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Fabricio Werdum (born July 30, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He has a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a Black Belt in Judo. Werdum has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and he recently made his Strikeforce debut on August 15, 2009.[1]
Early life[]
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Werdum started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after a recommendation from his ex-girlfriend. He trained with Marcio Corletta at the Porto Alegre Academy, Winner Behring. After success in competitive BJJ and submission wrestling, he started his career in MMA.
He arrived in Spain to join his mother, who had moved to the city of Madrid some years before. At the age of 17, soon after his arrival in Spain, when he was just a purple belt, he started teaching the art of BJJ in Madrid and other cities of Spain. Despite only training with white and blue belts, he became BJJ World Champion, being promoted to the rank of black belt by Sylvio Behring 3 years later.Template:Citation needed
MMA career[]
Werdum's early fights were with the promotions Jungle Fight, Millennium Brawl, and World Absolute Fight. He boasted a 4-0-1 record, including a win against BJJ specialist Gabriel Gonzaga.
PRIDE Fighting Championship[]
In 2005, Werdum made his PRIDE debut against Tom Erikson, winning by submission. He accumulated a record of 3-1 before entering the 2006 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix. His first match of the tournament was against Dutch fighter Alistair Overeem, winning via kimura in the second round. He then faced former Pride FC heavyweight champion, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira in the quarter finals, losing via decision.
Fabricio then had a short stint in 2 Hot 2 Handle, facing Aleksander Emelianenko in a Heavyweight bout, beating the Russian by submission via arm triangle choke.
UFC[]
Fabricio Werdum debuted in the UFC on 21 April 2007 at UFC 70: Nations Collide. He faced former UFC Heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, losing a unanimous decision. He began to train in Brazil at Chute Boxe and he is now more aggressive, showing improvement in striking, particularly his Muay Thai. At UFC 80 on January 19, 2008, Werdum met Gabriel Gonzaga in a rematch. Werdum won the bout by TKO. He weathered an early striking onslaught only to secure the Muay Thai clinch and connect with several knee strikes before taking Gonzaga to the ground and finishing him with punches. Werdum's next fight was against Brandon Vera at UFC 85. He defeated Vera by a somewhat controversial TKO in the 1st round. Werdum achieved full mount with less than 30 seconds to go in the round and connected with a number of unanswered punches. The decision to stop the bout was booed due to the small amount of time remaining in the round, although the official time of stoppage was 4:40.
In his next fight at UFC 90, Werdum was highly touted to win but was KO'ed by the heavy underdog Junior "Cigano" dos Santos when Santos threw an uppercut just as Werdum was ducking his head. Werdum was subsequently released from the UFC.
Until November, 2006, Werdum was the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and is associated with Team Werdum BJJ Academy, located in Zagreb, Croatia[1]. Werdum is currently training with the Chute Boxe MMA team.[2]
Strikeforce[]
Werdum at the weigh-in before the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event.
Werdum is currently signed with Strikeforce.[1] He made his debut at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on August 15, 2009 against fellow UFC veteran Mike "MAK" Kyle. He won by submission in the first round. Werdum followed that up with a decision victory over Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers.
Werdum is expected to face WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko sometime in June or July. [2]
Schools & Instruction[]
Werdum currently teaches in Venice, CA at his new school, Werdum Combat Team[3].
Grappling credentials[]
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
ADCC 2009 99 kg+: 1st place
ADCC 2007 99 kg+: 1st place
ADCC 2005 99 kg+: 3rd place
ADCC 2003 Absolute: 3rd place 99 kg+: 2nd place
Record of opponents:
Won: Dennis Roberts (pts), Daniel Gracie (pts), Marcio Corletta (pts), Reese Andy (pts), Tsuyoshi Kosaka (pts), Jehad A Hamdan (pts), Mike Van Arsdale (pts), Matt Lindland (armbar), Akira Shoji (pts), Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz (pts), Elvis Sinosic (sub), Karol Bedorf (sub), Darren Andy (sub), Rolles Gracie (4-0, two takedowns), Mario Rinaldi (sub), Rogent Llorent (pts), Saulo Ribeiro (pts), Robert Abreu (pts)
Lost: Jeff Monson (pts), Roger Gracie (sub), Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz (pts), Alexandre Ferreira 'Cacareco' (pts), André Galvão (pts)
CBJJ World Championships
2004 Black Belt Pesadissimo: 1st Place
2003 Black Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place
2002 Brown Belt Super-Pesado: 3rd Place
2001 Purple Belt Absolute: 2nd Place
2000 Blue Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place Blue Belt Absolute: 1st Place
CBJJ Pan American Championships
2003 Black Belt Super Super Heavy: =3rd Place Black Belt Absolute: 2nd Place
2002 Brown Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place
2001 Purple Belt Super-Pesado: 1st Place Purple Belt Absolute: 1st Place
CBJJO BJJ World Cup
2004 Black Belt Pesadissimo: 2nd Place Black Belt Absolute: =3rd Place
2003 Black Belt Belt Pesadissimo: 2nd Place
Personal life[]
Fabricio has one daughter with his wife Karine.[3]
Mixed martial arts record[]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 | 13 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes | |
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| Win | 13-4-1 |  Antonio Silva
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Decision (Unanimous) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | November 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 |  Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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| Win | 12-4-1 | Mike Kyle
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg | August 15, 2009 | 1 | 1:24 | San Jose, California
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Strikeforce Debut | |
| Loss | 11-4-1 | Junior dos Santos
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KO (Punches) | UFC 90 - Silva vs. Cote | October 25, 2008 | 1 | 1:20 | Rosemont, Illinois
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| Win | 11-3-1 | Brandon Vera
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TKO (Punches) | UFC 85 - Bedlam | June 7, 2008 | 1 | 4:40 |  London, England
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| Win | 10-3-1 | Gabriel Gonzaga
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TKO (Punches) | UFC 80 - Rapid Fire | January 19, 2008 | 2 | 4:34 | Newcastle, England
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| Loss | 9-3-1 |  Andrei Arlovski
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 70 - Nations Collide | April 21, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England
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UFC Debut | |
| Win | 9-2-1 |  Aleksander Emelianenko
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Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 2H2H - Pride & Honor | November 12, 2006 | 1 | 3:24 |  Rotterdam, Holland
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| Loss | 8-2-1 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
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Decision (Unanimous) | Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | July 1, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 |  Saitama, Japan
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PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal | |
| Win | 8-1-1 | Alistair Overeem
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Submission (Kimura) | Pride Total Elimination Absolute | May 5, 2006 | 2 | 3:43 | Osaka, Japan
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PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Opening Round | |
| Win | 7-1-1 |  Jon Olav Einemo
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Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 31 - Dreamers | February 26, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan
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| Loss | 6-1-1 | Sergei Kharitonov
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Decision (Split) | PRIDE 30 - Fully Loaded | October 23, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan
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| Win | 6-0-1 | Roman Zentsov
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Submission (Triangle Armbar) | Pride Final Conflict 2005 | August 28, 2005 | 1 | 6:01 | Saitama, Japan
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| Win | 5-0-1 | Tom Erikson
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRIDE 29 - Fists Of Fire | February 20, 2005 | 1 | 5:11 | Saitama, Japan
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PRIDE Debut | |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga
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KO (Punch) | JF 2 - Jungle Fight 2 | May 15, 2004 | 2 | 1:28 | Manaus, Brazil
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| Win | 3-0-1 | Gabriel Gonzaga
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TKO (Punches) | JF 1 - Jungle Fight 1 | September 13, 2003 | 3 | 2:11 | Manaus, Brazil
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| Win | 2-0-1 |  Kristof Midoux
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | WAFF 2 - World Absolute Fight 2 | March 22, 2003 | 1 | File:Morocco flag.svg Marrakech, Morocco | |||
| Draw | 1-0-1 | James Zikic
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Draw | MB 8 - Millennium Brawl 8 | September 22, 2002 | 3 | England
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| Win | 1-0 |  Tengiz Tedoradze
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | MB 7 - Millennium Brawl 7 | June 16, 2002 | 1 | England
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2009/04/13/fabricio-werdum-joins-strikeforce-heavyweight-roster
- ↑ http://mmafix.com/2010/03/nearly-completed-deal-could-see-fedor-emelianenko-fight-in-june-july/
- ↑ My wife Karine is already with 8 months. Her birth is expected to be in the next two weeks. I´m very ansious because it´s my first daughter. We already arranged all her room, I´m kind of silly with all this thing.
External links[]
Videos of Fabricio Werdum Competing
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