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Francisco Nazareno da Costa Figueiredo Junior (born October 23, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of the two-time and former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

Background

Figueiredo was born in Soure, Pará, Brazil, a small city on the isle of Marajó where buffaloes roam freely. His father was a buffalo herder who practiced luta marajoara, a local folk wrestling style. Francisco has a younger sister and a brother – Deiveson – who also is a professional mixed martial artist signed with the UFC. He was the first brother to move to Belém to attend high school and started training in capoeira at the age of 13. He worked as a bartender and assistant in a sushi kitchen before concentrating full time on his fight career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional career in 2009, he compiled up a professional MMA record of 11-3-1 (1), over a decade on the Brazilian regional scene, most notably making a name fighting for Jungle Fight promotion. After winning the Jungle Fight Interim Bantamweight Championship at Jungle Fight 93 against Manoel dos Santos, at Jungle Fight 95 he fought to a draw in a title unification bout with Eduardo Souza at Jungle Fight 95. Figueiredo was scheduled to appear at Jungle Fight 103 against Klinger Pinheiro, the reigning bantamweight champion, but the event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Figueiredo made his UFC debut against Jerome Rivera at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny on January 20, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

In his sophomore performance, Figueiredo faced Malcolm Gordon on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 26. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Figueiredo was scheduled to face Jake Hadley on March 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall. However, Figueiredo withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Allan Nascimento.

Figueiredo faced Daniel da Silva on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera. He won the fight via kneebar submission in the first round. This win earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.

Figueiredo faced Amir Albazi on August 20, 2022, at UFC 278. He lost the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of first round.

On August, it was announced that Figueiredo was not longer in the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

• Jungle Fight Championship
  • Jungle Fight Interim Bantamweight Championship (One time)
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) (vs. Daniel Lacerda)

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com.
2. Sherdog.com. "Francisco". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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5. "Irmão de Deiveson, Francisco Figueiredo avisa: "Não estou no UFC só porque sou irmão dele"". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
6. King, Kristen (2020-11-28). "Brother of Deiveson Figueiredo signed by UFC". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
7. Dan Doherty (2021-01-20). "UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Francisco Figueiredo Gets By Jerome Rivera". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
8. Dorff, Marcel (2021-04-20). "Francisco Figueiredo krijgt in Malcolm Gordon wederom een nieuwe tegenstander ditmaal voor 17 juli". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
9. Behunin, Alex (2021-07-17). "UFC Vegas 31 Results: Malcolm Gordon Saves Job, Defeats Francisco Figueiredo". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
10. Dorff, Marcel (2021-12-03). "Two Flyweight fights added to targeted "UFC London" card on March 19". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-14. (in Dutch)
11. Dorff, Marcel (2022-01-14). "Jake Hadley's new opponent: Allan Nascimento". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-14. (in Dutch)
12. "Twee nieuwe gevechten voor UFC evenement op 30 april". Eurosport (in Dutch). 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
13. Anderson, Jay (2022-04-30). "UFC Vegas 53: Francisco Figueiredo Stuns Daniel Lacerda da Silva With Lightning-Fast Kneebar". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
14. ^ Matt Erickson (2022-04-30). "UFC on ESPN 35 bonuses: Marlon Vera gets $100,000 because of Font's weight miss". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
15. Staff (2022-06-20). "UFC 278 announced with 12 fights on the card headlined by Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
16. Anderson, Jay (2022-08-20). "UFC 278: Amir Albazi Subs Francisco Figueiredo In Statement Flyweight Victory". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
17. Taylor, Christopher (2022-08-25). "The UFC parts ways with four more fighters". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
18. Sherdog.com. "Francisco Figueiredo". Sherdog.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Francisco Figueiredo from Sherdog
• Francisco Figueiredo at UFC

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Brazilian male mixed martial artists
• Flyweight mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial artists utilizing capoeira
• Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
• Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
• Brazilian capoeira practitioners
• Sportspeople from Pará
• 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen