Ebenezer Fontes Braga

Mixed martial arts career

Braga started his career at "Circuito de Lutas 3" in 1995. After defeating Agrinaldo Ralei, he lost to Jorge Pereira. He took part in "Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1" in 1996, winning twice in the same day. Later that year he fought at "Freestyle de Belem 1" and won three fights in the same day. He was defeated by Kevin Randleman and Dan Severn in 1997. After defeating Branden Lee Hinkle, he made his UFC debut and defeated Jeremy Horn at UFC Brazil. In 1999, he lost to Kazushi Sakuraba by armbar at his debut in Pride 6. He lost his next fight to Akira Shoji by decision at PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round, then defeated Daijiro Matsui at PRIDE 15. He lost his last fight at JF 2 - Jungle Fight 2 against Fabrício Werdum on May 15, 2004.

Kickboxing career

Braga took part in the K-1 Grand Prix in 2001. After defeating Kenji Kusatsu in a quarterfinal, he lost to Jerome LeBanner in a semifinal. Later that year he fought to a draw with Akio Mori. On October 8, 2001, he was scheduled to fight against Cyril Abidi at the "K-1 World GP 2001 in Fukuoka", but he was forced to withdraw due to poor physical condition. On June 2, 2002, he was scheduled to fight Nicholas Pettas at "K-1 Survival 2002", but was forced to withdraw due to a nasal bone fracture.

Personal life

Braga moved to the USA in 2014 and became pastor the same year.

Career accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Encyclopedia Awards
    • Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Jeremy Horn

Mixed martial arts record

| ko-wins= 5 | ko-losses= 3 | sub-wins= 3 | sub-losses= 2 | dec-wins= 2 | dec-losses= 2 | dq-wins= | dq-losses= | other-wins= 3

| | Manaus, Brazil | |- | Win | Erik Wanderley | Decision | Heat FC 2: Evolution | | Natal, Brazil | |- | Win | Rodrigo Gripp de Sousa | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Jungle Fight 1 | | Manaus, Brazil | |- | Loss | Forrest Griffin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Heat FC 1: Genesis | | N/A | Natal, Brazil | |- | Draw | Gary Goodridge | Draw | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 | | Saitama, Japan

| | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | Akira Shoji | Decision | PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (armbar) | Pride 6 | | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Draw | Masakatsu Funaki | Draw | Pancrase - Breakthrough 4 | | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win | Jeremy Horn | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | UFC Brazil | | São Paulo, Brazil | |- | Win | Branden Lee Hinkle | Submission (triangle choke) | IVC 6: The Challenge | | Brazil | |- | Loss | Dan Severn | TKO (doctor stoppage) | IVC 1: Real Fight Tournament | | Brazil | |- | Loss | Kevin Randleman | Decision | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 6 | | Brazil | |- | Win | Rei Zulu | N/A | Freestyle de Belem 1 | | N/A | Belém, Brazil | |- | Win | Silvio Vieira | N/A | Freestyle de Belem 1 | | N/A | Belém, Brazil | |- | Win | Francisco Nonato | N/A | Freestyle de Belem 1 | | N/A | Belém, Brazil | |- | Win | Fernando Cerchiari | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 | | Brazil | |- | Win | Carlos Alberto Regis | TKO (submission to strikes) | Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 1 | | Brazil | |- | Win | Naohisa Kawamura | KO (punches) | Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 | | Japan | |- | Win | Drago Drago | TKO (submission to strikes) | Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo 2 | | Brazil | |- | Loss | Jorge Pereira | TKO (strikes) | Circuito de Lutas 3 | | Brazil | |- | Win | Agrinaldo Ralei | TKO (submission to strikes) | Circuito de Lutas 3 | | Brazil |

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

|- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2001-6-24 || Draw ||align=left| Akio Mori|| K-1: Survival 2001 || Sendai, Japan|| Decision (Majority) || 3 || 5:00 ||1-1-1 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2001-04-29 || Loss ||align=left| Jerome LeBanner || K-1: Osaka 2001 || Osaka, Japan || Ko (Punch) || 1 || 1:31 ||1-1 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2001-04-29 || Win||align=left| Kenji Kusatsu || K-1: Osaka 2001 || Osaka, Japan|| Ko (Punch) || 2 || 1:20 || 1-0

References

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