Welterweight · Men

Gesias Cavalcante

“JZ”
Brazil Blackzilians Performance Institute debut 2002
Elo 1,463 peak 1,898 · 17 Sep 2007 435 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1988707
22-12-1 (2)pro record
1W current streak
1,799best win, Elo
1,490average opponent
-- born 6 Jul 1983
68.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,059 Sub1,215 Dec1,078

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Vitor Ribeiro KO/TKO R1 · 17 Sep 2007 · K-1 1,799
  2. Katsunori Kikuno Decision R2 · 10 Jul 2010 · DREAM 1,736
  3. Pat Healy KO/TKO R1 · 10 Jun 2016 · Titan FC 1,731
  4. Tyson Griffin KO/TKO R3 · 10 Aug 2013 · World Series of Fighting 1,636
  5. Hiroyuki Takaya KO/TKO R1 · 5 Aug 2006 · K-1 1,625

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Erivan Pereira KO/TKO R2 · 13 Apr 2018 · BRAVE Combat Federation 1,603
  2. Alan Omer KO/TKO R3 · 17 Nov 2017 · BRAVE Combat Federation 1,630
  3. Kurt Holobaugh KO/TKO R4 · 19 May 2017 · Titan FC 1,674
  4. Freddy Assunção Submission R4 · 5 Aug 2016 · Titan FC 1,511
  5. Melvin Guillard KO/TKO R2 · 5 Jul 2014 · World Series of Fighting 1,698

