Willamy Freire (born July 28, 1987) is a Brazilian professional

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 has fought for

Shooto Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...

and the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. Freire was also the Shooto Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Freire compiled a 12–2 record prior to signing with

. This included a 1–1 record against Jose Luis Nogueira and a 4-fight grand prix tournament victory held over the course of one night.

Shooto

Freire was scheduled to face Peter Angerer for the SHIDO MMA Welterweight Championship in May 2007. However, just prior to the fight, he was knocked unconscious in training and suffered a deep cut, so he had to withdraw. In July 2007, Freire made his Shooto debut against

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, his future Nova Uniao team-mate. Freire lost via unanimous decision. This was his final defeat before an 11 fight win streak, prior to joining the UFC. After the Shooto Welterweight Championship was vacated, Freire faced Kenichiro Togashi for the title. After 2:05 of the first round, Freire was declared the winner via TKO (doctor stoppage), gaining him the title. After a non-title fight against Mikael Lähdesmäki, which Freire won via unanimous decision, Freire faced Yusuke Endo for the second time in his first title defence. Freire was declared the winner via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–27) and immediately vacated the title, as he had already signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Freire signed with the

which was announced in June 2010. He was scheduled to make his debut against

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at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko in August, but would later withdraw with injury. Since Tavares was left without an opponent, he too was pulled from the event. In November 2010, Freire was cleared to compete after recovering from his knee injury. Freire faced

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in his UFC debut on January 22, 2011 at

UFC Fight Night 23 ''UFC: Fight for the Troops 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 23'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. The event was the third that the UFC has hos ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and will be out indefinitely after injuring his right hand and right cheekbone. Freire was released from the UFC following this loss.

DREAM

Freire was expected to face

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on May 29, 2011 at DREAM Fight for Japan!. The fight was called off due to visa issues. Freire was set to fight

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also partici ...

on July 16, 2011 at

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but a hand injury forced him off the card. Freire ultimately made his DREAM debut at

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against

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. He lost the fight via split decision.

Championships and accomplishments

** Shooto Welterweight (154 lbs.) Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 15–3 , Claudiere Freitas , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto - Brazil 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 14–3 , Daniel Silveira , TKO (punches) , MZI - Combat 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Caico, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Phillip Schade , Decision (unanimous) , UCS - Fighting Day 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Geislingen, Germany , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 , Joao Luiz Nogueira , Submission (guillotine choke) , Tridenium Combat , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:50 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Erivan Silva , Submission (punches) , MZIF - MZI Fight , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:58 , Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–1 , Helman PQD , Submission (rear naked choke) , MF - Mossoro Fight , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:25 , Mossoro, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Carlos Heide , TKO (punches) , COVT - Ceara Open Vale Tudo 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , David Oliveira , TKO (punches) , Champions Fight , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , Paraiba, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Cesar da Costa Alencar , Decision (split) , Quixada Open Vale Tudo - Grand Prix , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Quixada, Ceara, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Glauber do Santos Silveira , TKO (doctor stoppage) , Quixada Open Vale Tudo - Grand Prix , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , Quixada, Ceara, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Francisco Diego , TKO (knee and punches) , Quixada Open Vale Tudo - Grand Prix , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Quixada, Ceara, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Gesias Cavalcante Crispim , Submission (rear naked choke) , Quixada Open Vale Tudo - Grand Prix , , align=center, 3 , align=center, N/A , Quixada, Ceara, Brazil ,

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freire, Willamy 1987 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Fortaleza Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters