Fighter Profile: Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos

Hometown: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height: 6 ft 4 inches

Weight: 243 lbs

Age: 25

Current Organization: UFC

Professional Record: 10-1

Junior Dos Santos is one of the top heavyweight prospects in the UFC. He is an undefeated kickboxing champion in his native Brazil boasting an 18-0 record and holds a purple belt in BJJ. He made the transition in to MMA in 2006 and went undefeated in his first five fights, finishing all his opponents. His sole loss came via armbar to Joaquim Ferreira, a member of the Brazilian M1 fight team. Dos Santos bounced back with a victory, earning him a call from the UFC. “Cigano” made his UFC debut in Illinois at UFC 90 taking on, at the time, Top-Five heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum. This fight announced Junior Dos Santos in to the UFC heavyweight division as he knocked out Werdum in less than 90 seconds earning him “Knockout of the Night” honours. His next fight came at UFC 95 in London, England against Dutch submission wizard Stefan Struve. Similar to his previous fight, he exploded with a barrage of punches early in the first dropping Struve before the referee stepped in and called an end to the fight at 54 seconds of round one. Dos Santos is now slated to face Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic at UFC 103 in what is set to be an explosive bout.

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Recent Junior Dos Santos MMA News:

• Defeated Fabricio Werdum via KO (uppercut) at 1:21 of round 1 at UFC 90 - UFC 90 results

• Defeated Stefan Struve via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1 at UFC 95 - UFC 95 results

• Defeated Mirko “CroCop” Filipovic via Verbal Submission at UFC 103 on September 19, 2009 - UFC 103 results

• Defeated Gilbert Yvel by TKO at UFC 108 on January 2, 2010 - UFC 108 results

By Sam Sihota
ProFighting-fans.com MMA Staff Writer
Published September 2009