Carlos Eduardo (born December 9, 1981) is a Brazilian

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2003, he has competed for Bellator,

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, and

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Eduardo started his professional career in 2003. Initially, he fought twice in the Brazilian circuit, becoming inactive in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 he came back, alternating fights in American promotions as ''Extreme Challenge'' and ''Battle Cage Xtreme'', and Brazilian promotions as ''Amazon Fight'' and ''Nocaute Fight Combat''. He faced opponents like the then prospect and future

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champion

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, and the once

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world champion Erick Wanderley.

Shooto Brazil

Eduardo won the Shooto light heavyweight title on April 26, 2012 at ''Shooto Brazil 29'' against

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. He won the fight via knockout early in the second round. He defended his title once, on July 12, 2013 at ''Shooto Brazil 41'' against Marcus Vinícius Lopes. He defeated Lopes via unanimous decision after three rounds.

Bellator MMA

Eduardo made his promotional debut on October 11, 2013 at

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against Wayman Carter. He won via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the very first round. Eduardo faced

veteran Rodney Wallace on April 11, 2014 at

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. Eduardo lost via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28). Eduardo faced

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in the quarterfinal match of Bellator 2014 summer series light heavyweight tournament on June 6, 2014 at Bellator 121. Valavičius defeated Eduardo via split decision. On June 25, 2014, Eduardo was released from the promotion, along with 18 other fighters.

Difficulties and return to MMA

In 2014 , after losing two straight in Bellator, Eduardo was disconnected from the organization and eventually lost his sponsorships. With this Cachorrão was forced to take a break in his MMA career and returned to give jiu-jitsu classes and also to compete in the gentle art. After little more than a year, Eduardo back to MMA in the main event of an ''1 Round Combat'' in his hometown and wins by submission in the second round athlete Kleber Silva, Luiz Carlos Dorea pupil.

Return to Shooto Brazil

Eduardo returned to Shooto on April 2, 2016 at ''Shooto Brazil 62'' to face Cássio Barbosa "Jacaré" for the vacant title of the light heavyweight division. However "Jacaré" left the event to fight in a Russian event and was replaced hastily by Willyanedson Paiva. He won by submission (armlock) in the very first round to again become the champion of Shooto Brazil.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Eduardo made his ACA debut against Fábio Silva at ACB 73: Silva vs. Makoev on . He won the bout via split decision. Eduardo faced

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at ACB 82: Silva vs. Kolobegov on . He lost the but via unanimous decision. Eduardo faced Sami Antar at ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson on . He won the bout via TKO (punches) in the second round. Eduardo faced Isa Umarov at ACA 102: Tumenov vs. Ushukov on . He won the bout via first round rear-naked submission. Eduardo faced Muslim Magomedov at ACA 105: Shakhbulatov vs. Oliveira on . He lost the bout after being unable to continue due to a leg injury in the third round. Eduardo faced Cory Hendricks at ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson on . He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Eduardo faced Goran Reljić on April 23, 2021 at ACA 122. He lost the bout via split decision. Eduardo faced Oleg Olenyechev on June 29, 2021 at ACA 125. He lost the bout via split decision. Eduardo faced Adlan Ibragimov at ACA 135 on January 28, 2022. Eduardo lost the bout after it was stopped after the first round due to a cut.

Post ACA

Eduardo faced Benjamin Šehić on July 23, 2022 at Serbian Battle Championship 43. He won the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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Brazil ** Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight Championship (Two times) *** One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eduardo, Carlos 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Fortaleza Brazilian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu