Alex da Silva Coelho explained

Alex da Silva Coelho
Other Names:Leko
Birth Date:4 February 1996
Birth Place:Içara, Brazil
Weight Lb:155
Weight Class:Lightweight
Reach:73 in[1]
Fighting Out Of:Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Team:Astra Fight Team
Years Active:2014–present
Mma Kowin:14
Mma Subwin:8
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:4
Sherdog:153799

Alex da Silva Coelho (born February 4, 1996)[2] is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2014, he most notably competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Silva started his career in mixed martial arts at the age of 18, and won 20 of 21 bouts, mainly competing for Aspera FC, between 2014 and 2019. He had then-teammate and future UFC star Darren Till, as one of his early mentors through his journey fighting in the Regional MMA scene. After amassing a record of 20–1 (which included 20 finishes), he signed his contract with the UFC, and would quit his job as a security guard in Santa Catarina, Brazil.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Silva made his promotional debut against Alexander Yakovlev as a late replacement for Teemu Packalen on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.[4] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the second round.[5]

Silva faced Kazula Vargas at on August 10, 2019.[6] He out grappled Vargas throughout the fight and won it via unanimous decision.[7]

Silva faced Brad Riddell at UFC 253 September 27, 2020.[8] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Silva was expected to face Devonte Smith on February 6, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 184.[10] However, Silva pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.[11] He was replaced by Justin Jaynes.[12]

Silva faced Joe Solecki on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207.[13] He lost the fight via majority decision after a point deduction was given to Silva due to repeatedly locking his toes in the fence.[14]

On June 8, 2022, it was confirmed that Silva was no longer on the UFC roster.[15]

Post UFC

In his first bout after leaving the UFC, Silva faced Makkasharip Zaynukov on March 18, 2023, at UAE Warriors 39, losing by split decision.[16]

Silva rebounded in his next bout at UAE Warriors 42 on May 20, 2023, against Ali Mashrapov, knocking him out via knee in the third round.[17]

Silva would next face Bagysh Zharmamatov on August 26, 2023, at UAE Warriors 44, submitting him with a guillotine choke in less than a minute.[18]

