Ewerton Teixeira

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Ewerton Teixeira
BornEwerton Teixeira
(1982-02-13) February 13, 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
TeamIchigeki Academy
Liberdade Dojo
Yoshida Dojo
TrainerJayson Vemoa (K-1) [1]
Mauricio "Baboo" Da Silva (K-1) [2]
Hidehiko Yoshida
Ryuji [3]
Tsutomu [3]
RankThird dan black belt in Kyokushin kaikan
Years active16 (1999–present)
Kickboxing record
Total15
Wins11
By knockout3
Losses4
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins3
By knockout1
By decision2
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 21, 2013

Ewerton Teixeira (born February 13, 1982) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and Kyokushin Kaikan karateka. [4] Teixeira obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final. He is training K-1 at the Ichigeki Academy Kyokushin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. [5] Despite the short career for a kickboxer, Teixeira has notable wins against K-1 legends: Jerome Le Banner, Errol Zimmerman and Musashi.

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Career

After becoming the ninth Kyokushin World Champion in 2007, Teixeira entered K-1 in 2008. His first K-1 fight was against Japanese fan-favourite Yusuke Fujimoto. He won the fight by right cross KO. Teixeira then won the 2008 Japan GP after knocking out Tsutomu Takahagi in the first round followed by two unanimous decision wins over Tsuyoshi Nakasako and Keijiro Maeda.

He was then placed in the 2008 WGP eliminations against Japanese veteran Musashi. He won by unanimous decision and qualified for his first World Grand Prix championships.

In the quarter-finals, he fought his first non-Japanese opponent, Errol Zimmerman. Teixeira surprised the world by beating Zimmerman throughout the fight until he was dropped in the third round and ended up losing the fight by decision.

In Yokohama in March 2009, Teixeira beat Jerome Lebanner by decision in the 5th round. At the Final 16, despite being a big favourite and promising a KO against the new Asia champion, Sing Jaideep, he won a decision in the 5th round. In the finals he was knocked out by Alistair Overeem in round 1 after a knee to the chin.

In 2010, Teixeira fought K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra as a super fight winning by KO over Alex Roberts. He then fought in K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 against Mr K-1 Peter Aerts losing a close bout in the extra round extension. The fight provided a defining moment to fans, finally proving that the Kyokushin fighter belonged in K-1.
Teixeira ended 2010 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final as the Reserve match and once again surprised everyone by out classing Errol Zimmerman for a judges unanimous decision.

Texeira was waiting for engagement in K-1, but since there were no offers he decided to move to MMA, training with former UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. He made his MMA debout on 23. Jun 2012, winning the fight via KO in round 3. Texeira said that he still wants to fight in K-1 if some bigger organisation offers the contract, but until then, he plans to fight under MMA rules. [6]

He lost to Hesdy Gerges by unanimous decision at Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. [7]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record
11 Wins (3 (T) KO's, 8 decisions), 4 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2013-12-21Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hesdy Gerges Glory 13: Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0011-4
2010-12-11Win Flag of Curacao.svg Errol Zimmerman K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:0011-3
2010-10-02Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Republic of Korea Ext R. Decision (Unanimous)43:0010-3
2010-07-10Win Flag of the United States.svg Alex Roberts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra Canberra, Australia TKO (Referee stop/three knockdowns)12:0010-2
2009-12-05Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (knee)11:069-2
2009-09-26Win Flag of India.svg Singh Jaideep K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, Republic of Korea 2 Ext R. Decision (Unanimous)53:009-1
2009-03-28Win Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 2 Ext R. Decision (Split)53:008-1
2008-12-06Loss Flag of Curacao.svg Errol Zimmerman K-1 World GP 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority)33:007-1
2008-09-27Win Flag of Japan.svg Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea Decision (Unanimous)33:007-0
2008-06-29Win Flag of Japan.svg Kyotaro K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:006-0
Wins K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka championship.
2008-06-29Win Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous)33:005-0
2008-06-29Win Flag of Japan.svg Tsutomu Takahagi K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Knee strike)12:184-0
2008-04-13Win Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 2 Ext R. KO (Right cross)52:013-0
2004-05-30Win Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Majstorovic Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan Decision33:002-0
2003-02-22Win Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Kato Kyokushin vs K-1 2003 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan Decision33:001-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches3 wins1 loss
By knockout10
By submission01
By decision20
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss3–1 Vinicius Queiroz Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 143 September 25, 201524:00 Hidalgo, Texas, United States
Win3–0Eduardo PezaoDecision (Unanimous)Imperium - MMA Pro 3Apr 27, 201335:00 Salvador, Brazil
Win2–0Edinaldo NovaesDecision (Unanimous)Imperium - MMA Pro 1Jan 19, 201335:00 Salvador, Brazil
Win1–0Raul BazanesKO (Knee)CPMMAF - Champion FightsJun 23, 201230:50 Salvador, BrazilMMA debut.

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