Felipe Colares

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is Colares.

Felipe Colares
BornLuis Felipe Dias Colares[1]
(1994-03-31) 31 March 1994 (age 27)
Macapa, Amapa, Brazil
Other namesCabocão
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)[2]
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMacapa, Amapa, Brazil
TeamKnockout Team (until 2014)[3]
Team Nogueira (2014–present)[3]
RankBlack belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[4]
Black belt in judo[4]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins10
By knockout2
By submission5
By decision3
Losses3
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luis Felipe Dias Colares[1] (born 31 March 1994) is an Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background[]

Growing up in Macapa, Amapa, Colares started training judo at the age of seven, picking up Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Taekwondo and Muay Thai at 15.[5]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Early career[]

Colares compiled an undefeated MMA record of 8–0 fighting within the Brazilian regional MMA circuit culminating with his win of the Jungle Fight featherweight title before signing for UFC in January 2019.[6][7][8][9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[]

Colares made his UFC debut at lightweight against Geraldo de Freitas on 2 February 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

Colares then returned to bantamweight and faced Domingo Pilarte on 20 July 2019 at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards.[12][13] He won the fight via split decision.[14]

Colares then faced Montel Jackson on 25 January 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos.[15][16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Colares was scheduled to face Gustavo Lopez on 7 November 2020 at UFC Fight Night 182[18] However, he pulled out of a scheduled bantamweight bout against Gustavo Lopez during fight week as he tested positive for COVID-19.[19]

Colares was initially scheduled to face Journey Newson at UFC on ESPN 23 on 1 May 2021. However, Newson withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Luke Sanders – whose opponent also withdrew from the event – in a featherweight bout on 1 May 2021 at UFC on ESPN 23.[20][21] Colares was knocked down multiple times in the first round, but won the bout via unanimous decision.[22]

Colares faced Chris Gutiérrez on 9 October 2021 at UFC Fight Night 194.[23] He lost the fight via split decision.[24]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 10 wins 3 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 5 0
By decision 3 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 10–3 Chris Gutiérrez Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez 9 October 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–2 Luke Sanders Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka 1 May 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Featherweight bout.
Loss 9–2 Montel Jackson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos 25 January 2020 3 5:00 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win 9–1 Domingo Pilarte Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards 20 July 2019 3 5:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States Return to Bantamweight.
Loss 8–1 Geraldo de Freitas Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 2 February 2019 3 5:00 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 8–0 Caio Gregorio Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 92 30 September 2017 3 5:00 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Won the vacant Jungle Fight Featherweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Jordano Abdon Submission (arm-triangle choke) Jungle Fight 86 30 April 2016 3 3:25 Palmas, Brazil
Win 6–0 Thiago Luis Bonifácio Silva TKO (retirement) Jungle Fight 83 28 November 2015 1 2:38 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Featherweight debut.
Win 5–0 Clesio Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) Max Fight 15: Ilha Comprida 4 July 2015 2 4:50 Ilha Comprida, Brazil
Win 4–0 Eduardo Hanke Submission (guillotine choke) Talent MMA Circuit 12: Campinas 2014 20 September 2014 1 4:14 Campinas, Brazil
Win 3–0 Eder Costa da Gama Submission (guillotine choke) North Extreme Cagefighting 12 30 November 2013 1 2:18 Macapá, Brazil
Win 2–0 David William da Silva Farias KO ExpoFight Amapá 1 October 2013 1 3:10 Macapá, Brazil
Win 1–0 Evandro Souza Balieiro Submission (guillotine choke) North Extreme Cagefighting 9 20 July 2013 1 N/A Macapá, Brazil Bantamweight debut.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mixed martial arts show results Date: May 1, 2021
  2. ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jonhwene Silva (30 September 2014). "Lutador de MMA amapaense da Team Nogueira sonha em chegar ao UFC". Globo.com (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ a b Felipe Colares learned of mother's cancer before comeback win. MMAjunkie.com. 2 May 2021 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Team Nogueira (26 September 2017). "Felipe Cabocão Disputa Cinturão pelo Jungle Fight Neste Sábado, Dia 30". teamnogueira.com (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ Yago Redua (12 September 2017). "Jungle Fight 92 marks 14 years of organization and takes three belt contests to Minas Gerais". Tatame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. ^ Diogo Santarem (1 October 2017). "In a night of exciting fights, Jungle Fight 92 fills Mineirinho and holds three champions; results". Tatame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Felipe "Cabocão" wins the Jungle Fight 92 belt". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ Shawn Bitter (28 January 2019). "Welcome to the UFC: Felipe Colares". Cageside Press. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ^ Guilherme Cruz (24 January 2019). "Brazilian prospects Geraldo de Freitas, Felipe Colares meet at UFC Fortaleza". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  11. ^ Jay Anderson (2 February 2019). "UFC Fortaleza Results: Geraldo de Freitas Jr Wins Prospect Battle Against Felipe Colares". Cageside Press. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  12. ^ Greg Luca (16 May 2019). "First wave of bouts announced for UFC Fight Night in San Antonio". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  13. ^ Jay Anderson (18 May 2019). "Half Dozen Fights Added to UFC San Antonio in July". Cageside Press. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. ^ Ryan Fortune (20 July 2019). "UFC San Antonio Results: Felipe Colares Upsets Domingo Pilarte in Split-Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  15. ^ Jose Youngs (14 November 2019). "Five fights added to UFC Raleigh". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. ^ Lucas Rezende (9 January 2020). "UFC Raleigh's Felipe Colares predicts KO over Montel Jackson, wants 'one-dimensional' Ray Borg next". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  17. ^ Mike McClory (25 January 2020). "UFC Raleigh Results: Montel Jackson Battles to Decision Over Felipe Colares". Cageside Press. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  18. ^ DNA, MMA (29 August 2020). "Felipe Colares vs. Gustavo Lopez toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 7 november". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  19. ^ Guilherme Cruz (1 November 2020). "Felipe Colares tests positive for COVID-19, out of UFC Vegas 13 fight with Gustavo Lopez". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  20. ^ Guilherme Cruz (26 April 2021). "Luke Sanders vs. Felipe Colares now set for UFC Vegas 25 after original opponents pulled". mmafighting.com.
  21. ^ DNA, MMA (23 April 2021). "Felipe Colares en Luke Sanders verliezen tegenstanders, vechten tegen elkaar op 1 mei". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  22. ^ "UFC on ESPN 23 results: Felipe Colares rallies from beating, edges Luke Sanders". MMA Junkie. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  23. ^ DNA, MMA (1 July 2021). "Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 9 oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  24. ^ Behunin, Alex (9 October 2021). "UFC Vegas 39 Results: Chris Gutierrez Defeats Felipe Colares Via Split Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  25. ^ Diogo Santarem (1 October 2017). "In a night of exciting fights, Jungle Fight 92 fills Mineirinho and holds three champions; results". Tatame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Felipe "Cabocão" wins the Jungle Fight 92 belt". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  27. ^ Sherdog.com. "Felipe Colares". Sherdog. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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