Luan Chagas

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Luan Chagas
Born (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 30)
Navirai, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [1] [2]
Other namesTarzan
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Division Welterweight
Reach75 in (191 cm) [2]
TeamGile Ribeiro Team
Noguchi Team [3]
Teacher(s)Gile Ribeiro [4]
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2]
Black belt in Karate [2]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins15
By knockout6
By submission9
Losses3
By knockout1
By submission2
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luan Chagas (born 9 November 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Background

Chagas was born in Navirai, Brazil [2] and he attended Karate classes at the early age and was the children's champion in the sport in Brazil. He started training BJJ at Gile Ribeiro gym after he moved to Curitiba where he received his black belt in 2015. He transitioned to MMA later and started competing in MMA and won the welterweight championship for Curitiba Fight Pro. [5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chagas stated his professional MMA career on 28 July 2012 and he fought all his fights in Brazil. He was the Curitiba Fight Pro middleweight champion and amassed a record of 14-1 prior signed by UFC. [3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Chagas faced Sérgio Moraes as a late replacement, on 14 May 2016 at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. [6] Chagas started the fight with a barrage of punches on round one and dropped Moraes on round two with a leg kick. Moraes took down Chagas but was not able to score a submission. After three rounds, the fight was declared a draw. [7] [8] [9] [10]

His next UFC fight was in September 2016 against Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg. [11] He lost the fight via submission on round three. [12] [13] The fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. [14]

On 3 June 2017, he faced Jim Wallhead at UFC 212. [15] He submitted Wallhead via a rear-naked choke on round two and won the fight. [16] [17]

Chagas was scheduled to face Niko Price on 28 October 2017 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida. [18] on 6 October 2017, it was announced that Chagas has fractured his foot and was pulled out from the bout. [19]

Chagas faced Siyar Bahadurzada on 21 April 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128. [20] He lost the fight via knockout in round two. [21]

With his last bout being the last of his UFC contract, Chagas became a free agent. [22]

Fighting style

With his Karate and Muay Thai background, Chagas use kicking for his fighting strategy. He throws sharp chopping low kicks and also utilizes wheel and head kicks to try to score a knockdown. He is a competent wrestler and enjoy throwing flurry lunging strikes on the early round. [23]

Personal life

Chagas moniker "Tarzan" was coined after where he was from, Navirai, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil where 65% of the Brazilian Pantanal, a natural region encompassing largest tropical wetland area in the world. [5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches15 wins3 losses
By knockout61
By submission92
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss15–3–1 Siyar Bahadurzada KO (kick to the body and punch) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee 21 April 201822:40 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win15–2–1 Jim Wallhead Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 212 3 June 201724:48 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss14–2–1 Erick Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg 24 September 201633:57 Brasília, BrazilFight of the Night.
Draw14–1–1 Sérgio Moraes Draw (split) UFC 198 14 May 201635:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win14–1Eduardo GarvonSubmission (rear-naked choke)Imortal Fighting Championship 213 December 201514:14 São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Win13–1Edvald de OliveiraTKOFrontline Fight Series 119 September 201520:00 São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Win12–1Julio Cesar AndradeSubmission (armbar)Max Fight 154 July 201521:27 Ilha Comprida, Brazil
Win11–1Julio Cesar BilikSubmission (rear-naked choke)Curitiba Fight Pro7 March 201514:22 Curitiba, BrazilWon vacant Curitiba Fight Pro Welterweight Championship.
Win10–1Christian FerreiraSubmission (armbar)Power Fight Extreme 1213 December 201421:59 Curitiba, Brazil
Win9–1Allan SimonTKO (punches)Curitiba Fight Pro9 August 201412:16 Curitiba, Brazil
Win8–1Roberto OrdzaSubmission (triangle choke)Samurai Fighting Championship: Power Fight Extreme 1030 November 201311:42 Curitiba, Brazil
Win7–1Silas Robson de OliveiraTKO (punches and knees)Watch Out Combat Show 2810 August 201335:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win6–1Edson LopesSubmission (rear-naked choke)Power Fight Extreme 929 June 201314:57 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss5–1Lorival Lourenco Jr.Submission (rear-naked choke)Gladiator Combat Fight6 April 201321:46 Curitiba, Brazil
Win5–0Jose Luiz Domingues da SilvaSubmissionAdventure Tournament 49 March 201312:22 Curitiba, Brazil
Win4–0Everton SouzaTKO (punches)Striker's House Cup 2323 February 201311:29 Curitiba, Brazil
Win3–0Cassio PitSubmission (rear-naked choke)Striker's House Cup 228 December 201212:02 Curitiba, Brazil
Win2–0Adriano CarvalhoTKO (punches)G1: Open Fight 1415 September 201210:45 Siqueira Campos, Brazil
Win1–0Alex MoralesTKO (punches)Face the Danger 328 July 20121N/A Curitiba, Brazil

[24]

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