Gesias Cavalcante

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Gesias Cavalcante (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. He was the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO Middleweight Champion, and has also fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, World Series of Fighting, and Cage Rage. Cavalcante also participated in the Dynamite!! USA event.

Mixed martial arts career

While Cavalcante is primarily an MMA fighter, he made his K-1 debut fighting against Masato in the 2007 World Max tournament, losing via decision.[1]

On September 17, 2007, Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight (70 kg) tournament by defeating Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Vítor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre Amade by submission via armbar in the finals.

Cavalcante had agreed to fight former PRIDE Fighting Championship Lightweight standout Shinya Aoki at Yarennoka! 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 promotion at the 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.[2] The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra.[3]

They had their rematch on April 29, 2008, at Dream 2. Cavalcante was defeated by Aoki by unanimous decision.[4] However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.[3]

Cavalcante's next fight was set to be against Joachim Hansen at Dynamite!! 2008 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".[5]

Strikeforce

Cavalcante signed a 4-fight deal with Strikeforce in June 2010. He made his debut against former Strikeforce Lightweight ChampionJosh Thomson, losing by a controversial unanimous decision.[6]

Cavalcante's next fight was against lightweight prospect Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum. The fight ended in a no contest after Cavalcante poked Wilcox's eye.

Cavalcante fought Bobby Green on July 30, 2011, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson.[7] He won the fight via split decision.

On the 19th of May 2012, he lost a split decision to Isaac Vallie-Flagg at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier and was subsequently released from Strikeforce.

On June 30, 2012, Cavalcante was knocked out for the first time in his seven-year career by Luis Palomino at CFA 07 in Coral Gables, Florida.

Kickboxing

He competed at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012.[8] The Shoot Boxing World Tournament, or "S-Cup", is an eight-man, 70 kg/154 lb standing vale tudo tournament that combines striking, throws and submissions held by the Shoot Boxing Association once every two years. Cavalcante was drawn against Hiroki Shishido at the quarter-final stage and lost by majority decision.[9][10][11]

He signed with the Glory kickboxing promotion in August 2013.[12][13] Cavalcante was set to face Steve Moxon at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US on October 12, 2013[14] but withdrew due to a lingering hand injury and was replaced by Reece McAllister.[15]

World Series of Fighting

Cavalcante faced off against UFC veteran TJ O'Brien at WSOF 1: Arlovski vs. Cole. He won by submission due to an Achilles lock only 63 seconds into the fight.

JZ next fought undefeated Justin Gaethje at WSOF 2. Cavalcante suffered a deep cut on the hairline due to a knee from Gaethje that forced the referee to stop the fight at 2:27 of the opening round.

In his third fight for the promotion, Cavalcante took on Strikeforce and 14 time UFC veteran Tyson Griffin at WSOF 4. After a back and forth fight, early in the third round Cavalcante took down an exhausted Griffin and proceeded to land a barrage of undefended punches from the back mount thus winning the fight via TKO.

Cavalcante was scheduled to rematch Justin Gaethje for the inaugural WSOF Lightweight Championship at WSOF 8 on January 18, 2014, in Hollywood, Florida, but pulled out due to an undisclosed injury.

Cavalcante faced Melvin Guillard on July 5, 2014, at WSOF 11.[16] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Hawn came out of retirement to face Rick Hawn on October 21, 2022, at Combat FC 2. He won the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.[17]

Grappling career

Cavalcante competed at the IBJJF Miami Open on April 29 and 30, 2023 where he won a silver medal in the absolute division.[18]

He competed against Leonardo Silva in a superfight at Blue Collar FC: American Dream Conference on September 1, 2023 and won the match by submission.[19]

Cavalcante competed at the IBJJF Miami Fall Open on November 5, 2023, winning a gold medal in the master 2 middleweight division.[20]

Cavalcante competed against Gregor Gracie at Pit Submission Series 3 on March 23, 2024.[21] He lost the match by submission.[22] He then won a bronze medal in the no gi middleweight division of the IBJJF Fort Lauderdale Open 2024 on October 20th, 2024.[23]

