João Zeferino
| João Zeferino | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1986 Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Other names | The Brazilian Samurai |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 70.31 in (179 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Middletown, New York |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
João Zeferino (born January 15, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes for the World Series of Fighting in the Lightweight division.
On May 18, 2013, Zeferino made his UFC debut replacing Chris Camozzi in his fight against Rafael Natal at UFC on FX 8. He lost via unanimous decision.
Zeferino was scheduled to face Kenny Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader on September 4, 2013 but after Robertson was pulled from the fight he was replaced by UFC newcomer Elias Silvério. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
On October 7, 2015, Zeferino was announced as one of the participants in one night Lightweight tournament to determine the number one contender for the WSOF Lightweight Championship. On November 25, 2015, Zeferino made his World Series of Fighting debut at WSOF 25 defeating Brian Foster via heel hook submission in the quarterfinal round. In the semifinals, Zeferino defeated Jorge Patino via heel hook submission in the first round advancing to the finals of the tournament where he was defeated when he rematched Foster who defeated him via technical knockout in the second round.
On April 2, 2016, Zeferino faced UFC vet Jon Fitch at WSOF 30 for the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship. He lost via unanimous decision.
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