Francisco Filho (martial artist)

Francisco Filho
BornFrancisco Alves Filho
(1971-01-10) January 10, 1971 (age 53)
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]

  1. ^ "Mas Oyama and 100 man kumite". www.masutatsuoyama.com/. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2010-01-16.