| Tony De Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anton Nicolas de Souza [1] July 26, 1974 Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Peruvian Savage, Peruvian Mad Man, El Mendigo |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Lima, Peru |
| Team | Nova União Attitude and Fitness Fight Club Sniper Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000–2007, 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Anton Nicolas de Souza (born July 26, 1974) [2] is a Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. [3]
His style of fighting is a blend of freestyle wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. De Souza competed in wrestling throughout his high school and college years in Los Angeles. He learned Brazilian jiu jitsu under John Lewis and André Pederneiras. De Souza's trademark submission is a modified guillotine choke known as the Peruvian Necktie. C.B. Dollaway used this choke to defeat Jesse Taylor at UFC: Silva vs. Irvin .
He calls his style of fighting Cholitzu, which came about by fusing the words jiu jitsu and cholo, a term which generally refers to people with various amounts of Amerindian racial ancestry.
He appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 5 , the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . On the show, DeSouza was the wrestling coach of Team Penn, the team coached by B.J. Penn. He coached next to BJ Penn. He managed to expand jiu-jitsu to Gray Maynard and Joe Lauzon.
To date, DeSouza has a professional mixed martial arts record of eleven wins and four losses. DeSouza lives in Cuzco, Peru.
| 15 matches | 11 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 4 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11–4 | Luis Perrogon | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Nemesis 1 | December 13, 2012 | 1 | 1:20 | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Roan Carneiro | TKO (punches) | UFC 79 | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 3:33 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Thiago Alves | KO (knee) | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz | December 30, 2006 | 2 | 1:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Alves tested positive for banned diuretics. |
| Win | 10–2 | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (kimura) | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | October 10, 2006 | 1 | 3:59 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Fabricio Monteiro | Decision (majority) | Gold Fighters Championship 1 | May 20, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–2 | Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira | Submission (kneebar) | Jungle Fight 6 | April 29, 2006 | 1 | 4:38 | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Angelo Diaz | TKO (cut) | South American Open | April 15, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Lima, Peru | |
| Win | 7–1 | Carlos Lima | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Jungle Fight 3 | October 23, 2004 | 2 | 0:32 | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–1 | Luiz Azeredo | Decision (split) | Meca World Vale Tudo 11 | June 5, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–1 | Chatt Lavender | TKO (cut) | World Fighting Alliance 1 | November 3, 2001 | 1 | 3:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jutaro Nakao | KO (punch) | UFC 33 | September 28, 2001 | 2 | 0:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Paul Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 32 | June 29, 2001 | 1 | 1:05 | Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Steve Berger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31 | May 4, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kenneth Tanario | Submission (toe hold) | Gladiator Challenge 1 | December 9, 2000 | 1 | 0:56 | California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ben Melendez | TKO (Submission to strikes) | CFF - The Cobra Classic 2000 | August 26, 2000 | 1 | 0:55 | Anza, California, United States |
