Fabiano Aoki

Fabiano "Cyclone" Goncalves Aoki (; born on 21 November 1978) is a Brazilian former heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of TARGET team in Japan. He was J-Network tournament champion, RISE, WPMF, HEAT and WBC Muaythai champion, competed in the K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY.

Biography and career On June 9, 2012, Aoki replaced Igor Jurković and challenged Cristian Bosch for his WBC Muaythai heavyweight world title. The fight happened in Bangkok, Thailand at Singha Battle For The Belts event. Aoki dominated the fight and KOed Bosch in the second round via flying knee.

In 2012, he signed for GLORY. He made his promotional debut in Brussels on 6 October 2012 at Glory 2: Brussels where he lost via unanimous decision to Filip Verlinden, suffering a knockdown with a left hook in the second round.

On April 6, 2013, he lost to Mourad Bouzidi via TKO due to corner stoppage in round two at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey.

On August 31, 2022, Aoki was named a WBC Muay Thai Global Ambassador. He was inducted into the WBC Muay Thai Hall of Fame class of 2023.

After retiring from competition, Aoki founded and currently operates Cyclone Muay Thai in Surprise, Arizona, where he coaches fighters and teaches Muay Thai.

Titles 2012 WBC Muaythai Heavyweight World Champion 2012 HEAT Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion 2010 WPMF World Super-heavyweight Champion 2008 RISE Heavyweight Champion 2007 J-Network Heavyweight Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Yuji Sakuragi TKO (knee injury) MARS 6 - Rapid Fire

Yokohama, Japan NC

Yuji Sakuragi NC (groin kick) MARS 5 - Marching On

Tokyo, Japan MMA debut.