Luan Chagas

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Luan Chagas
Born (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 31)
Navirai, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil[1][2]
Other names Tarzan
Nationality Brazilian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 168 lbs
Division Welterweight
Reach 75 in[2]
Team Gile Ribeiro Team
Noguchi Team[3]
Teacher(s) Gile Ribeiro[4]
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Black belt in Karate[2]
Years active 2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 19
Wins 15
By knockout 6
By submission 9
Losses 3
By knockout 1
By submission 2
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luan Chagas (born 9 November 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Chagas was born in Navirai, Brazil[2] and he attended Karate classes at the early age and was the children's champion in the sport in Brazil. He started training BJJ at Gile Ribeiro gym after he moved to Curitiba where he received his black belt in 2015. He transitioned to MMA later and started competing in MMA and won the welterweight championship for Curitiba Fight Pro.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Chagas stated his professional MMA career on 28 July 2012 and he fought all his fights in Brazil. He was the Curitiba Fight Pro middleweight champion and amassed a record of 14-1 prior signed by UFC.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Chagas faced Sérgio Moraes as a late replacement, on 14 May 2016 at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil.[6] Chagas started the fight with a barrage of punches on round one and dropped Moraes on round two with a leg kick. Moraes took down Chagas but was not able to score a submission. After three rounds, the fight was declared a draw.[7][8][9][10]

His next UFC fight was on September 2016 against Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg.[11] He lost the fight via submission on round three.[12][13] The fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[14]

On 3 June 2017, he faced Jim Wallhead at UFC 212.[15] He submitted Wallhead via a rear-naked choke on round two and won the fight.[16][17]

Chagas was scheduled to face Niko Price on 28 October 2017 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida.[18] on 6 October 2017, it was announced that Chagas has fractured his foot and was pulled out from the bout.[19]

Chagas faced Siyar Bahadurzada on 21 April 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128.[20] He lost the fight via knockout in round two.[21]

With his last bout being the last of his UFC contract, Chagas became a free agent. [22]

Fighting style

With his Karate and Muay Thai background, Chagas use kicking for his fighting strategy. He throws sharp chopping low kicks and also utilizes wheel and head kicks to try to score a knockdown. He is a competent wrestler and enjoy throwing flurry lunging strikes on the early round.[23]

Personal life

Chagas moniker "Tarzan" was coined after where he was from, Navirai, Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil where 65% of the Brazilian Pantanal, a natural region encompassing largest tropical wetland area in the world.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–3–1 Siyar Bahadurzada KO (kick to the body and punch) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee 21 April 2018 2 2:40 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–2–1 Jim Wallhead Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 212 3 June 2017 2 4:48 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 14–2–1 Erick Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg 24 September 2016 3 3:57 Brasília, Brazil Fight of the Night.
Draw 14–1–1 Sérgio Moraes Draw (split) UFC 198 14 May 2016 3 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 14–1 Eduardo Garvon Submission (rear-naked choke) Imortal Fighting Championship 2 13 December 2015 1 4:14 São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Win 13–1 Edvald de Oliveira TKO Frontline Fight Series 1 19 September 2015 2 0:00 São José dos Pinhais, Brazil
Win 12–1 Julio Cesar Andrade Submission (armbar) Max Fight 15 4 July 2015 2 1:27 Ilha Comprida, Brazil
Win 11–1 Julio Cesar Bilik Submission (rear-naked choke) Curitiba Fight Pro 7 March 2015 1 4:22 Curitiba, Brazil Won vacant Curitiba Fight Pro Welterweight Championship.
Win 10–1 Christian Ferreira Submission (armbar) Power Fight Extreme 12 13 December 2014 2 1:59 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 9–1 Allan Simon TKO (punches) Curitiba Fight Pro 9 August 2014 1 2:16 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 8–1 Roberto Ordza Submission (triangle choke) Samurai Fighting Championship: Power Fight Extreme 10 30 November 2013 1 1:42 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 7–1 Silas Robson de Oliveira TKO (punches and knees) Watch Out Combat Show 28 10 August 2013 3 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 6–1 Edson Lopes Submission (rear-naked choke) Power Fight Extreme 9 29 June 2013 1 4:57 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 5–1 Lorival Lourenco Jr. Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiator Combat Fight 6 April 2013 2 1:46 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 5–0 Jose Luiz Domingues da Silva Submission Adventure Tournament 4 9 March 2013 1 2:22 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 4–0 Everton Souza TKO (punches) Striker's House Cup 23 23 February 2013 1 1:29 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3–0 Cassio Pit Submission (rear-naked choke) Striker's House Cup 22 8 December 2012 1 2:02 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 2–0 Adriano Carvalho TKO (punches) G1: Open Fight 14 15 September 2012 1 0:45 Siqueira Campos, Brazil
Win 1–0 Alex Morales TKO (punches) Face the Danger 3 28 July 2012 1 N/A Curitiba, Brazil

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See also

References

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