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Giovanni da Silva Santos Jr.
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Giovanni da Silva Santos Jr.

UFC DebutNickname“Soldado”
Record
19-3
Streak
L1
Age
39
Date of birth
May 2, 1987
Fighting out of
Joao Pessoa, Paraiba
Born
Brazil
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC

Giovanni da Silva Santos Jr. 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.

Pre-UFC opposition
Strong
Opponents' combined record
189-118-3
.616 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
12 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

19-3across 22 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 7 sub · 6 decOF · DF · GFC 14 · Action Fight 8 · GFC 56 +8
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Timur Valiev19-5
KO/TKOPunchesR13:58
GFC 14
Jul 13, 2019
W
Laison Bezerra
KO/TKOPunchesR11:38
Action Fight 8
Mar 10, 2018
W
Cleodonilson Silva
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR12:51
GFC 56
Jan 25, 2018
W
Alex Monteiro Ferreira4-6
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:58
GFC 51
Mar 30, 2017
L
Magomed Bibulatov21-4
KO/TKOPunchesR13:46
WFCA 22
May 22, 2016
W
Rodrigo Pereira dos Santos3-4
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR11:52
GFC 40
Dec 18, 2015
W
Gilberto Dias29-8-2
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
CEF 11
Sep 6, 2014
W
Rildeci Lima Dias27-18
SubmissionGuillotine ChokeR12:26
Jungle Fight 57
Sep 7, 2013
W
Stenio Barbosa16-11
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR24:27
CEF 6
Apr 5, 2013
W
Rafael Santos
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR12:19
CEF 5
Nov 14, 2012
W
Antenor Pereira5-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
DF
Jul 22, 2012
W
Renato Velame22-8-1
DecisionSplitR35:00
DF
Nov 19, 2011
W
Williams Vital Ferreira
SubmissionArmbarR11:48
NFC
Jul 17, 2011
W
Rodrigo Araujo de Oliveira
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
OF
Dec 21, 2010
W
Ermesson Silveira Queiroz18-17
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
OF
Oct 19, 2010
W
Geraldo Paiva
KO/TKOPunchesR22:42
OF
Oct 19, 2010
W
Odilon Gouveia de Souza Filho
KO/TKOPunchesR21:26
OF
Mar 30, 2010
W
Ermesson Silveira Queiroz18-17
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
OF
Oct 27, 2009
W
Felipe Sem Maldade
KO/TKOPunchesR12:51
OF
Oct 27, 2009
W
Edvan Souza7-12
KO/TKOPunchesR20:56
OF
May 26, 2009
W
Geraldo Paiva
KO/TKOPunchesR20:00
OF
Apr 24, 2007
L
Janclayton Lima Guedes
SubmissionTriangle ChokeR10:00
OF
Feb 12, 2006

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.