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Brazil
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Daniel Sarafian
AGE
42
/
Aug 21, 1982
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
Power MMA
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
11
KO
/
TKO
1
9%
SUBMISSIONS
7
64%
DECISIONS
3
27%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
17%
DECISIONS
3
50%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Carlos Eduardo
ACB 82 - Sao Paulo
Mar / 09 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Osiris Maia
3
5:00
win
James Austen Heidlage
LFA - Sioux Falls Fight Night 1
Apr / 29 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Oluwale Bamgbose
UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira
Feb / 21 / 2016
KO (Head Kick and Punches)
James Chappell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:00
win
Antonio dos Santos Jr.
UFC Fight Night 58 - Machida vs. Dollaway
Dec / 20 / 2014
TKO (Finger Injury)
Eduardo Herdy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:01
loss
Kiichi Kunimoto
UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Jun / 14 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:52
loss
Cezar Ferreira
UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson
Nov / 09 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Eddie Mendez
UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
Jun / 08 / 2013
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:20
loss
C.B. Dollaway
UFC on FX 7 - Belfort vs. Bisping
Jan / 19 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Ricardo Silva
Pretorian - Pretorian Hard Sports Grand Opening
Jul / 05 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Carlos Barreto
1
4:01
win
Gilklei Antonio Silva
Blaze FC - Beginning
Feb / 26 / 2011
Submission (Punches)
1
1:44
win
Mauricio Alonso
FCF - First Class Fight 5
Oct / 23 / 2010
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Yuri Villas Boas
HK - Hero Kombat 1
Apr / 24 / 2010
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
2:14
loss
Gary Padilla
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 1
Apr / 03 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Frank Gentile
2
3:04
win
Cedric Marks
XFC - Texas Battleground
Feb / 27 / 2009
Submission
1
2:06
win
Lamont Lister
DCP - Battle at the Nation's Capital
Dec / 13 / 2008
Submission (Armbar)
3
1:32
loss
Mike Whitehead
PFP - Ring of Fire
Dec / 09 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Jorge Luis Bezerra
PFC - Predador FC 2
Aug / 11 / 2006
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
3
0:43
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