César Almeida (kickboxer)

César Almeida de Oliveira (born March 28, 1988), is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He also competed in the Glory and WGP Kickboxing middleweight divisions, where he was the former WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight and SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus Champion.

César Almeida
BornCésar Almeida de Oliveira
(1988-03-28) March 28, 1988
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Other namesCesinha
NationalityBrazilian
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85.0 kg (187.4 lb; 13.39 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSão Paulo Brazil
TeamSuperfight Team / Rizzo RVT / Corinthians
TrainerBraz
Years active2009 - present
Kickboxing record
Total57
Wins47
By knockout27
Losses8
Draws1
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins4
By knockout3
By decision1

As of January 2023, he was ranked as the second best middleweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick and as the third best middleweight in the world by Combat Press.[1][2]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Almeida took part in the 2013 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight tournament, held at WGP Kickboxing 17 on December 21, 2013. He was booked to face Cristian Torres in the semifinals of the one-day tournament. Almeida won the fight by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he faced Alex Pereira. He won the fight by decision.[3]

Almeida fought a trilogy bout with Alex Pereira, with the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight championship on the line, at WGP Kickboxing 25 on July 25, 2015.[4] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[5]

César faced Moises Baute for the SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus championship and the WKN International Kickboxing oriental rules title at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016 on May 7, 2016.[6] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] He extended his win streak to three fights with a second round stoppage of Guilherme Gimenez at WGP Kickboxing 33 on September 10, 2016.[8]

Almeida took part in the WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1 kg) tournament, which was held at WGP Kickboxing 34 on November 1, 2016. He was able to overcome Ricardo Soneca in the semifinals of the one-day tournament by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he suffered a decision loss to Haime Morais.[9]

Almeida faced Marcelo Nuñez at WGP Kickboxing 36 on April 7, 2017.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

WGP Cruiserweight champion

Almeida faced Lucas Alsina for the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (85 kg) championship at WGP Kickboxing 50 on October 27, 2018.[12] He beat Alsina by a fourth round knockout, managing to stop his opponent through repeated low kicks.[13]

After capturing his fourth piece of professional silverware, Alemida would go on to fight in two non-title bouts. Almeida was first booked to face Hao Guanghua at MAS Fight on November 10, 2018. He won the fight by stoppage.[14] Alemida next faced Lucas Dallapico at Premier Fight League on February 23, 2019. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[15]

Almeida made his first WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight title defense against Ivan Galaz at WGP Kickboxing 54 on May 24, 2019.[16] He retained the title by a decision draw.[17]

Almeida faced Sergey Veselkin in his Fair Fight debut at Fair Fight IX on July 8, 2019. He lost the fight by decision, after an extra fourth round was contested.[18] Almeida faced Igor Bugaenko in his second appearance with the promotion at Fair Fight X on October 26, 2019. He won the fight by an extra round decision.[19]

Glory

Almeida made his Glory debut against Donovan Wisse at Glory Collision 2 on December 21, 2019.[20][21] Wisse won the fight by majority decision.[22]

Almeida made his second WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight title defense against Ivan Galaz at WGP Kickboxing 66 on September 3, 2022, following a three-year break from the sport of kickboxing.[23] He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[24]

Almeida faced the #1 ranked Glory middleweight contender Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all five judges awarding him a 29–26 scorecard.[25]

Almeida was expected to challenge the Glory Middleweight (-85 kg) champion Donovan Wisse at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023. The bout was a rematch of their first meeting, that took place on December 21, 2019, and which Wisse won by majority decision.[26] The fight was downgraded to a three round non-title bout however, as Almeida missed weight by one kilogram at the official weigh-ins.[27] Almeida lost the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Mixed martial arts career

Almeida made his return to mixed martial arts against the LFA Middleweight champion Lucas Fernando on the seventh season of the DWCS on August 8, 2023.[29] He won the fight by unanimous decision and was awarded a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[30]

Almeida is scheduled to face Christian Leroy Duncan on November 18, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 232.[31]

