Patrício Pitbull

Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987), known professionally as Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight Champion and former Bellator Lightweight Champion. He is the younger brother of lightweight fighter Patricky Pitbull. He is the second-ever simultaneous two-weight champion in Bellator MMA history, and is widely considered to be the best Bellator fighter of all-time. He is also considered one of the best ever, pound-for-pound, to have never fought in the UFC.[3] As of October 10, 2023, he is No. 4 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings.[4]

Patrício Pitbull
BornPatrício Freire
(1987-07-07) July 7, 1987
Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight (2023)
Featherweight (2004–present)
Lightweight (2016; 2019–2021)
Reach65+1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Fighting out ofNatal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
TeamTeam Nogueira (until 2010)[1]
Black House
Pitbull Brothers (2010–present)[1]
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total42
Wins35
By knockout11
By submission12
By decision12
Losses7
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision4
Children2
Notable relativesPatricky Pitbull, brother
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

He is currently ranked as the No. 8 featherweight in the world by Fight Matrix, having been ranked as high as No. 3 in October 2020.[5] Combat Press ranks him as the No. 5 featherweight, No. 5 lightweight and No. 9 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.[6] Sherdog ranks him as the No. 2 featherweight fighter in the world.[7] He is also ranked as the No. 1 featherweight fighter outside of the UFC by Ranking MMA.[8]

Background

Freire was born and grew up in the outskirts of Natal, Brazil.[9] Freire began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of ten to help fend off the stigma of his size.[10] As a teenager, he trained at the famed Chute Boxe academy alongside notable MMA stars such as Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua.[10]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Freire made his professional MMA debut in March 2004 at the age of 16. For the first five and a half years of his career, he competed in his native Brazil and amassed an undefeated record of 12–0 with all but two wins coming by way of stoppage.

Prior to signing with Bellator, Freire was ranked as one of the top prospects outside of the North American fight scene.[10]

Debut and Featherweight tournament

After stringing together an impressive undefeated record on the local Brazilian circuit, he was initially tabbed to make his American debut against Will Romero at Bellator 14 on April 15, 2010, in the Bellator Featherweight Tournament. .[11] However, the bout was postponed to take place a week later at Bellator 15 on April 22, 2010. He won the quarterfinal bout via first-round submission.[12]

At Bellator 18 on May 13, 2010, he won his semifinal bout against fellow Brazilian and former EliteXC Featherweight Champion, Wilson Reis via unanimous decision.[13]

Freire faced Joe Warren on June 24, 2010, at Bellator 23 in the Tournament Final.[14] Despite nearly finishing the fight in the waning moments of the first round, Freire lost the fight by split decision.[15]

Bellator Season Four

In Bellator Season Four, Freire earned back-to-back third-round KOs against Georgi Karakhanyan and Wilson Reis (a rematch of their bout the previous year) to advance to the finals of the Featherweight Tournament.[16] Freire met Daniel Mason-Straus in the Bellator Season Four Featherweight Tournament Final at Bellator 45.[17] He won the fight via unanimous decision and earned a title shot rematch against Joe Warren.[18]

First title shot

The title shot was scheduled to take place at Bellator 47 on July 23, 2011, but a broken hand suffered in training had halted Freire's rematch with Joe Warren for the Bellator Featherweight Championship.[19]

After a near year and a half lay-off, Freire returned to action at Bellator 85 on January 17, 2013, to face Pat Curran who had defeated Joe Warren to win the Bellator Featherweight Championship at Bellator 60.[20] After a back and forth fight, Freire ended up losing a very close split decision.[21]

Bouncing back to Bellator Season Nine

Freire was set to face Rob Emerson at Bellator 97 on July 31, 2013, but Emerson was forced out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Jared Downing.[22] Freire won via KO at fifty-four seconds into the second round.[23]

Freire faced former UFC featherweight contender Diego Nunes at Bellator 99 on September 13, 2013, in the Quarterfinals of Bellator's Season Nine Featherweight Tournament.[24] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[25]

Freire faced Fabricio Guerreiro in the semifinals at Bellator 103 on October 11, 2013, and won via unanimous decision.[26]

Freire faced Justin Wilcox in the tournament final at Bellator 108 November 15, 2013.[27] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[28]

First reign as Bellator Featherweight World Champion

After being skipped over for his title shot, Freire was expected to finally challenge for the Bellator Featherweight World Championship in the long-awaited rematch with Pat Curran on June 6, 2014, at Bellator 121.[29] However, on May 21, it was announced that Curran had pulled out of the bout due to a calf injury.[30] The rematch eventually took place at Bellator 123 on September 5, 2014.[31] Freire defeated Curran by unanimous decision to become the new Bellator Featherweight Champion.[32]

Freire made his first title defense at Bellator 132 on January 16, 2015 against Daniel Mason-Straus in a rematch of their bout in May 2011, which saw Freire walk away with a decision victory.[33] Freire won the back-and-forth fight in the fourth round via a rear-naked choke submission.[34]

