Ronaldo Candido
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Born | Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira 24 April 1989 São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil |
Other names | Pacman |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 124 lb (56 kg; 8.9 st) |
Division | Flyweight |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Fighting out of | Northville, Michigan, United States |
Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira (born 24 April 1989), also known as Pacman, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship under Flyweight division. A professional since 2013, he has 6-1-0 MMA record to date and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions.[1][2] He holds a black belt in BJJ and is a former South American Shooto Champion.[3]
Early life[]
Ronaldo Candido is a native of São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, born on 24 April 1989. His nationality is Brazilian. He became a Brazilian Air Force Soldier for one year, at age 18.[4]
Career[]
On 9 March 2013, Candido made his professional debut at NCF – Nitrix Champion Fight 14 against Diogo José Bento. He won his first match via rear naked choke submission in the first round. Following his first professional victory, he went on to give a series of wins against Fernando Guerra, John Lineker Coutinho da Silva, Felipe Estevão, Julio Cesar Moraes and Bruno Suema at Shooto – Brazil, 45, 47, 52, 53 and 57 respectively.[5]
UFC[]
On 18 July 2016, Candido made his UFC debut at UFC – The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Opening Round 3 against Jaime Alvarez.[6][7] He was victorious in his debut fight via a rear-naked choke submission. Next, he faced Eric Shelton at the UFC – The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Quarterfinals, Day 2 on 27 July 2016, where he was defeated in round two by unanimous decision.[8]
DWTNCS[]
On 1 August 2017, Candido faced Carlos Candelario at Dana White's Contender Series 4. He lost the fight by a controversial unanimous decision in the third round.[9][10][11][12]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Multiple time BJJ National Champion[13]
- Former Undefeated Mixed Martial Arts South American Champion (Shooto Brazil) [14][15][16]
- Contender of ‘The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 - Tournament of Champions’ Team Benavidez x Team Cejudo [17][18]
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu Coach for the UFC Super Star and future UFC ‘Hall of Fame’ José Aldo Júnior [19]
Mixed martial arts record[]
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Professional record breakdown | ||
7 matches | 6 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By submission | 6 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–1 | Carlos Candelario | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 4 | 1 August 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Bruno Suema | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto Brazil 57 | September 27, 2015 | 3 | 1:41 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Won Shooto Brazil Flyweight Championship |
Win | 5–0 | Julio Cesar Moraes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 53 | April 19, 2015 | 3 | 2:11 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 4–0 | Felipe Estevão | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 52 | December 21, 2014 | 1 | 1:04 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 3–0 | John Lineker Coutinho da Silva | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto Brazil 47 | April 4, 2014 | 1 | 1:02 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 2–0 | Fernando Guerra | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 45 | 20 December 2013 | 1 | 2:53 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 1–0 | Diogo José Bento | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Nitrix Champion Fight 14 | March 9, 2013 | 1 | 2:46 | Balneário Camboriú, Brazil |
References[]
- ^ "UFC Fighter Profile". UFC. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Ronaldo Candido's Fighter Profile". FightMetric.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Mixed Martial Arts - Ronaldo Candido Profile". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Brazil Air Force vet Candido sets big goals as Ultimate Fighter chance nears". UFC.
- ^ "Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira Fighter Shooto History". ESPN. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "UFC Video featuring Ronaldo Candido". UFC.
- ^ "Fox Sports Video featuring Ronaldo Candido v/s Jaime Alvarez". Fox Sports. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "UFC- Ronaldo Candido Stats". UFC.
- ^ "Ronaldo Candido DWTNCS Fight Results". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Contestants". Mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Candelario vs. Ronaldo Candido- DW's Contender Series 2017: Week 4". Tapology.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "DWTNCS 1.4 Results". FightMetric.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Grippo, Gianni. "The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Five Brown Belts Poised for Greatness at Black Belt". themmacorner.com.
- ^ "Ronaldo's win against Jon Lineker". Tapology.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Ronaldo Candido Fighter Flyweight category win". Tapology.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Ronaldo Candido Fighter cleared for Flyweight". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Holland, Jesse. "TUF 24 results on FOX Sports 1 (Ep. 5)". Mmamania.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Killian, Gabe. "TUF 24 Flyweights: Team Benavidez". Mmaoddsbreaker.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Boone, Matt. "Coach Ronaldo Candido shares his thoughts with Matt Boone". Mmanews.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male mixed martial artists
- Flyweight mixed martial artists
- Sportspeople from Michigan
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters