Givanildo Santana do Nascimento (1971-11-20) November 20, 1971 (age 52) São Paulo, Brazil
Other names
The Arm Collector
Nationality
Brazilian
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division
Middleweight (185 lb)
Reach
73.0 in (185 cm)
Fighting out of
Irvine, California, United States
Team
Team Oyama
Rank
Fourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active
2005–2013
Mixed martial arts record
Total
21
Wins
18
By knockout
1
By submission
16
By decision
1
Losses
3
By knockout
1
By decision
2
Website
givasantana.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Givanildo Santana do Nascimento (born November 20th, 1971) is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, who last fought in Bellator's Middleweight division. Santana also competed in the promotions ShoXC and M-1 Global. He is a decorated jiu-jitsu competitor, both gi and no-gi, and has won numerous titles including the Pan American Championship and the No-Gi World Championship.[1]
GivaSantana has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 25 years and is a fourth degree black belt under Lotus Club from São Paulo, Brazil. Santana has...
decision. Undefeated at 12–0, Santos made his Bellator debut against GivaSantana at Bellator 61 on March 16, 2012. Though a considerable underdog coming...
tournament quarterfinal. This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Santana vs. Santos fight. Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy...
Givanildo Santana do Nascimento, known as GivaSantana, Brazilian mixed martial artist Givanildo Pulgas da Silva (born 1993), known as Giva, Brazilian...
Sanford MMA (2021–present) Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under GivaSantana Years active 2010–present Mixed martial arts record Total 32 Wins 20...
time in a row he won via submission in the first round. Butcher faced GivaSantana on September 7, 2013, at Bellator 98 in the quarterfinal match of Bellator...
TPF middleweight champion David Loiseau was originally slated to face GivaSantana, but had to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury requiring...
February 19, 2011. "David Loiseau Defends Tachi Palace Fights Title Against GivaSantana In August". MMAWeekly.com. May 23, 2011. "With The Crow Grounded, Doug...
out of a TPF 10 fight with GivaSantana due to an undisclosed injury requiring surgery, Marshall stepped in to face Santana in a middleweight non-title...
Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019. Nick Givas (July 28, 2019). "Fox News salutes Art Neville following his death at age...
Néri, Brazilian nurse, considered the first in her country, National Hero. Giva, football player Dionatan Machado, football player Mateus Aleluia, Dadinho...
(Santa Catarina) 31 January 2018 22:30 Estádio Joia da Princesa, Feira de Santana Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima (Rio Grande do Sul)...
Global Information