Ariel Machado

Ariel Machado
BornAriel do Rocio Machado
(1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight95.0 kg (209.4 lb; 14.96 st)
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofCuritiba, Brazil
TeamHemmers Gym[1] / Madison Team
Years active2006 - present
Kickboxing record
Total74
Wins60
By knockout42
Losses14
By knockout5
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins7
By knockout7
Losses3
By knockout2
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ariel Machado, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

Combat Press ranked him as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer in the world between November 2021 and June 2022, with Machado peaking at #7.[2][3]

Kickboxing career

Machado participated in the WGP Kickboxing 26 tournament, facing Junior Alpha in the semifinals.[4] Machado lost the fight by decision.[5] In his next appearance with WGP Kickboxing, he faced Maycon Silva. Machado won the fight by decision.[6]

He took part in the 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated Pavel Zhuravlev by a unanimous decision. He lost the final bout to Zinedine Hameur-Lain by a second round KO.[7]

Machado next fought in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender tournament. He lost the very first bout to Yousri Belgaroui by decision.[8]

Machado was scheduled to fight in the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. In the tournament final, he fought a rematch with Zinedine Hameur-Lain, and won by TKO in the first round.[9][10]

Briefly fighting outside of Glory, Machado was scheduled to face Lucas Alsina during WGP Kickboxing 38.[11] Machado won the bout in the third round, knocking Alsina out with a flying knee.[12]

He fought for the Glory Light Heavyweight title during Glory 47: Lyon, held at the time by Artem Vakhitov. Vakhitov successfully defended the title, winning by unanimous decision.[13]

His next two fights were outside of Glory, which he won by a split decision against Haime Morais during WGP KB 47,[14] and by KO against Marcelo Nuñez during WGP KB 57.[15]

Machado was scheduled to fight Michael Duut during Glory Collision 2.[16] Machado won by unanimous decision.[17]

Machado took part in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final on December 14, 2024. In the quarterfinals he knocked out Rhys Brudenell in the first round with a hook. In the semifinals he stopped Errol Zimmerman by second round technical knckout with low kicks. In the final he knocked out Feng Rui with a left hook 2 minutes and 55 seconds into the first round.[18]

Doping suspension

On April 20, 2019, it was announced that Machado failed a drug test prior to Glory 47: Lyon in 2017. He was suspended for 20 months following a positive test for banned substances at the event, where he challenged reigning champion Artem Vakhitov.[19][20]

Titles and accomplishments

Awards

  • Combat Press
    • 2019 Comeback Fighter of the Year[21]

