Júnior Albini (born 15 March 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the

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division of the

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Early life

Albini started boxing at 13 years old to lose weight. At that time he weighed over .

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Albini made his professional debut in August 2009. Over the next seven years he fought fifteen times and amassed a record of 13-2; 11 of his 13 wins came by stoppage.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Albini made his promotional debut in the

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against 11th ranked opponent Timothy Johnson at UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the

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bonus of US$50 thousand. At the post fight interview, Albini was pleased with the prize money where he stated he now was in the position to buy real toys for his daughter.

It's so much money. I've never seen that kind of money. I was never able to buy her (his daughter) a toy or something like that. All of her toys were like shampoos, empty bottles, because we didn't have much money. My wife was following my dream, too, together, so it means a lot to me right now that I can make a living and give back to them what they suffered together with me – the pursuing of this dream.

Albini faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis on 11 November 2017. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Albini faced

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on 12 May 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Albini was scheduled to face Dmitry Sosnovskiy on 2 February 2019, at

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. However, Sosnovskiy pulled out of the fight in early January after undergoing surgery to correct a recent injury. Albini instead faced promotional newcomer

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, the first TKO loss of his MMA career. Albini faced Maurice Greene on 29 June 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. In January 2020, it was reported that Albini was released by UFC.

Post-UFC career

After the stint in the UFC, Albini made his first appearance against Adnan Alić at Serbian Battle Championship 27 on 14 March 2020. He won the fight via knockout less than a minute into round one. Albini next faced Gabriel Kanabo at Warriors Combat - on 30 July 2021. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Albini faced Davi Lucas da Silva at AFT 30 on 31 August 2021. He won the bout via TKO in round one.

Personal life

Albini is married and has a daughter. Before signing with the UFC, Albini worked full-time as a security guard.

Championships and accomplishments

(One time) vs. Timothy Johnson *Aspera Fighting Championship **Aspera FC Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albini, Junior 1991 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Luta Livre Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters People from Paranaguá Sportspeople from Paraná (state)