César Almeida (fighter) explained

César Almeida
Other Names:Cesinha
Birth Date:28 March 1988
Birth Place:Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fighting Out Of:São Paulo Brazil
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Orthodox
Team:Superfight Team / Rizzo RVT / Corinthians
Trainer:Braz
Years Active:2009–present
Kickbox Win:47
Kickbox Kowin:27
Kickbox Loss:8
Kickbox Draw:1
Kickbox Nc:1
Mma Win:5
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Loss:1
Mma Decloss:1

César Almeida (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.

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

Early career

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

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

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

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

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 for medical reasons.[32]

Almeida was scheduled to face Josh Fremd on April 6, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 240.[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 faced Roman Kopylov on June 1, 2024 at UFC 302.[37] He lost the bout by split decision.[38]

Almeida is scheduled to face Ihor Potieria on October 5, 2024 at UFC 307.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|5–1|Roman Kopylov|Decision (split)|UFC 302||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Dylan Budka|TKO (punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:13|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ||-||align=center|4–0|Lucas Fernando |Decision (unanimous)|Dana White's Contender Series 57||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Danilo Souza |KO (punch)|Shooto Brazil 110||align=center|1|align=center|0:45|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-|Win|align=center|2–0|Vitor Costa |TKO (punches)|Road to Future 1||align=center|1|align=center|4:51|Sao Paulo, Brazil| |-|Win|align=center|1–0|Thiago Araujo |TKO (punches)|Shooto Brazil 61||align=center|1|align=center|1:08|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2023-02-11|| Loss ||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory 83 || Essen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-10-08 || Win|| align="left" | Serkan Ozcaglayan || Glory: Collision 4 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2022-09-03 || NC ||align=left| Ivan Galaz || WGP Kickboxing 66|| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil || No Contest (Hit after the bell) || 1|| 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2019-12-21|| Loss||align=left| Donovan Wisse || Glory Collision 2 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-10-26 || Win||align=left| Igor Bugaenko || Fair Fight X|| Yekaterinburg, Russia || Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) || 4||3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2019-07-08 || Loss||align=left| Sergey Veselkin || Fair Fight IX|| Yekaterinburg, Russia || Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) || 4||3:00|-|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2019-05-24 || Draw ||align=left| Ivan Galaz || WGP Kickboxing 54 || Santiago, Chile || Decision || 5|| 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2019-02-23 || Win||align=left| Lucas Dallapico || Premier Fight League|| Lauro de Freitas, Brazil || TKO|| 2|||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-11-10 || Win||align=left| Hao Guanghua || MAS Fight|| Macau || KO (Punches)|| 1||8:31|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-10-27 || Win||align=left| Lucas Alsina || WGP Kickboxing 50|| São Paulo, Brazil || KO (Low Kicks)|| 4|| |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2018-05-18 || Win||align=left| Nattan Novak|| WGP Kickboxing 46|| São Paulo, Brazil || KO (Left Hook to the Body)|| 2|| 2:56|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2017-04-07 || Win||align=left| Marcelo Nuñez|| WGP Kickboxing 36|| São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (Unanimous) || 3|| 3:00|- style="background:#FFBBBB;"| 2016-11-01 || Loss||align=left| Haime Morais || WGP Kickboxing 34, Final|| São Paulo, Brazil || Decision|| 3|| 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-11-01 || Win||align=left| Ricardo Soneca || WGP Kickboxing 34, Semi Final|| São