Ariel Machado, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently signed with Glory,[2] competing in the Light Heavyweight division.

Ariel Machado
BornAriel do Rocio Machado
(1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36),
Curitiba, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight95.0 kg (209.4 lb; 14.96 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofCuritiba, Brazil
TeamHemmers Gym[1] / Madison Team
Years active2006 - present
Kickboxing record
Total66
Wins52
By knockout36
Losses14
By knockout5
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins7
By knockout7
Losses3
By knockout2
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Combat Press ranked him as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer in the world between November 2021 and June 2022, with Machado peaking at #7.[3][4]

Kickboxing career edit

Machado participated in the WGP Kickboxing 26 tournament, facing Junior Alpha in the semifinals.[5] Machado lost the fight by decision.[6] In his next appearance with WGP Kickboxing, he faced Maycon Silva. Machado won the fight by decision.[7]

He took part in the 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated Pavel Zhuravlev by a unanimous decision. He lost the final bout to Zinedine Hameur-Lain by a second round KO.[8]

Machado next fought in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender tournament. He lost the very first bout to Yousri Belgaroui by decision.[9]

Machado was scheduled to fight in the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. In the tournament final, he fought a rematch with Zinedine Hameur-Lain, and won by TKO in the first round.[10][11]

Briefly fighting outside of Glory, Machado was scheduled to face Lucas Alsina during WGP Kickboxing 38.[12] Machado won the bout in the third round, knocking Alsina out with a flying knee.[13]

He fought for the Glory Light Heavyweight title during Glory 47: Lyon, held at the time by Artem Vakhitov. Vakhitov successfully defended the title, winning by unanimous decision.[14]

His next two fights were outside of Glory, which he won by a split decision against Haime Morais during WGP KB 47,[15] and by KO against Marcelo Nuñez during WGP KB 57.[16]

Machado was scheduled to fight Michael Duut during Glory Collision 2.[17] Machado won by unanimous decision.[18]

Doping suspension edit

On April 20, 2019, it was announced that Machado failed a drug test prior to Glory 47: Lyon in 2017. He was suspended for 20 months following a positive test for banned substances at the event, where he challenged reigning champion Artem Vakhitov.[19][20]

Titles and accomplishments edit

Awards

  • Combat Press
    • 2019 Comeback Fighter of the Year[21]

Kickboxing record edit

Professional kickboxing record
53 wins (36 KOs), 14 losses, 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-02-03 Loss   Arseniy Smirnov RCC Fair Fight 26 Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-09-10 Loss   Liu Ce K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ World Grand Prix Semifinals Yokohama, Japan KO (Low kick) 2 1:57
2023-09-10 Win   Michał Turyński K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ World Grand Prix Quarterfinals Yokohama, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2023-06-17 Win   Lucas Paredes WGP Kickboxing #70 Curitiba, Brazil Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Light Heavyweight (-94,1kg) title.
2023-03-25 Loss   Valeriy Bizyaev Ural FC 2 Samara, Russia KO (Punches) 2 2:45
For the Ural FC K-1 -91 kg title.
2023-02-02 Loss   Beybulat Isaev Muaythai Factory Kemerovo, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-11-04 Win   Lucas Monteiro WGP Kickboxing #67 Curitiba, Brazil TKO (Low kicks) 2
2022-07-15 Loss   Nikita Kozlov RCC Fair Fight 18 Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-21 Win   Michael Duut Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-09-13 Win   Marcelo Nuñez WGP Kickboxing #57 Curitiba, Brazil KO (Right Hook) 1 1:18
2018-07-27 Win   Haime Morais WGP Kickboxing #47 Curitiba, Brazil Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017-10-28 Loss   Artem Vakhitov Glory 47: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2017-07-01 Win   Lucas Alsina WGP Kickboxing #38 Curitiba, Brazil KO (Flying Knee) 3 2:42
2017-02-24 Win   Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 38: Chicago, Final Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA TKO (Punches) 1 2:43
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2017-02-24 Win   Danyo Ilunga Glory 38: Chicago, Semi-finals Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-21 Loss   Yousri Belgaroui Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals Broomfield, Colorado, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-07-22 Loss   Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 32: Virginia, Final Norfolk, Virginia KO (strikes) 2 1:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2016-07-22 Win   Pavel Zhuravlev Glory 32: Virginia, Semi-finals Norfolk, Virginia, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-09 Win   Maycon Silva WGP Kickboxing #29 Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2015-09-05 Loss   Junior Alpha WGP Kickboxing #26, Semi-final Guarapuava, Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2009 Loss   Alessandro Geloco Brave FC Curitiba, Brazil KO (Right Hook) 1
2009   José Carlos "Zinho" Oliveira Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2007 Win   Fábio Pelézinho Brazil KO (Right Cross) 2
2005-10-27 Loss   Cosmo Alexandre K-1 Rules Heavyweight Factory GP São Paulo, Brazil Decision 5 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-10- Loss   Bahram Rajabzadeh W.A.K.O World Championships 2021, K-1 1/8 Final +91 kg Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record edit

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 7 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 2
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7-3 Mauri Roque TKO (Corner Stoppage) Power Fight Extreme 12 13 December 2014 2 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 6-3 Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes Submission (Rear naked choke) Talent MMA Circuit 11 - Sao Jose dos Pinhais 2014 23 August 2014 1 1:58 Pinhais, Brazil
Win 6-2 Dyego Roberto TKO (Punches and Knees) Power Fight Extreme 11 17 May 2014 2 0:43 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 5-2 Gerson da Silva Conceicao Submission (Punches) Watch Out Combat Show 29 20 September 2013 2 1:03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 5-1 Rodrigo Jesus TKO (Punches) Power Fight Extreme 9 29 June 2013 2 0:45 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 4-1 Bruno Assuncao Bogado TKO (Head Kick) Adventure Fighters Tournament 4 9 March 2013 1 0:33 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3-1 Tiago Batista Costa TKO Beltrao Combat 2 10 November 2012 2 Brazil
Win 2-1 Wanderley da Hora TKO (Punches) Duelo de Titas 24 March 2012 1 2:40 Brazil
Win 1-1 Tiago Monaco Tosato TKO (Punches) Adventure Fighters Tournament 15 October 2011 1 2:37 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 0-1 Paulo Bueno Submission (Punches) Toycas Toyota Cup 2006 29 July 2006 1 1:20 Curitiba, Brazil

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Ariel Machado". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ Aittama, Zach (1 June 2022). "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2022". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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  6. ^ "WGP #26: Guto Inocente vence Felipe Micheletti e é campeão da categoria até 94,1kg". nocautenarede.com.br. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  8. ^ "VIDEO! Zinedine Hameur-Lain osvojio Glory turnir s dva nokauta u jednoj večeri". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  13. ^ "WGP Kickboxing 38 Results: Machado Stops Alsina, Tebar Becomes Two-Division Champion". combatpress.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  16. ^ "News: Artem Levin Returns, Kunlun Fight, Hemmers, WGP". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  18. ^ "GLORY 74: Michael Duut vs. Ariel Machado - Full Fight". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  19. ^ Three athletes agree to sanctions for breach of GLORY's anti-doping policy
  20. ^ Hari & Machado Suspended, Two Others Reprimanded
  21. ^ Aittama, Zach. "COMBAT PRESS 2019 KICKBOXING AWARDS: COMEBACK FIGHTER OF THE YEAR – ARIEL MACHADO". combatpress.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.