Gesias Cavalcante
UFC DebutNickname“JZ”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Gesias Cavalcante makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
May 20, 2012
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
820-388-26
.679 win rate
Winning-record opponents
34 of 35
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
37
35 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 37 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 10 sub · 5 decStrikeforce · DREAM · K-1 · K-1 HERO's · HOOKnSHOOT +19
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Rick Hawn21-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:41 | Combat FC 2 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| L | Erivan Pereira19-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:21 | Brave CF 11 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| L | Alan Omer25-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:30 | Brave CF 9 | Nov 17, 2017 |
| L | Kurt Holobaugh22-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 2:45 | Titan FC 44 | May 19, 2017 |
| W | Robert Turnquest9-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 42 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| L | Freddy Assuncao10-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R4 | 0:27 | Titan FC 40 | Aug 5, 2016 |
| W | Pat Healy34-24 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | Titan FC 39 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| W | Gele Qing26-10-1 | Submission | — | R1 | — | KFU | Sep 21, 2014 |
| L | Melvin Guillard33-24-2 | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R2 | 2:36 | WSOF 11 | Jul 5, 2014 |
| W | Tyson Griffin17-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:37 | WSOF 4 | Aug 10, 2013 |
| L | Justin Gaethje27-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:27 | WSOF 2 | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | T.J. O'Brien20-8 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:03 | WSOF 1 | Nov 3, 2012 |
| L | Luis Palomino27-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:41 | CFA 7 | Jun 30, 2012 |
| L | Isaac Vallie-Flagg16-7-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | May 19, 2012 |
| W | King Green35-17-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Jul 30, 2011 |
| NC | Justin Wilcox14-7 | No Contest | Wilcox Poked in the Eye | R2 | 0:31 | Strikeforce | Jun 18, 2011 |
| L | Josh Thomson22-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | Katsunori Kikuno20-7 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | Jul 10, 2010 |
| L | Tatsuya Kawajiri37-14-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | May 26, 2009 |
| L | Shinya Aoki49-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | Apr 29, 2008 |
| NC | Shinya Aoki49-12 | No Contest | Aoki Injured by Illegal Elbows | R1 | 3:46 | DREAM | Mar 15, 2008 |
| W | Andre Amado6-4-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:48 | K-1 HERO's | Sep 17, 2007 |
| W | Vitor Ribeiro20-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | K-1 HERO's | Sep 17, 2007 |
| W | Nam Phan21-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:26 | K-1 HERO's | Jun 2, 2007 |
| W | Caol Uno35-23-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | K-1 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| W | Rani Yahya28-12-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:39 | K-1 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| W | Hiroyuki Takaya23-15-2 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee and Punches | R1 | 0:30 | K-1 | Aug 5, 2006 |
| W | Hidetaka Monma18-11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | K-1 | May 3, 2006 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa19-15-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:49 | Cage Rage 14 | Dec 3, 2005 |
| D | Ryan Schultz23-14-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | SF 11 | Jul 9, 2005 |
| W | Henry Matamoros19-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Apr 2, 2005 |
| W | Cengiz Dana | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 4:55 | Cage Warriors | Dec 18, 2004 |
| W | Bart Palaszewski36-17 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:03 | IHC 8 | Nov 20, 2004 |
| W | Sebastian Korschilgen | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:32 | Shooto | Sep 4, 2004 |
| L | Joachim Hansen23-14-1 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 16, 2004 |
| W | Brad Mohler3-4-1 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 1:32 | HOOKnSHOOT | Mar 27, 2004 |
| W | Justin Wisniewski14-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:53 | AFC 7 | Feb 27, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-0across 4 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsShooto · MD 14 · HFC 2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joe Lauzon28-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | — | MD 14 | Dec 13, 2003 |
| W | Joe Lauzon28-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFC 2 | Oct 18, 2003 |
| W | Fernando Cesar1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 12, 2003 |
| W | Joaquim Joaquim0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | — | Shooto | Jun 30, 2002 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.