Freire was expected to defend his featherweight title against former WSOF Featherweight Champion Georgi Karakhanyan in a rematch at Bellator 138 on June 19, 2015.[35] However, after a torn ACL suffered by Karakhanyan, Freire will instead face Bellator Season Ten Featherweight tournament winner Daniel Weichel at the event.[36] Despite being knocked down in the last seconds of the first round, Freire rallied to knock out Weichel with a perfect counter left hook early in the second round.[37]

Losing the Championship and return to contender status

Freire had a third fight with Straus on November 6, 2015, at Bellator 145.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, dropping the Bellator Featherweight Championship after two successful defenses.[39]

After his brother's knockout loss to Michael Chandler, Freire moved up to the lightweight division to earn a title shot in order to face Chandler. He faced Benson Henderson in the main event at Bellator 160 on August 26, 2016.[40] The bout ended in anticlimactic fashion as Freire stopped himself early in round two to declare he had sustained a leg injury. As a result, Henderson was awarded a TKO victory due to injury.[41] It was revealed post-fight that Freire had broken his shin in the first round after Henderson checked a low kick with his knee.[42]

Regaining the Bellator Featherweight World Championship

Freire faced Daniel Straus in a fourth fight for the Bellator featherweight championship at Bellator 178 on April 21, 2017.[43] After a back and forth first round, Freire won the bout via guillotine choke early in the second round to become the two-time Bellator Featherweight World Champion.[44] Freire was later fined $2,500 for jumping onto the cage, following his submission victory.[45]

Freire was scheduled to make his first title defense against Daniel Weichel, in a rematch, at Bellator 188 on November 16, 2017.[46] Freire pulled out of the fight, however, due to multiple injuries. He expressed interest in a rematch with Weichel in early 2018.[47]

For his first title defense of his second reign, Freire faced Daniel Weichel at Bellator 203 on July 14, 2018.[48] He won the fight by split decision.[49]

In his second title defense, Freire faced Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 209 on November 15, 2018.[50] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[51]

Double Champion

On February 20, 2019, Bellator announced that Freire had signed a multi-year, multi-fight contract extension with the organization.[52] In the first fight of his new deal, Freire faced Michael Chandler for the Bellator Lightweight World Championship at Bellator 221 on May 11, 2019.[53] He won the fight via TKO in the first round to become the second Bellator fighter after Ryan Bader to hold two titles at the same time.[3]

2021 Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix

As a first-round bout of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix tournament, Freire defended his Featherweight Championship against Juan Archuleta at Bellator 228 on September 28, 2019.[54] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[55]

In the quarterfinals, Freire was expected to defend his Featherweight Championship against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 241 on March 13, 2020.[56][57] However, the whole event was eventually cancelled due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The bout was rebooked and took place at Bellator 252 on November 12.[58] Freire won the fight via knockout in the first round.[59]

In the semifinals, Freire defended his title against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 255 on April 2. This was a rematch of their November 2018 bout which saw Freire win by unanimous decision.[60] After dropping Sanchez with a flurry of punches, Freire won the bout after choking Sanchez unconscious via guillotine choke.[61]

In the final, Freire attempted to defend his title at Bellator 263 on July 31, 2021, against undefeated A. J. McKee for the Grand Prix Title and $1 million prize.[62] Freire was knocked down early in the fight, and lost via guillotine choke submission in round one.[63][64]

On October 6, 2021, Freire announced that he vacated the Bellator Lightweight championship, not wanting to get in the way of his brother Patricky's title aspirations.[65]

Third Bellator Featherweight Championship reign

In the first bout after losing the Featherweight title and vacating the Lightweight one, Freire rematched A. J. McKee for the Bellator Featherweight Championship on April 15, 2022, at Bellator 277.[66] He won the bout and the title via unanimous decision.[67]

Freire defended his title against Ádám Borics on October 1, 2022 at Bellator 286.[68] He won the bout in convincing fashion via unanimous decision.[69]

Freire faced reigning Rizin FF Featherweight Champion Kleber Koike Erbst in a non-title bout at Bellator MMA vs. Rizin on December 31, 2022.[70] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[71][72]

Freire moved down in weight to challenge Sergio Pettis for Bellator Bantamweight Championship on June 16, 2023, at Bellator 297.[73] In the process, Freire attempted to become the first fighter in MMA history to have won three major world championships across three weight classes. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[74][75]

Freire faced Chihiro Suzuki in a short notice 154-pound catchweight bout on July 30, 2023, at Bellator MMA x Rizin 2.[76] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[77]

