Francisco Filho (martial artist) explained

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.

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 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
  • 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^[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.

Kickboxing record

|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2004-05-30 || Win ||align=left| Remy Bonjasky || Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 16-7-2|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2003-12-31 || Win ||align=left| Toa || K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 15-7-2|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2003-10-11 || Loss ||align=left| Stefan Leko || K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination || Osaka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 14-7-2|- bgcolor="#c5d2ea"| 2003-07-13 || Draw ||align=left| Mike Bernardo || K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision draw || 5 || 3:00 || 14-6-2|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2001-12-18 || Loss ||align=left| Mark Hunt || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final || Tokyo, Japan || Ext R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 14-6-1|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Alexey Ignashov || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Semi Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 14-5-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Peter Aerts || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 2 || 3:00 || 13-5-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-10-08 || Win ||align=left| Lloyd van Dams || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Final || Fukuoka, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Majority) || 4 || 3:00 || 12-5-1|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2001-10-08 || Win ||align=left| Sergei Ivanovich || K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Semi Finals || Fukuoka, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 11-5-1|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2001-08-11 || Loss ||align=left| 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|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2000-12-10 || Loss ||align=left| Ernesto Hoost || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Semi Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 10-4-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2000-12-10 || Win ||align=left| Stefan Leko || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 10-3-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2000-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Cyril Abidi || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Final || Yokohama, Japan || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 2 || 0:25 || 9-3-1|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2000-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Matt Skelton || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Semi Finals || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right punch) || 2 || 2:42 || 8-3-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 2000-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Tsuyoshi Nakasako || K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Quarter Finals || Yokohama, Japan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 7-3-1|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2000-04-23 || Loss ||align=left| Jérôme Le Banner || K-1 The Millennium || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Left straight cross) || 1 || 2:02 || 6-3-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1999-04-25 || Win ||align=left| Ernesto Hoost || K-1 Revenge '99 || Yokohama, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 1:37 || 6-2-1|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1998-12-13 || Loss ||align=left| Mike Bernardo || K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right overhand) || 3 || 2:35 || 5-2-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1998-09-27 || Win ||align=left| Rick Roufus || K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round || Osaka, Japan || KO (Right low kick) || 3 || 0:15 || 5-1-1|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1998-07-18 || Win ||align=left| Peter Aerts || K-1 Dream '98 || Nagoya, Japan || TKO (Cut Shin) || 1 || 3:00 || 4-1-1|- bgcolor="#c5d2ea"| 1998-04-09 || Draw ||align=left| Ray Sefo || K-1 Kings '98 || Yokohama, Japan || Decision Draw || 5 || 3:00 || 3-1-1|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1997-11-09 || Loss ||align=left| Ernesto Hoost || K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Semi Finals || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 || 3-1|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1997-11-09 || Win ||align=left| Sam Greco || K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 0:15 || 3-0|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1997-09-07 || Win ||align=left| Duane Van Der Merwe || K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round || Osaka, Japan || KO (Spinning back kick) || 1 || 2:22 || 2-0|-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||-|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1997-07-20 || Win ||align=left| Andy Hug || K-1 Dream '97 || Nagoya, Japan || KO (Right hook) || 1 || 2:37 || 1-0|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mas Oyama and 100 man kumite . https://web.archive.org/web/20061026101513/http://www.masutatsuoyama.com/100mankumite.htm . dead . 2006-10-26 . 2010-01-16 . www.masutatsuoyama.com/ .
2. Web site: Historia Shihan Francisco Filho. 2010-01-16. www.kyokushin.com.br. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208115734/http://www.kyokushin.com.br/historia_shihanfilho.htm. 2012-02-08.