César Almeida (fighter)
César Almeida de Oliveira (born March 28, 1988), is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed in Glory and Superkombat Fighting Championship. Almeida is a former Superkombat Light Heavyweight Plus Champion.
| César Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Born | César Almeida de Oliveira March 28, 1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | Cesinha |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | São Paulo Brazil |
| Team | Superfight Team / Rizzo RVT / Corinthians |
| Trainer | Braz |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 57 |
| Wins | 47 |
| By knockout | 27 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
As of January 2023, he was ranked as the second best middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and as the third best middleweight in the world by Combat Press.[1][2]
Kickboxing career edit
Early career edit
Almeida took part in the 2013 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight tournament, held at WGP Kickboxing 17 on December 21, 2013. He was booked to face Cristian Torres in the semifinals of the one-day tournament. Almeida won the fight by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he faced Alex Pereira. He won the fight by decision.[3]
Almeida fought a trilogy bout with Alex Pereira, with the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight championship on the line, at WGP Kickboxing 25 on July 25, 2015.[4] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[5]
Superkombat Light Heavyweight Plus Champion edit
César faced Moises Baute for the SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus championship and the WKN International Kickboxing oriental rules title at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016 on May 7, 2016.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] He extended his win streak to three fights with a second round stoppage of Guilherme Gimenez at WGP Kickboxing 33 on September 10, 2016.[8]
Almeida took part in the WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1 kg) tournament, which was held at WGP Kickboxing 34 on November 1, 2016. He was able to overcome Ricardo Soneca in the semifinals of the one-day tournament by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he suffered a decision loss to Haime Morais.[9]
Almeida faced Marcelo Nuñez at WGP Kickboxing 36 on April 7, 2017.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]
Almeida faced Lucas Alsina for the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (85 kg) championship at WGP Kickboxing 50 on October 27, 2018.[12] He beat Alsina by a fourth round knockout, managing to stop his opponent through repeated low kicks.[13]
After capturing his fourth piece of professional silverware, Alemida would go on to fight in two non-title bouts. Almeida was first booked to face Hao Guanghua at MAS Fight on November 10, 2018. He won the fight by stoppage.[14] Alemida next faced Lucas Dallapico at Premier Fight League on February 23, 2019. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[15]
Almeida made his first WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight title defense against Ivan Galaz at WGP Kickboxing 54 on May 24, 2019.[16] He retained the title by a decision draw.[17]
Almeida faced Sergey Veselkin in his Fair Fight debut at Fair Fight IX on July 8, 2019. He lost the fight by decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[18] Almeida faced Igor Bugaenko in his second appearance with the promotion at Fair Fight X on October 26, 2019. He won the fight by an extra round decision.[19]
Glory edit
Almeida made his Glory debut against Donovan Wisse at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019.[20][21] Wisse won the fight by majority decision.[22]
Almeida made his second WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight title defense against Ivan Galaz at WGP Kickboxing 66 on September 3, 2022, following a three-year break from the sport of kickboxing.[23] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[24]
Almeida faced the #1 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all five judges awarding him a 29–26 scorecard.[25]
Almeida was expected to challenge the Glory Middleweight (-85 kg) champion Donovan Wisse at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023. The bout was a rematch of their first meeting, that took place on December 21, 2019, and which Wisse won by majority decision.[26] The fight was downgraded to a three round non-title bout however, as Almeida missed weight by one kilogram at the official weigh-ins.[27] Almeida lost the fight by unanimous decision.[28]
Mixed martial arts career edit
Almeida made his return to mixed martial arts against the LFA Middleweight champion Lucas Fernando on the seventh season of the DWCS on August 8, 2023.[29] He won the fight by unanimous decision and was awarded a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[30]
Ultimate Fighting Championship edit
Almeida was scheduled to face Christian Leroy Duncan on November 18, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 232.[31] However, he was pulled out from the event due to medical reasons.[32]
Almeida was scheduled to face Josh Fremd on April 6, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 242.[33] However, Fremd withdrew from the event for unknown reasons and he was replaced by Dylan Budka.[34] Almeida won in his UFC debut via technical knockout in the second round.[35] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.[36]
Almeida is scheduled to face Roman Kopylov on June 1, 2024 at UFC 302.[37]
Championships and accomplishments edit
Kickboxing edit
- SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
- 2016 SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus (-86 kg) Championship
- World Kickboxing Network