Silva fought Dinislam Kamavov on January 20, 2024 at UAE Warriors 46, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[19]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center| 24–5|Dinislam Kamavov|Decision (unanimous)|UAE Warriors 46||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center| 23–5|Bagysh Zharmamatov|Submission (guillotine choke)|UAE Warriors 44||align=center|1|align=center|0:41|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center| 22–5|Ali Mashrapov|KO (knee)|UAE Warriors 42||align=center|3|align=center|1:38|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|21–5|Makkasharip Zaynukov|Decision (split)|UAE Warriors 39||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|21–4|Joe Solecki|Decision (majority)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 21–3| Brad Riddell| Decision (unanimous)| UFC 253| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates| |-| Win| align=center| 21–2| Kazula Vargas| Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Montevideo, Uruguay||-| Loss| align=center| 20–2| Alexander Yakovlev|Submission (guillotine choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|3:10|Saint Petersburg, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 20–1| Slavoljub Mitić| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Serbian Battle Championship 19| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:11| Novi Sad, Serbia||-| Win| align=center|19–1| Fernando Colman| Submission (guillotine choke)| Aspera FC 57| | align=center|1| align=center|2:49| Florianópolis, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center|18–1| Jakub Kowalewicz| Decision (unanimous)| Brave CF 5| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Mumbai, India||-| Win| align=center|18–0| Daniel Swain| TKO (punches)|Brave CF 2| | align=center|2| align=center|4:37| Isa Town, Bahrain||-| Win| align=center|17–0| Marcelo Rodrigues Piazza Santos| TKO (punches)| Aspera FC 41| | align=center|2| align=center|1:00| São José, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 16–0| Welinton Dias| KO (punch)| Aspera FC 33| | align=center|1| align=center|1:07| São José, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 15–0| Wesley dos Santos| TKO (punches)| K.O. Combate 2||align=Center|1|align=center|4:51|Caçador, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 14–0| Guilherme Batista| TKO (punches)|Blasius Combat 2||align=center|1 |align=center|1:17|São Ludgero, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 13–0| Gabriel Vieira das Neves|TKO (elbows)|Aspera FC 25 ||align=center|1|align=center|2:48|Curitibanos, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 12–0| Silvio Fernandes| KO (knee)| Aspera FC 22| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:44| Cocal do Sul, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|11–0| Luis Fernando Messa| TKO (elbows)| Aspera FC 21| | align=center|1| align=center|4:26| São Paulo, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|10–0| Mateus Santana Dias| KO (punch)| Fox Fight 1| | align=center|1| align=center|1:55| Joaçaba, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|9–0| Marcelo Boldrini| TKO (punches)| Aspera FC 17| | align=center|1| align=center|4:07| Curitibanos, Brazil||-| Win| align=center|8–0| Fernando Scariot| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Aspera FC 14| | align=center|2| align=center|2:56|Lages, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Antônio Marcos Pereira| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Aspera FC 11| | align=center|1| align=center|3:12| Curitibanos, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Celso Ferreira| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Curitiba Fight Pro 2||align=Center|1|align=center|4:50|Curitiba, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Herison Oliveira| TKO (punches)| Aspera FC 8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:16| Paranaguá, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Jeferson Lins| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Aspera FC 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:20| Itajaí, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Guilherme Souza| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Curitiba Fight Pro| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Xaxim, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Douglas Carvalho| Submission (triangle choke)| Aspera FC 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:16| Itajaí, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Igor Duarte| KO (head kick)| Aspera FC 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:20| Itajaí, Brazil|[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ufc.com . Alex da Silva . 2020-09-18 . ufc.
  2. Web site: Alex Da Silva Stats, News, Bio. ESPN.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-18 . Alex da Silva quit his job after taking short-notice fight at UFC St. Petersburg . 2020-08-19 . MMAfighting . en.
  4. Web site: Alex Leko é contratado pelo Ultimate e enfrenta Yakovlev na Rússia, dia 20 de abril . Sportv . pt-br . 2019-04-05.
  5. Web site: UFC St. Petersburg Results: Alexander Yakovlev Submits Alex da Silva . Evanoff . Josh . 2019-04-20 . Cageside Press . en-US . 2019-04-20.
  6. Web site: DNA . MMA . 2019-07-29 . Rodrigo Vargas pakt short notice partij tegen Alex da Silva tijdens UFC Montevideo . 2020-09-27 . MMA DNA . en-US.
  7. Web site: UFC Uruguay Results: Alex da Silva Out-Grapples Rodrigo Vargas in Dominant Decision Victory . Harshman . Heath . 2020-09-10 . Cageside Press . en-US . 2019-08-10.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-18 . Diego Sanchez returns at UFC 253 to fight Jake Matthews; two other matchups booked . 2020-08-19 . MMA Junkie . en.
  9. Web site: Fuentes . Jon . 2020-09-26 . UFC 253 Results: Brad Riddell Bests Alex da Silva In War . 2020-09-27 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  10. Web site: Devonte Smith vs. Alex da Silva added to UFC event on February 6 . mmadna.nl . . 2020-12-22 . 2020-12-22.
  11. Web site: Alex da Silva out of UFC Fight Night 184; Devonte Smith in need of new opponent . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Nolan King and Farah Hannoun . 2021-01-30 . 2021-01-30.
  12. Web site: Justin Jaynes steps in to fight Devonte Smith at UFC Fight Night 184 . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . Nolan King . 2021-02-01 . 2021-02-01.
  13. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2022-04-26 . Joe Solecki vs. Alex da Silva booked for June 4 UFC Fight Night event . 2022-04-27 . MMA Fighting . en.
  14. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-06-04 . UFC Vegas 56: Point Deduction Leads to Majority Decision in Joe Solecki vs. Alex da Silva . 2022-06-04 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  15. Web site: Holland . Jesse . 8 June 2022 . UFC parts ways with five fighters, including former ‘Fight Night’ headliner . 9 June 2022 . MMAmania.com . en.
  16. Web site: FightBookMMA . 2023-03-23 . UAE Warriors 39 results . 2023-04-02 . FightBook MMA . en-US.
  17. Web site: Only . Fighters . 2023-05-26 . UAE Warriors 42: Ali AlQaisi retains featherweight title in Abu Dhabi . 2023-05-28 . Fighters Only . en-US.
  18. Web site: Passela . Amith . 2023-08-27 . Alex da Silva eyes UAE Warriors title fight after he blows away Bagyash Zharmamatov . 2023-09-17 . The National . en.
  19. Web site: O . Jack . 2024-01-21 . UAE Warriors 46: Da Silva vs. Kamavov results . 2024-02-11 . ArabsMMA . en-US.
  20. Web site: Alex da Silva Coelho . 2020-08-07 . Sherdog.

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