Gesias Cavalcante "JZ"
Record: 15 - 4 (1 DRAW) (2 NC)
Height: 5'8" (173cm)
Weight: 155 lbs
Age: 29
Camp: American Top Team

Gesias Cavalcante Souza (born July 6, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He is the 2006 and 2007 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight tournament champion. He is billed as "JZ Calvan" in Japan.

While Cavalcante is primarily an MMA fighter, he made his K-1 debut fighting against Masato in the 2007 World Max tournament, losing via decision. He currently trains with American Top Team.

On September 17, 2007, Cavalcante won the K-1 HERO'S' 2007 Middleweight (70 kg) tournament by defeating Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Vitor Ribeiro by TKO in the first round and Andre "Dida" Amade by submission via armbar in the finals.

Cavalcante had agreed to fight former PRIDE Fighting Championship lightweight standout Shinya Aoki at Yarennoka! but withdrew from the fight due to a knee ligament injury. The match was rescheduled for March 15, 2008 at DREAM.1 to kick off the new DREAM promotion at Saitama Super Arena.

Early in the first round, the referee stopped the action when Cavalcante apparently landed illegal elbow strikes to the back of Aoki's neck. The ringside doctor announced that Aoki was unable to continue due to the injury and Cavalcante apologized for the incident. The fight resulted in a no contest. Elbow strikes to the neck and spine area are illegal under DREAM rules. Aoki was later found to have sustained concussion of the cervical vertebra.

They had their rematch on April 29, 2008 at DREAM.2. In that match, Aoki defeated Cavalcante via unanimous decision. However, he sustained a severely bruised rib and tore cartilage in his costal area during the match.

Cavalcante's next fight was set to be against Joachim Hansen at Dynamite!! 2008 on December 31, 2008, but the bout was canceled the day of the event due to Hansen not passing pre-fight medicals and subsequently being hospitalized for a "head injury".

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  2   (09%) Knockout Losses:  0   (0%)
TKO Wins:  3   (14%) TKO Losses:  0   (0%)
Submission Wins:  7   (32%) Submission Losses:  0   (0%)
Decision Wins:  3   (14%) Decision Losses:  4   (18%)
Draws: 1 No Contests: 2
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
NC Justin Wilcox ND Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Jun. 18, 2011 2
Loss Josh Thomson Unanimous Decision Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 Oct. 09, 2010 3
Win Katsunori Kikuno Split Decision Dream: Dream 15 Jul. 10, 2010 2
Loss Tatsuya Kawajiri Unanimous Decision Dream 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round May. 26, 2009 2
Loss Shinya Aoki Unanimous Decision Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round Apr. 29, 2008 2
NC Shinya Aoki No Contest Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round Mar. 15, 2008 1
Win Andre Amado Submission K-1 Hero's: Tournament Final Sep. 17, 2007 1
Win Vitor Ribeiro Technical Knockout K-1 Hero's: Tournament Final Sep. 17, 2007 1
Win Nam Phan Technical Knockout K-1 Hero's: Dynamite!! USA Jun. 02, 2007 1
Win Caol Uno Decision K-1: Hero's 7 Oct. 09, 2006 2
Win Rani Yahya Submission K-1: Hero's 7 Oct. 09, 2006 1
Win Hiroyuki Takaya Knockout K-1: Hero's 6 Aug. 05, 2006 1
Win Hidetaka Monma Technical Knockout K-1: Hero's 5 May. 03, 2006 1
Win Michihiro Omigawa Knockout Cage Rage 14: Punishment Dec. 03, 2005 1
Draw Ryan Schultz Draw SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden Jul. 09, 2005 3
Win Henry Matamoros Unanimous Decision Hook n Shoot: the Return Apr. 02, 2005 3
Win Cengiz Dana Submission CWFC 9: Xtreme Xmas Dec. 18, 2004 3
Win Bart Palaszewski Submission IHC 8: Ethereal Nov. 20, 2004 1
Win Sebastian Korschilgen Submission Shooto: Switzerland 2 Sep. 04, 2004 1
Loss Joachim Hansen Decision Shooto: 7/16 in Korakuen Hall Jul. 16, 2004 3
Win Brad Mohler Submission Hook n Shoot: Live Mar. 27, 2004 1
Win Justin Wisniewski Submission AFC 7: Absolute Fighting Championships 7 Feb. 27, 2004 1
Total Fights: 22   |   Record: 15 - 4 (1 DRAW) (2 NC)
WHO WINS THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC 162 BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA AND CHRIS WEIDMAN?
Silva via Decision
Silva via TKO/KO
Silva via Submission
Weidman via Decision
Weidman via TKO/KO
Weidman via Submission
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