Francisco Filho (martial artist)

BornFrancisco Alves Filho
January 10, 1971 (age 54)
Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil

Other namesChiquinho

Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st)

Francisco Filho
Born	Francisco Alves Filho (1971-01-10) January 10, 1971 (age 54) Souto Soares, Bahia, Brazil
Other names	Chiquinho
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17.0 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Kyokushin Karate
Team	Team Ichigeki Liberdade Dojo
Trainer	Seiji Isobe
Rank	7th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	19 (1985–2004)

Kickboxing record
Total	25
Wins	16
By knockout	9
Losses	7
By knockout	2
Draws	2

Other information
Notable students	Nicholas 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]

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.

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.^[2]

In 2012, he appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil coaching with Vitor Belfort. He is currently President since 2024 of KWU SENSHI Brazil. He also travels to all the SENSHI KWU Professional event galas throughout Europe, especially Bulgaria, where he also teaches courses.

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing
Kyokushin^[2]
- 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.

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Record
16 Wins (9 (T)KO's, 7 Decisions), 7 Losses, 2 Draws
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

Francisco Filho (martial artist)

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

See also

References

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