| Kelson Pinto | |
| Realname: | Kelson Carlos Santos Pinto |
| Height: | 5 ft 10+1/2 in |
| Weight: | Light welterweight |
| Birth Date: | 1976 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 26 |
| Wins: | 24 |
| Ko: | 22 |
| Losses: | 2 |
Kelson Carlos Santos Pinto (born November 26, 1976) is a Brazilian former professional boxer and world title challenger. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games and represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Pinto represented his native country in the light welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the second round by Uzbekistan's eventual gold medalist Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev.
Pinto turned professional in 2000 and won various regional titles in the Americas. He remained undefeated until fighting Miguel Cotto (whom he had defeated twice as an amateur) for the WBO junior welterweight title in 2004, in which Cotto defeated him by KO in 2004. In 2005, Pinto lost a technical decision to former IBF junior welterweight champion Vince Phillips after an accidental headbutt which cut Phillips.
Pinto has continued coaching boxing in Brazil and has coached multiple UFC fighters, most notably, former UFC Middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Adriano De Souza | TKO | 1 (12) | Aug 4, 2006 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Vince Phillips | 5 (12) | Oct 13, 2005 | ||||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Cleber Leite | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 5, 2005 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Jose Marcos do Espirito Santo | KO | 1 (12) | May 31, 2005 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Miguel Cotto | TKO | 6 (12), | Sept 11, 2004 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Jose Otavio da Silva | TKO | 1 (12) | Feb 27, 2004 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Nelson Felipe dos Santos | KO | 1 (12) | Oct 3, 2003 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Emanuel Augustus | UD | 10 | June 17, 2003 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Richard Savage | TKO | 2 (12), | Feb 13, 2003 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Victor Luis Ferreira | TKO | 1 (12) | Dec 19, 2002 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Arturo Reyes | TKO | 2 (12) | Nov 2, 2002 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Nelson Felipe dos Santos | KO | 2 (12) | Aug 29, 2002 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Roger Benito Flores | TKO | 2 (10) | July 25, 2002 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Dagoberto Najera | 2 (10) | June 29, 2002 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Otavio da Silva | TKO | 2 (10) | June 9, 2002 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Luiz Ferreira | TKO | 1 (6) | May 1, 2002 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mauro Lucero | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 30, 2002 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Gustavo Tapia | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 16, 2002 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ulisses Pereira | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 16, 2001 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dwayne Pope | KO | 1 (4), | Sept 8, 2001 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jose Carlos Costa | KO | 1 (10) | July 31, 2001 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Anivaldo Bispo | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 29, 2001 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Cirilo Coronel Campos | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 31, 2001 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Balbino dos Santos | KO | 1 (6) | Feb 20, 2001 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Inacio de Sa | 1 (6) | Jan 27, 2001 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Francisco Antonio Martinez | 1 (4) | Dec 15, 2000 |