Luigi Vendramini | |
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Born | Brasília, Federal District, Brazil | January 16, 1996
Other names | The Italian Stallion |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 155.0 lb (70.3 kg; 11.07 st) |
Division | Lightweight |
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) [1] |
Team | Constrictor Team Factory X Team Alpha Male |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu [2] |
Years active | 2016–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 4 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Luigi Vendramini (born January 16, 1996) is a Brazilian professional male mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Vendramini started practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 12 to lose weight, transitioning to mixed martial arts a year later. His father Augusto is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and he put Vendramini on the path to becoming a fighter, remaining his trainer to this day. [3]
A native of Brazil, Vendramini also owns Italian and Swiss passports through his father and mother, respectively. [3]
Being away from the cage for 758 days after his UFC debut, and unable to get paid for his work as a fighter, Vendramini decided to help his family business in the meantime. His parents are mushroom producers and have run a bakery in Brasilia for half a century. [4]
Starting his professional career in 2016, Vendramini compiled an undefeated 8–0 record on the regional Brazilian scene, winning all 8 bouts via stoppage. [5]
Vendramini, as a replacement for Belal Muhammad, moved up in weight and faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on a weeks notice on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders. [6] He lost the fight via knockout in round two. [7]
Vendramini suffered an injury – a tear in the knee ligament – which he felt in the first round left “The Italian Stallion” about seven months away from training. After the inactive period, Vendramini was scheduled to face Nick Hein on June 1, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 11. [8] However, Vendramini pulled out of the bout in late April citing a new tear in the same knee and subsequent surgery, [9] which left him unable to compete for eight months. [10]
Following the second surgery, the doctor said that the first surgeon did the wrong surgery, meaning that he lost a year of his career due to a medical error.
Vendramini made his sophomore appearance in the organization against Jessin Ayari on October 4, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. [11] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. [12] This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus. [13]
Vendramini faced Farès Ziam on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263. [14] He lost the fight via majority decision. [15]
Vendramini faced Paddy Pimblett on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191. [16] He lost the fight via knockout in round one. [17]
On May, 2022 it was reported that Vendramini was released by UFC. [18]
12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 2 |
By submission | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 9–3 | Paddy Pimblett | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 1 | 4:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 9–2 | Farès Ziam | Decision (majority) | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 9–1 | Jessin Ayari | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | October 4, 2020 | 1 | 1:12 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Return to Lightweight. Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 8–1 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | 2 | 1:20 | São Paulo, Brazil | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 8–0 | Lucas Eurico | TKO (punches) | Samurai Fight 1 | September 7, 2018 | 1 | 3:57 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 7–0 | Adriano Andre | TKO (punches) | Aspera FC 56 | August 19, 2017 | 1 | 0:33 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 6–0 | Geter Lírio | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Warriors Combat 4 | May 13, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 5–0 | David Alan Silva | TKO (punches) | IFC MMA Combat 6 | March 11, 2017 | 1 | 0:10 | Ceres, Brazil | |
Win | 4–0 | Robson Correira da Silva | Submission (anaconda choke) | Centro Oeste Fight 6 | December 17, 2016 | 1 | 1:16 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 3–0 | João Paulo | Submission (kimura) | Aspera FC 45 | October 8, 2016 | 1 | 3:25 | Brasília, Brazil | Lightweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | Odair Tarrafa | Submission (anaconda choke) | Centro Oeste Fight 5 | July 1, 2016 | 1 | 1:40 | Brasília, Brazil | |
Win | 1–0 | Guilherme de Carvalho | TKO (punches) | Magal Fight 1 | April 16, 2016 | 2 | 2:05 | Alexânia, Brazil | Featherweight debut. |
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