Thiago Michel

Thiago Michel
Born	Thiago Michel Pereira Silva (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Division	Lightweight
Reach	74"
Style	Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Brazil
Team	Ely Team
Trainer	Ely Perez
Rank	Black Belt in Muay Thai kickboxing
Years active	2006-present
Kickboxing record
Total	38
Wins	33
Losses	5
Draws	0
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	10
By knockout	9
By decision	1
Losses	4
By submission	3
By decision	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: September 24, 2014

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter formally competed for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Personal life

Thiago Michel stated in an interview that when he was a child, he had a life-threatening throat infection and his father who taught him kickboxing starting at the age of 12, couldn't donate blood to his own son because he drank too much. This lead him never to drink again, strengthening their bond as father and son. Michel soon became a world kickboxing champion where he compiled 26 wins and just 2 defeats.

Kickboxing career

Michel was selected to represent Brazil in the 73 kg/160 lb division at the first It's Showtime event held in the country. ^[1] He went up against Steve Poort, an up-and-coming Dutch fighter, at It's Showtime 60 in São Paulo, Brazil ^[2] and won by unanimous decision. ^[3]

He competed in the eight man 70 kg/154 lb tournament at Tatneft Cup Brazil in São Paulo on December 8, 2012, losing to Carlos Roberto by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals. ^{[4] [5]}

He faced Miodrag Olar at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2 on March 23, 2013, in a 76 kg/165 lb bout and won on points after dominating in a display of brute strength and size. ^{[6] [7]}

He defeated Paul Marfort by unanimous decision on the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament undercard in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Thiago Michel, who trains with world champion kickboxer Ely Perez, was the 2010 WAKO World Cup kickboxing champion at 165 lbs (75 kg) while also having a 7–1 record in MMA competition. ^[11] He's also held Muay Thai titles and has posted knockouts in all nine of his career MMA wins. ^[12]

Michel made his professional MMA debut on November 18, 2006, and has made a name for himself fighting mainly in his home country of Brazil. Michel won 6 of his first 7 fights before a 28-month break from the sport from 2008 to 2010. Before signing with Bellator, he amassed an impressive record of 9 wins and 2 losses. He was also ranked the number 1 lightweight prospect on Bloody Elbow's 2010 scouting report. ^[11]

Bellator Fighting Championships

Thiago Michel is currently signed to Bellator Fighting Championships, competing in their lightweight division. Michel made his American debut at Bellator 62 on March 23, 2012, where he defeated fellow Brazilian Rene Nazare by split decision.

Michel faced Russian prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy in the opening round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament on January 31, 2013, at Bellator 87. ^[13] He lost via submission in the second round.

Kickboxing titles

• 2014 WGP Kickboxing Champion -78 kg (1 Title Def.) ^[14]
• WAKO Pro Pan American K-1 Rules Middleweight Championship -75.0 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

33 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
2016-05-08	Loss	Diego Gaúcho	WGP #30	Brazil	TKO	1		33-5
2015-10-31	Win	Fernando Nonato	WGP #27, Final	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Decision		3:00	33-4
Defends WGP Kickboxing Championship -78 kg.
2014-11-21	Loss	Datsi Datsiev	Battle of Champions 7	Moscow, Russia	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	32-4
For WAKO-Pro K1 Rules Super Middleweight World Championship -78.1 kg. [15] [16]
2014-07-26	Win	Inaftali Gomes	WGP #21, Final	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	32-3
Wins WGP Kickboxing Championship -78 kg.
2014-07-26	Win	Diego Sebastião	WGP #21, Semi Finals	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	31-3
2014-04-26	Win	Ricardo Fernandes	WGP SUPER 4 [17]	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	30-3
2013-11-23	Win	Paul Marfort	Glory 12: New York	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	29-3
2013-03-23	Win	Miodrag Olar	SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2	São Caetano, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	28-3
2012-12-08	Loss	Carlos Roberto	Tatneft Cup Brazil, Quarter Finals	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	27-3
2012-11-10	Win	Steve Poort	It's Showtime 60	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	27-2

Amateur Kickboxing Record

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2013-10-03	Loss	Stevan Živković	W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -81 kg	Guaruja, Brasil	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2013-10-01	Win	Goksel Kotan	W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, Low-Kick 1st Round -81 kg	Guaruja, Brasil
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

14 matches	10 wins	4 losses
By knockout	9	0
By submission	0	3
By decision	1	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	11–4	Alexander Sarnavskiy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Bellator 87	January 31, 2013	2	3:43	Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States	Bellator Season 8 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win	11–3	David Gardner	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)	Brasil Fight 6 - Brazil vs. USA	September 21, 2012	2	2:45	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Loss	10–3	Brent Weedman	Decision (split)	Bellator 66	April 20, 2012	3	5:00	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Win	10–2	Rene Nazare	Decision (split)	Bellator 62	March 23, 2012	3	5:00	Laredo, Texas, United States	Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win	9–2	Rodrigo Cavalheiro	TKO (punches)	Brazil Fight 5 - Back to Fight	September 3, 2011	1	n/a	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	8–2	Erick Barbosa	TKO (Punches)	Brazil Fight 4 - The VIP Night	April 9, 2011	1	4:55	Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Loss	7–2	Alessandro Ferreira	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Brazil Fight 3 - Minas Gerais vs. São Paulo	November 27, 2010	1	1:10	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	7–1	Felipe Olivieri	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Brazil Fight 2 - Minas Gerais vs. Rio de Janeiro	April 14, 2010	3	2:23	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	6–1	Flavio Toto	TKO (punches)	BHI - Belo Horizonte Interacademy	April 12, 2008	1	3:42	Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	5–1	Murilo Filho	TKO (punches)	XFG - X Fight Games 3	December 15, 2007	1	2:45	Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Loss	4–1	Ivan Iberico	Submission (armbar)	Juiz de Fora - Fight 5	November 24, 2007	1	n/a	Brazil
Win	4–0	Damaso Pereira	KO (soccer kick)	FBC - Fight Brazil Combat	October 19, 2007	1	4:17	Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	3–0	Luciano Pitbull	TKO (head kick)	FFMA - Festival Fighter Martial Arts	December 10, 2006	2	3:27	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	2–0	Rildo Benazar	TKO (punches)	MAUO - Martial Arts Union Open 4	November 26, 2006	2	4:07	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	1–0	Cesar Augusto Cunha Dias	TKO (punches)	X - Mix Martial Arts	November 18, 2006	1	3:36	Divinopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References

1. Thiago Michel Tabbed As It's Showtime Brazil 73kg Representative
2. It's Showtime Brazil, November 10: Fight Card
3. It's Showtime Brazil Live Results
4. Bellator's Thiago Michel Continues With Kickboxing This Weekend
5. TATNEFT CUP BRASIL 2012 - CARLOS ROBERTO "FORMIGA" (CTC) VS THIAGO MICHEL (ELLY KICKBOXING)
6. Next SuperKombat New Heroes on March 23 in Brazil
7. Felipe Micheletti wins the Superkombat New Heroes 4 Man Tournament in Brazil
8. Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
9. GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates
10. GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie Archived 2013-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
11. Leland Rolling (10 November 2010). "World MMA Lightweight Scouting Report: #1 - Thiago Michel". bloodyelbow.com.
12. "Heavy-handed Thiago Michel joins Bellator's season-six lightweight tourney". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
13. "Bellator 87". mmanewsblog.wordpress.com. 2012-12-22.
14. WGP #21: Ravy Brunow is the new WAKO PRO Pan American champion
15. WAKO PRO World Title K1 kg-78,100 Event in Moscow, Russia 21/11/2014
16. Datsi Datsiev (RUS) new WAKO PRO World Champion in K-1 Kg -78,100
17. WGP SUPER 4, Ibirapuera SP (Brasil), 26/04/2014

External links

• Professional MMA record for Thiago Michel from Sherdog