Ricardo Tirloni

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Ricardo Tirloni
BornRicardo de Tirloni
(1983-02-03) February 3, 1983 (age 40)
Residence Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian and Italian
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight
Fighting out of Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
TeamAstra Fight
Rankfourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2005–2021
Mixed martial arts record
Total32
Wins24
By knockout9
By submission10
By decision5
Losses8
By knockout2
By submission2
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ricardo Tirloni (born February 3, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Tirloni has fought in various promotions, including Bellator, the MFC, and Pancrase.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Tirloni holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at Ataque Duplo with the likes of Thiago Tavares and Nazareno Malegarie. [1] In Tirloni's early career, he fought at MFC 17 against Benson Henderson, who would later go on to become the UFC Lightweight champion. [1] Tirloni did not have a training team at the time, but was still competitive throughout the bout. He was able to knock Henderson down in the first round and had Henderson in a deep triangle choke in the second round. [1] However, in the third round, Tirloni tired after a long period of wrestling with Henderson and he was forced to tap after Henderson caught him with a guillotine choke in the final round. [1] Tirloni was otherwise unbeaten, recording thirteen victories prior to joining Bellator.

Bellator Fighting Championships

In late 2011, Tirloni joined Bellator Fighting Championships. He made his promotional debut against Steve Gable at Bellator 55. Tirloni was able to land multiple knees to Gable's head and body, as well as stop Gable's takedown attempts. Tirloni got into top position on the ground and was able to open up a cut above Gable's left eye. After Gable rolled onto his stomach, Tirloni locked in a rear naked choke, stopping the fight at 3:54 of the second round. [2]

Tirloni was then booked to fight Chris Horodecki at Bellator 57, just three weeks after his win over Gable. However, Tirloni dislocated his ribs in training and was forced to withdraw from the bout. [3] Tirloni was later entered into Bellator's season six lightweight tournament which began at Bellator 62. His opponent was Rick Hawn, a former United States representative in Judo at the 2004 Olympic Games. [4] Hawn was also the runner-up of the previous season's welterweight tournament. [5] Tirloni was able to land with a few leg kicks, but Hawn was able to continue pressing forward. Hawn then landed a right hand which dropped Tirloni. Hawn hit Tirloni with punches and hammerfists on the ground and the fight was stopped at 2:36 of the opening round. [6]

Tirloni then entered into the Season 7 Lightweight tournament. He faced Rene Nazare in the opening round at Bellator 77. [7] He won the fight via submission in the second round. He faced Dave Jansen in the semifinals on November 16, 2012 at Bellator 81 and lost via controversial split decision.

Tirloni competed in the Bellator Season 8 Lightweight tournament, fighting American Will Brooks in the opening round at Bellator 87 on January 31, 2013. Tirloni was defeated by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Tirloni faced Rich Clementi on September 27, 2013 at Bellator 101 in the Quarterfinals of the Season Nine Lightweight tournament. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Tirloni faced Alexander Sarnavskiy in the semifinal round and lost via submission in the first round.

Post-Bellator career

Tirloni faced Esteban Bonaveri at Arena Tour 2: Malegarie vs. Guerra on March 22, 2014. He won the fight via corner stoppage TKO. [8]

