Ariel Machado

Ariel Machado, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently signed with Glory,^[2] competing in the Light Heavyweight division.

Ariel Machado
Born	Ariel do Rocio Machado (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37), Curitiba, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	95.0 kg (209.4 lb; 14.96 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Curitiba, Brazil
Team	Hemmers Gym^[1] / Madison Team
Years active	2006 - present
Kickboxing record
Total	66
Wins	52
By knockout	36
Losses	14
By knockout	5
Mixed martial arts record
Total	10
Wins	7
By knockout	7
Losses	3
By knockout	2
By submission	1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Combat Press ranked him as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer in the world between November 2021 and June 2022, with Machado peaking at #7.^[3][4]

Kickboxing career

Machado participated in the WGP Kickboxing 26 tournament, facing Junior Alpha in the semifinals.^[5] Machado lost the fight by decision.^[6] In his next appearance with WGP Kickboxing, he faced Maycon Silva. Machado won the fight by decision.^[7]

He took part in the 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated Pavel Zhuravlev by a unanimous decision. He lost the final bout to Zinedine Hameur-Lain by a second round KO.^[8]

Machado next fought in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender tournament. He lost the very first bout to Yousri Belgaroui by decision.^[9]

Machado was scheduled to fight in the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. In the tournament final, he fought a rematch with Zinedine Hameur-Lain, and won by TKO in the first round.^[10][11]

Briefly fighting outside of Glory, Machado was scheduled to face Lucas Alsina during WGP Kickboxing 38.^[12] Machado won the bout in the third round, knocking Alsina out with a flying knee.^[13]

He fought for the Glory Light Heavyweight title during Glory 47: Lyon, held at the time by Artem Vakhitov. Vakhitov successfully defended the title, winning by unanimous decision.^[14]

His next two fights were outside of Glory, which he won by a split decision against Haime Morais during WGP KB 47,^[15] and by KO against Marcelo Nuñez during WGP KB 57.^[16]

Machado was scheduled to fight Michael Duut during Glory Collision 2.^[17] Machado won by unanimous decision.^[18]

Doping suspension

On April 20, 2019, it was announced that Machado failed a drug test prior to Glory 47: Lyon in 2017. He was suspended for 20 months following a positive test for banned substances at the event, where he challenged reigning champion Artem Vakhitov.^[19][20]

Titles and accomplishments

• GLORY
  • 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner
• WGP Kickboxing
  • 2023 WGP Kickboxing Light Heavyweight (-94,1kg) Champion

Awards

• Combat Press
  • 2019 Comeback Fighter of the Year^[21]

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

53 wins (36 KOs), 14 losses, 0 Draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-02-03	Loss	Arseniy Smirnov	RCC Fair Fight 26	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-09-10	Loss	Liu Ce	K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Semifinals	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Low kick)	2	1:57
2023-09-10	Win	Michał Turyński	K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Quarterfinals	Yokohama, Japan	Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
2023-06-17	Win	Lucas Paredes	WGP Kickboxing #70	Curitiba, Brazil	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Light Heavyweight (-94,1kg) title.
2023-03-25	Loss	Valeriy Bizyaev	Ural FC 2	Samara, Russia	KO (Punches)	2	2:45
For the Ural FC K-1 -91 kg title.
2023-02-02	Loss	Beybulat Isaev	Muaythai Factory	Kemerovo, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-11-04	Win	Lucas Monteiro	WGP Kickboxing #67	Curitiba, Brazil	TKO (Low kicks)	2
2022-07-15	Loss	Nikita Kozlov	RCC Fair Fight 18	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-12-21	Win	Michael Duut	Glory Collision 2	Arnhem, Netherlands	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-09-13	Win	Marcelo Nuñez	WGP Kickboxing #57	Curitiba, Brazil	KO (Right Hook)	1	1:18
2018-07-27	Win	Haime Morais	WGP Kickboxing #47	Curitiba, Brazil	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2017-10-28	Loss	Artem Vakhitov	Glory 47: Lyon	Lyon, France	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2017-07-01	Win	Lucas Alsina	WGP Kickboxing #38	Curitiba, Brazil	KO (Flying Knee)	3	2:42
2017-02-24	Win	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	Glory 38: Chicago, Final	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	TKO (Punches)	1	2:43
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2017-02-24	Win	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 38: Chicago, Semi-finals	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-10-21	Loss	Yousri Belgaroui	Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-07-22	Loss	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	Glory 32: Virginia, Final	Norfolk, Virginia	KO (strikes)	2	1:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2016-07-22	Win	Pavel Zhuravlev	Glory 32: Virginia, Semi-finals	Norfolk, Virginia, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-04-09	Win	Maycon Silva	WGP Kickboxing #29	Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
2015-09-05	Loss	Junior Alpha	WGP Kickboxing #26, Semi-final	Guarapuava, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
2009	Loss	Alessandro Geloco	Brave FC	Curitiba, Brazil	KO (Right Hook)	1
2009		José Carlos "Zinho" Oliveira		Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
2007	Win	Fábio Pelézinho		Brazil	KO (Right Cross)	2
2005-10-27	Loss	Cosmo Alexandre	K-1 Rules Heavyweight Factory GP	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur kickboxing record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2021-10-	Loss	Bahram Rajabzadeh	W.A.K.O World Championships 2021, K-1 1/8 Final +91 kg	Jesolo, Italy	Decision (3:0)	3	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

10 matches	7 wins	3 losses
By knockout	7	2
By submission	0	1
By decision	0	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	7-3	Mauri Roque	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	Power Fight Extreme 12	13 December 2014	2	5:00	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	6-3	Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes	Submission (Rear naked choke)	Talent MMA Circuit 11 - Sao Jose dos Pinhais 2014	23 August 2014	1	1:58	Pinhais, Brazil
Win	6-2	Dyego Roberto	TKO (Punches and Knees)	Power Fight Extreme 11	17 May 2014	2	0:43	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	5-2	Gerson da Silva Conceicao	Submission (Punches)	Watch Out Combat Show 29	20 September 2013	2	1:03	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	5-1	Rodrigo Jesus	TKO (Punches)	Power Fight Extreme 9	29 June 2013	2	0:45	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	4-1	Bruno Assuncao Bogado	TKO (Head Kick)	Adventure Fighters Tournament 4	9 March 2013	1	0:33	Curitiba, Brazil
Win	3-1	Tiago Batista Costa	TKO	Beltrao Combat 2	10 November 2012	2		Brazil
Win	2-1	Wanderley da Hora	TKO (Punches)	Duelo de Titas	24 March 2012	1	2:40	Brazil
Win	1-1	Tiago Monaco Tosato	TKO (Punches)	Adventure Fighters Tournament	15 October 2011	1	2:37	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	0-1	Paulo Bueno	Submission (Punches)	Toycas Toyota Cup 2006	29 July 2006	1	1:20	Curitiba, Brazil

See also

• List of male kickboxers

External links

• Official Glory profile

References

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19. Three athletes agree to sanctions for breach of GLORY's anti-doping policy
20. Hari & Machado Suspended, Two Others Reprimanded
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