Alan Patrick (born July 9, 1983), is a Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the

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division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Patrick made a name for himself fighting in his home country of Brazil and the

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(UFC). He is a former Bitetti Combat Lightweight champion.

Background

Patrick was born in

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, Brazil, but grew up mostly in

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. Patrick has five brothers. As a consequence of alcoholic parents and disturbing household, Patrick grew up mostly in the streets. He was interested in combat sports, but never had the money to afford training until he was introduced to a

Capoeira Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. Born of the melting pot of enslaved Africans, Indigenous Brazilians and Portuguese influences at the beginning of the 16th centur ...

gym that allowed him train for free and even fed him. Being successful in the sport, he gradually picked up

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting ( ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

in the academy he also slept. Trying to follow his idol's –

Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed " Jacare" (), is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist and submission grappler who competed for UFC from 2013 to 2021. A highly regarded grappler on the world ...

's – footsteps, Patrick eventually moved to Rio de Janeiro to train mixed martial arts at the X-Gym.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Patrick began his professional MMA career in his native Brazil in 2008. He fought for a variety of promotions including ''Jungle Fight'' and ''Bitetti Combat'', amassing an undefeated record of 10 wins and no losses.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After winning Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship, Patrick made his UFC debut against Garett Whiteley on October 10, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields. He won the fight via TKO due to punches. He later faced

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on February 1, 2014, at

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, his first fight outside Brazil. He won the fight via controversial unanimous decision, all major MMA media sites scored the fight either a draw or a win for Makdessi. Patrick was expected to face

Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...

on October 25, 2014 at

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. However, Patrick pulled out of the bout with after sustaining a jaw injury and was replaced by

Carlos Diego Ferreira Carlos Diego Ferreira (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacated the ...

. Patrick faced Mairbek Taisumov on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, the first loss of his professional MMA career. Patrick was expected to face

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on March 20, 2016 at

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. However, Laprise was pulled from the matchup with Patrick on March 12 in favor of a bout against

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at the event after his initial opponent was scratched. In turn, Patrick faced promotional newcomer Damien Brown. Patrick won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick next faced

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on September 24, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick faced Damir Hadžović on February 3, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 125 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 125'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil. Background Wh ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick used to train in

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up until this point, but after the fight with Hadžović, he moved to Orlando, Florida to train at Fusion X-cell. Patrick faced

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on October 6, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round after being dropped by a punch and eventually being finished with elbows. Patrick was expected to face

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on April 25, 2020. However, Giagos was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by

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. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Instead Patrick was scheduled to face

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on July 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173. However, on June 14, Patrick withdrew from the event for unknown reason and he was replaced by Rafael Fiziev. Patrick was expected to face Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177. However, Vargas was removed from the card in early September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. Patrick lost the fight via unanimous decision. Patrick faced Mason Jones on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. In the second round, after being poked in the eye accidentally by Jones, Patrick was unable to continue and the bout was declared a No Contest. A rematch with Jones was scheduled to face Mason Jones on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196. However, Patrick withdrew from bout and he was replaced by newcomer David Onama. Patrick was scheduled to face Michael Johnson on May 7, 2022 at

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. However, the bout was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić for unknown reasons. He lost the bout after getting knocked unconscious in the second round. On August 8, 2022, it was announced that Patrick was no longer on the UFC roster.

Personal life

Patrick and his wife, Luana, have a son. They moved to Orlando, Florida from their native Brazil in the summer of 2018.

Titles and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Bitetti Combat ** Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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