Kickboxing and Muay Thai record

Professional Muiay Thai and Kickboxing record
60 wins (42 KOs), 14 losses, 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-12-14 Win China Feng Rui K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:55
Wins the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final title.
2024-12-14 Win Netherlands Errol Zimmerman K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Semifinals Tokyo, Japan TKO (2 Knockdowns/low kicks) 2 2:33
2024-12-14 Win United Kingdom Rhys Brudenell K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final, Quarterfinals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:35
2024-08-24 Win Brazil Jhonny Klever K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília, Final Brasília, Brazil TKO (Low kicks) 3 1:40
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final.
2024-08-24 Win Brazil Guto Inocente K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília, Semifinals Brasília, Brazil Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-08-24 Win Brazil Abner Ferreira K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília, Quarterfinals Brasília, Brazil TKO (2 Knockdowns/low kick) 2 1:40
2024-07-06 Win Greece Giannis Stoforidis SENSHI 22 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Punches) 2 1:29
2024-02-03 Loss Russia Arseniy Smirnov RCC Fair Fight 26 Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-09-10 Loss China Liu Ce K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Semifinals Yokohama, Japan KO (Low kick) 2 1:57
2023-09-10 Win Poland Michał Turyński K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT～K-1 ReBIRTH～ World Grand Prix Quarterfinals Yokohama, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2023-06-17 Win Brazil Lucas Paredes WGP Kickboxing #70 Curitiba, Brazil Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant WGP Kickboxing Light Heavyweight (-94,1kg) title.
2023-03-25 Loss Russia Valeriy Bizyaev Ural FC 2 Samara, Russia KO (Punches) 2 2:45
For the Ural FC K-1 -91 kg title.
2023-02-02 Loss Russia Beybulat Isaev Muaythai Factory Kemerovo, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-11-04 Win Brazil Lucas Monteiro WGP Kickboxing #67 Curitiba, Brazil TKO (Low kicks) 2
2022-07-15 Loss Russia Nikita Kozlov RCC Fair Fight 18 Yekaterinburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-12-21 Win Netherlands Michael Duut Glory Collision 2 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-09-13 Win Paraguay Marcelo Nuñez WGP Kickboxing #57 Curitiba, Brazil KO (Right Hook) 1 1:18
2018-07-27 Win Brazil Haime Morais WGP Kickboxing #47 Curitiba, Brazil Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017-10-28 Loss Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 47: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
2017-07-01 Win Argentina Lucas Alsina WGP Kickboxing #38 Curitiba, Brazil KO (Flying Knee) 3 2:42
2017-02-24 Win France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 38: Chicago, Final Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA TKO (Punches) 1 2:43
Wins the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2017-02-24 Win Germany Danyo Ilunga Glory 38: Chicago, Semi-finals Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-21 Loss Tunisia Yousri Belgaroui Glory 34: Denver - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi-finals Broomfield, Colorado, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-07-22 Loss France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 32: Virginia, Final Norfolk, Virginia KO (strikes) 2 1:00
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament.
2016-07-22 Win Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev Glory 32: Virginia, Semi-finals Norfolk, Virginia, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-04-09 Win Brazil Maycon Silva WGP Kickboxing #29 Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2015-09-05 Loss Brazil Junior Alpha WGP Kickboxing #26, Semi-final Guarapuava, Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2010-06-21 Win Brazil Edvaldo Gameth Copa Mestre Omar Dias de Muay Thai Curitiba, Brazil KO 2
2009 Win United Kingdom James Fury Brazilian Power 12 Brazil TKO 1
2009-04-05 Loss Brazil Alessandro Geloco Brave FC Curitiba, Brazil KO (Right Hook) 1
2009-01- Brazil José Carlos Oliveira Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2008-03-08 Win Croatia Ante Verunica Obračun u ringu 7 Zadar, Croatia Decision (Split) 3 2:00
2007 Win United States Jamal Harris Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2007 Win Brazil Fábio Pelézinho Brazil KO (Right Cross) 2
2007 Win Brazil Jose Junior BMT:Prospects Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2005-10-27 Loss Brazil Cosmo Alexandre K-1 Rules Heavyweight Factory GP São Paulo, Brazil Decision 5 3:00
2005 Win Brazil Alessandro Barboza Brazilian Power 2 Brazil Decision 3 3:00
2005 Win Brazil Santos Brazilian Power Brazil Decision 3 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-10- Loss Azerbaijan Bahram Rajabzadeh W.A.K.O World Championships 2021, K-1 1/8 Final +91 kg Jesolo, Italy Decision (3:0) 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 7 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 2
By submission 0 1
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7-3 Mauri Roque TKO (Corner Stoppage) Power Fight Extreme 12 13 December 2014 2 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 6-3 Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes Submission (Rear naked choke) Talent MMA Circuit 11 - Sao Jose dos Pinhais 2014 23 August 2014 1 1:58 Pinhais, Brazil
Win 6-2 Dyego Roberto TKO (Punches and Knees) Power Fight Extreme 11 17 May 2014 2 0:43 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 5-2 Gerson da Silva Conceicao Submission (Punches) Watch Out Combat Show 29 20 September 2013 2 1:03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 5-1 Rodrigo Jesus TKO (Punches) Power Fight Extreme 9 29 June 2013 2 0:45 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 4-1 Bruno Assuncao Bogado TKO (Head Kick) Adventure Fighters Tournament 4 9 March 2013 1 0:33 Curitiba, Brazil
Win 3-1 Tiago Batista Costa TKO Beltrao Combat 2 10 November 2012 2 Brazil
Win 2-1 Wanderley da Hora TKO (Punches) Duelo de Titas 24 March 2012 1 2:40 Brazil
Win 1-1 Tiago Monaco Tosato TKO (Punches) Adventure Fighters Tournament 15 October 2011 1 2:37 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 0-1 Paulo Bueno Submission (Punches) Toycas Toyota Cup 2006 29 July 2006 1 1:20 Curitiba, Brazil

See also

References

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  20. ^ Hari & Machado Suspended, Two Others Reprimanded
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