André Soares (fighter)

André "Gigueto" Soares is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the flyweight division, and is also an instructor.

Andre Soares
Other namesGigueto
NationalityBrazilian
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)
DivisionFlyweight
TeamTeam Gigueto
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins5
By submission4
By decision1
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

History

Shares started training in martial arts at 9 years old practicing Judo. At the age of 15 he fell in love with Brazilian jiu-jitsu. When he was a purple belt he was invited to try out for the Carlson Gracie Competition Team. To make the team there was a tournament style training session in the middle of Carlson Gracie's gym. He won the tournament and became a Team A competitor. His skills grew quickly and he won the Brazilian Nationals in 1998. He trained with Carlson Gracie for five years until Carlson moved to the US and the team split up. Soares followed his teammates over to BTT (Brazilian Top Team) where he competed and received his black belt in 2001. He came in second in the 2002 World Championships.

In 2004, he moved to Florida to reunite with ATT (American Top Team) founder Ricardo Liborio and his master Marcus Aurelio. Soares competed in MMA and jiu-jitsu in America. He won Hawaii Shooto 2005, and took first in the Arnold Schwarzenegger/Gracie World Submission championships.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 5 wins 2 losses
By knockout 0 0
By submission 4 0
By decision 1 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 5-2 Zach Makovsky Decision (unanimous) EliteXC: Primetime May 31, 2008 3 New Jersey, United States
Win 5-1 Josh Spearman Submission (guillotine choke) BCX 4 - Battle Cage Xtreme 4 April 19, 2008 1 0:19 New Jersey, United States
Win 4-1 Matt McCabe Submission (armbar) CITC 3 - Marked Territory September 30, 2006 1 1:09 Collins Arena, Brookdale College, Lincroft, NJ.
Win 3-1 United States Ryan Lee Submission (triangle choke) Shooto Hawaii - Unleashed March 25, 2005 1 2:38 Hawaii, United States
Win 2-1 United States Jim Bruketta Submission (armbar) FCC 18 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 18 March 5, 2005 1 Wisconsin, United States
Loss 1-1 Finland Tom Niinimaki Decision CWFC 9 - Xtreme Xmas December 18, 2004 3 5:00 England
Win 1-0 United States Ulises Rocha Decision (unanimous) IC 8 - Ethereal November 20, 2004 2 5:00 Indiana, United States

References

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