Francisco Filho

Born Francisco Alves Filho January 10, 1971

                        Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil

Other names Chiquinho

Nationality         Brazil Brazilian

Height               1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight              108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st)

Division             Super Heavyweight

Style                 Kyokushin Karate

Team                Team Ichigeki

Rank                 6th dan black belt in Kyokushin 
                        kaikan Blue belt in Brazilian 
                        Jiu-Jitsu

Years active  19 (1985–2004)

Francisco "Chiquinho" Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian former Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite more than once.

He holds notable K-1 wins over Sam Greco, Andy Hug, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Stefan Leko.

Career

Francisco Filho made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dream '97 tournament against Kyokushin and Seidokaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a technique that connected after the bell rang. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in Japan as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title.

Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO-Kyokushin Kaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team.

In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort.

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Runner Up

2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Champion

2000 K-1 World GP in Yokohama Champion

Kyokushin

1999 Gold 7th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (defeated Hajime Kazumi)

1997 Gold 1st Kyokushin World Weight Tournament Heavyweight

1995 Bronze 6th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (lost to Hajime Kazumi)

1995 Gold Brazilian Open

1994 Gold Mundialito Open

1994 Gold 7th South American Championships

1993 Gold Brazilian Open

1992 Gold 6th South American Championships

1992 Gold Brazilian Open

1991 5th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament final 16 (lost to Kenji Yamaki)

1991 Gold Uruguayan Open Karate Championships

1990 Gold Paulista Championships

1990 Gold Brazilian Open

1989 Gold 5th South American Championships

1989 Gold Paulista Championships

1988 Gold Paulista Championships Juniors

1988 Brazilian Open 6th place

1987 Brazilian Open 7th place

1987 Gold Paulista Championships Juniors

1986 Silver Paulista Championships Juniors

1985 Silver Paulista Championships Juniors

In 1995 Fancisco Filho completed 100 man kumite in Brazil and in Japan.

Kickboxing record

16 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 7 Decisions), 7 Losses, 2 Draws[hide]

Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record

2004-05-30 Win Netherlands Remy Bonjasky Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-7-2

2003-12-31 Win New Zealand Toa K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00 15-7-2

2003-10-11 Loss Germany Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-7-2

2003-07-13 Draw South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision draw 5 3:00 14-6-2

2001-12-18 Loss New Zealand Mark Hunt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tokyo, Japan Ext R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 14-6-1

Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 tournament title.

2001-12-18 Win Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-5-1

2001-12-18 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 13-5-1

2001-10-08 Win Netherlands Lloyd van Dams K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final Fukuoka, Japan Ext.R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 12-5-1

Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage A Tournament.

2001-10-08 Win Belarus Sergei Ivanovich K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semi Finals Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-5-1

2001-08-11 Loss Belarus Sergei Ivanovich K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas Quarter Finals Las Vegas, Nevada Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 10-5-1

2000-12-10 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-4-1

2000-12-10 Win Germany Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 10-3-1

2000-08-10 Win France Cyril Abidi K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 0:25 9-3-1

Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Tournament title.

2000-08-10 Win England Matt Skelton K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan KO (Right punch) 2 2:42 8-3-1

2000-08-10 Win Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-3-1

2000-04-23 Loss France Jérôme Le Banner K-1 The Millennium Yokohama, Japan KO (Left straight cross) 1 2:02 6-3-1

1999-04-25 Win Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Revenge '99 Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:37 6-2-1

1998-12-13 Loss South Africa Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right overhand) 3 2:35 5-2-1

1998-09-27 Win United States Rick Roufus K-1 World Grand Prix '98 Opening Round Osaka, Japan KO (Right low kick) 3 0:15 5-1-1

Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final.

1998-07-18 Win Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 Dream '98 Nagoya, Japan TKO (Cut Shin) 1 3:00 4-1-1

1998-04-09 Draw New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 Kings '98 Yokohama, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 3-1-1

1997-11-09 Loss Netherlands Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 3-1

1997-11-09 Win Australia Sam Greco K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 0:15 3-0

1997-09-07 Win South Africa Duane Van Der Merwe K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st Round Osaka, Japan KO (Low kick) 1 2:22 2-0

Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final.

1997-07-20 Win Switzerland Andy Hug K-1 Dream '97 Nagoya, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:37 1-0

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