Antoine Jaoude (born January 5, 1977) is a Brazilian wrestler and a former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2001 until 2007, he fought for the Southern California Condors in the, now defunct, International Fight League.
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| Born | January 5, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Diplomat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001-2005; 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editJaoude was born in Brazil to a Lebanese father and a Brazilian mother. Six months after his birth, his parents went with him to Lebanon to originally visit his paternal family for a short time. However, due to the civil war that broke out while they were there, they were only able to return to Brazil more than 13 years later, when he was 14.[1] He represented Brazil in wrestling as an Olympian in the 2004 Athens Games,[2] where he was the only South American wrestler. He was also a silver medalist in wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Personal life
editJaoude's brother, Adrian, wrestled in WWE under the ring name Arturo Ruas.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 11 matches | 8 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 8–3 | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | IFL: World Grand Prix Finals | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 0:22 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | For the inaugural IFL Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–2 | Shane Ott | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals | November 3, 2007 | 1 | 3:29 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 7–2 | Dan Christison | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Chicago | May 19, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 6–2 | Wayne Cole | KO (punch) | IFL: Los Angeles | March 17, 2007 | 2 | 0:56 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 | Curtis Crawford | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Oakland | January 19, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Oakland, California, United States | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Travis Wiuff | Decision (unanimous) | Euphoria: USA vs World | February 26, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Roman Zentsov | TKO (injury) | Euphoria: Road to the Titles | October 15, 2004 | 1 | 3:33 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Return to Heavyweight. |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jefferson Silva | Decision (unanimous) | K-1 Brazil: New Stars | November 27, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Kristof Midoux | TKO (doctor stoppage) | HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 2 | March 28, 2003 | 1 | 3:58 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Rob Constance | Decision (unanimous) | RF 2: Reality Fighting 2 | November 2, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Lucio Cunha | TKO (cut) | BG 1: Brazilian Gladiators 1 | October 14, 2001 | N/A | N/A | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
References
edit- ^ "Os libaneses que defendem o Brasil no Pan". ANBA (in Portuguese). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antoine Jaoude". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ @adrianjaoude (22 April 2019). "Congratulations to my brother Antoine jaoude for his bronze medal at Pan American wrestling championship.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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