Roan Carneiro Pereira (born 2 June 1978) is a Brazilian retired professional

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who most recently competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2000, Carneiro was the winner of the Battlegrounds MMA's one-night, eight-man tournament, in which he won three fights to become the champion, and has also competed for

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Carneiro began fighting in MMA professionally in 2000 at the age of 22 in his native Brazil. One of his earliest losses was to future longtime UFC Middleweight Champion

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. He amassed a record of 10-5 before signing with the

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In April 2007, Carneiro debuted with the UFC. He faced

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in his debut and won the fight via unanimous decision. Carneiro then faced

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. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. In his third UFC fight, Carneiro faced

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on 29 December 2007. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Carneiro next faced

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at UFC 85 on 7 June 2008. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. For his fifth UFC fight, Carneiro faced

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on 6 September 2008. He lost the fight via split decision. Following this loss, he was released from his contract.

Battleground MMA

After fighting sporadically for independent promotions between 2009 and 2013, Carneiro signed to compete in a one-night, eight-man tournament for BattleGrounds MMA on 3 October 2014. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Randall Wallace by submission in the first round. In the semifinals, he defeated Trey Houston by TKO in the second round. In the finals, Carneiro defeated

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by unanimous decision to be crowned the tournament champion.

UFC return

In December 2014, it was announced that Carneiro had been re-signed with the UFC. In his return fight, Carneiro replaced

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against

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on 28 February 2015 at

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. He won the fight via technical submission from a rear-naked choke in the first round. Carneiro was expected to face

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on 27 September 2015 at

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. However, Carneiro was forced to pull out of the bout in mid-August with an elbow injury and was replaced by Uriah Hall. Carneiro faced

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on 21 February 2016 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Carneiro next faced

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on 17 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 94. He won the fight via split decision. As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Carneiro faced

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on 11 February 2017 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. UFC elected not to renew Carneiro's contract, making him a free agent.

Post-UFC

Carneiro then signed a non-exclusive contract with

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, losing the first two fights against Aslambek Saidov and Husein Kushagov. Carneiro returned to action on 30 November 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand where he won WKN Middleweight MMA title by submission in the first round against previously 15-fight undefeated Kelvin Joseph in the main event of WKN World Cup 2019.

Acting

Carneiro had an acting role as fictional MMA fighter Marco Santos in the MMA movie ''

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''.

Personal life

Carneiro has a son and a daughter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* BattleGrounds MMA ** BattleGrounds MMA Grand Prix Championship *World Kickboxing Network **WKN Middleweight MMA title

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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Brazilian Trials Winner * Pan American Champion * Rio de Janeiro State Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carneiro, Roan 1978 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Welterweight 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 Rio de Janeiro (city) Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters