Geraldo de Freitas explained

Geraldo de Freitas Jr.
Other Names:Spartan
Birth Name:Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Jr.[1]
Birth Date:30 September 1991
Birth Place:Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil
Weight Lb:135
Weight Class:Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Reach:72 in[2]
Fighting Out Of:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team:Rio Fighters (until 2018)[3]
Nova União (2018–present)[4]
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[5]
Years Active:2012–present
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Subwin:7
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:6
Sherdog:107229

Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Jr. (born September 30, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

De Freitas was born and grew up in Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil. He began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 11, picking up muay thai and boxing later on. At the age of 18, de Freitas moved to Belo Horizonte to study a degree in physical education and find better mixed martial arts training. However, he ended up dropping out of the college and subsequently moving to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of professional mixed martial arts career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2012, Geraldo compiled a 11–4 record fighting for regional Brazilian promotions, most notably for Shooto Brazil, where he won the Bantamweight title by beating Luciano Benicio by decision.[6] [7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Geraldo made his UFC debut at lightweight against Felipe Colares on February 2, 2019 at .[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Geraldo faced Chris Gutiérrez on August 10, 2019 at .[10] He lost the fight via a split decision.[11] 7 out of 11 media scores gave it to Geraldo.[12]

He was then expected to face Jack Shore at on March 21, 2020. However, the whole event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Geraldo faced Tony Gravely on November 14, 2020 at .[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[15] 15 out of 16 media scores gave it to Gravely.[16]

On March 4, 2021, it was announced that Geraldo was released from UFC.[17]

Post UFC

Geraldo made his return for the first time after getting released on July 24, 2021 at Shooto Brazil 107 against Marcos Cordeiro. He won the bout via armbar in the first round.[18]

On October 13, 2021 USADA announced that an independent arbitrator has rendered a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation that he committed while he was in the UFC program. Freitas tested positive for exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors as the result of an out-of-competition drug test collected on October 14, 2020. The two-year period of ineligibility began on January 11, 2021.[19]

Geraldo faced Rogerio Ferreira on November 19, 2022 at MAC 3, winning the bout via first-round rear-naked submission.[20]

