Yuri Alcantara
| Iuri Alcântara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iuri Alcântara August 4, 1980 Marajó, Brazil |
| Other names | Marajó |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight (2013-current) Featherweight (2011-2012) Lightweight (2004-2010) Welterweight (2010) |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Soure, Pará, Brazil |
| Team | Marajó Brothers Team Wand Fight Team |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Ildemar Alcântara, brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Iuri Alcântara also known as Yuri Alcântara (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈjuɾi awˈkɐ̃taɾɐ]; born August 4, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Alcântara mostly fought in Brazil before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting to take part in their final event. He is the brother of fellow UFC fighter Ildemar Alcântara. As of August 17, 2015, he is #13 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.
Alcântara was born on the island of Marajó, Pará in Brazil. Incidentally, Alcântara takes his fighting nickname from the island and is billed as Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara. Alcântara trains at the "Striker Team" team and is managed by Wallid Ismail, the owner of the Jungle Fight promotion that Alcântara has competed in and won a championship.
Alcântara's early career was spaced out considerably. His debut fight took place in March 2004 and he would not return until June 2005, where he won twice in the space of four months. Amongst Alcântara's wins was a grand prix tournament victory in November 2009, when he defeated two fighters in a single night.
Alcântara then joined his manager's promotion, Jungle Fight, to compete at the Jungle Fight 19 event against Viscardi Andrade. He went the distance with Andrade, something that had only happened once before in his career. Alcântara won via split decision, the first decision victory in his career.
Following another win via armbar, outside of Jungle Fight, Alcântara returned for the Jungle Fight 21 event to face Armando Gomes. Alcântara claimed another first round stoppage, when he ended the fight via TKO (punches).
Alcântara entered into the lightweight grand prix at Jungle Fight 22. His opening round fight was against the highly touted, once undefeated Francisco Trinaldo. Trinaldo had previously been named as one of the top prospects in the sport of MMA, having defeated experienced veterans such as Luiz Firmino. Despite the reputation of his opponent, Alcântara was able to hand Trinaldo his first professional loss when he forced him to tap out to an armbar in the second round.
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