Joao Saldanha
Age: 29 | Sep 18, 1995
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 127 lbs
Professional Record
| 19 fights | 14 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 2 | 3 |
| Submissions | 10 | 1 |
| Decisions | 2 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 14 - 5 | Wagner Reis Ferreira | Jungle Fight 135 - Brazil vs. Argentina | March 22, 2025 | TKO (Leg Kick) | Douglas Aires | 4 | 1:49 |
| WIN | 14 - 4 | Eduardo Diez | Jungle Fight 134 - MMA World League | January 18, 2025 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Douglas Aires | 1 | 0:27 |
| WIN | 13 - 4 | Gabriel Pereira da Silva | Soldado Combat 4 - Vambert vs. Roberto | November 23, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:09 | |
| LOSS | 12 - 4 | Tiago Pereira | Jungle Fight 130 - 21 Year Commemorative Edition | September 28, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Douglas Aires | 3 | 1:54 |
| WIN | 12 - 3 | Ronaldo Ferreira | Jungle Fight 126 - Amazonas vs. Rio de Janeiro | May 25, 2024 | KO (Punches) | Douglas Aires | 1 | 0:59 |
| WIN | 11 - 3 | Erick Visconde | LFA 179 - Neto vs. Antunes | March 23, 2024 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Osiris Maia | 1 | 3:08 |
| WIN | 10 - 3 | Hudson Silva | Soldado Combat - Circuito de Lutas Casadas | February 04, 2024 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Vandeir Silva | 1 | 3:15 |
| LOSS | 9 - 3 | Fernando Laurenco de Almeida | LFA 166 - Neto vs. Conrado | September 02, 2023 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Julio Catarino | 1 | 2:04 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 | Giliarde Mota | Future FC - Road to Future 3 | August 01, 2021 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | 0:58 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 2 | Alexandre Cirne | IF 5 - Imperio Fight 5 | May 15, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Ederson dos Santos Claudino | COF - Centro Oeste Fight 10 | December 20, 2019 | Submission (Arm -Triangle Choke) | Nonato Barbosa | 1 | 2:37 |
| LOSS | 7 - 1 | Taiyo Hayashi | Pancrase 299 - Tamura vs. Nakajima | September 09, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | Ryogaku Wada | 3 | 0:22 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Rony Henrique Pinto | FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 4 | June 30, 2018 | Decision (Split) | Sergio Matsunaga | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Erikson Benjamin Costa de Faria | Jungle Fight 92 - 3Dedos vs. The Talent | September 30, 2017 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Kleison Castro da Silva | TFC - Titans Fighters Champions | March 10, 2017 | Decision (Split) | Andre Madeira | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Joao Marcos Santana do Nascimento | FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 2 | November 26, 2016 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Arilson Lopo | 2 | 1:52 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Rony Henrique Pinto | AFC - Aspera Fighting Championship 45 | October 08, 2016 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Charyana Gamballe | 2 | 2:46 |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Arnaldo Neri de Carvalho | COF - Centro Oeste Fight 5 | July 01, 2016 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Gracilei Oliveira | FFC - Fistfight Combat | July 31, 2015 | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Gildasio Ferreira | 1 | 0:57 |
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