Carlos Felipe

Carlos Felipe Cabral de Almeida (born January 12, 1995) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Carlos Felipe Cabral de Almeida
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995
Feira de Santana, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight264 lb (120 kg; 18 st 12 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach75.0 in (191 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofFeira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
TeamLIFE MMA
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins10
By knockout6
By decision4
Losses1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia in 1995, Carlos Felipe was bullied throughout school as a child for being fat. At age 14, he weighed 346 pounds. Felipe was morbidly obese and his family tried everything, but nothing helped him lose weight. After trying many different ways to lose weight, various diets and supplements, Felipe says boxing finally helped him drop from 346 pounds to 275 in 12 months. He gained so much confidence that he even started running to the gym every day, training, then running back home.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional career in 2014, Felipe fought for various Brazilian regional promotions, amassing an undefeated 8–0 record, winning 6 out of 8 by first round KO.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After signing with the UFC, on September 19, Felipe was flagged for a potential USADA violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected July 29. Therefore, he was pulled from his UFC debut against Christian Colombo at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida.[4] On October 20, it was announced that Felipe accepted a two-year suspension retroactive to the date of his provisional suspension. He tested positive for metabolites of stanozolol, 16β‐hydroxy‐stanozolol and 3’‐hydroxy‐stanozolol.[5] He was eligible to return September 18th, 2019.

After being released after his positive test, Felipe was resigned to the UFC on July 20, 2019.[6]

Felipe was expected to make his UFC debut against Sergey Spivak on May 9, 2020 at then UFC 250.[7] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[8] Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 172.[9] He lost the fight via majority decision.[10]

Felipe faced Yorgan De Castro, as a replacement for Ben Sosoli, on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana.[11] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[12]

Felipe faced Justin Tafa on January 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar.[13] He won the back and forth bout via split decision. [14]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
11 matches 10 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 4 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–1 Justin Tafa Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar January 16, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 9–1 Yorgan De Castro Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana October 4, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss 8–1 Sergey Spivak Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 8–0 Francisco Sandro da Silva Bezerra TKO (punches and elbows) Qualify Combat 2 May 20, 2017 1 4:07 Salvador, Brazil
Win 7–0 Paulo Cesar Almeida TKO (punches) Fight On 4 April 1, 2017 1 0:41 Salvador, Brazil
Win 6–0 Wagner Maia Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brazil 68 December 18, 2016 3 5:00 Brasilia, Brazil
Win 5–0 Pedro Mendes TKO (punches) The King of Arena Fight 3 August 27, 2016 1 1:48 Alagoinhas, Brazil Heavyweight debut.
Win 4–0 Andre Miranda Decision (unanimous) Fight On 3 July 30, 2016 3 5:00 Salvador, Brazil
Win 3–0 Alex Ardson TKO (rib injury) MNA MMA Circuit 2 April 9, 2016 1 5:00 Seabra, Brazil
Win 2–0 Fernando Batista TKO Full House: Battle Home 9 March 21, 2015 1 3:37 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Win 1–0 Ronilson Santos TKO (punches) Velame Fight Combat 3 November 29, 2014 1 2:20 Feira de Santana, Brazil Light Heavyweight debut.

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See also

References
  1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. Guilherme Cruz (2017-07-02). "New UFC signee Carlos Felipe fell in love with fighting after battle against morbid obesity". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. Sherdog.com. "Carlos Felipe". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  4. Staff (2017-09-19). "Carlos Felipe flagged for potential USADA violation, pulled from UFC debut in São Paulo". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  5. Steven Marrocco (2017-10-20). "UFC heavyweight Carlos Felipe accepts USADA-issued 2-year suspension". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  6. Guilherme Cruz (2019-07-20). "As USADA suspension approaches its end, Carlos Felipe re-signs with the UFC". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  7. Marcelo Barone (2020-03-05). "UFC sets fight between Carlos Boi and Sergey Spivak at UFC 250 in São Paulo". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05. (in Portuguese)
  8. Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  9. DNA, MMA. "Carlos Felipe vs. Sergey Spivak opnieuw ingepland, nu voor 18 juli op Yas Island". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  10. Bitter, Shawn (2020-07-18). "UFC Fight Island 2 Results: Sergey Spivak Scrapes By Carlos Felipe". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  11. Raphael Marinho and Zeca Azevedo (2020-07-30). "UFC confirms fight between Carlos Boi and Yorgan de Castro for event in October". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30. (in Portuguese)
  12. Doherty, Dan (2020-10-04). "UFC Fight Island 4 Results: Carlos Felipe Outworks Yorgan De Castro". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  13. DNA, MMA (2020-10-14). "Heavyweight partij tussen Justin Tafa en Carlos Felipe op 16 januari 2021". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  14. Jay Anderson (2021-01-16). "UFC Fight Island 7 Results: Heavyweight Slugfest Sees Carlos Felipe Get by Justin Tafa". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  15. Sherdog.com. "Carlos Felipe". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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