Yan Cabral (born 13 May 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a mixed martial artist, grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner and instructor associated with the Nova União academy. A former UFC fighter, Cabral trained mixed martial art (MMA) competing in the lightweight division. Head coach of the Aranha Association team, Cabral teaches out of Barcelona.[4]
| Yan Cabral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Yan Cabral 13 May 1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Lightweight (155 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nova União[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in BJJ[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–present (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mixed Martial Arts career edit
Background and early career edit
Cabral currently trains with team Nova Uniao alongside fighters such as Wagnney Fabiano, former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo, former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão.
Cabral made his professional MMA debut fighting in Luxembourg in December 2007. Over the next four years, he quickly amassed an undefeated record of 10-0. All of his wins have come via submission with Cabral never having been into the third round in any of his fights.
DREAM edit
In 2011, Cabral signed with DREAM to compete in their welterweight division. In his debut, he faced Kazushi Sakuraba at Dream.17.[5] Cabral won the fight via submission in the second round, earning him his highest profile win to date.
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil edit
In March 2013, it was revealed that Cabral was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2.[6] He won his elimination fight to get into the TUF house, defeating Ronaldo Oliveira Silva by rear naked choke submission in round 1. He was chosen to be a member of Team Werdum and defeated David Vieira before being removed from the show due to a broken hand.[7] At this point Cabral held an MMA record of 12 fights and 12 wins all by submission.[2]
Ultimate Fighting Championship edit
Cabral made his official UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields, where he defeated David Mitchell by unanimous decision.[8]
In his second fight for the promotion, Cabral faced Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva. Despite controlling Cummings on the ground for a large portion of the fight, Cabral lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Cabral returned on 25 October 2014 at UFC 179, where he faced Naoyuki Kotani. Cabral won the fight via second round rear naked choke.
Cabral was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov on 24 January 2015 at UFC on Fox 14.[9] However, Cabral was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Christodoulou.[10]
Cabral was expected to face K. J. Noons on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67.[11] However, Cabral was forced out of the bout after contracting Dengue Fever and replaced by Alex Oliveira.[12]
Cabral faced Johnny Case on 7 November 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77.[13] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[14] Cabral faced Reza Madadi on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87.[15] He lost the fight via TKO in the third round after a brutal uppercut.[16]
Championships and achievements edit
Brazilian jiu-jitsu edit
Main Achievements (at black belt level):
- CBJJO World Cup Champion (2009[citation needed])
- 2nd Place CBJJO World Cup Championship (2008[citation needed])
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Championship (2009[17] / 2007[18])
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2001[19]
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 16 matches | 13 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 13–3 | Zalimkhan Yusupov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Kings Glory MMA 2 | 6 January 2017 | 1 | 1:01 | Harbin, China | |
| Loss | 12–3 | Reza Madadi | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | 8 May 2016 | 3 | 1:56 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Johnny Case | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 | 7 November 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–1 | Naoyuki Kotani | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 179 | 25 October 2014 | 2 | 3:06 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Lightweight debut. |
| Loss | 11–1 | Zak Cummings | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva | 10 May 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | David Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields | 9 October 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Barueri, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–0 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Dream 17 | 24 September 2011 | 2 | 2:42 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 9–0 | Djordje Beric | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strength and Honor Championship 2 | 10 April 2010 | 1 | 1:30 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | 8–0 | Arbi Agujev | Submission (armbar) | Vienna Fight Night: Fabulous Las Vegas | 24 January 2010 | 2 | 1:40 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 7–0 | Peter Angerer | Submission (kimura) | Strength and Honor Championship 1 | 26 September 2009 | 1 | 3:45 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | 6–0 | Mattias Awad | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Superior Challenge 3 | 30 May 2009 | 2 | 2:35 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 5–0 | Gary Kono | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Yamabushi: Combat Sport Night 5 | 2 May 2009 | 1 | 1:30 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Catalin Ersen | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Almogavers 1 | 22 March 2009 | 2 | 1:33 | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Win | 3–0 | Francis Guilherme | Submission (kimura) | Shooto: Brazil 8 | 30 August 2008 | 2 | 2:18 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Christos Petroutsos | Submission (armbar) | Fight Fiesta de Luxe: Unstoppable | 5 April 2008 | 1 | 4:37 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| Win | 1–0 | Chas Jacquier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Fiesta: de Luxe 3 | 22 December 2007 | 1 | N/A | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Fight Card - UFC 179 Aldo vs. Mendes 2". UFC.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Yan Cabral - Fighter profile". Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Yan Cabral before ADWPJJC13". Jiu Jitsu Legacy. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "DREAM 17 Fight Card: Kazushi Sakuraba Vs. Yan Cabral Booked For September 24th". Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "TUF: Brazil 2 debuts on March 17 with Brazil's top 28 welterweights". TUF.tv. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "UFC 179's Yan Cabral confident in new strength with move to lightweight - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 29 Result: Yan Cabral wins UFC debut by decision against David Mitchell". Themmarereport.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Dana Becker (17 November 2014). "UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson Vs. Johnson gains three new bouts". fightline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Staff (30 December 2014). "Mairbek Taisumov gets new opponent for UFC on FOX 14 in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Mike Fridley (20 March 2015). "K. J. Noons-Yan Cabral matchup on tap for May 30 UFC Fight Night event". sherdog.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Jesse Holland (20 May 2015). "Dengue fever strikes down UFC fighter, shakes up May 30 line up in Brazil". mmamania.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Staff (18 August 2015). "Yan Cabral vs. Johnny Case slated for UFC Fight Night 77 on November 7 in Brazil". themmareport.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (7 November 2015). "UFC Fight Night 77 results: Johnny Case runs streak to 12, outpoints Yan Cabral". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (23 February 2016). "Reza Madadi vs. Yan Cabral booked for UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (8 May 2016). "UFC Fight Night 87 results: Reza Madadi uppercut leads to standing TKO of Yan Cabral". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009". European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009.
- ^ "European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2007". European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2007.
- ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001.
