Alexandre Franca "Pequeno" Nogueira (born January 15, 1978) is a Brazilian

Luta Livre Luta Livre (, lit. ''freestyle fighting'' or ''wrestling''), known in Brazil as Luta Livre Brasileira (lit. ''Brazilian freestyle fighting'') or Luta Livre Submission, and also Brazilian Submission Wrestling, is a Brazilian martial arts and comb ...

fighter and the former Shooto Lightweight Champion, a

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organization. Nogueira began his professional career at the age of 20, defeating Noboru Asahi. The

California State Athletic Commission The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) regulates amateur and professional boxing, amateur and professional kickboxing and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) throughout the State by licensing all participants and supervising the event ...

(CSA) had suspended Alexandre Nogueira, for one year and fined him $2,500, for failing a drug test at a June 1, 2008 WEC show. He tested positive for

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, a banned substance.

Championships and Accomplishment

Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission (ISC). Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 1989 as a ...

** Shooto Lightweight (143 lbs.) Championship **Six Successful Title Defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 17–6–3 , Antonio Barajas , Submission (guillotine choke) , Reto de Campeones MMA 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:06 ,

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, Mexico , , - , Win , align=center, 15–6–3 , D'Juan Owens , KO (head kick) , Inka FC 23 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Peru , , - , Win , align=center, 14–6–2 , Payaso Loco , Submission (punches) , Duelo de Titas 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–5–2 ,

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, TKO (punches) ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–4–2 , Shuichiro Katsumura , KO (punch) , Hero's 9 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:55 ,

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Kotetsu Boku Park Kwang-cheol (), better known by his Japanese name , is a retired Japanese-born South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer, competing in the Featherweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. He has mostly fought in Shooto, where ...

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–3–2 ,

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, KO (spinning backfist) , Hero's 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:08 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2–2 ,

João Roque João Manuel Roque (born July 22, 1971) is a Portuguese-Angolan former featherweight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt World Champion and a retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the Featherweight division in MMA (Mixed Ma ...

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2–2 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Year End Show 2004 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:34 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2–2 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Year End Show 2003 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:41 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 9–2–2 , Stephen Palling , Draw (split) , Shooto: 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2–1 , Hiroyuki Abe , Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shooto: Year End Show 2002 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:53 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2–1 , Hiroyuki Abe , KO (punch) , Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:37 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Katsuya Toida , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: To The Top 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1–1 , Tetsuo Katsuta , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: To The Top 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:45 ,

, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–1–1 , Tetsuo Katsuta , Decision (majority) , Shooto: To The Top 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0–1 , Stephen Palling , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:19 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0–1 , Uchu Tatsumi , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: R.E.A.D. 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:57 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0–1 , Mamoru Okochi , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto: R.E.A.D. 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Japan , , - , Draw , align=center, 3–0–1 , Uchu Tatsumi , Draw , Vale Tudo Japan 1999 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 8:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Noboru Asahi , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Renaxis 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:29 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Masahiro Oishi , Submission (armbar) , Shooto: Renaxis 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:11 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Noboru Asahi , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , Shooto: Shoot the Shooto XX , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:06 ,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nogueira, Alexandre Franca 1978 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Luta Livre Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling Martial artists from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in mixed martial arts Brazilian catch wrestlers

Championships and Accomplishment

Mixed martial arts record

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