Saulo Cavalari

Saulo Cavalari (born 23 May 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.

Biography and career After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles, he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on 14 October 2012 and lost via unanimous decision.

In 2013, he signed for the GLORY promotion, joining the light heavyweight division, making his debut on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked Filip Verlinden on 12 October.

On 23 November 2013, he knocked out Mourad Bouzidi in the first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City, New York.

Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014, losing to Tyrone Spong via unanimous decision in the semi-finals.

Cavalari had a rematch with Mwekassa for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on 19 September 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Cavalari competed in the 8-man heavyweight tournament on 18 July 2025 at Karate Combat 55 and lost to Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision.

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Evgeny Ganin TKO (punch) BetCity Fight Nights 129

Sochi, Russia Loss

Evgeny Shalomaev TKO (punches) Modern Fighting Pankration 254 x Open FC 52

Vladivostok, Russia Loss

Matt Adams Decision (unanimous) LFA 194

Niagara Falls, New York, United States Win

Rafael Giuliani Kirchner TKO (punches) Adventure Fighters Tournament 42

Mafra, Brazil Win

Matheus Alexandre Lemos TKO (punches) Warrious Combat 01

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Lucas Prado Ribeiro Submission (arm-triangle choke) Torneio Estimulo 15

Curitiba, Brazil Loss

Pavel Doroftei Submission (heel hook) Phoenix FC 3

London, England Bare knuckle record Loss

Patryk Tołkaczewski KO Gromda 8

Pionki, Poland Win

Denis Nedashkovsky TKO Hardcore Fighting Championship

Russia

Karate Combat Loss

Robelis Despaigne Decision (unanimous) Karate Combat 55

Miami, Florida, United States