In June 2015, Tirloni defeated fellow Bellator veteran E. J. Brooks in the main event of Arena Tour 6.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
32 matches24 wins8 losses
By knockout92
By submission102
By decision54
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss24–8 Shamil Zavurov TKO (punches)Eagle Fighting Championship 37June 18, 202122:12 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win24–7Ramon CardozoSubmission (anaconda choke)Brave CF 15:ColombiaSeptember 7, 201820:32 Bucaramanga, Colombia
Loss23–7Akira OkadaDecision (unanimous)Pancrase 293February 4, 201835:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win23–6Enrique MarínKO (punch)Fight Club Slam 2017October 7, 201713:16 Leganes, Spain
Win22–6Fabricio OliveiraSubmission (arm-triangle choke)Aspera Fighting Championship 50March 18, 201722:01 Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win21–6Jadison CostaTKO (punches) XFC i 12 November 28, 201522:40 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win20–6 E. J. Brooks Decision (unanimous)Arena Tour 6: Tirloni vs. BrooksJune 26, 201535:00 Córdoba, Argentina
Win19–6Alejandro Solano RodriguezDecision (unanimous)CP: Calvo Promotions 5April 23, 201535:00 San Jose, Costa Rica
Loss18–6 Pat Healy Decision (split)Arena Tour 4: Healy vs. TirloniDecember 20, 201435:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win18–5Todd MooreTKO (knees)Arena Tour 3: Moore vs. TirloniAugust 15, 20141N/A Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win17–5Esteban BonaveriTKO (corner stoppage)Arena Tour 2: Malegarie vs. GuerraMarch 22, 20142N/A Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss16–5 Alexander Sarnavskiy Submission (triangle choke) Bellator 105 October 25, 201311:08 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United StatesBellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Win16–4 Rich Clementi Decision (unanimous) Bellator 101 September 27, 201335:00 Portland, Oregon, United StatesBellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss15–4 Will Brooks Decision (unanimous) Bellator 87 January 31, 201335:00 Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United StatesBellator Season 8 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss15–3 Dave Jansen Decision (split) Bellator 81 November 16, 201235:00 Rhode Island, United StatesBellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Win15–2 Renê Nazare Submission (D'arce choke) Bellator 77 October 19, 201221:14 Reading, Pennsylvania, United StatesBellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss14–2 Rick Hawn KO (punches) Bellator 62 March 23, 201212:36 Laredo, Texas, United StatesBellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win14–1Steve GableSubmission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 55 October 22, 201123:54 Yuma, Arizona, United States
Win13–1Mauro ChauletKO (head kick)Centurion MMA 2July 9, 201111:57 Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win12–1Taedas MendoncaDecision (unanimous)Cage Brazil ChampionshipMay 14, 201135:00 Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Win11–1Alexandre PedrosoSubmission (D'arce choke)Colizeu Fight ChampionshipNovember 20, 201011:46 Joacaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win10–1Sidmar NecoSubmission (anaconda choke)Brazilian Fight League 7August 7, 201010:53 Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win9–1Brian CobbSubmission (rear-naked choke)Top Combat Championship 1September 26, 200911:59 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win8–1Dan RussomSubmission (triangle choke)AOF 3 - Rumble at Robarts 3June 13, 200922:56 Sarasota, Florida, United States
Win7–1Nilson PereiraDecision (unanimous)Floripa Fight 5March 7, 200935:00 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win6–1Ernandez GonzalesSubmission (triangle choke)Spartan 1January 10, 200914:12 Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win5–1Pedro DinamiteKO (punch)Balneario Camboriu FightDecember 1, 200824:19 Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win4–1Murilo FaracoSubmission (rear-naked choke)Dukeoom of AsgarOctober 1, 200810:51 Florianópolis, Brazil
Loss3–1 Benson Henderson Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 17 - Hostile Takeover July 25, 200823:49 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win3–0 Anthony Morrison KO (punch)Combat Sport Challenge: Tirloni vs. MorrisonSeptember 29, 200710:40 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Win2–0Jason HowardKO (knees and punches)Ultimate Cage Fighting - Rage in the CageSeptember 20, 200710:59 Murray, Kentucky, United States
Win1–0Alessandro CordeiroTKO (doctor stoppage)X-treme CombatJune 5, 200524:15 Brazil

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  2. ↑ "Vila, Dantas advance to Bantamweight finals at Bellator 55". sherdog.com. October 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Injured Tirloni withdraws from Bellator 57 bout against Horodecki". sherdog.com. November 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kyle Nagel. "Fight Path: Bellator 33's Rick Hawn applying Olympic lessons to MMA career". MMAjunkie.
  5. ↑ "Ricardo Tirloni expects to neutralize former Olympian Rick Hawn's judo skills at Bellator 62". sherdog.com. March 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Woodard, Hawn, Weedman, Silva punch semi-final tickets at Bellator 62". sherdog.com. March 23, 2012.
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