Luiz Azeredo | |
Other Names: | The Joker |
Birth Date: | 1976 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
Fighting Out Of: | Curitiba, Brazil |
Weight: | 71kg (157lb) |
Style: | MMA, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Submission wrestling, Kickboxing |
Team: | Chute Boxe Academy Brazilian Top Team |
Weight Class: | Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight |
Trainer: | Rudimar Fedrigo |
Years Active: | 1997–2011 |
Kickbox Win: | 1 |
Kickbox Loss: | 1 |
Mma Kowin: | 8 |
Mma Subwin: | 1 |
Mma Decwin: | 6 |
Mma Koloss: | 3 |
Mma Subloss: | 1 |
Mma Decloss: | 6 |
Sherdog: | 1336 |
Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.
On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, where he reached the semi-finals and was defeated by defending champion Kenichi Ogata. He is most notable for being the first person to defeat Anderson Silva in an MMA bout.
Azeredo made his Bellator debut at Bellator 33 winning against formerly undefeated, Edward Guedes. He won the fight after dominating all three rounds, as he got the unanimous decision win.[1] With the win, Azeredo was offered a spot in the Season 4 lightweight tournament and lost to Renê Nazare.
|-| Loss| align=center| 15–10| Renê Nazare| TKO (arm injury)| Bellator 39| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:00|Catchweight (160 lb) bout.[2] | |-| Win| align=center| 15–9| Edward Guedes| Decision (unanimous)| Bellator 33| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|Catchweight (159 lb) bout.| |-| Win| align=center| 14–9| Niko Puhakka| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Festival 28| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Loss| align=center| 13–9| Mikhail Malyutin| Decision (unanimous)| Ring of Combat 31 | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 13–8| Brandon Adamson| Submission (rear-naked choke)| UCC 3: Urban Conflict Championship Fights| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:06| | |-| Loss| align=center| 12–8| Ronys Torres| Submission (kimura)| Jungle Fight 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:34| | |-| Win| align=center| 12–7| Milton Vieira| Decision (unanimous)| The One: VIP Fighting| | align=center| 3| align=center| N/A| | |-| Loss| align=center| 11–7| Tatsuya Kawajiri| Decision (unanimous)| Yarennoka!| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 11–6| Paul Daley| Decision (unanimous)| Cage Rage 19| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Loss| align=center| 10–6| Joachim Hansen| KO (knee)| PRIDE: Bushido 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 7:09| | |-| Loss| align=center| 10–5| Takanori Gomi| Decision (unanimous)| PRIDE Bushido 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 10–4| Naoyuki Kotani| KO (punches)| PRIDE Bushido 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:11| | |-| Loss| align=center| 9–4| Takanori Gomi| KO (punches)| PRIDE Bushido 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:46| | |-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Luiz Firmino| Decision (split)| PRIDE Bushido 6| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Regiclaudio Macedo| TKO (punches)| SS 5: Storm Samurai 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:23| | |-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Eduardo Simões| TKO (punches and stomp)| SS 4: Storm Samurai 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:36|Return to Lightweight.| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–3| Tony DeSouza| Decision (unanimous)| Meca 11: Meca World Vale Tudo 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 6–2| Rodrigo Ruas| TKO (punches) | BSF: Brazil Super Fight| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:26|Return to Welterweight.| |-| Win| align=center| 5–2| Cristiano Marcello| TKO (knees)| Meca 6: Meca World Vale Tudo 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 8:30|Lightweight debut.| |-| Win| align=center| 4–2| Fabrício Camões| TKO (punches)| Meca: World Vale Tudo 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:36|Middleweight debut.| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–2| Hayato Sakurai| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: R.E.A.D. 8| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Anderson Silva| Decision (unanimous)| Meca 1: Meca World Vale Tudo 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 10:00| | |-| Loss| align=center| 2–1| Antonio Antonio| Decision| Brazil Free Style: The Best Fighters| | align=center| 1| align=center| 10:00| | |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Allen Clanton| TKO (punches)| Free Style: The Best Fighters| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:18| | |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Alexandre Alexandre| TKO (punches)| Brazil Free Style: The Best Fighters| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:52| |