Cavalcante competed against Piter Frank in the co-main event of ADXC 7 on November 17, 2024.[24] He won the match by decision.[25]

Cavalcante faced Jake O’Driscoll at Who’s Number One 29 on July 25, 2025.[26] He won the match by submission with a heel hook.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
0 wins (0 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2012-11-17LossJapanHiroki ShishidoShoot Boxing World Tournament 2012, Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanDecision (majority)33:000-2
2007-06-28LossJapanMasatoK-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination, First RoundTokyo, JapanDecision (unanimous)33:000-1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
37 matches22 wins12 losses
By knockout76
By submission101
By decision55
Draws1
No contests2
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win22–12–1 (2)Rick HawnSubmission (guillotine choke)Combat FC 2October 21, 202223:41Wilmington, Massachusetts, United StatesReturn to Welterweight.
Loss21–12–1 (2)Erivan PereiraTKO (punches)Brave CF 11April 13, 201822:21Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Loss21–11–1 (2)Alan OmerTKO (punches)Brave CF 9: The Kingdom of ChampionsNovember 17, 201733:30Isa Town, Bahrain
Loss21–10–1 (2)Kurt HolobaughTKO (punches)Titan FC 44May 19, 201742:45Pembroke Pines, FloridaFor the interim Titan FC Lightweight Championship
Win21–9–1 (2)Robert TurnquestDecision (unanimous)Titan FC 42December 2, 201635:00Coral Gables, FloridaCatchweight (160 lb) bout.
Loss20–9–1 (2)Freddy AssuncaoTechnical Submission (guillotine choke)Titan FC 40: Cavalcante vs. AssuncaoAugust 5, 201640:24Coral Gables, FloridaLost Titan FC Lightweight Championship
Win20–8–1 (2)Pat HealyKO (punches)Titan FC 39: Cavalcante vs. HealyJune 10, 201612:07Coral Gables, FloridaWon Titan FC Lightweight Championship
Win19–8–1 (2)Gele QingSubmission (unknown)KFU: Kungfu UnionSeptember 21, 20141N/ADalian, ChinaCatchweight (175 lb) bout.
Loss18–8–1 (2)Melvin GuillardTKO (punches and elbows)WSOF 11July 5, 201422:36Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Win18–7–1 (2)Tyson GriffinTKO (punches)WSOF 4August 10, 201331:37Ontario, California, United States
Loss17–7–1 (2)Justin GaethjeTKO (doctor stoppage)WSOF 2March 23, 201312:27Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesDue to a cut.
Win17–6–1 (2)TJ O'BrienSubmission (Achilles lock)WSOF 1November 3, 201211:03Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss16–6–1 (2)Luis PalominoKO (punches)CFA 07: Never Give UpJune 30, 201231:41Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Loss16–5–1 (2)Isaac Vallie-FlaggDecision (split)Strikeforce: Barnett vs. CormierMay 19, 201235:00San Jose, California, United States
Win16–4–1 (2)Bobby GreenDecision (split)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. HendersonJuly 30, 201135:00Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
NC15–4–1 (2)Justin WilcoxNC (accidental eye poke)Strikeforce: Overeem vs. WerdumJune 18, 201120:31Dallas, Texas, United StatesCavalcante poked Wilcox in the eye.
Loss15–4–1 (1)Josh ThomsonDecision (unanimous)Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons IIOctober 9, 201035:00San Jose, California, United States
Win15–3–1 (1)Katsunori KikunoDecision (split)Dream 15July 10, 201025:00Saitama, Japan
Loss14–3–1 (1)Tatsuya KawajiriDecision (unanimous)Dream 9May 26, 200925:00Yokohama, Japan
Loss14–2–1 (1)Shinya AokiDecision (unanimous)Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First RoundApril 29, 200825:00Saitama, Japan
NC14–1–1 (1)Shinya AokiNC (illegal elbows)Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First RoundMarch 15, 200813:46Saitama, JapanLightweight GP Opening Round; Aoki injured via illegal downward elbows to the back of the head.
Win14–1–1Andre AmadeSubmission (armbar)Hero's 10September 17, 200714:48Yokohama, JapanHero's 2007 Lightweight Grand Prix final.
Win13–1–1Vítor RibeiroTKO (punches)10:35Hero's 2007 Lightweight Grand Prix semi-final.
Win12–1–1Nam PhanTKO (punches)Dynamite!! USAJune 2, 200710:26Los Angeles, California, United StatesReturn to Lightweight.
Win11–1–1Caol UnoDecision (majority)Hero's 7October 9, 200625:00Yokohama, JapanHero's 2006 Welterweight (165 lb) Grand Prix final.
Win10–1–1Rani YahyaSubmission (guillotine choke)10:39Hero's 2006 Welterweight (165 lb) Grand Prix semi-final.
Win9–1–1Hiroyuki TakayaKO (flying knee)Hero's 6August 5, 200610:30Tokyo, JapanHero's 2006 Welterweight (165 lb) Grand Prix quarter-final.
Win8–1–1Hidetaka MonmaTKO (punches)Hero's 5May 3, 200612:08Tokyo, JapanHero's 2006 Welterweight (165 lb) Grand Prix opening round.
Win7–1–1Michihiro OmigawaKO (punches)Cage Rage 14December 3, 200510:49London, England, United Kingdom
Draw6–1–1Ryan SchultzDrawSF 11: Rumble at the Rose GardenJuly 9, 200535:00Portland, Oregon, United States
Win6–1Henry MatamorosDecision (unanimous)HOOKnSHOOT: The ReturnApril 2, 200535:00Evansville, Indiana, United StatesWon Shooto Americas Welterweight Championship[28]
Win5–1Cengiz DanaSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme XmasDecember 18, 200434:55Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Win4–1Bart PalaszewskiSubmission (guillotine choke)IHC 8: EtherealNovember 20, 200411:03Hammond, Indiana, United States
Win3–1Sebastian KorschilgenSubmission (kimura)Shooto: Switzerland 2September 4, 20041N/AZurich, Switzerland
Loss2–1Joachim HansenDecision (majority)Shooto: 7/16 in Korakuen HallJuly 16, 200435:00Tokyo, Japan
Win2–0Brad MohlerSubmission (achilles lock)HOOKnSHOOT: LiveMarch 27, 200411:32Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win1–0Justin WiesniewskiSubmission (guillotine choke)AFC 7February 27, 200411:53Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Submission grappling record

 ? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses, ? Draws
ResultRec.OpponentMethodEventDateLocation
Win6–3–2Brazil Vinicius de JesusRear Naked ChokeCombat Jiu-Jitsu WorldsJune 6, 2021Cancún, Mexico
Win5–3–2United States Tom GallicchioArm Triangle ChokeCombat Jiu-Jitsu WorldsJune 6, 2021Cancún, Mexico
Win4–3–2United States Saul ViayraHeel HookSubversiv 5May 1, 2021Miami, United States
Loss3–3–2United States Jason RauDecisionFight 2 Win 161January 21, 2021Miami, United States
Win3–2–2United States Justin RenickDecisionFight 2 Win 160January 16, 2021Miami, United States
Win2–2–2United States Nick RonanDecisionFight 2 Win 157November 14, 2020Philadelphia, United States
Loss1–2–2Brazil Nicky RyanInside Heel HookSubStars: Poirier vs. TononFebruary 21, 2020Miami, United States
Draw1–1–2United StatesAnthony SmithDecisionQuintet UltraDecember 12, 2019Las Vegas, United States
Draw1–1–1United StatesChad MendesDecisionQuintet UltraDecember 12, 2019Las Vegas, United States
Win1–1–0BrazilJorge PatinoGuillotine ChokeKasai Super Series OrlandoJuly 4, 2019Orlando, United States
Loss0–1–0Iran Alireza NoeiDecision · PointsSFT 9January 19, 2019São Paulo, Brazil

See also

References

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