Michael Costa (fighter)
| Michael Costa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Costa May 19, 1981 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st), 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Welterweight, Lightweight |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Wand Fight Team Chute Boxe Academy Kings MMA |
| Trainer | Royler Gracie Rafael Cordeiro |
| Rank | 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt/(braided cord) in Muay Thai-Brasil (aka Chute Boxe) |
| Years active | (2003–present) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.wandfightteam.com/#!__michael-costa-fighter http://michaelcostamma.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
last updated on: October 26, 2011 | |
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Michael Costa (born May 18, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Brazil's long-running mixed martial arts event Storm Samurai, the Japanese based promotions Sengoku (MMA) and Pancrase, and the Art of War Fighting Championship in China. He has also fought in smaller promotions such as; Shooto Brazil, CF-Capital Fight in Brazil, and STFC-South Texas Fighting Championship in the United States. He was scheduled to make his Bellator debut against former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good on November 26, 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey however he was forced to withdraw due to injury.[1]
Biography[edit]
Michael Costa grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and began his martial arts training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a teenager. He is a Gracie Humaita black belt under Grand Master Royler Gracie. He later moved to Curitiba, Brazil and began training in Muay Thai kickboxing under Chute Boxe Master Rafael Cordeiro. After training alongside MMA greats Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Fabricio Werdum, and brothers Shogun Rua and Ninja Rua; Michael became a Chute Boxe black belt under Master Cordeiro.[2]
Career[edit]
Michael Costa has competed in Brazil's long-running mixed martial arts event Storm Samurai, the Japanese based Sengoku (MMA) and Pancrase, and the Art of War Fighting Championship in China. In the Storm Samurai series Michael holds the record for the fastest knockout at :08 seconds. He is a member of Wanderlei Silva's the Wand Fight Team and is the head Muay Thai instructor there. In addition to training with the Wand Fight Team, Michael still trains a few times per month with Chute Boxe Master Rafael Cordeiro. Costa is the head coach and trainer to several professional and amateur fighters. [2]
Personal life[edit]
Michael Costa enjoys coaching and his stated goal is to help make people better fighters in the ring and better people outside the ring. When he is not training, Michael enjoys spending time with friends and family. [2]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 10 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10–6-1 |  Yoshiaki Takahashi
|
Decision (Unanimous) | Pancrase – 246 | March 17, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–5–1 |  Danny Salinas
|
TKO (punches) | STFC 14 – Texas vs. Las Vegas | November 27, 2010 | 1 | 1:28 | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| Draw | 9–5–1 |  Simeon Thoresen
|
Draw | AOW 14 – Ground Zero | September 26, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Macao, China | |
| Loss | 9–5 | Makoto Takimoto
|
Submission (heel hook) | Sengoku – Eighth Battle | May 2, 2009 | 1 | 3:31 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Nick Thompson
|
Submission (kimura) | Sengoku – Third Battle | June 8, 2008 | 2 | 4:13 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 9–3 |  Gerson Gonceicao
|
KO (punches) | CF – Capital Fight 1 | December 14, 2007 | 3 | N/A | Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–3 | Jose de Batista
|
KO (punches) | Storm Samurai – Guarapuava | August 31, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Alexandre Barros
|
Decision (unanimous) | SS 12 – Storm Samurai 12 | November 25, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Parana, Brazil | |
| Win | 7–2 | Julio Cesar Bilik
|
Submission (triangle choke) | SS 11 – Storm Samurai 11 | May 21, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–2 | Sergio Esquiavon
|
TKO | SS 9 – Storm Samurai 9 | November 20, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Edson Sururu
|
Decision | SS 8 – Storm Samurai 8 | July 2, 2005 | 3 | N/A | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–1 | Edigrei Nunes
|
Submission (armbar) | SS 7 – Storm Samurai 7 | June 11, 2005 | 2 | 3:12 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–1 | Julian Soares
|
TKO (punches) | SS 6 – Storm Samurai 6 | March 19, 2005 | 1 | 2:05 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–1 | Araribe Abreu
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Submission (rear naked choke) | Shooto Brazil – New Generation | November 28, 2004 | 1 | 4:09 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Rodrigo Tadeu
|
Submission (achilles lock) | SS 4 – Storm Samurai 4 | August 7, 2004 | 1 | 2:30 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jefferson Jefferson
|
Decision | SS 3 – Storm Samurai 3 | April 18, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Rodrigo Tadeu
|
Submission (triangle choke) | SS 1 – Storm Samurai 1 | November 29, 2003 | 2 | 3:23 | Curitiba, Parana, Brazil |
External links[edit]
- Professional MMA record for Michael Costa from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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