Bibiano Fernandes da Silva Neto (born March 30, 1980) is a Brazilian professional

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who has competed for K-1,

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and

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. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion and DREAM Bantamweight Champion, ONE Bantamweight Champion. He was once ranked as the #5 Bantamweight in the world by MMA Weekly and

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as well as the #1 bantamweight outside of the UFC As of November 24, 2022, he is ranked #4 in the ONE Bantamweight rankings.

Background

Fernandes was born in

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and grew up in a neighborhood called Coroado with his family. Fernandes played

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throughout his childhood. Due to an unhappy relationship, Fernandes' mother became depressed and eventually passed away for an unknown reason when he was seven. His father, Inacio, didn't want to raise the children, so Bibiano and his siblings were sent to live with their aunt in the Amazon rainforest, by the Ituxi River. However, Bibiano caught

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during their stay in the rainforest and his father was alerted to bring him back to Manaus for treatment. After returning to Manaus, Fernandes attended school for the first time in his life at the age of nine.

MMA career

At the age of 13, Bibiano was introduced to BJJ, but coming from a poor family he was unable to pay for training. His instructor said he'd continue to train him, as long as he cleaned the gym after the class. This gave Bibiano a profound respect and gratitude for the gym and what it taught. Bibiano says that he'd say to himself when he was a child "good job! You held your ground and believed what you believed."

Early career

Fernandes fought against world-class competition early in his MMA career. In his second professional fight, Fernandes lost due to a doctor's stoppage to

Urijah Faber Urijah Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male, ...

in a King of the Cage event in

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. After dominating the first 2 minutes of the round, even taking Faber's back, he was reversed and received a barrage of elbows that opened up a deep cut on his forehead. Though the fight was officially ruled a doctor stoppage, it was actually stopped by the referee, due to the cut. In his very next fight, Fernandes lost to Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto at a

K-1 Hero's Hero's was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion operated by Fighting and Entertainment Group, the parent entity behind kickboxing organization K-1. Grown from and branched off of K-1's earlier experiments in MMA, including the ''K-1 Romanex' ...

event in

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. After losing to Faber and Yamamoto, Fernandes won four consecutive fights before entering into the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix.

DREAM

Bibiano defeated Joe Warren and

Hiroyuki Takaya Hiroyuki Takaya (Japanese: 高谷裕之, ''Takaya Hiroyuki'', born June 10, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Takaya has fought in the WEC, Strikeforc ...

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to win the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix and become the first DREAM Featherweight Champion. After defeating Warren by first round armbar, Fernandes' fight against Takaya was very close, and he won by split decision. Fernandes fought former DREAM Lightweight Champion Joachim Hansen on March 22, 2010, at

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for his first title defense. He won the match in a split decision. At K-1

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, Fernandes had a rematch with Takaya for the DREAM featherweight championship. Fernandes lost his title to Takaya via unanimous decision. Fernandes next faced

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at DREAM 17 in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight tournament. He won the fight via submission in the first round. At Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011, he defeated Rodolfo Marques via unanimous decision in the semifinal round. In the finals, Fernandes defeated

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via TKO in the first round to win the Dream World Bantamweight Grand Prix and become the first ever DREAM Bantamweight champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On June 4, 2012, it was announced that Fernandes had signed with the UFC and was briefly linked to a bout against

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on July 21, 2012, at

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. However, the UFC claimed Fernandes pulled out of the bout, citing an injury. Bibiano subsequently clarified that he had been in negotiations with the UFC, but a contract was never signed.

ONE Championship

In June 2012 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with

instead of the UFC. Fernandes made his debut for the promotion at ONE FC 5 against

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Interim ONE Bantamweight Championship

Fernandes next fight was at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power against

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for the Interim ONE Bantamweight Championship. He won via unanimous decision.

Undisputed ONE Bantamweight Championship

Fernandes next fought at ONE FC 11: Total Domination against Soo Chul Kim to unify the ONE Bantamweight Championship. He won the bout via unanimous decision and became the undisputed champion. Fernandes headlined ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014, against

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. He won via unanimous decision. Bibiano faced Dae Hwan Kim at ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior's Way on December 5, 2014, once again successfully defending his world title by defeating Kim via rear-naked choke in the second round. In his fourth title defense, Fernandes faced Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions on January 23, 2016. He successfully defended his title, winning by kimura submission in the first round. In his fifth title defense, Fernandes faced Reece McLaren at ONE Championship: Age of Domination on December 2, 2016. He won the fight by split decision. On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Fernandes re-signed with

Title loss and second reign

Fernandes fought

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for the second time at ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018, in a title unification bout. He lost the fight via split decision. Fernandes faced Belingon in a trilogy match at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 30, 2019. He won the bout via disqualification when he could not continue after Belingon landed an illegal elbow to the back of Fernandes's head, once again regaining the bantamweight title. Fernandes faced Belingon for the fourth time at ONE Championship: Century on October 13, 2019. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Fernandes was scheduled to face

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at ONE: X on December 3, 2021. However due to the pandemic, the event was postponed and the bout was moved to ONE: Bad Blood on February 11, 2022. Lineker tested positive for COVID days before the event and the bout was pulled. The bout was rescheduled for ONE: Lights Out on March 11, 2022. Fernandes lost the title by second-round knockout. Fernandes faced Stephen Loman on November 19, 2022, at

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. At weigh-ins, the pair failed to make weight in the bantamweight division and agreed to compete in the 153.25 lbs catchweight. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Fernandes and his wife, Amanda, have three sons: Elijah, Gabriel and Lucas.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. →

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→ Osvaldo Alves → Faustino 'Pina' Neto → Bibiano Fernandes

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** DREAM Bantamweight Championship (One time; only) ** DREAM 2011 Bantamweight World Grand Prix Champion ** DREAM Featherweight Championship (One time; first) ***One successful title defense ** DREAM 2009 Featherweight World Grand Prix Champion *

** Interim ONE Bantamweight Championship (One time) ** ONE Bantamweight Championship (Two times) ***Seven successful title defenses (first reign) ***One successful title defense (second reign) **Most title defences in ONE Championship history (seven) **Most title defences in ONE Championship Bantamweight division (seven) *

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**2011 All-Violence Second Team

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**2007 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Bronze Medalist **2006 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2006 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2005 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2005 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2004 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Silver Medalist **2004 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2003 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2003 Brazil National Jiu-Jitsu Championship Black Belt Gold Medalist **2002 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Brown Belt Gold Medalist **2002 Brazil National Jiu-Jitsu Championship Brown Belt Gold Medalist **2001 Brazil National Jiu-Jitsu Championship Purple Belt Gold Medalist **1998 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Blue Belt Bronze Medalist **1997 Brazil National Jiu-Jitsu Championship Blue Belt Gold Medalist

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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Bibiano Fernandes
at ONE * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Bibiano Living people 1980 births People from Manaus Brazilian people of indigenous peoples descent Brazilian male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing pankration Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dream (mixed martial arts) champions Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian expatriates in Canada Sportspeople from Amazonas (Brazilian state) ONE Championship champions

Background

MMA career

Early career

DREAM

Ultimate Fighting Championship

ONE Championship

Interim ONE Bantamweight Championship

Undisputed ONE Bantamweight Championship

Title loss and second reign

Personal life

Brazilian jiu-jitsu lineage

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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