Allan Alex Góes (born April 20, 1971)^{[citation needed]} is an 8X Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Champion and retiredmixed martial artist. He is a protégé of GrandmasterCarlson Gracie. He last fought for theSeattle Tiger Sharks of theInternational Fight League.

Goes started practicingBrazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 7 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with his grandfather Alcides Goes, judo master. When he was 12 he was taken to the Carlson Gracie Team and fell in love with the sport embracing jiu-jitsu as a profession, totally dedicating himself to the "Gentle Art". He also trainedkickboxing, and got a black belt injudo.^[1]

At the age of 18, he got his black belt from the hands ofCarlson Gracie. At 19, after more than 200 Jiu-Jitsu fights and only one loss^{[citation needed]}, and achieving World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion 8 times^{[citation needed]} he then moved to the United States to become a professional MMA Fighter. In the year of 2000, Góes helped create a new team with his old team partners, calledBrazilian Top Team.

Góes had his MMA debut for JapanesePancrase promotion, taking onFrank Shamrock in 1995. Allan scored the first takedown, which Frank followed with one of his own, but the Brazilian threatened him twice withKimura attempts from the bottom and also threwground and pound after taking from top position. The shoot wrestler answered sweeping him and clamping anankle lock, but Góes reversed into arear naked choke. It marked a controversial instance, as Góes refused to release the hold when Frank utilized a rope escape as by Pancrase's rules, and he gained a yellow card from the referee; moreover, according to Shamrock, Góeseye-gouged him without the referee noticing in order to secure the choke.^[2] As the match continued, Shamrock continued utilizing ankle locks andheel hooks, badly dislocating Góes's ankle^[1] and making him spend his own rope escape. The Brazilian ended the match taking Frank's back, but the bout was ruled a draw by points.

Allan followed his debut participating in several MMA events in United States from 1995 to 1997, beatingAnthony Macias by TKO and submittingTodd Bjornethun bytriangle choke. He enteredUltimate Fighting Championship in itsUFC 17 tournament in an attempt to challenge for theUFC Light Heavyweight Championship held by Frank Shamrock,^[3] firstly facing fellow challengerDan Henderson.

The Brazilian opened the match dropping Henderson down with a punch, but Henderson countered with a heel hook attempt, and later started landing effective ground and pound through Góes's guard, bloodying his nose. The match ended with Henderson scoring several punches at the overtime, gaining a unanimous decision over the Brazilian fighter.^[4] However, controversy arose about the end of the main round, when the refereeJohn McCarthy stopped Góes from locking a rear naked choke after an illegal kick to a downed Henderson.^[3] Góes went to claim in an interview that Henderson was passing out in his hold when the referee broke it, and protested about the application of the rules.^[3]

After his UFC tenure, Góes went to compete in Japan again, forPRIDE Fighting Championships, and had his debut againstKazushi Sakuraba. The Brazilian lied on the ground for most of the match, but made an excellent usage of defensive guard, throwing upkicks and threatening with submissions attempts. Góes fended away the aggressor Sakuraba and took his back several times, seeking for rear naked chokes, but he was not successful, and almost got caught in an armbar at the second round. The final round saw Góes taking dominant position and being near of another choke, as well as trading kicks with Sakuraba from the ground. As the rules didn't involve judge decisions, the match was ruled a draw.^[5]

Another of Góes's highest profiled matches in PRIDE was against Hammer House founderMark Coleman in 2001. Outweighed by 30 pounds, Góes first tried acapoeira spinning kick before shooting for the takedown, but Coleman stopped him and landed two knee strikes, the second of which knocked Góes off, before throwing three more for the referee stoppage. Some seconds after the decision, believing (under the effects of the KO) that the match was still running, Góes attacked Coleman and caused a brawl, but it was cleared off and they left in friendly terms.

Goes owns and operates Carlson Gracie Legacy - Jiu Jitsu & MMA by Allan Goes, in Laguna Niguel, CaliforniaCarlson Gracie Legacy - Jiu Jitsu & MMA by Allan Goes, is one of the Founders of TUVA International (aka TUVA Gear), works as a Color Commentator for LFA Brasil, and gives seminars throughout the world.

Goes is in a relationship and has four children

• Official website
• Professional MMA record for Allan Goes fromSherdog 
• Allan Goes atUFC
• Allan Goes atIFL (archived)