Luis Nogueira

Luis Alberto Nogueira (born April 10, 1985) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Nogueira has mostly fought for Shooto Brazil before making his U.S. debut with Bellator Fighting Championships.

Mixed martial arts career

Background Nogueira won his first four fights before losing his first fight by way of second round submission to future Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas. Since then he has won 10 out of his last 12 fights including wins over Alexis Vila, Hiroshi Nakamura and Rodolfo Marques.

Bellator Fighting Championships In April 2011, Nogueira signed with the #2 MMA promotion Bellator. He made his debut against Jerod Spoon winning a unanimous decision.

With the win he entered the Season 5 Bantamweight tournament but lost a unanimous decision to Ed West in the quarter-finals.

His next fight would be against Zak Laird, who he submitted in under a minute in the first round. It was then announced that Nogueira would compete in the Season 6 Bantamweight tournament.

Unlike his previous quarter final, Nogueira notched up the biggest victory of his career thus far, winning a unanimous decision over Olympic Bronze Medalist Alexis Vila. Nogueira next competed against Hiroshi Nakamura in the tournament semi-finals. He won the fight via KO in the third round.

He faced Marcos Galvao in the finals of the tournament and lost via second round TKO.

In his next bout for the organization, he faced Frank Baca at Bellator 105 on October 25, 2013. He won via arm triangle choke in the second round.

Pancrase In March 2015, Nogueira signed a multi-fight deal with Pancrase.

Personal life Nogueira had a very short childhood, being married at the age of 14 and having his first child when he was 15 years old.

Championships and accomplishments Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Runner-Up

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Marcos Rodrigues KO (knees) SFT 32: Nogueira vs. Marajó

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Heliton dos Santos Submission (anaconda choke) SFT 29: Nogueira vs Santos

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Rudney Carvalho TKO (retirement) Rei da Luta 3

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Rafael Barbosa Decision (split) Future FC 9

São Paulo, Brazil Draw

Fabricio Oliveira Draw (majority) Qualify Combat 7

Salvador, Brazil Loss

Islam Siszbulatow KO (punch) ACB 84: Agujev vs. Burrell

Bratislava, Slovakia Loss

Said Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) World Fighting Championship Akhmat 42

Moscow, Russia Loss

Yunus Evloev Decision (unanimous) World Fighting Championship Akhmat 38

Grozny, Russia Loss

Mamoru Yamaguchi Decision (split) Pancrase: 281

Tokyo, Japan Win

Johnny Frachey Submission (arm-triangle choke) World Fighting Championship Akhmat 16

Grozny, Russia Win

Yuki Baba KO (slam) Pancrase: 271

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Masakatsu Ueda Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 268

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hemerson Hubaldo Decision (unanimous) Face to Face 11

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Paulo Robinson Decision (unanimous) Face to Face 8

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Francisco Cylderlan Lima da Silva Decision (unanimous) Face to Face 6

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Frank Baca Submission (arm triangle choke) Bellator 105

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States Draw

Francisco de Lima Maciel Draw Watch Out Combat Show 27

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Francisco Figueiredo Submission (arm triangle choke) BOTB: Para vs. Brazil

Belém, Brazil Loss

Marcos Galvao TKO (elbows) Bellator 73

Tunica, Mississippi, United States Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Final Win

Hiroshi Nakamura KO (punches) Bellator 70

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Win

Alexis Vila Decision (unanimous) Bellator 65

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Win

Zak Laird Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 53

Miami, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Ed West Decision (unanimous) Bellator 51

Canton, Ohio, United States Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal Win

Jerod Spoon Decision (unanimous) Bellator 42

Concho, Oklahoma, United States Win

Atila Lourenco Submission (arm-triangle choke) Shooto: Brazil 19

Flamengo, Brazil Win

Mauricio Santos Jr. Decision (unanimous) Juiz de Fora Fight: Evolution

Juiz de Fora, Brazil Win

Erivaldo Santos TKO (punches) Universal Fight Combat

Anchieta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Albino Mendes Decision (split) X-Combat Ultra MMA

Vitoria, Brazil Win

Zeilton Rodrigues Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Brazil 13

Fortaleza, Brazil Win

Rodolfo Marques Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Brazil 11

Barra da Tijuca, Brazil Loss

Eduardo Dantas Submission (armbar) Shooto: Brazil 9

Fortaleza, Brazil For the vacant Shooto South America Featherweight (123 - 132 lbs.) Championship Win

Zanon Pitbull Decision (split) Shooto: Brazil 8

Barra da Tijuca, Brazil Win

Hudson Rocha TKO (punches) Shooto: Brazil 7

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Luis Henrique Drago KO (punch) Watch Out Combat Show 1

Barra da Tijuca, Brazil Win

Evanderson Lopes TKO Comunidade Fight 1

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil