submission (punches)
|Jungle Fight 14
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:48
|Sao Paulo, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|12-7
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|11-7
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Zuluzinho

Boa Vista, Roraima

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|align=center|10-7
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|9-7
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Barcarena, Brazil

Barcarena is a Brazilian city in the state of Pará. It has a population of 102,015 and is part of the Belém metropolitan area. The city's economy relies largely on agriculture and bauxite. There are also facilities for pig iron nearby.- History :...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|9-6
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Junior dos Santos

Junior dos Santos Almeida, also known as Junior Cigano , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos fights in the Heavyweight division, under the tutelage of former UFC and Pride Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC...

Salvador, Bahia

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|align=center|8-5
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Edson Silva
|Submission (guillotine choke

Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

)
| Roraima Show Fight 3
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Roraima

Roraima

Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...

, Brazil

Brazil

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|align=center|7-5
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Angelo Aruajo
|Submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

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| Ilha Combat
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:25
|Sao Luis, Maranhao

São Luís, Maranhão

São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...

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|Loss
|align=center|7-4
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Guilherme dos Anjos
|TKO
| Desafio de Gigantes 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Macapa, Amapa
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|Win
|align=center|7-3
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Francimar Badao
|TKO (punches)
| Amazon Challenge 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:00
|Manaus, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|6-3
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Boa Vista, Roraima

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|Win
|align=center|5-3
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Junior Pitbull
|Submission
| Dynamite Fighting Championship
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Belém, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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William Mattos
|KO
| Nutripower Fighting Championship
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Belém, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center|3-3
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Roraima

, Brazil

Brazil

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|Win
|align=center|2-3
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Belém

Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

, Pará

Pará

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|align=center|1-3
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Walter Broca
|Submission
| Midway Fight
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Belém, Brazil
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|Win
|align=center| 1-2
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Salvador, Bahia

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|Loss
|align=center| 0-2
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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

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|align=center| 0-1
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