Tony DeSouza

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Tony De Souza
BornAnton Nicolas de Souza [1]
(1974-07-26) July 26, 1974 (age 49)
Lima, Peru
Other namesPeruvian Savage, Peruvian Mad Man, El Mendigo
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 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
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2000–2007, 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins11
By knockout1
By submission7
By decision3
Losses4
By knockout4
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]

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Biography and career

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.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches11 wins4 losses
By knockout24
By submission60
By decision30
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win11–4Luis PerrogonSubmission (rear naked choke)MMA Nemesis 1December 13, 201211:20 La Paz, Bolivia
Loss10–4 Roan Carneiro TKO (punches) UFC 79 December 29, 200723:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss10–3 Thiago Alves KO (knee) UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz December 30, 200621:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesAlves tested positive for banned diuretics.
Win10–2 Dustin Hazelett Submission (kimura) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter October 10, 200613:59 Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win9–2Fabricio MonteiroDecision (majority)Gold Fighters Championship 1May 20, 200635:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win8–2Vitelmo Kubis BandeiraSubmission (kneebar) Jungle Fight 6 April 29, 200614:38 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Loss7–2Angelo DiazTKO (cut)South American OpenApril 15, 20051N/A Lima, Peru
Win7–1Carlos LimaSubmission (arm triangle choke) Jungle Fight 3 October 23, 200420:32 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Win6–1 Luiz Azeredo Decision (split)Meca World Vale Tudo 11June 5, 200435:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win5–1Chatt LavenderTKO (cut) World Fighting Alliance 1 November 3, 200113:24 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss4–1 Jutaro Nakao KO (punch) UFC 33 September 28, 200120:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4–0Paul RodriguezSubmission (guillotine choke) UFC 32 June 29, 200111:05 Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win3–0 Steve Berger Decision (unanimous) UFC 31 May 4, 200135:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win2–0Kenneth TanarioSubmission (toe hold)Gladiator Challenge 1December 9, 200010:56 California, United States
Win1–0Ben MelendezTKO (Submission to strikes)CFF - The Cobra Classic 2000August 26, 200010:55 Anza, California, United States

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  2. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2001
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