Thiago de Oliveira Perpétuo (born December 14, 1986) 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 ...

who last competed in 2015. A professional since 2009, he has competed for the

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, and was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''.

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2012, Perpétuo appeared as a fighter on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. Perpétuo defeated Joao Paulo De Souza via decision to move into the ''Ultimate Fighter'' house, and become an official cast member, fighting for Team Vitor. In the first round of the competition, Perpétuo fought

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. Perpétuo won the fight via TKO (retirement) to move onto the semi-final round. Later, Dana White demanded that the teams be scrambled up and Perpétuo was sent to Team Wanderlei. He then faced eventual winner

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for a spot in the final against

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. He was defeated by Ferreira via KO (head kick) in round one.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Perpétuo made his UFC debut on June 23, 2012 at

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against

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. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. Perpétuo was expected to face

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on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7. However Perpetuo suffered an injury and was replaced by

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. Perpetuo made his return at

UFC Fight Night 32 ''UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 32'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 9, 2013, at the Goiânia Arena in Goiânia, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background Th ...

where he faced UFC newcomer

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He lost the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the first round. Despite the loss on his record, Perpetuo was awarded a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus for this bout. Perpetuo faced

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in a welterweight bout on March 23, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 38 ''UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 38'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 23, 2014, at the Ginásio Nélio Dias in Natal, Brazil. Background The event was headlined by the anticipated rematch ...

. He lost the fight via submission in the first round, and was subsequently released from the promotion shortly after.

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts

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

Mixed martial arts record

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, Return to

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Edgar Castaldelli Filho , TKO (punches) , Max Fight 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:10 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–1–1 , Luis Matoso , Draw , Jungle Fight 19 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Moema, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Rafael Navas , TKO (punches) , Iron Fight Championship 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:53 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Danilo Pereira , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Full Fight 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:46 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Deschanael Deschanael , KO (punch) , Tan Lan Fight 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:23 ,

, Brazil ,

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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, KO (head kick) , The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil , N/A , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:22 ,

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, Fought at 185

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perpetuo, Thiago Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1986 births Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Santo André, São Paulo Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)