Julio Cesar Neves

Julio Cesar Neves Jr.

Bellator MMA Neves made his Bellator debut on 18 April 2014 (just days before his 20th birthday) at Bellator 117 against Josh Arocho. The 19-year-old was successful in his debut, defeating Arocho in the second round via TKO.

In his second bout with the promotion, Neves faced Poppies Martinez on 19 September 2014 at Bellator 125. He won via TKO in the first round.

In his third bout with the promotion, Neves faced fellow up-and-comer Jordan Parsons at Bellator 137 on 15 May 2015. He lost the back and forth fight via submission in the third round. This marked the first professional defeat of his career.

In June 2015, it was revealed that Neves, along with his brother Rafael Silva, were among 8 fighters released from the promotion.

Criticism

Neves' record has been subject of controversy in his home country of Brazil. According to many local MMA resources and forums, Neves built his undefeated record facing mostly "cans" and opponents with irregular MMA records while avoiding tougher challengers. Some of his opponents' records, in order, are: 0-3, 0-2, 3-2, 0-2, 9-8, 4-3, 0-1, 2-3, 1-3, 1-1, 0-3, 1-7, 1-1, 0-2, 12-10 and 0-2.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Winning the next 6 bouts mostly on the Brazilian regional scene, Neves signed with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, making his debut against Daniel Rutkowski on March 16, 2024 at KSW 92. After a three-round fight, he lost to his rival unanimously on the scorecards, thus suffering the second defeat in his career.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Piotr Kacprzak Submission (triangle choke) KSW 102

Radom, Poland Loss

Daniel Rutkowski Decision (unanimous) KSW 92

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland Win

Rafael Luiz de Almeida TKO Brusque MMA 4

Brusque, Brazil Win

Kevin Park Decision (unanimous) Battlefield FC 2

Macau SAR, China Win

Roger Sampaio Submission (guillotine choke) Aspera FC 57

Florianópolis, Brazil Win

Fernando Colman Decision (unanimous) Brave CF 3

São José dos Pinhais, Brazil Win

Carlisson Diego Santos Submission (anaconda choke) Smash Fight 4

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Ranieri Zenidim Decision (unanimous) Aspera FC 40

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Loss

Jordan Parsons Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 137

Temecula, California, United States Win

Poppies Martinez TKO (spinning back kick and punches) Bellator 125

Fresno, California, United States Win

Josh Arocho TKO (elbows and punches) Bellator 117

Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States Win

Nelson Junior Submission (rear-naked choke) Sparta MMA 9

Itajaí, Brazil Win

Maikon Jonathan de Carvalho Decision (unanimous) Sparta MMA 8

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Win

Dener dos Santos KO (head kick) Watch Out Combat Show 28

Gramado, Brazil Win

Hamilton Ferreira TKO (punches) Watch Out Combat Show 26

Itajaí, Brazil Win

Renato Gabardi Submission (rear-naked choke) Island FC 1

Palhoça, Brazil Win

Alex de Souza TKO (punches) Sparta MMA 5

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Win

Kaique Silva Submission (arm-triangle choke) Nocaute Fight Champion

Curitibanos, Brazil Win

Danilo Santos TKO (head kick) BingoFight 1

Blumenau, Brazil Win

Mauricio Machado KO (flying knee) Sparta MMA 4

Itajaí, Brazil Win

Tiago Esquilo TKO (punches) CTA Combat: MMA & Muay Thai

Palmeira das Missões, Brazil Win

Kelvin Kuster TKO (punches) Sparta MMA 3

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Win

Ramones Silva TKO (punches) Tavares Combat 5

Jaguaruna, Brazil Win

Rafael Bixão Submission (rear-naked choke) Tavares Combat 4

Antônio Carlos, Brazil Win

Vitor Miranda KO (head kick) Tavares Combat 2

Itajaí, Brazil Win

Maicon Silva KO (flying knee) Sparta MMA: Sparta Qualify 1

Itajaí, Brazil Win

Joao Capoeira KO (punch) Corupá Fight Champion 1

Corupá, Brazil Win

Guilherme Alves Nascimento Submission (armbar) Tavares Combat 1

Palhoça, Brazil Win

Guilherme Severo Decision (unanimous) Golden Fighters 4

Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Win

Antonio Nelson Magalhães Bezerra KO (flying knee)

Win

Luiz André Valentim TKO (punches)

Win

Gustavo Mendonca KO (flying knee) Connect Fight Night 2

Biguaçu, Brazil Win

Fernando Giacometti Submission (rear-naked choke) Energy Force 1

Navegantes, Brazil Win

Lucas Moraes TKO (elbows) Connect Fight Night 1

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Win

Jonathan Giocomossi Submission (arm-triangle choke) Blufight MMA 2

Blumenau, Brazil Win

Apostolis Andrade Halianis Decision (unanimous) Nitrix Champion Fight 10

Camboriu, Brazil Win

Renato Monaco Submission (rear-naked choke) Blufight MMA 1

Blumenau, Brazil Win

Fabio Japones KO (flying knee) Federation of Paulista Mixed Martial Arts: Combat 2

São Caetano do Sul, Brazil Win

Maicon Gregor KO (flying knee) Octagon MMA 1

Itajaí, Brazil