Ronaldo Candido

Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira (also known as Pacman) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship under Flyweight division. A professional since 2013, he has 6-1-0 MMA record to date and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions.[1][2] He holds a black belt in BJJ and is a former South American Shooto Champion.[3]

Ronaldo Candido
BornRonaldo Candido de Oliveira
(1989-04-24) April 24, 1989
São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesPacman
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight124 lb (56 kg; 8.9 st)
DivisionFlyweight
Reach68 in (173 cm)
Fighting out ofNorthville, Michigan, United States

Early life

Ronaldo Candido is a native of São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, born on April 24, 1989. His nationality is Brazilian. He became a Brazilian Air Force Soldier for one year, at age 18.[4]

Career

On March 9, 2013, Candido made his professional debut at NCF – Nitrix Champion Fight 14 against Diogo José Bento. He won his first match via rear naked choke submission in the first round. Following his first professional victory, he went on to give a series of wins against Fernando Guerra, John Lineker Coutinho da Silva, Felipe Estevão, Julio Cesar Moraes and Bruno Suema at Shooto – Brazil, 45, 47, 52, 53 and 57 respectively.[5]

UFC

On July 18, 2016, Candido made his UFC debut at UFC – The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Opening Round 3 against Jaime Alvarez.[6][7] He was victorious in his debut fight via a rear-naked choke submission. Next, he faced Eric Shelton at the UFC – The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Quarterfinals, Day 2 on July 27, 2016, where he was defeated in round two by unanimous decision.[8]

DWTNCS

On August 1, 2017, Candido faced Carlos Candelario at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. He lost the fight by a controversial unanimous decision in the third round.[9][10][11][12]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Multiple time BJJ National Champion[13]
  • Former Undefeated Mixed Martial Arts South American Champion (Shooto Brazil) [14][15][16]
  • Contender of ‘The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 - Tournament of Champions’ Team Benavidez x Team Cejudo [17][18]
  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu Coach for the UFC Super Star and future UFC ‘Hall of Fame’ José Aldo Júnior [19]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
7 matches 6 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 0
By submission 6 0
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6–1 Carlos Candelario Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 4 August 1, 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–0 Bruno Suema Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto Brazil 57 September 27, 2015 3 1:41 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Won Shooto Brazil Flyweight Championship
Win 5–0 Julio Cesar Moraes Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Brazil 53 April 19, 2015 3 2:11 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 4–0 Felipe Estevão Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Brazil 52 December 21, 2014 1 1:04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 3–0 John Lineker Coutinho da Silva Submission (arm-triangle choke) Shooto Brazil 47 April 4, 2014 1 1:02 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 2–0 Fernando Guerra Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Brazil 45 December 20, 2013 1 2:53 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 1–0 Diogo José Bento Submission (rear-naked choke) Nitrix Champion Fight 14 March 9, 2013 1 2:46 Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

References
  1. "UFC Fighter Profile". UFC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. "Ronaldo Candido's Fighter Profile". FightMetric.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  3. "Mixed Martial Arts - Ronaldo Candido Profile". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  4. "Brazil Air Force vet Candido sets big goals as Ultimate Fighter chance nears". UFC.
  5. "Ronaldo Candido de Oliveira Fighter Shooto History". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  6. "UFC Video featuring Ronaldo Candido". UFC.
  7. "Fox Sports Video featuring Ronaldo Candido v/s Jaime Alvarez". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  8. "UFC- Ronaldo Candido Stats". UFC.
  9. "Ronaldo Candido DWTNCS Fight Results". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  10. "Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Contestants". Mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  11. "Carlos Candelario vs. Ronaldo Candido- DW's Contender Series 2017: Week 4". Tapology.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  12. "DWTNCS 1.4 Results". FightMetric.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  13. Grippo, Gianni. "The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Five Brown Belts Poised for Greatness at Black Belt". themmacorner.com.
  14. "Ronaldo's win against Jon Lineker". Tapology.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  15. "Ronaldo Candido Fighter Flyweight category win". Tapology.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  16. "Ronaldo Candido Fighter cleared for Flyweight". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  17. Holland, Jesse. "TUF 24 results on FOX Sports 1 (Ep. 5)". Mmamania.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  18. Killian, Gabe. "TUF 24 Flyweights: Team Benavidez". Mmaoddsbreaker.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  19. Boone, Matt. "Coach Ronaldo Candido shares his thoughts with Matt Boone". Mmanews.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
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