Giva Santana
| Giva Santana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Givanildo Santana do Nascimento November 20, 1971 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | The Arm Collector |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight (185 lb) |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Irvine, California, United States |
| Team | Team Oyama |
| Rank | Fourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–2013 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Website | http://www.givasantana.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Givanildo Santana do Nascimento (born November 20th, 1971) is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, who last fought in Bellator's Middleweight division. Santana also competed in the promotions ShoXC and M-1 Global.
Santana has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 17-years and is a fourth degree black belt under Lotus Club from São Paulo, Brazil. Santana is a Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Champion.
Santana is the head jiu jitsu trainer for Team Oyama where he has trained Rob Emerson, Jared Rollins, Bao Quach, and Ian McCall.
Santana received the nickname "Arm Collector" because 13 out of his 18 wins are by armbar (10 of them wins in a row). He has participated in ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series.
Santana was scheduled to face Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran David Loiseau at Tachi Palace Fights 10 for the Tachi Palace Fights Middleweight Championship. Loiseau pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury requiring surgery, so Santana instead faced former WEC champion Doug Marshall in a middleweight non-title bout which he won by submission in the first round.
In 2011 Santana has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. In his debut, Santana fought Darryl Cobb at Bellator 53 and won via submission in the first round.
Santana faced Bruno Santos in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season six middleweight tournament on March 16, 2012 at Bellator 61. He lost via unanimous decision.
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