Gesias Cavalcante

Last fought: May 2012

RECORD

Pro

21-10-1 (2 NC)

UFC

0-0-0

Strikeforce, DREAM

1-4-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Stats (Strikeforce, DREAM)

No UFC bouts yet — these are Strikeforce, DREAM numbers, not UFC numbers.

Statistic	Gesias Cavalcante
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.8%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	1:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Control Time/Fight	1:37

Fight History

No UFC fight history. Showing DREAM, Strikeforce fight data.

LOSS

vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Strikeforce - Barnett vs Cormier • May 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante83/17946%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:39

Isaac Vallie-Flagg133/25253%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	34/71	48%	1/1	1:01	—
	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	24/68	35%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	25/59	42%	1/3	1:05	—
	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	41/78	53%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Gesias Cavalcante	24/49	49%	0/3	0:33	—
	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	68/106	64%	0/0	1:49	—

WIN

vs. King Green

Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson • Jul 2011

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

vs. Justin Wilcox

Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum • Jun 2011

CNC • Rd 2, 0:31

Gesias Cavalcante11/6018%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Justin Wilcox27/6939%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	10/56	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Wilcox	25/62	40%	0/2	0:05	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Wilcox	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Thomson

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 • Oct 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante14/4531%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:26

Josh Thomson16/3941%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	6/16	38%	0/1	0:49	—
	Josh Thomson	6/16	38%	0/0	2:32	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	3/6	50%	0/1	0:58	—
	Josh Thomson	10/16	62%	1/1	3:25	—

R3	Gesias Cavalcante	5/23	22%	1/1	3:39	—
	Josh Thomson	0/7	0%	0/3	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Katsunori Kikuno

DREAM 15 • Jul 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante15/5229%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:00

Katsunori Kikuno23/6038%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	8/43	19%	2/6	0:00	—
	Katsunori Kikuno	20/55	36%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	7/9	78%	1/1	0:00	—
	Katsunori Kikuno	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round • May 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante15/5527%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri51/9554%TD 4/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	14/40	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	39/69	57%	2/4	0:00	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	1/15	7%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	12/26	46%	2/4	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Shinya Aoki

DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Apr 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gesias Cavalcante20/4643%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki8/1650%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	8/16	50%	1/4	0:00	—

R2	Gesias Cavalcante	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Shinya Aoki

DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Mar 2008

CNC • Rd 1, 3:46

Gesias Cavalcante9/2931%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki4/1233%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gesias Cavalcante	9/29	31%	1/1	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	4/12	33%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com