Alexandre Ferreira (born 25 January 1979 in

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) is a retired

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. A professional from 1998 until 2010, he fought in the

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, and the

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Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ferreira made his promotional debut against

Vladimir Matyushenko Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko ( be, Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Мацюшэнка, ''Uladzimir Uladzimiravič Maciušenka''; born 4 January 1971) is a Belarusian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 u ...

on November 13, 2010 at

UFC 122 ''UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the ...

, losing via first round TKO. Ferreira was expected to face

Rousimar Palhares Rousimar Christian Palhares (;, born February 20, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, World Series of Fighting, and ...

on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann. However, on January 18, Ferreira was dismissed from Chute Boxe, his home training camp, for a "lack of commitment." Less than an hour later, it was reported that the fight had been cancelled due to Ferreira losing family and friends in the Brazilian floods, resulting in him being in "no condition to train or fight." Palhares faced David Branch. Ferreira/Palhares was expected to take place on August 27, 2011 at

UFC 134 ''UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami'' (also known as ''UFC Rio'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was the second that t ...

. However, Ferreira was released from the organization and replaced by Dan Miller.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Floripa Fight 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:50 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4 , Michael Knaap , Submission (armbar) , WCFC: No Guts No Glory , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:11 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Julio Cesar Jamanta , Submission (guillotine choke) , Jungle Fight 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:52 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Jose Freitas , Submission (americana) , Fight for Respect 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Portugal , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–4 , Chris Monson , TKO (exhaustion) , HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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Chris Haseman Chris Haseman (born 2 June 1969 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian mixed martial artist. Haseman is currently signed with Fighting Network RINGS and is a longtime veteran of the promotion (1995–2012). Regarded as a pioneer of MM ...

, Submission (guillotine choke) , RINGS: World Title Series 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:03 ,

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, Submission (kimura) , RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block B , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:45 ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Kevin Cook , TKO (submission to punches) , WEF: New Blood Conflict , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:28 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Moti Horenstein , Submission (americana) , 2 Hot 2 Handle 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:43 ,

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Bob Schrijber Robert Schrijber (born 3 March 1965) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently runs his own MMA and Muay Thai team in Krommenie, Netherlands called Sports Academy Schreiber. His most famous students at the moment are UF ...

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Heath Herring Heath Herring (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Rizin. While perhaps best known for competing in PRIDE, he has also formerly competed for the UFC and K-1. ...

, Decision (split) , World Vale Tudo Championship 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 30:00 , Aruba , WVC 8 Heavyweight Tournament Final. , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 ,

Rodney Glunder Rodney Glunder (born as ''Rodney Faverus'', March 1, 1975) is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and boxer, current actor, entrepreneur and bodybuilder. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K- ...

, TKO (submission to punches) , World Vale Tudo Championship 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:59 , Aruba , WVC 8 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Astravroslakis Astravroslakis , TKO (submission to punches) , World Vale Tudo Championship 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 , Aruba , WVC 8 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 ,

Tim Catalfo Timothy Lance Catalfo (born February 23, 1959) is an American former amateur wrestler, and mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 1997 until 2003, he competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships and King of the Cage. He was vot ...

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Submission grappling record

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Braulio Estima Braulio de Oliveira Estima is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He received his black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr. on January 4, 2004. Throughout his grappling career, he has won in many Brazilian Jiu-J ...

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Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed " Jacare" (), is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist and submission grappler who competed for UFC from 2013 to 2021. A highly regarded grappler on the worl ...

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Roger Gracie Roger Gracie (born Roger Gracie Gomes; 26 September, 1981) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist and former professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) competitor. The son of coral belt Mauricio Gomes and grandson of BJJ founder Carlos Gracie, ...

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John Olav Einemo John-Olav Einemo (born 10 December 1975) is a Norwegian retired mixed martial artist. He is also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, with the highlight of his career being the win in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 200 ...

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Robert Drysdale Robert Lewis Drysdale (born October 5, 1981) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian jiu-jitsu 4th degree black belt under Léo Vieira, a retired mixed martial artist and an instructor at his own BJJ academy, "Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu". Havi ...

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Dean Lister Dean Richard Lister (born February 13, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2015, he fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and California-based promotion King of t ...

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Fabricio Werdum Fabricio () is a Spanish male given name. Fabrício () is the Portuguese equivalent. Among those with the first name are: *Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer * Fabrício Guerreiro (born 1990), Brazilian mixed martial artist *Fabricio Oberto, ...

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Rodrigo Medeiros Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and submission grappler. Medeiros is a two-time openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Medeiros has been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to many notable mixed martial ...

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Xande Ribeiro Alexandre Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He is a two-time World Black Belt Absolute (open weight) World ...

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Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

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Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American semi-retired mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, EliteXC, I ...

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