Luiz Firmino
| Luiz Firmino | |
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| Born | Luiz Firmino de Carvalho Júnior March 18, 1982 Paraíba, Brazil |
| Other names | Buscapé |
| Residence | Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Team | Imperial Athletics |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Luiz Firmino de Carvalho Júnior (born March 18, 1982), commonly known as Luiz Buscapé, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who fights at Lightweight. He has spent the majority of his career in Japan and has fought in Dream, Pride FC and Shooto. He now fights for the Blackzilians camp out of JACO HYbrid Training Center in Boca Raton, Florida.
Firmino began his career at the tenth edition of the World Vale Tudo Championship in Recife, Brazil when he was 18 years old. The tournament was held in one night and was fought under Vale Tudo-style rules. After defeating Reginaldo Santana and Sergei Bytchkov, he reached the final and faced Eli Soares. The fight lasted for thirty minutes with no breaks and Soares won by decision.
Firmino then returned two years later at the M-1 Global event MFC: Russia vs the World 3 in Saint Petersburg, Russia where he again beat Sergei Bytchkov, by technical knockout in the second round. At Russia vs the World 5 the following year, he defeated Musail Allaudinov via unanimous decision after one fifteen-minute round. After winning his next four bouts - three by submission - he was given a chance to compete in the Pride Fighting Championships.
Firmino faced off against Hiroyuki Abe at his first Pride fight, Pride Bushido 4 in July 2004, and won by using an arm triangle choke in the first round. Firmino then returned against Masakazu Imanari three months later at Pride Bushido 5 at won by unanimous decision. After this early success, he lost his next two bouts (against countryman Luiz Azeredo and Tatsuya Kawajiri) by decision in 2005. In November 2006, Firmono took on Nobuhiro Obiya at Pride Bushido 13 and won the fight by yet another unanimous decision.
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