Francimar Barroso (born 29 February 1980) is a Brazilian

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2004, he has also competed for the

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, and

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Mixed martial arts career

Brazilian circuit

On 12 April 2013, he faced Brazilian prospect Simao Melo da Silva for the WOCS Light Heavyweight Championship. Barroso won the fight via rear-naked choke. He vacated the title shortly after the fight, after getting called from the UFC to be a late-fight replacement.

Shooto Brazil

Towards the beginning of his career, Barroso competed at Shooto Brazil 11 on 28 March 2009, against Roque Oliver. He won by submission (rear-naked choke). Shortly after the fight he was signed to a four-fight contract. He fought at the next event as well, fighting Levi da Costa on 30 May 2009. He won the fight by doctor stoppage. After a long hiatus, Barroso returned on 10 March 2012, when he faced Falco Neto Lopes at Shooto Brazil 28. Barroso won via guillotine choke. On 23 November 2012, Barroso fought for the vacant Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight championship, as he faced number one contender Cristiano Souza. Barroso won the fight by doctor stoppage to win the championship. However he vacated the title, little over a year later to fight in the

Desert Force Championship

In November 2010, Barroso signed with upstart Jordan promotion Desert Force Championship (DFC). He made his DFC debut on 8 December 2010, against Abhijeet Petkar. Barroso won via head kick KO. Then on 19 May 2011, he faced

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prospect Baga Agaev at DFC 2. He lost the fight when Agaev landed a blistering punch that knocked Barroso down, and then landed multiple knees before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Barroso made his UFC debut on 3 August 2013, when he faced fellow Brazilian Ednaldo Oliveira, after Oliveira's original opponent

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was forced out of the bout due to injury. Barroso won via unanimous decision. Barroso faced UFC newcomer

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on 23 March 2014. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Barroso was expected to face Patrick Cummins at UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov on 7 June 2014. However, Barroso was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury. Barroso was expected to face

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on 8 November 2014 at

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, replacing

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. In turn, this fight was scrapped when St. Preux was tabbed as a replacement in the event headliner. Barroso faced

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on 30 May 2015 at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Barroso was expected to face promotional newcomer Abdul-Kerim Edilov on 17 January 2016 at

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. However, Edilov pulled out of the fight in the days leading up to the event citing a knee injury and was replaced by fellow newcomer

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. Barroso won the fight via unanimous decision. Barroso faced

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on 8 May 2016 at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. Barroso was expected to face

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on 10 September 2016 at

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. On the day of the event, Dollaway suffered a back injury at his hotel due to a malfunctioning elevator and was unable to participate. As a result, Barroso was also removed from the event. Barroso faced promotional newcomer

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on 19 November 2016 at

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. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round, as he was dazed by an inadvertent headbutt which went unnoticed by the referee and preceded the TKO stoppage. Eventually the result was overturned to "No Contest" by the Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA). A rematch with Stewart took place on 18 March 2017 at

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. Barroso won the fight by unanimous decision. Barroso faced promotional newcomer

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on 2 September 2017 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Barroso faced

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on 20 January 2018 at

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. He lost via split decision .

Personal life

In 2016 he proposed to his girlfriend Milenna Tonnera with whom he lived together for more than two years at the moment just after the fight. Barroso has a son and a daughter. In 2021 he marriedТитулованный боец Франсимар Баррозо рассказал о том, как вырастить из ребёнка чемпиона, о переезде в Россию и планах на будущее
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Championships and accomplishments

*WOCS **WOCS Light Heavyweight Champion (One time; vacated) *Shooto Brazil **Shooto Brazil Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; vacated)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barroso, Francimar 1980 births Living people Brazilian male 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 Sportspeople from Acre (state) Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters