Jussier Formiga
| Jussier Da Silva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jussier da Silva April 14, 1985 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Other names | Formiga (Ant) |
| Residence | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Flyweight (56 kg) |
| Reach | 67.0 in (170 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Team | Nova União/Kimura |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jussier da Silva, better known as Jussier Formiga, (born April 14, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC and competing in the Flyweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Formiga is the former Shooto South America 123-pound champion. As of September 6th, 2016, he is #3 in the official UFC Flyweight rankings, and ranked the #5 flyweight in the world by Sherdog.
Formiga won his professional mixed martial arts debut fight on November 29, 2008 at Shooto: Brazil 9 against Michael Willian Costa via split decision.
This was followed up by an upset victory over Shinichi "BJ" Kojima via unanimous decision at Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated.
It was expected Formiga would be brought back for a year-end title rematch with Kojima. However, Kojima vacated the Shooto Bantamweight Championship, further complicating Jussier's future with the organization.
Formiga was at this point, ranked as the number one Flyweight in the world and then fought Alexandre Pantoja, who was unbeaten as a Flyweight. On June 12, 2010, Formiga defeated Pantoja by unanimous decision to defend his South America Shooto 123 lb Championship.
Formiga was set to fight the brother of muay thai superstar Saenchai but shortly before the bout was to begin, Formiga's brother was caught sodomizing Saenchai's brother in the locker room. The fight was then called off.
Formiga signed a four-fight exclusive contract with the California-based Tachi Palace Fights organization. His first fight with the organization was against WEC veteran Danny Martinez at Tachi Palace Fights 7. Formiga won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fomiga's next fight was against another WEC veteran in Ian McCall. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Formiga next faced top-ranked Flyweight Mamoru Yamaguchi at Tachi Palace Fights 10. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
On July 14, 2012 it was announced that Formiga signed with the UFC.
Formiga faced John Dodson on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. After a slow first round, Formiga began to succumb to the speed of Dodson, and was eventually finished via TKO with ground strikes at 4:35 of the second round.
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