About Tony DeSouza
Born 1974. Tony DeSouza is a Peruvian mixed martial arts fighter.
Anton Nicolas de Souza (born July 26, 1974) is a Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Biography and career His style of fighting is a blend of freestyle wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. De Souza competed in wrestling throughout his high school and college years in Los Angeles. He learned Brazilian jiu jitsu under John Lewis and André Pederneiras. De Souza's trademark submission is a modified guillotine choke known as the Peruvian Necktie. C.B. Dollaway used this choke to defeat Jesse Taylor at UFC: Silva vs. Irvin.
He calls his style of fighting Cholitzo, which came about by fusing the words jiu jitsu and cholo, a term which generally refers to people with various amounts of Amerindian racial ancestry.
He appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 5, the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. On the show, DeSouza was the wrestling coach of Team Penn, the team coached by B.J. Penn. He coached next to BJ Penn. He managed to expand jiu-jitsu to Gray Maynard and Joe Lauzon.
To date, DeSouza has a professional mixed martial arts record of eleven wins and four losses. DeSouza lives in Cuzco, Peru.
Mixed martial arts record Win
Luis Perrogon Submission (rear naked choke) MMA Nemesis 1
La Paz, Bolivia Loss
Roan Carneiro TKO (punches) UFC 79
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss
Thiago Alves KO (knee) UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win
Dustin Hazelett Submission (kimura) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
Hollywood, Florida, United States Win
Fabricio Monteiro Decision (majority) Gold Fighters Championship 1
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win
Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira Submission (kneebar) Jungle Fight 6
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Loss
Angelo Diaz TKO (cut) South American Open
Lima, Peru Win
Carlos Lima Submission (arm triangle choke) Jungle Fight 3
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Win
Luiz Azeredo Decision (split) Meca World Vale Tudo 11
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win
Chatt Lavender TKO (cut) World Fighting Alliance 1
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss
Jutaro Nakao KO (punch) UFC 33
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win
Paul Rodriguez Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 32
Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Win
Steve Berger Decision (unanimous) UFC 31
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win
Kenneth Tanario Submission (toe hold) Gladiator Challenge 1
California, United States Win
Ben Melendez TKO (Submission to strikes) CFF - The Cobra Classic 2000
Anza, California, United States
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Who is Tony DeSouza?
Peruvian martial artist
When was Tony DeSouza born?
Tony DeSouza was born on 26 July 1974 in Lima.
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Tony DeSouza is a mixed martial arts fighter.
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Tony DeSouza is Peruvian.
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