Ricardo Tirloni

Ricardo Tirloni (born February 3, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Tirloni has fought in various promotions, including Bellator, the MFC, and Pancrase.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Tirloni holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at Ataque Duplo with the likes of Thiago Tavares and Nazareno Malegarie. In Tirloni's early career, he fought at MFC 17 against Benson Henderson, who would later go on to become the UFC Lightweight champion.

Tirloni was then booked to fight Chris Horodecki at Bellator 57, just three weeks after his win over Gable. However, Tirloni dislocated his ribs in training and was forced to withdraw from the bout. Tirloni was later entered into Bellator's season six lightweight tournament which began at Bellator 62. His opponent was Rick Hawn, a former United States representative in Judo at the 2004 Olympic Games. Hawn was also the runner-up of the previous season's welterweight tournament. Tirloni was able to land with a few leg kicks, but Hawn was able to continue pressing forward. Hawn then landed a right hand which dropped Tirloni. Hawn hit Tirloni with punches and hammerfists on the ground and the fight was stopped at 2:36 of the opening round.

Tirloni then entered into the Season 7 Lightweight tournament. He faced Rene Nazare in the opening round at Bellator 77. He won the fight via submission in the second round. He faced Dave Jansen in the semifinals on November 16, 2012 at Bellator 81 and lost via controversial split decision.

Tirloni competed in the Bellator Season 8 Lightweight tournament, fighting American Will Brooks in the opening round at Bellator 87 on January 31, 2013. Tirloni was defeated by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Tirloni faced Rich Clementi on September 27, 2013 at Bellator 101 in the Quarterfinals of the Season Nine Lightweight tournament. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Tirloni faced Alexander Sarnavskiy in the semifinal round and lost via submission in the first round.

Post-Bellator career Tirloni faced Esteban Bonaveri at Arena Tour 2: Malegarie vs. Guerra on March 22, 2014. He won the fight via corner stoppage TKO.

In June 2015, Tirloni defeated fellow Bellator veteran E. J. Brooks in the main event of Arena Tour 6.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Shamil Zavurov TKO (punches) Eagle Fighting Championship 37

Almaty, Kazakhstan Win

Ramon Cardozo Submission (anaconda choke) Brave CF 15:Colombia

Bucaramanga, Colombia Loss

Akira Okada Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 293

Tokyo, Japan Win

Enrique Marín KO (punch) Fight Club Slam 2017

Leganés, Spain Win

Fabricio Oliveira Submission (arm-triangle choke) Aspera Fighting Championship 50

Santa Catarina, Brazil Win

Jadison Costa TKO (punches) XFC i 12

São Paulo, Brazil Win

E. J. Brooks Decision (unanimous) Arena Tour 6: Tirloni vs. Brooks

Córdoba, Argentina Win

Alejandro Solano Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) CP: Calvo Promotions 5

San José, Costa Rica Loss

Pat Healy Decision (split) Arena Tour 4: Healy vs. Tirloni

Buenos Aires, Argentina Win

Todd Moore TKO (knees) Arena Tour 3: Moore vs. Tirloni

Buenos Aires, Argentina Win

Esteban Bonaveri TKO (corner stoppage) Arena Tour 2: Malegarie vs. Guerra

Buenos Aires, Argentina Loss

Alexander Sarnavskiy Submission (triangle choke) Bellator 105

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States Win

Rich Clementi Decision (unanimous) Bellator 101

Portland, Oregon, United States Loss

Will Brooks Decision (unanimous) Bellator 87

Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States Bellator Season 8 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Loss

Dave Jansen Decision (split) Bellator 81

Rhode Island, United States Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal Win

Renê Nazare Submission (D'arce choke) Bellator 77

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Loss

Rick Hawn KO (punches) Bellator 62

Laredo, Texas, United States Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Win

Steve Gable Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 55

Yuma, Arizona, United States Win

Mauro Chaulet KO (head kick) Centurion MMA 2

Itajai, Brazil Win

Taedas Mendonca Decision (unanimous) Cage Brazil Championship

Campo Grande, Brazil Win

Alexandre Pedroso Submission (D'arce choke) Colizeu Fight Championship

Joaçaba, Brazil Win

Sidmar Neco Submission (anaconda choke) Brazilian Fight League 7

Blumenau, Brazil Win

Brian Cobb Submission (rear-naked choke) Top Combat Championship 1

San Juan, Puerto Rico Win

Dan Russom Submission (triangle choke) AOF 3 - Rumble at Robarts 3

Sarasota, Florida, United States Win

Nilson Pereira Decision (unanimous) Floripa Fight 5

Florianópolis, Brazil Win

Ernandez Gonzales Submission (triangle choke) Spartan 1

Itapema, Brazil Win

Pedro Dinamite KO (punch) Balneário Camboriú Fight

Balneário Camboriú, Brazil Win

Murilo Faraco Submission (rear-naked choke) Dukeoom of Asgar

Florianópolis, Brazil Loss

Benson Henderson Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 17 - Hostile Takeover

Enoch, Canada Win

Anthony Morrison KO (punch) Combat Sport Challenge: Tirloni vs. Morrison

Richmond, Virginia, United States Win

Jason Howard KO (knees and punches) Ultimate Cage Fighting - Rage in the Cage

Murray, Kentucky, United States Win

Alessandro Cordeiro TKO (doctor stoppage) X-treme Combat

Brazil