Personal life

The nickname "Spartan" is in honor of his friend who died, Igor Silva. Igor was very supportive of Geraldo's dream of becoming a professional MMA fighter. When he was starting out, they used to watch the “300” movie, and Igor would encourage Geraldo by saying they were Spartan warriors.[21]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| 14–7|Daguir Imavov|KO (punches)|Ares FC 16||align=center|1|align=center|2:33|Paris, France||-|Win|align=center|14–6|Luiz Carlos Caetano|Submission (rear-naked choke)|MAC 3||align=center|1|align=center|1:29|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 13–6| Marcos Cordeiro|Submission (armlock)|Shooto Brazil 107||align=center|1|align=center|3:12|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center| 12–6| Tony Gravely| Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–5| Chris Gutiérrez|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Montevideo, Uruguay| |-| Win| align=center| 12–4| Felipe Colares|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Fortaleza, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 11–4| Rafael Rafael| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shooto Brazil 83| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:37| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 10–4| Luciano Benicio| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto Brazil 74| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 9–4| Zeilton Rodrigues| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto Brazil 72| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 8–4| Wallace Portella| Submission (armbar)| Watch Out Combat Show 44| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|7–4| Fabio Pacheco|KO (punch)| Jungle Fight 88| | align=center|1| align=center|1:11| Pocos de Caldas, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|6–4| Israel Ottoni|Submission (armbar)|Jungle Fight 84||align=center|1|align=center|4:05|Sao Paulo, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center|5–4| Denis Silva|Decision (split)|Jungle Fight 82||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sao Paulo, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|5–3| Peter Montibeller| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Nitrix Champion Fight 23| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Camboriu, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center| 4–3|Bruno Camargo| Decision (split)|Bitetti Combat 20||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Armação dos Búzios, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 4–2| Adonilton Matos| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Bitetti Combat 17||align=Center|2|align=center|4:17|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 3–2| Julio Cesar| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Luta Contra o Crack: Fight Against Crack| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 2–2| Gustavo Prado Faquini| Submission (armbar)| Mixed Submission and Strike Arts 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:20| Barra da Tijuca, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–2| Fred Vieira Rudolph| Decision (unanimous)| Super Fight Lafaiete| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–1| Eliandro Libania| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto Brazil 32| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Uelington Pereira da Silva| TKO (punches)| Minas Fight| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:19| Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil|[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2020_Results/11-14-20MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results Date: November 14, 2020
  2. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  3. Web site: Shooto Brasil 83 aquece o UFC 224 no Rio com disputa de título. Guga Noblat. May 10, 2018. Grupo Globo. pt.
  4. Web site: Get to know Geraldo de Freitas ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 14. Farah Hannoun. August 9, 2019. MMAjunkie.com.
  5. Web site: Geraldo de Freitas Jr.. November 17, 2020. Ultimate Fighting Championship. 29 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Cruz. Guilherme. 2017-08-27. Shooto Brazil 74 results: Rodolfo Vieira, Bruno Malfacine score finishes in Rio de Janeiro. 2020-11-14. MMA Fighting. en.
  7. Web site: lafaweb. 2017-08-28. Lafaietense Geraldo de Freitas é CAMPEÃO do SHOOTO 74. 2020-11-14. .: CDINEWS :.. pt-BR.
  8. Web site: Brazilian prospects Geraldo de Freitas, Felipe Colares meet at UFC Fortaleza. Guilherme Cruz. 2019-01-24. MMA Fighting. 2020-06-20.
  9. Web site: UFC Fortaleza Results: Geraldo de Freitas Jr Wins Prospect Battle Against Felipe Colares. Jay Anderson. 2019-02-02. Cageside Press. 2020-06-13.
  10. Web site: Boletim MMA Brasil: Geraldo de Freitas vai encarar Chris Gutierrez no UFC Montevidéu. 2019-06-06. MMA Brasil. en. 2019-09-20. 2019-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191119154620/http://mmabrasil.com.br/boletim-mma-brasil-geraldo-de-freitas-vai-encarar-chris-gutierrez-no-ufc-montevideu. dead.
  11. Web site: UFC Uruguay Results: Chris Gutierrez Takes Split-Decision Win Over Geraldo de Freitas. Harshman. Heath. 2019-08-10. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-09-20.
  12. Web site: Chris Gutierrez def. Geraldo de Freitas Jr., UFC on ESPN+ 14, MMA Decisions. 2021-10-14. www.mmadecisions.com.
  13. Web site: Harkness. Ryan. 2020-03-15. Updated: List of cancelled fights from UFC London. 2021-02-18. MMAmania.com. en.
  14. Web site: Tony Gravely vs. Geraldo de Freitas joins Nov. 14 UFC lineup. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2020-10-21. 2020-10-21.
  15. Web site: Doherty. Dan. 2020-11-14. UFC Vegas 14 Results: Tony Gravely Smothers Geraldo de Freitas. 2020-11-14. Cageside Press. en-US.
  16. Web site: Tony Gravely def. Geraldo de Freitas Jr. :: UFC on ESPN+ 41 :: MMA Decisions. 2021-10-14. www.mmadecisions.com.
  17. Web site: Cruz. Guilherme. 2021-03-04. UFC releases Brazilian bantamweights Geraldo de Freitas, Gabriel Silva. 2021-03-05. MMA Fighting. en.
  18. Web site: Ex-campeão do Bellator, Dudu Dantas vence por finalização na luta principal do Shooto Brazil 108. 2021-07-28. ge. 27 July 2021 . pt-br.
  19. Web site: Independent Arbitrator Imposes Two-Year Sanction on Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Junior for UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violation. USADA.
  20. Web site: Geraldo de Freitas vs. Rogerio Ferreira, MAC 3 MMA Bout . 2022-12-09 . Tapology . en.
  21. Web site: Get to know Geraldo de Freitas ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 14. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun. 2019-10-21. 2020-10-21.
  22. Web site: Sherdog.com. Geraldo de Frietas. 2020-08-07. Sherdog.