Luan Chagas
| Luan Chagas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1993 Navirai, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
| Other names | Tarzan |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight (145 lb) |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Karate, Muay Thai |
| Team | Gile ribeiro Team Noguchi Team |
| Teacher(s) | Gile Ribeiro |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Karate |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Luan "Tarzan" Chagas (born November 09, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who was the formal Curitiba Fight Pro middleweight champion in Brazil. He currently competes in Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Chagas was born in Navirai, Brazil 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.
Chagas stated his professinal MMA career on July 28, 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.
In his UFC debut, Chagas faced Sergio Moraes as a late replacement, on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. 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.
His next UFC fight was on September 2016 against Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg. He lost the fight via submission on round three.. The fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.
On June 3 2017, he faced Jim Wallhead at UFC 212. He submitted Wallhead via a rear-naked choke on round two and won the fight.
Chagas was scheduled to face Niko Price on October 28, 2017 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida. on October 6, 2017, it was announced that Chagas has fractured his foot and was pulled out from the bout.
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