Paulo, Brazil || KO (High Kick & Punches)|| 2|| 2:40|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-09-10 || Win||align=left| Guilherme Gimenez || WGP Kickboxing 33|| São Paulo, Brazil || KO (Low Kick)|| 2|| 0:25|- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2016-05-07 || Win||align=left| Moises Baute || SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016|| Bucharest, Romania || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#CCFFCC;"| 2015-12-19 || Win||align=left| Rodolfo Cavalo || WGP Kickboxing 28|| Brazil || KO (Right Cross)|| 1|| 1:40|- bgcolor= "#FFBBBB"| 2015-07-25 || Loss||align=left| Alex Pereira || WGP Kickboxing 25 || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2014-11-29 || Win ||align=left| Aleksandr Dmitrenko|| WGP Kickboxing 23 || São Paulo,Brazil || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2014-09-27 || Win ||align=left| Francisco Araujo || WGP Kickboxing 22 || São Paulo, Brazil || KO (Right Low Kick)|| 2 || 2:50|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-12-21 || Win ||align=left| Alex Pereira || WGP Kickboxing 17, Final || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-12-21 || Win ||align=left| Ricardo Soneca || WGP Kickboxing 14 || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2013-03-23 || Loss||align=left| Alex Pereira || WGP Kickboxing 12|| São Caetano, Brazil || Decision (unanimous) || 3 |||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2013-01-25 || Win ||align=left| Rony Silva || Jungle Fight 48 || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2012-11-10 || Win ||align=left| Alessandro Benacci || WGP Kickboxing x It's Showtime 60 || São Paulo, Brazil || KO (Low Kick)|| 3 |||- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2012-08-25 || Loss||align=left| Fernando Nonato || WGP Kickboxing 6 || Brazil || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2012-07-07 || Win ||align=left| Paulo Goes || WGP Kickboxing || São Paulo, Brazil || TKO (Doctor Stoppage)|| 1 || 0:34|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2012-04-07 || Win ||align=left| Marcos Caçador || WGP Kickboxing 5 || Brazil || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2009-11-21 || Win ||align=left| Marcelo Lisboa || SP1. PRO MAX. 2 || Brazil || Decision|| 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rankings January 2023 . beyondkick.com . 20 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Patela . Matthew . Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: January 2023 . combatpress.com . 20 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Cesar Almeida leva a melhor em revanche contra Alex Pereira . terra.com.br . 20 January 2023.
  4. Web site: WGP realiza 25º edição com disputa entre Cesinha Almeida e Alex Pereira . odia.ig.com.br . 20 January 2023.
  5. Web site: WGP 25: Alex Pereira vence Cesar Almeida e é campeão até 85kg . ndmais.com.br . 26 July 2015 . 20 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Moises Baute vs. Cesar Almeida set for SuperKombat Puerto Rico . muaythaiauthority.com . 27 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Combate Moises Baute Vs Cesar Almeida, SUPERKOMBAT . kocanarias.com . 8 May 2016 . 27 October 2020.
  8. Web site: MMA Nacional – Fighten e WGP consagram campeões . gazetaesportiva.com . 13 September 2016 . 20 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Haime Moraes é decisivo, conquista o GP dos pesados e terá revanche diante de Felipe Micheletii . psicoticosporvaletudo.com.br . 3 November 2016 . 20 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Kick boxing: Paraguayo Nuñez compite en WGP de Sao Paulo . lanacion.com.py . 20 January 2023.
  11. Web site: WGP #36: Brunow mantém título e Santiago é o novo campeão dos leves . esportes.yahoo.com . 20 January 2023.
  12. Web site: WGP Kickboxing Celebrates 50th Show . kickboxingz.com . 25 October 2018 . 27 October 2020.
  13. Web site: WGP Kickboxing 50 Results: Gazani Defends Light Middleweight Belt, Almeida Halts Alsina . combatpress.com . 27 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Atleta de MMA do Corinthians vence luta no MASFIGHT . corinthians.com.br . 27 October 2020.
  15. Web site: César Almeida vence na estreia do 20ª edição do Premier Fight League . corinthians.com.br . 27 October 2020.
  16. Web site: WGP Debuts in Chile . kickboxingz.com . 15 April 2019 . 27 October 2020.
  17. Web site: WGP Kickboxing 54 Results: Almeida Retains, Valenzuela Wins Challenger Grand Prix . combatpress.com . 27 October 2020.
  18. Web site: MMA: Lutador corinthiano Cesar Almeida perde por pontos em torneio de kickboxing na Rússia . centraldotimao.com.br . 8 July 2019 . 27 October 2020.
  19. Web site: Lutador do Corinthians, César Almeida de Oliveira vence combate na Rússia . corinthians.com.br . 27 October 2020.
  20. Web site: Atleta do Corinthians estreia pelo Glory Kickboxing na Holanda . corinthians.com.br . 27 October 2020.
  21. Web site: BREAKING: Donovan Wisse vs. Cesar Almeida tijdens GLORY Collision 2 in Arnhem . mmadna.nl . 14 November 2019 . 27 October 2020.
  22. Web site: Donovan Wisse verslaat Almeida . dwtonline.com . 27 October 2020 . 31 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031035730/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2019/12/21/donovan-wisse-verslaat-almeida/ . dead .
  23. Web site: WGP 66: Cesinha Almeida e Ivan Galaz analisam revanche por título . terra.com.br . 9 October 2022.
  24. Web site: Iván Galaz es noqueado ilegalmente en terrible robo por parte del WGP . mmateam.org . 4 September 2022 . 5 September 2022.
  25. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . COLLISION 4 results: Alistair Overeem scores electrifying comeback victory against Badr Hari and settles trilogy . beyondkick.com . 9 October 2022 . 9 October 2022.
  26. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . Middleweight & Light Heavyweight Title Fights Booked for GLORY 83 on Feb. 11 in Essen, Germany . beyondkick.com . 13 December 2022 . 13 December 2022.
  27. Web site: Strobel . Kevin . GLORY 83 Weigh-in Results: Middleweight Title Challenger Cesar Almeida Misses Weight and Now Takes on Donovan Wisse in Three-Round Non-title Bout . beyondkick.com . 10 February 2023 . 10 February 2023.
  28. Web site: van Dinter . Sean . Donovan Wisse pakt de winst op Cesar Almeida op Glory 83 . vechtsportinfo.nl . 11 February 2023 . 11 February 2023.
  29. News: Leonard . Harvey . Glory Kickboxer With A Win Over Alex Pereira Booked For Dana White's Contender Series Appearance . Mma News | Ufc News, Results & Interviews . 21 June 2023 . 21 June 2023.
  30. Web site: 2023-08-09 . Dana White's Contender Series 57 results: All winners get contracts, including 35-year-old kickboxing standout . 2023-08-11 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  31. Web site: Desk . ITN News . 2023-08-18 . Cesar Almeida UFC Debut Set vs Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Vegas 82 . 2023-08-18 . www.itnwwe.com . en-US.
  32. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2023-11-13 . Cesar Almeida out of UFC Vegas 82 fight with Christian Leroy Duncan . 2023-11-14 . MMA Fighting . en.
  33. Web site: Leonard . Harvey . 2024-01-21 . UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (1/15-1/21): Ovince Saint Preux Returns For 27th UFC Fight, Three Cancellations . 2023-06-02 . MMA News UFC News, Results and Interviews . en-US.
  34. Web site: Nolan . King . 2024-03-12 . Dylan Budka makes UFC debut vs. Cesar Almeida on short notice . 2024-03-13 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  35. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2024-04-06 . UFC Vegas 90: Cesar Almeida TKOs Dylan Budka Despite Takedown Defense Holes . 2024-04-06 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  36. Web site: UFC Vegas 90 Bonus Report: Ignacio Bahamondes one of four fighters to take home $50k. bjpenn.com. Chris Taylor. 2024-04-06. 2024-04-06.
  37. Web site: Navas . Julio Fernando . 2024-04-10 . Roman Kopylov vs. César Almeida agregada al UFC 302 . 2024-04-10 . es.
  38. Web site: Hester . Bryson . 2024-06-02 . UFC 302: Wonky Scorecard Not Withstanding, Roman Kopylov Wins Clear Decision Over Cesar Almeida . 2024-06-02 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  39. Web site: Morning Report: Mike Perry not taking Conor McGregor BKFC comments seriously: ‘Everybody wants to see me fight again’ - Fight Announcements. mmafighting.com. Drake Riggs. 2024-07-26. 2024-07-26.
  40. Web site: Jungle Fight 48 abre a temporada 2013 em São Paulo. 26 January 2013.

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