Antonio Carvalho

Antonio Carvalho (born May 30, 1979) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2013, he fought in the UFC and Shooto.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Carvalho made his professional MMA debut in September 2002. Over the next ten years, he fought in his native Canada and in Japan. He amassed a record of 13 wins and 4 losses before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship In 2011, Antonio signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC and was expected to make his debut at UFC 134 against newcomer Yuri Alcantara. However an injury during training forced him out of his planned UFC debut.

Carvalho made his promotional debut against Felipe Arantes on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142, losing by unanimous decision.

Carvalho was expected to face George Roop on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. However, Roop was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Daniel Pineda. Carvalho defeated Pineda via KO in 71 seconds.

Carvalho next faced Rodrigo Damm on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. He won the fight via split decision.

Carvalho then faced Darren Elkins on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. Carvalho lost the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.

World Series of Fighting Carvalho will fight his first bout since leaving the UFC on February 12, 2015 at World Series of Fighting 18 in Edmonton, Alberta against Chris Gruetzemacher.

Personal life Carvalho is of Portuguese descent and speaks Portuguese fluently, having moved to Portugal from Canada at nine years old.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Darren Elkins TKO (punches) UFC 158

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Rodrigo Damm Decision (split) UFC 154

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Daniel Pineda KO (punches) UFC 149

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Loss

Felipe Arantes Decision (unanimous) UFC 142

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Doug Evans Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Win

Juan Barrantes KO (punch) Warrior-1 MMA: Judgement Day

Laval, Quebec, Canada Win

Eddie Fyvie Decision (unanimous) Warrior-1 MMA: Bad Blood

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Yuji Hoshino Decision (unanimous) Cage Force

Tokyo, Japan Featherweight debut. Loss

Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (knees and punches) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hatsu Hioki Decision (split) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takeshi Inoue TKO (punches) Shooto: The Devilock

Tokyo, Japan Win

Rumina Sato TKO (punches) Shooto: The Victory of the Truth

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Jeff Curran Decision (majority) Ironheart Crown

Hammond, Indiana, United States Win

Takeshi Inoue Decision (majority) Shooto: Alive Road

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Win

Tommy Lee Submission (triangle choke) WFF 8: Dominance

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

Christian Allen TKO (punches) IHC 7: The Crucible

Hammond, Indiana, United States Win

John Louro Submission (bulldog choke) World Freestyle Fighting 6

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

Eric Davidson TKO (punch) Ultimate Generation Combat 7

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Phillipe Lagace TKO (punches) TKO Major League MMA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Brian Geraghty TKO (punches) Freestyle Combat Challenge 10

Racine, Wisconsin, United States Win

Luke Boutin Submission (triangle choke) Maximum Fighting Championship

Calgary, Alberta, Canada