Ildemar Alcântara Cardoso (; born 7 November 1982) is a Brazilian

mixed martial artist 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 striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in the

light heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...

division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has formerly competed in the

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and is the younger brother of current UFC fighter

Iuri Alcântara Iuri Alcântara (born 4 August 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Alcântara mostly fought in Brazil before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting ...

Mixed martial arts career

Jungle Fight

With the departure of

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, who was champion of the middleweight division in

Jungle Fight Jungle Fight is a Brazilian mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil. History Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazi ...

, the organization decided to hold a tournament to crown a new champion. He fought against Eder Baiano Jones. Alcântara won via split decision and advanced in the tournament, then faced Ederson Cristian Macedo and won via armbar submission. At Jungle Fight 47, he was crowned champion by defeating Itamar Rosa winning via TKO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Alcântara made his UFC debut replacing

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to face

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in a light heavyweight bout on 19 January 2013 at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. He won the bout via kneebar submission in the second round and earned ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Alcântara was expected to make his welterweight debut against

Jason High Jason High (born October 12, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2005, High has also competed for Strikeforce, Aff ...

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. However, High was pulled from the bout in late April in favor of a matchup on the same card against

Erick Silva Erick Vinicius Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, ...

after Silva's original opponent was scratched from the event. Alcântara instead faced promotional newcomer Leandro Silva. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Alcântara faced promotional newcomer

Igor Araújo Igor Araújo (born 6 December 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Araújo has formerly competed for the UFC, M-1 Global, Shooto, KSW, a ...

on 9 October 2013 at

UFC Fight Night 29 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 29'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 9, 2013, at the Ginásio José Corrêa in Barueri, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The e ...

. Araújo defeated Alcântara via unanimous decision. Alcântara faced promotional newcomer

Albert Tumenov Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (russian: Альберт Туменов; krc, Альберт Туменланы; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer. Tumenov competes in the welterweight di ...

on 15 February 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 36 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 36'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 15, 2014, at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background ...

. He won the fight via split decision. Alcântara was expected to face

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on 5 July 2014 at

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. However, Ponzinibbio pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by

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. Alcântara lost the fight via unanimous decision. Alcântara moved back up to middleweight to face Richardson Moreira on 31 January 2014 at

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. He won the fight by split decision. Alcântara faced Kevin Casey on 15 July 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 71 ''UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 71'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 15, 2015, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. Background The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout b ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Championships and accomplishments

** Jungle Fight Middleweight Championship (One time) *

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** Submission of the Night (One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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Jailton Almeida Jailton Jesus Almeida Junior (born June 28, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 24, 2023, he is #14 in the UFC heavyweight ...

, Submission (arm-triangle choke) , Thunder Fight 23 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:49 ,

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, Senegal , , - , Win , align=center, 26–13 , Tyago Costa , Submission (triangle choke) , South America Fighters Combat 1: Marajo vs. Borges , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:10 ,

Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 25–13 , Maico Machado , Submission (north-south choke) , Super Fight Brazil 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:24 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 24–13 , Divino Gontijo , TKO (punches) , Champions Fight Combat 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:17 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 23–13 , Normando Cabral de Andrade , Submission (anaconda choke) , World Kombat Challenge 48: WKC Apu Thai 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:40 ,

Castanhal Castanhal is a city near the eastern edge of the state of Pará, Northern Brazil. It is located some 65 km east of the state's capital Belém and 50 km inland SE of the Bay of Marajo. It is accessed by car or bus via federal highway BR- ...

, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–13 , Magomed Ismailov , TKO (punches) , Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:41 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 22–12 , Artur Alibulatov , Decision (split) , ProFC 64: Tibilov vs. Shvets , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–12 , Alexey Efremov , TKO (elbows) , World Fighting Championship Akhmat 42 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:19 ,

, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–11 , Beslan Ushukov , Decision (majority) , World Fighting Championship Akhmat 38 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–10 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Arzalet Fighting Globe Championship , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–9 , Henrique da Silva , TKO (punches) , The King of Jungle Championship 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:55 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–8 , Kevin Casey , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–7 , Richardson Moreira , Decision (split) ,

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, Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Jaraguá do Sul Jaraguá do Sul () is a city in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. History The city was founded on July 25, 1876, by engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city was originally named jus ...

, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–6 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Barueri Barueri ( or ) is a Brazilian municipality in the State of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 276,982 (2020 est.) in an area of . Its boundaries are Santana de Parnaíba to th ...

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5 , Leandro Silva , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (kneebar) , UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:39 ,

, Brazil , , - , - , Win , align=center, 17–5 , Itamar Rosa , TKO (punches) , Jungle Fight 47: Jungle Belt , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:07 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5 , Ederson Cristian , Submission (armbar) , Jungle Fight 44 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:32 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 15–5 , Eder Jones , Decision (split) , Jungle Fight 41 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 14–5 , Edilberto de Oliveira , KO (punches) , Jungle Fight 38 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:02 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 13–5 , Geovane Francisco , TKO (knee and punches) , Jungle Fight 35 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , Willians Santos , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Jungle Fight 33 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:04 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 11–5 , Richard Smith , Submission (rear naked choke) , Jungle Fight 30 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:39 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Jungle Fight 28 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Jackson Mora , TKO (punches) , Jungle Fight 24 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:37 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Jacob Quintana , TKO (knee to the body) , Jungle Fight 23 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:23 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4 , Potcho Potcho , TKO (punches) , Iron Man Championship 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:15 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 7–4 , Antonio Mendes , Decision (unanimous) , Amazon Fight 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–4 , Bruno Silva , TKO (leg kick) , Iron Man Championship 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:40 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3 , Rogério Gama , TKO (punches) , Belem Open Fight 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:11 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , Beto Silva , KO (punches) , Super Fight , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:17 ,

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, , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 , Geronimo dos Santos , TKO (punches) , Hiro Belém , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

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Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...

bout. , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Brian Maulany , Submission (armbar) , Cage Fight Event: Rumble in the Jungle , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:28 ,

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

, Suriname , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Junior Sumo , TKO (punches) , Round Fight 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:20 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , Maurilio de Souza , Submission (kneebar) , Ceará Vale Tudo Meeting , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:31 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Predador FC 4: Kamae , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , Luís Santos , Decision (unanimous) , Mega Combat Vale Tudo , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Luís Santos , Submission (triangle choke) , Iron Man Vale Tudo 7 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:51 , Macapa, Brazil ,

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