Luiz Azeredo
| Luiz Azeredo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 June 1976 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | The Joker |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Team |
Chute Boxe Academy Brazilian Top Team |
| Trainer | Rudimar Fedrigo |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Oluwale Bamgbose |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Luiz Azeredo (born June 10, 1976) is a Brazilian Welterweight professional mixed martial artist. He has fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage.
On November 22, 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, where he reached the semi finals and was defeated by defending champion Kenichi Ogata. He is notable for being the first person to have ever defeated Anderson Silva in an MMA bout.
Azeredo made his Bellator debut at Bellator 33 winning against formerly undefeated, Edward Guedes. He won the fight after dominating all three rounds, as he got the unanimous decision win. It is being rumored that, with the win, Azeredo has been offered a spot in the Season 4 lightweight tournament.
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