Francisco Filho (martial artist)

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. International reception was mixed, however, with Dave Meltzer and other pundits expressing their belief that Hug's loss was a fight fixed in order to set Filho up as a new star.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort.

Titles and accomplishments

• Kickboxing
  • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Runner Up
  • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Fukuoka Repechage A Champion
  • 2000 K-1 World GP in Yokohama Champion
• Kyokushin^[3]
  • 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

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers

References