Luiz Azeredo

Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.

Mixed martial arts career

On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, where he reached the semi-finals and was defeated by defending champion Kenichi Ogata. He is most notable for being the first person to defeat Anderson Silva in an MMA bout.

Bellator

Azeredo made his Bellator debut at Bellator 33 winning against formerly undefeated, Edward Guedes. He won the fight after dominating all three rounds, as he got the unanimous decision win. With the win, Azeredo was offered a spot in the Season 4 lightweight tournament and lost to Renê Nazare.

Mixed martial arts record

Template:MMArecordbox Template:MMA record start |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 15–10 | Renê Nazare | TKO (arm injury) | Bellator 39 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 |Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Catchweight (160 lb) bout. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 15–9 | Edward Guedes | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 33 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Catchweight (159 lb) bout. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 14–9 | Niko Puhakka | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 28 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 13–9 | Mikhail Malyutin | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 31 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | For the vacant ROC Lightweight Championship. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 13–8 | Brandon Adamson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Universal Combat 3 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:06 | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 12–8 | Ronys Torres | Submission (kimura) | Jungle Fight 10 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:34 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 12–7 | Milton Vieira | Decision (unanimous) | The One: VIP Fighting | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 11–7 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Yarennoka! | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 11–6 | Paul Daley | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 19 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | London, England | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 10–6 | Joachim Hansen | KO (knee) | Pride Bushido 10 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 7:09 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 10–5 | Takanori Gomi | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 Pride Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 10–4 | Naoyuki Kotani | KO (knees and punches) | Pride Bushido 9 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:11 | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 Pride Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 9–4 | Takanori Gomi | KO (punches) | Pride Bushido 7 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:46 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (170 lb) bout; Azeredo missed weight. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 9–3 | Luiz Firmino | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 6 | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 8–3 | Regiclaudio Alves Macedo | TKO (punches) | Storm Samurai 5 | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:23 | Curitiba, Brazil | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 7–3 | Eduardo Simões | TKO (punches and stomp) | Storm Samurai 4 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:36 |Curitiba, Brazil | Return to Lightweight. |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 6–3 | Tony DeSouza | Decision (unanimous) | Meca World Vale Tudo 11 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 6–2 | Rodrigo Ruas | TKO (punches) | Brazil Super Fight 1 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:26 |Porto Alegre, Brazil | Return to Welterweight. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 5–2 | Cristiano Marcello | TKO (knees) | Meca World Vale Tudo 6 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 8:30 |Curitiba, Brazil |Lightweight debut. |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 4–2 | Fabrício Camões | TKO (retirement) | Meca World Vale Tudo 3 | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:36 |Curitiba, Brazil |Middleweight debut. |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 3–2 | Hayato Sakurai | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8 | Template:Dts | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 3–1 | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Meca World Vale Tudo 1 | Template:Dts | align=center| 2 | align=center| 10:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |- | style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | align=center| 2–1 | Antonio Antonio | Decision | rowspan=3|Brazil Free Style: The Best Fighters | rowspan=3|Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 10:00 | rowspan=3|Brazil | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 2–0 | Allen Clanton | TKO (submission to strikes) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:18 | |- | style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | align=center| 1–0 | Alexandre Alexandre | TKO (submission to elbows) | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:52 | Welterweight debut.

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See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of Pride Fighting events

External links

• Chute boxe official site
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