Thiago Alves

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Thiago Alves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and longtime UFC welterweight contender known for his powerful striking and aggressive style.

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instanceOf Brazilian mixed martial artist
human
mixed martial artist
birthDate 1983-10-03
birthPlace Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil NERFINISHED
challengedForTitleAgainst Georges St-Pierre NERFINISHED
competedInPromotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship NERFINISHED
UFC NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
division UFC welterweight division NERFINISHED
eventChallengedForUFCWelterweightTitle UFC 100 NERFINISHED
familyName Alves NERFINISHED
fightingOutOf Coconut Creek, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
fightingStyle Muay Thai NERFINISHED
fullName Thiago Alves d'Araujo NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Thiago NERFINISHED
hasBlackBeltIn Brazilian jiu-jitsu NERFINISHED
hasRole coach
hasWonBonusAward Fight of the Night
Knockout of the Night NERFINISHED
height 5 ft 9 in
knownFor aggressive fighting style
powerful striking
languageSpoken English
Portuguese
madeUFCDebut 2005
nationality Brazilian
nickname Pitbull NERFINISHED
notableVictoryOver Chris Lytle NERFINISHED
Josh Koscheck NERFINISHED
Karo Parisyan NERFINISHED
Matt Hughes NERFINISHED
organization Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED
reach 70 in
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
sport mixed martial arts
stance orthodox
team American Top Team NERFINISHED
trainedInDiscipline Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Muay Thai NERFINISHED
boxing
weightClass lightweight
middleweight
welterweight
yearsActiveAsFighter 2001–2020s

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UFC 100 welterweightTitleChallenger Thiago Alves