Luiz Eduardo Garagorri

Luiz Eduardo Garagorri
Born	(1989-05-28) May 28, 1989 (age 35) Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	145.5 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Division	Featherweight
Reach	70.0 in (178 cm) [1]
Fighting out of	Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Team	Fronteira Fight Team
Years active	2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	15
By knockout	6
By submission	6
By decision	3
Losses	3
By knockout	1
By submission	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luiz Eduardo Garagorri (born May 28, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. He competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Son of a Brazilian father and an Uruguayan mother, Garagorri spends most of his time in Santana do Livramento, a Brazilian city that’s on the other side of the border from the Uruguayan city of Rivera. Garagorri has been fighting professionally since 2015, when he decided to quit his job as a lawyer at his mother’s law firm to dedicate himself full time to martial arts. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2015, Garagorri compiled a perfect 12–0 record fighting for a variety of regional Uruguayan and Brazilian promotions, before he was scouted by the UFC for their first event in Uruguay at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2. ^[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Garagorri made his UFC debut against Humberto Bandenay on August 10, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14. ^[4] He won the fight via unanimous decision. ^[5]

Garagorri faced Ricardo Ramos on November 16, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 22. ^[6] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one. ^[7] A featherweight bout between Mirsad Bektić and Luiz Eduardo Garagorri was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley. However, Garagorri was pulled from the fight on September 15 after one of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. ^[8] Bektić faced returning veteran Damon Jackson. ^[9]

Garagorri faced Darren Elkins on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. ^[10] He lost the fight via a submission in round three. ^[11]

On December 8, 2020, it was announced that the UFC had released him. ^[12]

Post-UFC career

Garagorri faced the undefeated William de Tarcio at Brazilian Fighting Series 10 on May 29, 2022. ^[13] Garagorri won the bout, stopping Tarcio via TKO stoppage in the first round. ^[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

18 matches	15 wins	3 losses
By knockout	6	1
By submission	6	2
By decision	3	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	15–3	Wilian Poles	TKO (punches)	UAE Warriors 48	March 3, 2024	3	1:38	Balneário Camboriú, Brazil	Catchweight (160 lb) bout.
Loss	14–3	Kevin Vallejos	TKO (elbows and punches)	Samurai Fight House 11	May 13, 2023	2	3:15	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	For the SFH Featherweight Championship.
Win	14–2	William de Tarcio	TKO (punches)	Brazilian Fighting Series 10	May 29, 2022	1	2:41	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	13–2	Darren Elkins	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira	November 7, 2020	3	2:22	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	13–1	Ricardo Ramos	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré	November 16, 2019	1	3:57	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	13–0	Humberto Bandenay	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	August 10, 2019	3	5:00	Montevideo, Uruguay
Win	12–0	Stevens Diogo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UDC Internacional: Duelo de Leones 4	May 18, 2019	1	2:37	Rivera, Uruguay
Win	11–0	Agustin Marquez Tejera	TKO (punches)	Fronteira Fight 5	March 9, 2019	1	1:30	Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Win	10–0	Pablo Sepulveda	Submission (heel hook)	UDC Internacional: Duelo de Leones International	June 9, 2018	1	N/A	Rivera, Uruguay
Win	9–0	Jose Trindade	Submission	MMA International 2018: Reyno vs. Kakiuchi	February 13, 2018	1	2:40	Punta del Este, Uruguay
Win	8–0	Rafael Raul Peluffo Cossio	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rivera Xtreme Challenge 2	October 22, 2017	1	0:30	Rivera, Uruguay
Win	7–0	Daniel Ferreira dos Santos	Submission (rear-naked choke)	International Thai Stadium 2	April 22, 2017	1	2:02	Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Win	6–0	Nilton Gaviao	Decision (unanimous)	X-Fest MMA 9	June 11, 2016	3	5:00	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Win	5–0	Vinicius Trindade	TKO (punches)	Fronteira Fight 4	April 16, 2016	1	2:50	Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Win	4–0	Victor Rodriguez	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Duelo de Leones	January 30, 2016	3	3:30	Rivera, Uruguay
Win	3–0	Manuel Boris	Decision (unanimous)	Final Conflict Championship 10	November 7, 2015	3	5:00	Cordoba, Argentina
Win	2–0	Edson da Rosa	TKO (punches)	Fronteira Fight 3	July 25, 2015	1	0:40	Santana do Livramento, Brazil
Win	1–0	Giuliano Primaz	TKO (kick to the body and punches)	Fronteira Fight 2	May 21, 2015	1	0:25	Santana do Livramento, Brazil

^[15]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
2. Harshman, Heath (2019-08-10). "Eduardo Garagorri quit job as lawyer to become first Uruguayan in the UFC". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
3. Sherdog.com. "Luiz Eduardo Garagorri". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
4. DNA, MMA. "UFC debuut voor Luiz Eduardo Garagorri tegen Humberto Bandenay tijdens UFC Uruguay" . Retrieved 2019-06-27.
5. Harshman, Heath (2019-08-10). "UFC Uruguay Results: Luiz Eduardo Garagorri Makes Hometown Crowd Happy in Win Over Humberto Bandenay". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
6. Redactie (2019-10-03). "Ricardo Ramos vs. Luiz Eduardo Garagorri added to UFC São Paulo". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-03.(in Dutch)
7. Anderson, Jay (2019-11-16). "UFC Sao Paulo Results: Ricardo Ramos Looks Sharp in Submission of Luiz Eduardo Garagorri". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
8. Tudor Leonte (2020-09-15). "Luiz Eduardo Garagorri-Mirsad Bektic match scratched from UFC Fight Night 178". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
9. Farah Hannoun (2020-09-17). "With Eduardo Garagorri out, Damon Jackson steps in to face Mirsad Bektic at UFC on ESPN+ 36". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
10. Redactie (2020-09-29). "Darren Elkins meets Eduardo Garagorri on November 7". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
11. Harshman, Heath (2020-11-07). "UFC Vegas 13 Results: Darren Elkins Snaps Skid, Submits Eduardo Garagorri". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
12. "Brasileiro-uruguaio é incluído em nova leva da barca de demissões do UFC". www.globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
13. Lance! (25 May 2022). "Com ex-UFC e promessa brasileira, Brazilian FS promove primeira disputa de cinturão feminino de sua história, neste domingo". esportes.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
14. "De volta ao cage após saída do UFC, Kalindra Faria se torna a primeira campeã do Brazilian FS". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
15. Sherdog.com. "Luiz Eduardo Garagorri". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Luiz Eduardo Garagorri from Sherdog
• Luiz Eduardo Garagorri at UFC