Personal life

Patrício has a wife named Teresa. They have two sons, Davi (born 2015) and Miguel (born 2020).[1][78]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
42 matches 35 wins 7 losses
By knockout 11 2
By submission 12 1
By decision 12 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 35–7 Chihiro Suzuki KO (punch) Super Rizin 2 July 30, 2023 1 2:32 Saitama, Japan Catchweight (154 lb) bout.
Loss 35–6 Sergio Pettis Decision (unanimous) Bellator 297 June 16, 2023 5 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States Bantamweight debut. For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
Win 35–5 Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (unanimous) Bellator MMA vs. Rizin December 31, 2022 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Non-title bout.
Win 34–5 Ádám Borics Decision (unanimous) Bellator 286 October 1, 2022 5 5:00 Long Beach, California, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 33–5 A. J. McKee Decision (unanimous) Bellator 277 April 15, 2022 5 5:00 San Jose, California, United States Won the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Loss 32–5 A. J. McKee Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 263 July 31, 2021 1 1:57 Inglewood, California, United States Lost the Bellator Featherweight World Championship. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament Final.
Win 32–4 Emmanuel Sanchez Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 255 April 2, 2021 1 3:35 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win 31–4 Pedro Carvalho KO (punch) Bellator 252 November 12, 2020 1 2:10 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 30–4 Juan Archuleta Decision (unanimous) Bellator 228 September 28, 2019 5 5:00 Inglewood, California, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win 29–4 Michael Chandler TKO (punches) Bellator 221 May 11, 2019 1 1:01 Rosemont, Illinois, United States Won the Bellator Lightweight World Championship. Vacated title on October 6, 2021.
Win 28–4 Emmanuel Sanchez Decision (unanimous) Bellator 209 November 15, 2018 5 5:00 Tel Aviv, Israel Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 27–4 Daniel Weichel Decision (split) Bellator 203 July 14, 2018 5 5:00 Rome, Italy Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 26–4 Daniel Straus Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 178 April 21, 2017 2 0:37 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Won the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Loss 25–4 Benson Henderson TKO (leg injury) Bellator 160 August 26, 2016 2 2:26 Anaheim, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 25–3 Henry Corrales Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 153 April 22, 2016 2 4:09 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss 24–3 Daniel Straus Decision (unanimous) Bellator 145 November 6, 2015 5 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Lost the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 24–2 Daniel Weichel KO (punch) Bellator 138 June 19, 2015 2 0:32 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 23–2 Daniel Straus Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 132 January 16, 2015 4 4:49 Temecula, California, United States Defended the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 22–2 Pat Curran Decision (unanimous) Bellator 123 September 5, 2014 5 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Won the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 21–2 Justin Wilcox TKO (punches) Bellator 108 November 15, 2013 1 2:23 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won the Bellator Season 9 Featherweight Tournament.
Win 20–2 Fabrício Guerreiro Decision (unanimous) Bellator 103 October 11, 2013 3 5:00 Mulvane, Kansas, United States Bellator Season 9 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 19–2 Diego Nunes KO (punches) Bellator 99 September 13, 2013 1 1:19 Temecula, California, United States Bellator Season 9 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 18–2 Jared Downing TKO (punches) Bellator 97 July 31, 2013 2 0:54 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Loss 17–2 Pat Curran Decision (split) Bellator 85 January 13, 2013 5 5:00 Irvine, California, United States For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
Win 17–1 Daniel Straus Decision (unanimous) Bellator 45 May 21, 2011 3 5:00 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Won the Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament.
Win 16–1 Wilson Reis KO (punches) Bellator 41 April 16, 2011 3 3:29 Yuma, Arizona, United States Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 15–1 Georgi Karakhanyan TKO (punches) Bellator 37 March 19, 2011 3 0:56 Concho, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss 14–1 Joe Warren Decision (split) Bellator 23 June 24, 2010 3 5:00 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Lost the Bellator Season 2 Featherweight Tournament.
Win 14–0 Wilson Reis Decision (unanimous) Bellator 18 May 13, 2010 3 5:00 Monroe, Louisiana, United States Bellator Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 13–0 William Romero Submission (heel hook) Bellator 15 April 22, 2010 1 2:01 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Bellator Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 12–0 Johnny Iwasaki Submission (guillotine choke) Platinum Fight Brazil 2 December 5, 2009 2 3:27 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 11–0 Vinicius Borba TKO (head kick and punches) Eagle Fighting Championship September 26, 2009 1 1:24 São Paulo, Brazil
Win 10–0 Giovani Diniz Submission (kimura) Platinum Fight Brazil August 13, 2009 1 2:20 Natal, Brazil
Win 9–0 Gleristone Santos KO (flying knee) Brazil Nordeste Combat April 2, 2009 1 2:16 Natal, Brazil
Win 8–0 Fernando Vieira Decision (unanimous) Leal Combat: Premium June 5, 2008 3 5:00 Natal, Brazil
Win 7–0 Paulo Mantas Submission (heel hook) Rino's FC 4 September 27, 2007 1 2:21 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 6–0 Jadyson Costa Submission (rear-naked choke) Leal Combat: Grand Prix July 5, 2007 1 4:34 Natal, Brazil
Win 5–0 Rafael Gargula Submission (armbar) Tridenium Combat April 6, 2006 2 3:05 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 4–0 Joao Paulo Rodrigues Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Ship Looking Boy 1 September 8, 2005 2 N/A Natal, Brazil
Win 3–0 Tarcisio Jardim Submission (guillotine choke) Octagon Fight 1 February 24, 2005 2 N/A Natal, Brazil
Win 2–0 Marlon Silva Decision (unanimous) Brazilian Challenger 2 October 21, 2004 3 5:00 Natal, Brazil
Win 1–0 Dida Dida TKO (corner stoppage) Desafio: Natal vs. Nordeste March 9, 2004 1 5:00 Natal, Brazil

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