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Gesias Cavalcante Souza (born July 6, 1983) is a 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...

ian professional mixed martial artist. He is the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight tournament champion. He currently fights for Strikeforce and DREAM (where he is billed as "JZ Calvan"). He holds notable victories over Bart Palaszewski

Bart Palaszewski

Bart K. Palaszewski is a Polish-American mixed martial artist. He fought for the Quad City Silverbacks of the now defunct International Fight League. Following the UFC/WEC merger, Palaszewski is now under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Vitor Ribeiro, Michihiro Omigawa

Michihiro Omigawa

is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...

, 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...

, Rani Yahya

Rani Yahya

Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...

MMA career

While Cavalcante is primarily an MMA

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...

fighter, he made his K-1

K-1

K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...

debut fighting against Masato

Masato (kickboxer)

Masato Kobayashi is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he is the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008...

in the 2007 World Max tournament, losing via decision.

On September 17, 2007, Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight (70 kg) tournament by defeating 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...

specialist Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre "Dida" Amade

Andre Amade

Andre "Dida" Amade is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer. Until late 2007 he trained at the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil....

by submission via armbar in the finals.

Cavalcante had agreed to fight former PRIDE Fighting Championship lightweight standout Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former police trainee who is noted for being the DREAM Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Aoki holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Yuki Nakai, as well as a black belt in judo. He is one of the most prominent...

at Yarennoka!

Yarennoka!

Yarennoka! was a mixed martial arts event that took place on December 31, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The event was promoted by the Yarrenoka! Executive Committee, composed of former Pride Fighting Championships executives, and held in association with Fighting and...

but withdrew from the fight due to a knee ligament injury. The match was rescheduled for March 15, 2008 at Dream 1 to kick off the new DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

promotion at Saitama Super Arena.

Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Cavalcante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck. The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Cavalcante apologized for the incident. The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra.

They had their rematch on April 29, 2008 at Dream 2. Cavalcante was defeated by Aoki by unanimous decision. However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.

Cavalcante's next fight was set to be against Joachim Hansen at Dynamite!! 2008

Dynamite!! 2008

Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held by K-1 & DREAM on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...

on December 31, 2008, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen not passing pre-fight medicals and subsequently being hospitalized for a "head injury".

Cavalcante signed a 4-fight deal with Strikeforce in June 2010. He made his debut against former Strikeforce Lightweight champion Josh Thomson

Josh Thomson

Joshua Joseph Thomson is an American mixed martial arts fighter training with American Kickboxing Academy. He has fought in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and America's UFC, as well as Strikeforce and the World Fighting Alliance. Thomson is a former Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion...

, losing by a controversial unanimous decision.

Cavalcante's next fight was against lightweight prospect Justin Wilcox

Justin Wilcox

.Justin Wilcox is an American mixed martial artist from San Jose, California.He is a former professional bodybuilder and a former NCAA Division I wrestler who first began competing as a welterweight...

at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, also known as Strikeforce: Dallas, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on June 18, 2011 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas...

. The fight ended in a no contest after Cavalcante poked Wilcox's eye.

Cavalcante fought Bobby Green

Bobby Green (fighter)

Bobby Green is an American mixed martial artist who is currently under contract with Strikeforce, competing in their lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Green has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the West coast...

on July 30, 2011 at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...

.. He won the fight via split decision.

Personal

Gago Drago

Gago Drago is an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Alkmaar, Netherlands. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style...

, who has trained with Cavalcante, and Badr Hari

Badr Hari

Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...

are good friends of Cavalcante.

Mixed martial arts record

| Win
|align=center| 16–4–1 (2)
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Bobby Green

Bobby Green (fighter)

| Decision (split)
| Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson

Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on July 30, 2011 at Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.-Background:...

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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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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| NC
|align=center| 15–4–1 (2)
|

Justin Wilcox

| NC (accidental eye poke)
| Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum

Dallas, Texas

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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...

Josh Thomson

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

, 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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| Win
|align=center| 15–3–1 (1)
|

Katsunori Kikuno

Katsunori Kikuno is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and currently fighting for Dream. Kikuno is a practitioner of traditional martial arts including Judo and Kyokushin Karate and is known for incorporating these styles effectively in mixed martial arts fights...

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist and a former Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's lightweight division...

| Decision (unanimous)
| Dream 9

Dream 9

Dream.9: Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream on May 26, 2009...

|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Yokohama, Japan
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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 14–2–1 (1)
|

Shinya Aoki

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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| NC
|align=center| 14–1–1 (1)
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Shinya Aoki

Saitama, Saitama

, Japan

Japan

|Lightweight GP Opening Round; Aoki was injured via illegal downward elbows to the back of the head
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| Win
|align=center| 14–1–1
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Andre Amade

Andre "Dida" Amade is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer. Until late 2007 he trained at the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil....

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the K-1 Romanex event and various MMA fights on its regular K-1...

2007 Middleweight Grand Prix final.
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| Win
|align=center| 13–1–1
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Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

2007 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final.
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| Win
|align=center| 12–1–1
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Nam Phan

Nam Phan is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck...

| TKO (punches)
| Dynamite!! USA

Dynamite!! USA

SoftBank presents Dynamite!! USA was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by FEG, the promoters of K-1 kickboxing and Hero's MMA events, and EliteXC...

Los Angeles, 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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| Win
|align=center| 11–1–1
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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...

| Decision (majority)
| Hero's 7

Hero's 7

Hero's 7 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on October 9, 2006 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.The semi-finals and final of both the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix and the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix were held at the event....

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

2006 Middleweight Grand Prix final.
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| Win
|align=center| 10–1–1
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Rani Yahya

Rani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...

| 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...

)
| Hero's 7

Hero's 7

Yokohama

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

2006 Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final.
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| Win
|align=center| 9–1–1
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Hiroyuki Takaya

| KO (flying knee)
| Hero's 6

Hero's 6

Hero's 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on August 5, 2006 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.The quarter-finals of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event. The opening round had took place at the previous event...

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

2006 Middleweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
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| Win
|align=center| 8–1–1
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Hidetaka Monma

Hidetaka Monma , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He started MMA at age of 25, when he joined Wajyutsu Keisyukai A-3 and made his professional debut on September 21, 2001 against Hiroshiji Ito at RINGS Battle Genesis Vol.8...

| TKO (strikes)
| Hero's 5

Hero's 5

Hero's 5: 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix Opening Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on May 3, 2006 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.The opening round of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event...

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

| Hero's

HERO'S

2006 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round.
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| Win
|align=center| 7–1–1
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Michihiro Omigawa

| KO (punches)
| Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

United Kingdom

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| Draw
|align=center| 6–1–1
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Ryan Schultz

Ryan James Schultz is an American mixed martial artist. Before the closing of the International Fight League, he was the promotion's Lightweight Champion.-Biography:...

Portland, Oregon

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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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| Win
|align=center| 6–1
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Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, 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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| Win
|align=center| 5–1
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United Kingdom

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| Win
|align=center| 4–1
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Bart Palaszewski

Hammond, Indiana

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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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| Win
|align=center| 3–1
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Sebastian Korschilgen
| Submission (kimura)
| Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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| Loss
|align=center| 2–1
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Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
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Evansville, Indiana

, 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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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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, United States

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