Championships and awards

Kickbxing
  • WGP Kickboxing
    • 2013 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85 kg) Tournament Winner
    • 2016 WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1 kg) Tournament Runner-up
    • 2018 WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85 kg) Championship
      • One successful title defense
  • SUPERKOMBAT
    • 2016 SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus (-86 kg) Championship
  • World Kickboxing Network
    • 2016 WKN International Oriental Rules Super Light Heayvweight (-85 kg) Champion
  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2014 WAKO Pro Brazilian Light Cruiserweight (-85 kg) K-1 Rules Championship
  • Brazilian Kickboxing Federation
    • 2013 Brazil National -81 kg Kickboxing Champion[32]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
4 matches 4 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 4–0 Lucas Fernando Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 57 8 August 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3–0 Danilo Souza KO (punch) Shooto Brazil 110 18 December 2021 1 0:45 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 2–0 Vitor Costa TKO (punches) Road to Future 1 27 June 2021 1 4:51 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 1–0 Thiago Araujo TKO (punches) Shooto Brazil 61 13 February 2016 1 1:08 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kickboxing record
Professional kickboxing record
47 wins (27 (T)KOs), 8 losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-02-11LossSuriname Donovan WisseGlory 83Essen, GermanyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-10-08WinTurkey Serkan OzcaglayanGlory: Collision 4Arnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2022-09-03NCChile Ivan GalazWGP Kickboxing 66São Bernardo do Campo, BrazilNo Contest (Hit after the bell)13:00
For the WGP Kickboxing -85kg title. Originally a KO win for Almeida overturned to a no contest after review due to the knockout blow landing after the bell.
2019-12-21LossSuriname Donovan WisseGlory Collision 2Arnhem, NetherlandsDecision (Majority)33:00
2019-10-26WinBelarus Igor BugaenkoFair Fight XYekaterinburg, RussiaExt. R. Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2019-07-08LossRussia Sergey VeselkinFair Fight IXYekaterinburg, RussiaExt. R. Decision (Unanimous)43:00
2019-05-24DrawChile Ivan GalazWGP Kickboxing 54Santiago, ChileDecision53:00
Defends the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) title.
2019-02-23WinBrazil Lucas DallapicoPremier Fight LeagueLauro de Freitas, BrazilTKO2
2018-11-10WinChina Hao GuanghuaMAS FightMacauKO (Punches)18:31
2018-10-27WinArgentina Lucas AlsinaWGP Kickboxing 50São Paulo, BrazilKO (Low Kicks)4
Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) title.
2018-05-18WinBrazil Nattan NovakWGP Kickboxing 46São Paulo, BrazilKO (Left Hook to the Body)22:56
2017-04-07WinParaguay Marcelo NuñezWGP Kickboxing 36São Paulo, BrazilDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-11-01LossBrazil Haime MoraisWGP Kickboxing 34, FinalSão Paulo, BrazilDecision33:00
For the vacant WGP Kickboxing Heavyweight (-94.1kg) title.
2016-11-01WinBrazil Ricardo SonecaWGP Kickboxing 34, Semi FinalSão Paulo, BrazilKO (High Kick & Punches)22:40
2016-09-10WinBrazil Guilherme GimenezWGP Kickboxing 33São Paulo, BrazilKO (Low Kick)20:25
2016-05-07WinSpain Moises BauteSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2016Bucharest, RomaniaDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the inaugural SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Plus (-85kg) title and the WKN International oriental rules Super Light Heayweight (-85kg) title.
2015-12-19WinBrazil Rodolfo CavaloWGP Kickboxing 28BrazilKO (Right Cross)11:40
2015-07-25LossBrazil Alex PereiraWGP Kickboxing 25São Paulo, BrazilDecision (Unanimous)53:00
For the vacant WGP Kickboxing Middleweight (-85 kg) title.
2014-11-29WinRussia Aleksandr DmitrenkoWGP Kickboxing 23São Paulo,BrazilDecision33:00
2014-09-27WinBrazil Francisco AraujoWGP Kickboxing 22São Paulo, BrazilKO (Right Low Kick)22:50
Wins the WAKO Pro Brazil Light Cruiserweight (-85kg) title.
2013-12-21WinBrazil Alex PereiraWGP Kickboxing 17, FinalSão Paulo, BrazilDecision33:00
Wins the WGP Kickboxing Cruiserweight (-85kg) Tournament title.
2013-12-21WinBrazil Ricardo SonecaWGP Kickboxing 14São Paulo, BrazilDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2013-03-23LossBrazil Alex PereiraWGP Kickboxing 12São Caetano, BrazilDecision (unanimous)3
2013-01-25WinBrazil Rony SilvaJungle Fight 48São Paulo, BrazilDecision (Unanimous)53:00
2012-11-10WinBrazil Alessandro BenacciWGP Kickboxing x It's Showtime 60São Paulo, BrazilKO (Low Kick)3
2012-08-25LossBrazil Fernando NonatoWGP Kickboxing 6BrazilDecision33:00
2012-07-07WinBrazil Paulo GoesWGP KickboxingSão Paulo, BrazilTKO (Doctor Stoppage)10:34
2012-04-07WinBrazil Marcos CaçadorWGP Kickboxing 5BrazilDecision33:00
2009-11-21WinBrazil Marcelo LisboaSP1. PRO MAX. 2BrazilDecision33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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