| Tony De Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anton Nicolas de Souza[1] (1974-07-26)July 26, 1974 (age 50) Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Peruvian Savage, Peruvian Mad Man, El Mendigo |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Lima, Peru |
| Team | Nova União Attitude and Fitness Fight Club Sniper Gym |
| Rank | Black belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000–2007, 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Anton Nicolas de Souza (born July 26, 1974)[2] is a Peruvian professionalmixed martial artist andBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.[3]
His style of fighting is a blend offreestyle wrestling andBrazilian jiu-jitsu. De Souza competed in wrestling throughout his high school and college years in Los Angeles. He learnedBrazilian jiu jitsu under John Lewis andAndré Pederneiras. De Souza's trademark submission is a modifiedguillotine choke known as the Peruvian Necktie.C.B. Dollaway used this choke to defeatJesse Taylor atUFC: Silva vs. Irvin.
He calls his style of fighting Cholitzu, which came about by fusing the wordsjiu jitsu andcholo, a term which generally refers to people with various amounts of Amerindian racial ancestry.
He appeared onThe Ultimate Fighter 5, the fifth season of theUltimate Fighting Championship producedreality television seriesThe Ultimate Fighter. On the show, DeSouza was the wrestling coach of Team Penn, the team coached byB.J. Penn. He coached next to BJ Penn. He managed to expand jiu-jitsu toGray Maynard andJoe Lauzon.
To date, DeSouza has a professionalmixed martial arts record of eleven wins and four losses. DeSouza lives inCuzco, Peru.
| 15 matches | 11 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 4 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11–4 | Luis Perrogon | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Nemesis 1 | December 13, 2012 | 1 | 1:20 | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Roan Carneiro | TKO (punches) | UFC 79 | December 29, 2007 | 2 | 3:33 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Thiago Alves | KO (knee) | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz | December 30, 2006 | 2 | 1:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Alves tested positive for banned diuretics. |
| Win | 10–2 | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (kimura) | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | October 10, 2006 | 1 | 3:59 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Fabricio Monteiro | Decision (majority) | Gold Fighters Championship 1 | May 20, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–2 | Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira | Submission (kneebar) | Jungle Fight 6 | April 29, 2006 | 1 | 4:38 | Manaus,Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Angelo Diaz | TKO (cut) | South American Open | April 15, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Lima, Peru | |
| Win | 7–1 | Carlos Lima | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Jungle Fight 3 | October 23, 2004 | 2 | 0:32 | Manaus,Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–1 | Luiz Azeredo | Decision (split) | Meca World Vale Tudo 11 | June 5, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–1 | Chatt Lavender | TKO (cut) | World Fighting Alliance 1 | November 3, 2001 | 1 | 3:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jutaro Nakao | KO (punch) | UFC 33 | September 28, 2001 | 2 | 0:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Paul Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 32 | June 29, 2001 | 1 | 1:05 | Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Steve Berger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31 | May 4, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kenneth Tanario | Submission (toe hold) | Gladiator Challenge 1 | December 9, 2000 | 1 | 0:56 | California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ben Melendez | TKO (Submission to strikes) | CFF - The Cobra Classic 2000 | August 26, 2000 | 1 | 0:55 | Anza, California, United States |