Fight history

41 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
41 21 Oct 202239.3 yrs W22-12-1 (2) Rick Hawn 21-4 · 46.1 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:41 1.00 1,335→1,463 +128 1,508 – Combat FC 2: Hawn vs. Cavalcante Combat FC
40 13 Apr 201834.8 yrs L21-12-1 (2) Erivan Pereira 11-1 · 28.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:21 0.00 1,460→1,407 -53 1,603 – Brave CF 11: Mineiro vs. Santiago BRAVE Combat Federation
39 17 Nov 201734.4 yrs L21-11-1 (2) Alan Omer 20-5 · 29.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R313:30 0.00 1,521→1,460 -61 1,630 – Brave CF 9: The Kingdom of Champions BRAVE Combat Federation
38 19 May 201733.9 yrs L21-10-1 (2) Kurt Holobaugh 16-4 · 30.7 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R417:45 0.00 1,587→1,521 -66 1,674 +170→+170 Titan FC 44 Titan FC
37 2 Dec 201633.4 yrs W21-9-1 (2) Robert Turnquest 7-2 · 33.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,582→1,587 +5 1,328 -335→-335 Titan FC 42 Titan FC
36 5 Aug 201633.1 yrs L20-9-1 (2) Freddy Assunção 9-1 · 34.0 yrs Lightweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R415:27 0.00 1,716→1,582 -134 1,511 -200→-200 Titan FC 40 Titan FC
35 10 Jun 201632.9 yrs W20-8-1 (2) Pat Healy 29-18 (1) · 32.9 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R12:07 1.00 1,595→1,716 +120 1,731 +167→+167 Titan FC 39 Titan FC
34 21 Sep 201431.2 yrs W19-8-1 (2) Gele Qing 6-1-1 · 21.6 yrs Middleweight Sub R1 1.00 1,579→1,618 +39 1,359 – KFU - Kungfu Union KFU
33 5 Jul 201431.0 yrs L18-8-1 (2) Melvin Guillard 31-14-2 (2) · 31.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R27:36 0.00 1,656→1,579 -77 1,698 +140→+140 WSOF 11: Gaethje vs. Newell World Series of Fighting
32 10 Aug 201330.1 yrs W18-7-1 (2) Tyson Griffin 16-6 · 29.3 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R311:37 1.00 1,547→1,656 +110 1,636 +220→+220 WSOF 4: Spong vs. DeAnda World Series of Fighting
31 23 Mar 201329.7 yrs L17-7-1 (2) Justin Gaethje 7-0 · 24.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut) R12:27 0.00 1,634→1,547 -88 1,634 +100→+100 WSOF 2: Arlovski vs. Johnson World Series of Fighting
30 3 Nov 201229.3 yrs W17-6-1 (2) T.J. O'Brien 19-6 · 25.8 yrs Lightweight SubHeel Hook R11:03 1.00 1,564→1,634 +70 1,493 -250→-250 WSOF 1: Arlovski vs. Cole World Series of Fighting
29 30 Jun 201229.0 yrs L16-6-1 (2) Luis Palomino 19-7 · 31.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOStrikes R311:41 0.00 1,655→1,564 -91 1,642 – CFA 7: Never Give Up Championship Fighting Alliance
28 19 May 201228.9 yrs L16-5-1 (2) Isaac Vallie-Flagg 12-3-1 · 34.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.40* 1,728→1,655 -73 1,468 – Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Strikeforce
27 30 Jul 201128.1 yrs W16-4-1 (2) King Green 15-4 · 24.9 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.67* 1,737→1,728 -9 1,574 – Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Henderson Strikeforce
26 18 Jun 201128.0 yrs NC15-4-1 (2) Justin Wilcox 11-3 · 32.3 yrs Lightweight -- R25:31 0.00 1,737→1,737 +0 1,767 – Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce
25 9 Oct 201027.3 yrs L15-4-1 (1) Josh Thomson 19-3 (1) · 32.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.53* 1,708→1,737 +29 1,803 – Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 Strikeforce
24 10 Jul 201027.0 yrs W15-3-1 (1) Katsunori Kikuno 11-2-2 · 28.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R215:00 0.56 1,685→1,708 +23 1,736 – Dream 15 DREAM
23 26 May 200925.9 yrs L14-3-1 (1) Tatsuya Kawajiri 23-5-2 · 31.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,780→1,689 -91 1,730 – Dream 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round DREAM
22 29 Apr 200824.8 yrs L14-2-1 (1) Shinya Aoki 14-2 (1) · 25.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,898→1,783 -114 1,747 – Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round DREAM
21 15 Mar 200824.7 yrs NC14-1-1 (1) Shinya Aoki 14-2 · 24.9 yrs Lightweight -- R13:46 0.00 1,898→1,898 +0 1,747 – Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round DREAM
20 17 Sep 200724.2 yrs W14-1-1 Andre Amade 6-0-1 · 23.9 yrs Lightweighttitle SubArmbar R14:48 1.00 1,870→1,898 +28 1,581 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 2) K-1
19 17 Sep 200724.2 yrs W13-1-1 Vitor Ribeiro 19-1 · 28.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:35 1.00 1,777→1,870 +93 1,799 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2007 (Stage 2) K-1
18 2 Jun 200723.9 yrs W12-1-1 Nam Phan 12-3 · 24.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:26 1.00 1,753→1,777 +24 1,434 – K-1 HERO's - Dynamite!! USA K-1
17 9 Oct 200623.3 yrs W11-1-1 Caol Uno 21-8-4 · 31.4 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R215:00 0.63 1,763→1,753 -11 1,620 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 2) K-1
16 9 Oct 200623.3 yrs W10-1-1 Rani Yahya 10-1 · 21.8 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:39 1.00 1,718→1,763 +45 1,535 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 2) K-1
15 5 Aug 200623.1 yrs W9-1-1 Hiroyuki Takaya 7-2-1 · 29.2 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOFlying Knee R10:30 1.00 1,633→1,718 +86 1,625 – K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1) K-1
14 3 May 200622.8 yrs W8-1-1 Hidetaka Monma 12-4-3 · 32.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:08 1.00 1,555→1,633 +78 1,516 – K-1 HERO'S: Yamamoto vs. Miyata K-1
13 3 Dec 200522.4 yrs W7-1-1 Michihiro Omigawa 0-1 · 30.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:49 1.00 1,514→1,555 +40 1,305 – Cage Rage 14: Punishment Cage Rage
12 9 Jul 200522.0 yrs D6-1-1 Ryan Schultz 13-3 · 28.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionEnds in a Draw R315:00 0.50 1,538→1,514 -23 1,443 – SportFight 11: Rumble At The Rose Garden SportFight
11 2 Apr 200521.7 yrs W6-1 Henry Matamoros 19-9-1 · 32.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,515→1,538 +23 1,359 – HOOKnSHOOT - The Return HOOKnSHOOT
10 18 Dec 200421.5 yrs W5-1 Cengiz Dana 6-3 · 24.7 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R314:55 1.00 1,500→1,515 +15 1,092 – CWFC 9 - Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas Cage Warriors
9 20 Nov 200421.4 yrs W4-1 Bart Palaszewski 11-5 · 21.5 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:03 1.00 1,385→1,500 +114 1,495 – IHC 8: Ethereal Ironheart Crown
8 4 Sep 200421.2 yrs W3-1 Sebastian Korschilgen 2-1 – SubKimura R11:32 1.00 1,357→1,385 +28 1,069 – Shooto - Switzerland 2 Shooto
7 16 Jul 200421.0 yrs L2-1 Joachim Hansen 7-2-1 · 25.1 yrs – DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,360→1,357 -3 1,437 – Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall Shooto
6 27 Mar 200420.7 yrs W2-0 Brad Mohler 2-1 – SubAchilles Lock R11:32 1.00 1,319→1,360 +41 1,114 – HOOKnSHOOT - Live HOOKnSHOOT
5 27 Feb 200420.6 yrs W1-0 Justin Wisniewski 13-5-1 · 27.1 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R11:53 1.00 1,254→1,319 +65 1,162 – Absolute Fighting Championships 7 Absolute Fighting Championship
4 13 Dec 200320.4 yrs W4-0 Joe Lauzon 4-2 · 19.6 yrs – SubRear Naked Choke R27:00 1.00 1,196→1,254 +57 1,152 – Mass Destruction 14 Mass Destruction am
3 18 Oct 200320.3 yrs W3-0 Joe Lauzon 4-1 · 19.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,138→1,196 +58 1,211 – Hardcore Fighting Championships 2 Hardcore MMA am
2 12 Jul 200320.0 yrs W2-0 Fernando Cesar debut Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,071→1,138 +67 1,113 – Shooto Brazil: Carino vs. Farias Shooto USA am
1 30 Jun 200219.0 yrs W1-0 Joaquim debut Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R25:00 1.00 1,006→1,071 +66 1,006 – Shooto Brazil: First In Brazil Shooto USA am