Luis Henrique (born August 21, 1993) 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

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division. A professional since 2011, he has also fought in the

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and KSW.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Henrique began his professional MMA career in November 2011. He competed exclusively in his native Brazil for the first three-and-a-half years of his career and amassed a record of 8–1 with one No Contest over this time.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Henrique made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer

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on December 19, 2015 at

UFC on Fox 17 ''UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 17'') was a mixed martial arts event held on December 19, 2015, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Background The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. Henrique faced promotional newcomer

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on July 23, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Henrique next faced Christian Colombo on November 19, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 100 ''UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 100'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 19, 2016, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil Background ...

. He won the fight via submission in the third round. Henrique faced

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on March 5, 2017 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. Henrique faced promotional newcomer

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on September 9, 2017 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Henrique was expected to face Timothy Johnson at

UFC Fight Night 125 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 125'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil. Background Wh ...

, but was removed from the fight card due to a bicep injury that needed surgery. In June 2018 it was announced that Henrique would face

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in a light heavyweight bout on September 22, 2018 at

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. However, Godbeer pulled out of the fight in early August citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. He lost the fight via a unanimous decision. It was reported on November 24, 2018 that Henrique was released by the UFC.

Post-UFC career

After the release from the UFC Henrique one submission victory in his old promotion Watch Out Combat Show before signing with the KSW. Henrique made his promotional debut against Michał Andryszak at KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski on May 18, 2018. He won the fight via first-round submission. Henrique made his sophomore appearance in the KSW as he replaced

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who withdrew from a title bout against Philip De Fries at KSW 50: London on September 14, 2019 due to a hand injury. Henrique lost the fight split decision. After the failed title shot, Henrique was expected to face Teodoras Aukštuolis at ARES FC 2 on April 3, 2020. However, due to the

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, the event was postponed until October 30, 2020. Henrique faced Aleksandr Maslov in the main event of Open Fighting Championship 3 on April 17, 2021. He lost a close bout via split decision. Henrique faced Kirill Kornilov on May 6, 2022 at RCC 11. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Henrique faced Slim Trabelsi on June 25, 2022 at Ares FC 7. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henrique, Luis 1993 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Heavyweight mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu