Ewerton Teixeira

Ewerton Teixeira
BornEwerton Teixeira
(1982-02-13) February 13, 1982 (age 42)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
TeamIchigeki Academy
Liberdade Dojo
Yoshida Dojo
TrainerJayson Vemoa (K-1) [1]
Mauricio "Baboo" Da Silva (K-1) [2]
Hidehiko Yoshida
Ryuji[3]
Tsutomu[3]
RankThird dan black belt in Kyokushin kaikan
Years active16 (1999–present)
Kickboxing record
Total15
Wins11
By knockout3
Losses4
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins3
By knockout1
By decision2
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 21, 2013

Ewerton Teixeira (born February 13, 1982) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and Kyokushin Kaikan karateka.[4] Teixeira obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda in the final. He is training K-1 at the Ichigeki Academy Kyokushin Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan.[5] Despite the short career for a kickboxer, Teixeira has notable wins against K-1 legends: Jerome Le Banner, Errol Zimmerman and Musashi.

  1. ^ "Supercharge K-1 World Grand Prix 2009". FightTimes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  2. ^ "Team Ichigeki". Kyokushinnews.com. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  3. ^ a b [1] Archived April 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (3 May 2015). "Bellator signs former K-1 champ Ewerton Teixeira". MMA Fighting.
  5. ^ DiPietro, Monty. "Teixeira takes K-1 Japan GP; Schilt and Hari Also Win in Fukuoka". K-1 Grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2008-09-12.