Francisco Filho (martial artist)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Filho.
Francisco Filho
BornFrancisco Alves Filho
(1971-01-10) January 10, 1971
Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil
Other namesChiquinho
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKyokushin Karate
TeamTeam Ichigeki
Liberdade Dojo
TrainerSeiji Isobe
Rank7th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active19 (1985–2004)
Kickboxing record
Total25
Wins16
By knockout9
Losses7
By knockout2
Draws2
Other information
Notable studentsNicholas Pettas, Vitor Belfort
Last updated on: January 16, 2010

Francisco "Chiquinho" Alves Filho (born January 10, 1971) is a Brazilian Kyokushin Karateka and kickboxer. He is one of the few karate-ka to have successfully completed the 100 man kumite more than once.

He holds notable K-1 wins over Sam Greco, Andy Hug, Remy Bonjasky, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Stefan Leko.[1]

Career

Francisco Filho started Kyokushin kaikan around age of 10 and received black belt six and half years later. He made his professional K-1 fighting debut on July 20, 1997 at the K-1 Dream '97 tournament against Kyokushin and Seidokaikan fighter Andy Hug. This was their second encounter, the first being at the 5th Kyokushin World Tournament in 1991 that resulted in a controversial knockout victory for Filho with a technique that connected after the bell rang. The second fight was also won by Filho quickly earning the Brazilian a large fan base in Japan as well as making him one of the then top contenders for the K-1 World GP Championship title.

Filho has since held championship titles in both K-1 as well as in IKO Kyokushinkaikan. He has not taken part in any major competition since 2004 but remains active developing young fighters and in overseeing Brazil’s Kyokushin national team.[2]

In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort. He is currently President since 2024 of KWU SENSHI Brazil. He also travels to all the SENSHI KWU Professional event galas throughout Europe, especially Bulgaria, where he also teaches courses.

Titles and accomplishments

  • Kickboxing
  • Kyokushin[2]
    • 1999 7th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (defeated Hajime Kazumi)
    • 1997 1st Kyokushin World Weight Tournament Heavyweight
    • 1995 6th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament IKO 1 (lost to Hajime Kazumi)
    • 1995 Brazilian Open
    • 1994 Mundialito Open
    • 1994 7th South American Championships
    • 1993 Brazilian Open
    • 1992 6th South American Championships
    • 1992 Brazilian Open
    • 1991 5th Kyokushin World Open Karate Tournament final 16 (lost to Kenji Yamaki)
    • 1991 Uruguayan Open Karate Championships
    • 1990 Paulista Championships
    • 1990 Brazilian Open
    • 1989 5th South American Championships
    • 1989 Paulista Championships
    • 1988 Paulista Championships Juniors
    • 1988 Brazilian Open 6th place
    • 1987 Brazilian Open 7th place
    • 1987 Paulista Championships Juniors
    • 1986 Paulista Championships Juniors
    • 1985 Paulista Championships Juniors
  • In 1995 Fancisco Filho completed 100 man kumite in Brazil and in Japan.

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
16 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 7 Decisions), 7 Losses, 2 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2004-05-30 Win Remy Bonjasky Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 16-7-2
2003-12-31 Win Toa K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 15-7-2
2003-10-11 Loss Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-7-2
2003-07-13 Draw Mike Bernardo K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Decision draw 5 3:00 14-6-2
2001-12-18 Loss Mark Hunt K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tokyo, Japan Ext R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 14-6-1
Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 tournament title.
2001-12-18 Win Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 14-5-1
2001-12-18 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 13-5-1
2001-10-08 Win Lloyd van Dams K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final Fukuoka, Japan Ext.R Decision (Majority) 4 3:00 12-5-1
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage A Tournament.
2001-10-08 Win Sergei Ivanovich K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semi Finals Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 11-5-1
2001-08-11 Loss Sergei Ivanovich K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas Quarter Finals Las Vegas, Nevada Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 10-5-1
2000-12-10 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 10-4-1
2000-12-10 Win Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 10-3-1
2000-08-20 Win Cyril Abidi K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 0:25 9-3-1
Wins K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Tournament title.
2000-08-20 Win Matt Skelton K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan KO (Right punch) 2 2:42 8-3-1
2000-08-20 Win Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 7-3-1
2000-04-23 Loss Jérôme Le Banner K-1 The Millennium Yokohama, Japan KO (Left straight cross) 1 2:02 6-3-1
1999-04-25 Win Ernesto Hoost K-1 Revenge '99 Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:37 6-2-1
1998-12-13 Loss Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right overhand) 3 2:35 5-2-1
1998-09-27 Win Rick Roufus K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round Osaka, Japan KO (Right low kick) 3 0:15 5-1-1
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final.
1998-07-18 Win Peter Aerts K-1 Dream '98 Nagoya, Japan TKO (Cut Shin) 1 3:00 4-1-1
1998-04-09 Draw Ray Sefo K-1 Kings '98 Yokohama, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 3-1-1
1997-11-09 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 3-1
1997-11-09 Win Sam Greco K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 0:15 3-0
1997-09-07 Win Duane Van Der Merwe K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round Osaka, Japan KO (Spinning back kick) 1 2:22 2-0
Qualifies for K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final.
1997-07-20 Win Andy Hug K-1 Dream '97 Nagoya, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:37 1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mas Oyama and 100 man kumite". www.masutatsuoyama.com/. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ a b "Historia Shihan Francisco Filho". www.kyokushin.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
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