Gabriel Gonzaga Santos Nogueira (; born 18 May 1979) is a Brazilian

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, who competed in the

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division of the

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. He is perhaps best known for his upset head-kick knockout of

Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...

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, which earned him a heavyweight title shot. Gonzaga won a gold medal in the Ultra Heavyweight division at the 2006 Mundials, which is considered to be the top BJJ competition in the world. Gonzaga's nickname "Napão" means "big nose" in

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Background

Gonzaga was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and began training in

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when he was 14 years old. before later transitioning to

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

, under the tutelage of Wander Braga. Gonzaga would go on to achieve many accomplishments in the sport before transitioning into a career in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Gonzaga made his professional

MMA 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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

debut on 4 April 2003 in Santos, Brazil against Cicero Costa, winning via submission due to punches in the first round. He went on to compile a 4-1 professional record with his only loss coming via TKO to

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his UFC debut at

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, knocking out Kevin Jordan with a superman punch at 4:39 of the third round. However, weeks before the fight, his pregnant wife started having complications with her pregnancy and lost one of the twins she was carrying. Gonzaga's obligations to his wife during her high risk pregnancy left him unable to train properly. Gonzaga would later return at

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with a win over

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via TKO in the second round. At

UFC 66 ''UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background ''UFC 66s main event was a championshi ...

he would defeat

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in the first round by armbar. At

, Gonzaga knocked out

with a head kick, Cro Cop's own signature move. With the win, Gonzaga was granted a title shot against

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. The knockout was the consensus Knockout of the Year for 2007. Gonzaga faced

for the

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UFC 74 ''UFC 74: Respect'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 25, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship ...

. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches from the mount at the 1:37 mark of the third round. Gonzaga returned to the Octagon to face the only man that had beaten him prior to the Couture fight,

, at

UFC 80 ''UFC 80: Rapid Fire'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), that took place on January 19, 2008, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, United Kingdom. Background The main event was originally sch ...

, losing once again via TKO in the second round. Gonzaga faced

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UFC 86 ''UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The main event was between Qui ...

. Early in the first round, McCully fell to the ground due to a powerful leg kick from Gonzaga. Gonzaga took to McCully's half guard, quickly passing to the mount position and winning by first round submission with an americana from the mount. At

UFC 91 ''UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 15, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The main event featured the return of UFC Heavy ...

Gonzaga knocked out UFC newcomer Josh Hendricks with a right hand at 1:01 of the first round. Gonzaga then faced undefeated heavyweight prospect

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UFC 96 ''UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena. Background The card was headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout be ...

. In the first 30 seconds of the fight, Gonzaga caught Carwin with an uppercut and two left hooks, breaking his nose. Gonzaga took the fight to the floor, but Carwin quickly fought back to his feet. Against the fence, Carwin pushed Gonzaga away and threw an overhand right that knocked Gonzaga out. The referee called the match at 69 seconds of round one, handing Gonzaga his fourth career loss. At

UFC 102 ''UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured former five-time UFC champion and UFC Hall of Fam ...

Gonzaga defeated

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via TKO at 2:27 of the first round. The fight, however, was controversial, as Gonzaga landed an illegal low blow that hurt Tuchsherer very badly. While Tuchsherer was able to continue after taking a full five-minute rest, Gonzaga landed a powerful head kick and continued to dominate the rest of the fight, eventually finishing the fight via strikes. Gonzaga was set to fight

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UFC 108 ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Background The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injuries ...

; however, it was reported that he had pulled out of the fight due to a staph infection. The fight between Gonzaga and dos Santos eventually took place on 21 March 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones, with Gonzaga losing via knockout in the first round. Gonzaga was defeated by

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on 23 October 2010 at

UFC 121 ''UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States. The event was the fourth time the UFC has hosted at the Hon ...

by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30–27 after Gonzaga was out-struck throughout all three rounds by Schaub. This was also the first bout in Gonzaga's professional career to go the distance. Following the loss to Schaub, Gonzaga was released from the promotion.

Post UFC

After being released by the UFC, Gonzaga stated that he would only compete in

but expressed interest in returning to

. Gonzaga returned to action against Reality Fighting Heavyweight Champion

Parker Porter Parker Frederick Porter (born April 22, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Porter played baseball, lacrosse and football in his youth. After high s ...

. Gonzaga fought Porter on 8 October where he submitted him with an arm-triangle choke in the third round, winning the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship.

Return to the UFC

It was announced that Gonzaga signed a new, four-fight contract with the

on 16 December 2011. In his return bout, he faced Ednaldo Oliveira at

UFC 142 ''UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the first UFC event of the year, and was broadcast live on pay-per-view ...

, replacing an injured

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. Gonzaga won the fight via submission in the first round. Gabriel Gonzaga was expected to face Shane del Rosario at

UFC 146 ''UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event (PPV) promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 26, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card featured five MMA bouts ...

on 26 May 2012. Gabriel was pulled from the bout against Shane Del Rosario to replace Antônio Silva against Roy Nelson, after Silva was switched to meet

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. Gonzaga later was forced out of the bout against Roy Nelson because of an injury, being replaced by Dave Herman. Gonzaga was expected to face promotional newcomer and fellow Brazilian Geronimo dos Santos on 13 October 2012 at

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but dos Santos dropped off the card for an undisclosed reason. As no replacement was scheduled, Gonzaga was also removed from the card. Gonzaga faced

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on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping He won the fight via submission in the second round. Gonzaga lost via first-round knockout to

Travis Browne Travis Kuualiialoha Browne (born July 17, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who last competed as a heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Browne was born in H ...

on 13 April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. Gonzaga faced Dave Herman on 6 July 2013 at

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, replacing Shane del Rosario who had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Gonzaga won via KO 17 seconds into the first round. Gonzaga next faced

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on 19 October 2013 at

UFC 166 ''UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Background The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velas ...

. He won the fight via knockout at 1:13 of round one. This was Gonzaga's second consecutive first-round knockout. Gonzaga faced Stipe Miocic on 25 January 2014 at

UFC on Fox 10 ''UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 10'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 25, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Background The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between former w ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Post-fight, Gonzaga stated online that he broke his hand in the first round. Gonzaga faced

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on 13 December 2014 at

UFC on Fox 13 ''UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 13'') was a mixed martial arts event held at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 13, 2014. Background The event was the first that the organization has hosted in ...

. He lost the bout in the first round via TKO. Gonzaga faced returning veteran

in a rematch on 11 April 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 64 ''UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 64'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 11, 2015, at the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland. Background The event was the first that the organization has ...

. After dominantly winning the first two rounds and being up 20–17 on the scorecards, Gonzaga was finished by TKO in the third round after a surprise flurry of elbows and punches managed to hurt him and turn the fight around in an instant. Gonzaga later stated that he wasn't ready for all 5 rounds, and that he was surprised by Cro Cop's strength and improved elbows. The bout earned both men ''Fight of the Night'' bonus honors. Gonzaga faced Konstantin Erokhin on 11 December 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. He won the fight by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–28). Gonzaga was expected to face

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on 10 April 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 86 ''UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 86'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 10, 2016, at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Background The event was the first that the organization has hosted ...

. However, Magomedov was forced out of the bout in early March due to injury and replaced by

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. Gonzaga lost the fight via KO in the first round. On 30 September 2016 it was announced that Gonzaga would be retiring from the sport unless offered a 6-figure contract from the UFC.

Professional boxing career

On 14 September 2017, it was announced that Gonzaga would be making his pro boxing debut for the Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) boxing promotion on 26 October against Alejandro Esquilin Santiago. Gonzaga won the four-round bout via majority decision.

Bare-knuckle boxing

On August 28, 2019, it was announced that Gonzaga would make his promotional debut headlining BKFC 8 against fellow UFC veteran Antônio Silva on October 19, 2019. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Personal life

Gonzaga has a daughter and a son. They live in

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Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Knockout of the Night (One time) ** Fight of the Night (Two times) ** Second for most finishes in the UFC heavyweight division (11) ** Tied for the third most finishes in UFC history (11) **2007 Knockout of the Year vs.

on 21 April *FIGHT! Magazine **2007 Knockout of the Year vs.

on 21 April *Fight Matrix **Most Lopsided Upset of the Year (2007) *Inside Fights **2007 Knockout of the Year vs.

on 21 April *Reality Fighting **Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

*Confederação Brasileira de Jiu Jitsu Olímpico ** 2006 CBJJO World Cup Super Heavyweight Champion (Black Belt) ** 2005 CBJJO World Cup Super Heavyweight Runner-Up (Black Belt) ** 2005 CBJJO World Cup Absolute 3rd Place (Black Belt) ** 2003 CBJJO World Cup Super Heavyweight Runner-Up (Black Belt) ** 2003 CBJJO World Cup Absolute Runner-Up (Black Belt) *Confederação Brasileira de Jiu Jitsu ** 2006 CBJJ Mundials Super Heavyweight Champion (Black Belt) ** 2005 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals 3rd Place (Black Belt) ** 1999 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals 3rd Place ** 1996/1997 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Champion (Purple Belt) *

International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World No-Gi Championship, Pan Ji ...

** 2019 World Masters IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship Super Heavyweight Champion (Black Belt) ** 2000 World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Super Heavyweight 3rd Place (Black Belt) ** 1999 World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Super Heavyweight 3rd Place (Brown Belt)

Submission grappling

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**2005 ADCC +99 kg Runner-Up **Opponents: ***Won: Mustapha al-Turk (pts), Ricco Rodriguez (pts), Marcio Cruz (pts), Eduardo Telles (pts) ***Lost: Jeff Monson (pts), Xande Ribeiro (sub)

Mixed martial arts record

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Alexander Emelianenko Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko ( rus, Александр Владимирович Емельяненко, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Emel'janenko ; born ) is a Russian mixed martial artist . He is a three-time Russian natio ...

, TKO (punches and knees) , RCC: Russian Cagefighting Championship 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:43 ,

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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 17–11 ,

, KO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:48 , Zagreb, Croatia , , - , Win , align=center, 17–10 , Konstantin Erokhin , Decision (unanimous) , The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber#The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–10 ,

, TKO (elbows and punches) , UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:30 , Kraków, Poland , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–9 ,

, TKO (punches) , UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:59 , Phoenix, Arizona, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–8 , Stipe Miocic , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Chicago, Illinois, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–7 ,

, KO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:33 , Houston, Texas, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–7 , Dave Herman , KO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:17 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–7 ,

, KO (elbows) , The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen#The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:11 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–6 ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) , UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:01 , São Paulo, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 13–6 , Ednaldo Oliveira , Submission (rear-naked choke) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:22 , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 12–6 ,

, Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Reality Fighting: Gonzaga vs. Porter , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:50 , Uncasville, Connecticut, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–6 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Anaheim, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–5 ,

, TKO (punches) , UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:53 , Broomfield, Colorado, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:27 , Portland, Oregon, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–4 ,

, KO (punch) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:09 , Columbus, Ohio, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 , Josh Hendricks , KO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:01 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–3 ,

, Submission (americana) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:57 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:34 , Newcastle upon Tyne, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:37 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 ,

, KO (head kick) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:51 , Manchester, England , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 ,

, Submission (armbar) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:22 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:24 , Los Angeles, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Kevin Jordan , KO (superman punch) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:39 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Walter Farias , Submission (neck crank) , Shooto Brazil: Never Shake , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , São Paulo, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Charlie Brown , TKO (retirement) , Jungle Fight 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, N/A , Manaus, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 2–1 ,

, TKO (punches) , Jungle Fight 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:11 , Manaus, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Branden Lee Hinkle , Submission (triangle choke) , Meca 9: Meca World Vale Tudo 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:54 , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Cicero Costa , TKO (submission to punches) , Brazilian Gladiators 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , São Paulo, Brazil ,

Professional boxing record

Bare knuckle record

, - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Antônio Silva , KO (punches) , Bare Knuckle FC 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:50 , Tampa, Florida, United States , , -

References

External links

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post UFC

Return to the UFC

Professional boxing career

Bare-knuckle boxing

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Submission grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

Bare knuckle record

See also

References

External links