João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo
(born 1 July 1989) is a Brazilian male
mixed martial artist
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who competes in the
Middleweight division. He has formerly competed for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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.
Background
After graduating with a business degree and working for a year as a marketing assistant, Arroyo decided to pursue MMA professionally, after practising martial arts through most of his youth.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Starting his career in 2014, Arroyo compiled a 7–2 record on the regional Brazilian scene, capturing the Salvaterra Marajó Fight Middleweight Championship in the process.
After this, he was invited onto
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1, where he won a unanimous decision against Diego Henrique da Silva. This win did not however earn him a UFC contract. Arroyo was invited back the next year to
Dana White's Contender Series 20, where he faced Stephen Regman and winning the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. This time, Arroyo earned a UFC contract for his performance.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Arroyo was expected to make his promotional debut against
Kevin Holland
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on 16 November 2019 at
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré. However, in late September, promotion officials elected to remove Holland from the bout in favor of a matchup against
Brendan Allen
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on 18 October 2019 at
UFC on ESPN 6
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Background
A light ...
.
Alessio Di Chirico
Alessio Di Chirico (born December 12, 1989) is an Italian former mixed martial artist who competed in Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Di Chirico was born in Rome, Italy. He attended University of Fo ...
was then expected to face Arroyo,
however, it was announced on 24 October 2019 that Arroyo was scheduled to fight
André Muniz
André Muniz de Aguiar (born February 17, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 6, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Backgroun ...
instead. Arroyo lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Arroyo was scheduled to face
Trevin Giles
Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Giles currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a f ...
on 8 February 2020 at
UFC 247
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Background
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship ...
. However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and was replaced by
James Krause.
Arroyo was expected to face
Andreas Michailidis at
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos on 14 November 2020. However, Michailidis withdrew on 23 October due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced
Eryk Anders
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Early ...
.
At the weigh-ins, Anders weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout was to proceed at catchweight, and Anders fined 20% of his purse, which would go to Arroyo. Anders eventually pulled out of the fight the next day as consequence of the weigh-cut and the bout was canceled.
Arroyo, as a replacement for
Antônio Braga Neto
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, faced
Deron Winn
Deron Andrew Winn (born June 13, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. A professional mixed martial artist since 2017, he formerly competed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA, fighting in th ...
on 19 December 2020 at
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal at a catchweight of 196 lbs.
[ ] Arroyo lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Arroyo was scheduled to face
Tom Breese
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on 5 June 2021 at
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. However the fight would be cancelled a few hours before it was to take place due to medical issues suffered by Breese.
Arroyo faced
Joaquin Buckley
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on 18 September 2021 at
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann. He lost the fight via knockout in round three.
After the loss, Arroyo was announced to no longer be a part of the UFC roster.
Post UFC
After winning via triangle choke on the Brazilian regional scene, Arroyo faced Evgeniy Ignatiev on August 26, 2022 at RCC 12. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
* Salvaterra Marajó Fight
** SMF Middleweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 10–6
, Mikhail Ragozin
, Decision (unanimous)
, RCC 12
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Yekaterinburg
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, Russia
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 10–5
, Johnson Bacelar
, Technical Submission (triangle choke)
, Dispute Fight Series 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:20
,
Santarém, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–5
,
Joaquin Buckley
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, KO (punches)
,
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 2:26
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–4
,
Deron Winn
Deron Andrew Winn (born June 13, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. A professional mixed martial artist since 2017, he formerly competed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA, fighting in th ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 9–3
,
André Muniz
André Muniz de Aguiar (born February 17, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 6, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Backgroun ...
, Decision (unanimous)
,
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
São Paulo
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, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 9–2
, Stephen Regman
, Submission (arm-triangle choke)
,
Dana White's Contender Series 20
,
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 3:31
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 8–2
, Diego Henrique
, Decision (unanimous)
,
Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1
,
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 5:00
,
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 7–2
, Adriano Miranda
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
, Salvaterra Marajó Fight 8
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:03
,
Salvaterra, China
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 6–2
, Antônio Soares
, KO (kick to the body)
, Pará Fight 1
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 1:54
,
Belém
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, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 5–2
, Trevor Carlson
, KO (knee)
, Fierce FC 6
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:19
,
Tooele, Utah
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, United States
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 4–2
, Herdem Alacabek
, Submission (rear-naked choke)
,
LFA 13
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:51
,
Burbank, California, United States
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 4–1
, Felipe Oliveira
, Submission (arm-triangle choke)
, Marajo Open Fight 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:07
,
Soure, Brazil
,
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 3–1
, Brendson Ribeiro
, Submission (guillotine choke)
, Revelation Fighting Championship 2
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:59
,
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 3–0
, Ailton da Silva
, KO (head kick)
, Fusao de Artes Marciais 5
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 2:37
,
Soure, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 2–0
, Pedro Henrique
, Submission (arm-triangle choke)
, Jurunense Open Fight MMA 8
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 3:34
,
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
, Brazil
,
, -
, Win
, align=center, 1–0
, Gabriel Batalha
, TKO (punches)
, Fusao de Artes Marciais 3
,
, align=center, 1
, align=center, 0:58
,
Soure, Brazil
,
See also
*
List of male mixed martial artists
References
External links
*
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arroyo, Antônio
1989 births
Living people
Brazilian male mixed martial artists
Middleweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters