Givanildo Santana - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Givanildo Santana 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...

from Irvine, California

Irvine, California

Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Givanildo Santana has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 17-years and is a third degree black belt under Lotus Club from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santana is a Pan American Jiu Jitsu Black Belt champion.

Team Oyama

Givanildo Santana is the head Jiu Jitsu trainer for Team Oyama. He trains some of rising MMA stars as Rob Emerson

Rob Emerson

Robert Michael Emerson is an American mixed martial artist. Emerson is a former Pancrase and King of the Cage fighter. He was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter 5.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

, Jared Rollins

Jared Rollins

Jared Rollins is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was formerly a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Hughes. He received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the São Paulo based lotus club jiu-jitsu camp and black belt professor...

, Bao Quach

Bao Quach

Bao Quach is a Vietnamese-American featherweight professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Bellator, Affliction, EliteXC, Strikeforce, World Extreme Cagefighting, King of the Cage, ICON Sport and Shooto promotions. Bao has defeated the likes of Chris David, Cole Escovedo, and Doug Evans...

and Shane Del Rosario

Shane Del Rosario

Shane Kalani del Rosario is an American Thai boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Strikeforce. He holds the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion and has earned stoppage victories in all 11 of his professional mixed martial...

MMA

He received the nickname "Arm Collector" because 13 out of his 17 wins are by armbar (10 of them wins in a row). He has participated in ShoXC - Elite Challenger Series. His only loss is by split decision to Jaime Jara

Jaime Jara

Jaime Jara is an American mixed martial artist.-Background:Jara is the first fighter in MMA history to hold titles in 4 different weight divisions: Heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, and welterweight. He currently competes in the Middleweight division...

Tachi Palace Fights

Santana was scheduled to face Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran David Loiseau

David Loiseau

David Loiseau is a Canadian mixed martial artist from Montreal, Quebec. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, and TKO Major League MMA and is the former TKO Middleweight Champion. He was the first French Canadian to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

at Tachi Palace Fights 10 for the Tachi Palace Fights middleweight championship. Loiseau pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury requiring surgery, so Santana instead faced former WEC champion Doug Marshall

Doug Marshall

Doug Garrett Marshall is an American mixed martial artist from Visalia, California who currently competes as a middleweight. He is a former WEC World Light Heavyweight champion.-Mixed martial arts career:...

in a middleweight non-title bout which he won by submission in the first round.

Bellator

Santana has recently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

. In his debut, Santana fought Darryl Cobb at Bellator 53 and won via submission in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|17-1
|Darryl Cobb
|Submission (armbar)
|Bellator 53
|10/8/2011
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:00
|Miami, Oklahoma

Miami, Oklahoma

Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...

United States
| Bellator Debut
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|Win
|align=center|16-1
|Doug Marshall

Doug Marshall

|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Tachi Palace Fights 10

Tachi Palace Fights 10

Tachi Palace Fights 10 was a mixed martial arts event held by Tachi Palace Fights , on August 5, 2011 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.-Background:...

|8/5/2011
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:29
|Lemoore, California

Lemoore, California

Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|15-1
|Anthony Ruiz
|Submission (armbar)
|MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 3
|11/19/2010
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:37
|Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14-1
|Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid is an American professional mixed martial artist from North Hollywood, California. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion, and was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show, losing to Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first...

Irvine, California

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-1
|Radmir Gabdullin

Radmir Gabdullin

Radmir Gabdullin is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a member of Russian mixed martial arts team Red Devil. One of the more promising young fighters to compete in the M - 1 selections events in 2009,He also participated in combat sambo world championship which took place in Czech Republic in...

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, South Korea
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|Win
|align=center|12-1
|Min Suk Heo
|Submission (armbar)
|M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
|4/29/2009
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:05
|Tokyo

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...

Jaime Jara

Santa Ynez, California

Santa Ynez is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The town of Santa Ynez is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley, and features the Santa Ynez Airport for general aviation with a paved 2804 x 75 foot runway. The population was 4,418...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|11-0
|Matt Lucas
|Submission (armbar)
|ShoXC
|4/5/2008
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:49
|Friant, California

Friant, California

Friant is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census, down from 778 at the 2000 census. Friant is located north of Clovis, at an elevation of 344 feet .-Geography:Friant is located at...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-0
|Jaime Fletcher
|Submission (armbar)
|ShoXC
|10/26/2007
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:46
|Santa Ynez, California

Santa Ynez, California

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-0
|Aram Ghukasyan
|Submission (armbar)
|Independent Event
|5/3/2007
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:45
|Highland, California

Highland, California

Highland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population in 2010 was 53,104, up from 44,605 at the 2000 census...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-0
|Chris Ledwidge
|Submission (armbar)
|Battle in the Ballroom 1
|4/1/2007
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:51
|Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Michele Verginelli
|Submission (armbar)
|Fury FC 2: Final Combat
|11/30/2006
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:20
|Sao Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Boris Jonstomp
|Submission (armbar)
|Fury FC 1: Warlords Unleashed
|9/27/2006
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:00
|Sao Paulo

São Paulo

, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Mavrick Harvey
|Submission (armbar)
|Invincible: Fist of Fury
|6/17/2006
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:00
|Ontario, California

Ontario, California

Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...

, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Jun Soo Lim
|Submission (armbar)
|WXF: X-Impact World Championships
|7/9/2005
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:34
|Korea
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Edwin Aguilar
|Submission (armbar)
|WXF: X-Impact World Championships
|7/9/2005
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:11
|Korea
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Zamirbek Syrgabayev
|Submission (armbar)
|WXF: X-Impact World Championships
|7/9/2005
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:54
|Korea
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Noriki Miyashita
|Decision (unanimous)
|WXF: X-Impact World Championships
|7/9/2005
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|Korea
|

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