Cleber Luciano

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Cleber Luciano
BornCleber Luciano
Brazil
Residence Huntington Beach, California, United States
Nationality Brazilian
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Reach67.0 in (170 cm)
Fighting out of Huntington Beach, California, United States
TeamCleber Jiu-Jitsu
RankSixth degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Royler Gracie
Black belt in judo
Years active1998-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins12
By knockout1
By submission8
By decision3
Losses5
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cleber Luciano Born December 15, 1973 is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division.

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Background

Born and raised in Brazil, Luciano began judo at the age of five and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of seven, and received his BJJ black belt at the age of 19. Luciano is a seven-time BJJ World Champion, a six-time Brazilian BJJ Champion, a five-time Brazilian State BJJ Champion, a three-time World No Gi Champion, a six-time Pan Am Champion, and is a three-time U.S. Open Champion, among various other titles. [1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches12 wins5 losses
By knockout13
By submission81
By decision31
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win12-5Ramiro HernandezDecision (unanimous)Title Quest - Hernandez vs. LucianoAugust 29, 201535:00 Danbury, Wisconsin, United States
Win11-5Aaron MillerSubmission (armbar) Bellator 136 April 10, 201524:36 Irvine, California, United States Catchweight bout of 150 lbs.
Win10-5Patrick ConroySubmission (kimura)MMAADU: MMA Down Under 5April 5, 20141N/A Findon, South Australia, Australia
Win9-5Joe CamachoDecision (unanimous) Bellator 106 November 2, 201335:00 Long Beach, California, United StatesCatchweight bout of 150 lbs.
Loss8-5Nick PiedmontTKO (punches) Bellator 92 March 7, 201310:55 Temecula, California, United States
Win8-4Mario NavarroDecision (unanimous) Bellator 85 January 17, 201335:00 Irvine, California, United States Featherweight bout.
Win7-4Chad FreemanSubmission (rear-naked choke)FFL 2October 19, 201210:59 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Win6-4Xavier StokesSubmission (armbar)LBFN 14May 6, 201232:59 Long Beach, California, United StatesCatchweight bout of 160 lbs.
Loss5-4 Chris Saunders KO (punches)IFS 7April 10, 201120:22 Pico Rivera, California, United States
Win5-3Tony LlamasSubmission (rear-naked choke)LBFN 10October 17, 201010:29 Long Beach, California, United States
Win4-3Todd WillinghamSubmission (rear-naked choke)PWP: War on the MainlandAugust 14, 201023:18 Irvine, California, United States
Win3-3Mateo PenaSubmission (armbar)TWC 7March 7, 201012:11 Porterville, California, United States
Win2-3Tony LlamasSubmission (rear-naked choke)TWC 5September 24, 200910:54 Porterville, California, United States
Loss1-3 Evan Dunham Submission (guillotine choke)PFP: Ring of FireDecember 9, 20073N/A Manila, Philippines
Loss1-2Preston ScharfDecision (unanimous)EFWC: The UntamedOctober 6, 200735:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Loss1-1 Fabiano Iha KO (punch)EC 22November 21, 199817:57 West Valley City, Utah, United States
Win1–0Victor HunsakerTKO (punches)EC 22November 21, 199816:20 West Valley City, Utah, United States

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References

  1. "About our Instructors". cleberjiujitsu.com.