- 2016 WKN International Oriental Rules Super Light Heayvweight (-85 kg) Championship
- World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
- 2014 WAKO Pro Brazilian Light Cruiserweight (-85 kg) K-1 Rules Championship
- WGP Kickboxing
- 2013 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85 kg) Tournament Winner
- 2018 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85 kg) Championship
- Brazilian Kickboxing Federation
- 2013 Brazil National -81 kg Kickboxing Championship[38]
Mixed martial arts edit
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Dylan Budka[36]
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 5 matches | 5 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 5–0 | Dylan Budka | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 | April 6, 2024 | 2 | 2:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 4–0 | Lucas Fernando | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 57 | August 8, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Danilo Souza | KO (punch) | Shooto Brazil 110 | December 18, 2021 | 1 | 0:45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vitor Costa | TKO (punches) | Road to Future 1 | June 27, 2021 | 1 | 4:51 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Thiago Araujo | TKO (punches) | Shooto Brazil 61 | February 13, 2016 | 1 | 1:08 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
Kickboxing record edit
| 47 wins (27 (T)KOs), 8 losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-11 | Loss | Donovan Wisse | Glory 83 | Essen, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-10-08 | Win | Serkan Ozcaglayan | Glory: Collision 4 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-09-03 | NC | Ivan Galaz | WGP Kickboxing 66 | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | No Contest (Hit after the bell) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| For the WGP Kickboxing -85kg title. Originally a KO win for Almeida overturned to a no contest after review due to the knockout blow landing after the bell. | ||||||||
| 2019-12-21 | Loss | Donovan Wisse | Glory Collision 2 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-10-26 | Win | Igor Bugaenko | Fair Fight X | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-07-08 | Loss | Sergey Veselkin | Fair Fight IX | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-05-24 | Draw | Ivan Galaz | WGP Kickboxing 54 | Santiago, Chile | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2019-02-23 | Win | Lucas Dallapico | Premier Fight League | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil | TKO | 2 | ||
| 2018-11-10 | Win | Hao Guanghua | MAS Fight | Macau | KO (Punches) | 1 | 8:31 | |
| 2018-10-27 | Win | Lucas Alsina | WGP Kickboxing 50 | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (Low Kicks) | 4 | ||
| Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2018-05-18 | Win | Nattan Novak | WGP Kickboxing 46 | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (Left Hook to the Body) | 2 | 2:56 | |
| 2017-04-07 | Win | Marcelo Nuñez | WGP Kickboxing 36 | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-11-01 | Loss | Haime Morais | WGP Kickboxing 34, Final | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the vacant WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2016-11-01 | Win | Ricardo Soneca | WGP Kickboxing 34, Semi Final | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (High Kick & Punches) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| 2016-09-10 | Win | Guilherme Gimenez | WGP Kickboxing 33 | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (Low Kick) | 2 | 0:25 | |
| 2016-05-07 | Win | Moises Baute | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016 | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the inaugural SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus (-85kg) title and the WKN International oriental rules Super Light Heayweight (-85kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2015-12-19 | Win | Rodolfo Cavalo | WGP Kickboxing 28 | Brazil | KO (Right Cross) | 1 | 1:40 | |
| 2015-07-25 | Loss | Alex Pereira | WGP Kickboxing 25 | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| For the vacant WGP Kickboxing Middleweight (-85 kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2014-11-29 | Win | Aleksandr Dmitrenko | WGP Kickboxing 23 | São Paulo,Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-09-27 | Win | Francisco Araujo | WGP Kickboxing 22 | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (Right Low Kick) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Wins the WAKO Pro Brazil Light Cruiserweight (-85kg) title. | ||||||||
| 2013-12-21 | Win | Alex Pereira | WGP Kickboxing 17, Final | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) Tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2013-12-21 | Win | Ricardo Soneca | WGP Kickboxing 14 | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-03-23 | Loss | Alex Pereira | WGP Kickboxing 12 | São Caetano, Brazil | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | ||
| 2013-01-25 | Win | Rony Silva | Jungle Fight 48 | São Paulo, Brazil | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-10 | Win | Alessandro Benacci | WGP Kickboxing x It's Showtime 60 | São Paulo, Brazil | KO (Low Kick) | 3 | ||
| 2012-08-25 | Loss | Fernando Nonato | WGP Kickboxing 6 | Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-07-07 | Win | Paulo Goes | WGP Kickboxing | São Paulo, Brazil | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 0:34 | |
| 2012-04-07 | Win | Marcos Caçador | WGP Kickboxing 5 | Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-11-21 | Win | Marcelo Lisboa | SP1. PRO MAX. 2 | Brazil | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
See also edit
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External links edit
- Official Glory profile