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Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter

Alan Patrick
Born Alan Patrick (1983-07-09) July 9, 1983 (age 41)São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Other names Nuguette
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Division Lightweight
Reach 74 in (188 cm)[2]
Fighting out of Orlando, Florida
Team X-Gym (2012–2018)[3][4] Fusion X-Cel Performance (2018–2021)[4][5] Chute Boxe Diego Lima (2021–present)[5]
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[6]
Years active 2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 15
By knockout 4
By submission 2
By decision 9
Losses 4
By knockout 3
By decision 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alan Patrick (born July 9, 1983), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Patrick made a name for himself fighting in his home country of Brazil and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Bitetti Combat Lightweight champion.[7]

Patrick was born in Jacareí, São Paulo, Brazil, but grew up mostly in Brasília.[8] Patrick has five brothers.[3] As a consequence of alcoholic parents and disturbing household, Patrick grew up mostly in the streets.[1]

He was interested in combat sports, but never had the money to afford training until he was introduced to a Capoeira gym that allowed him train for free and even fed him. Being successful in the sport, he gradually picked up Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the academy he also slept. Trying to follow his idol's – Ronaldo Souza's – footsteps, Patrick eventually moved to Rio de Janeiro to train mixed martial arts at the X-Gym.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

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Patrick began his professional MMA career in his native Brazil in 2008. He fought for a variety of promotions including Jungle Fight and Bitetti Combat, amassing an undefeated record of 10 wins and no losses.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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After winning Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship,[9] Patrick made his UFC debut against Garett Whiteley on October 10, 2013, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields.[10] He won the fight via TKO due to punches.[11]

He later faced John Makdessi on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169,[12] his first fight outside Brazil.[13] He won the fight via controversial unanimous decision, all major MMA media sites scored the fight either a draw or a win for Makdessi.[14]

Patrick was expected to face Beneil Dariush on October 25, 2014 at UFC 179.[15] However, Patrick pulled out of the bout with after sustaining a jaw injury and was replaced by Carlos Diego Ferreira.[16]

Patrick faced Mairbek Taisumov on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[17] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, the first loss of his professional MMA career.[18]

Patrick was expected to face Chad Laprise on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[19] However, Laprise was pulled from the matchup with Patrick on March 12 in favor of a bout against Ross Pearson at the event after his initial opponent was scratched. In turn, Patrick faced promotional newcomer Damien Brown.[20][21] Patrick won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]

Patrick next faced Stevie Ray on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[23] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]

Patrick faced Damir Hadžović on February 3, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 125.[25] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[26]

Patrick used to train in Rio de Janeiro up until this point, but after the fight with Hadžović, he moved to Orlando, Florida to train at Fusion X-cell.[27]

Patrick faced Scott Holtzman on October 6, 2018 at UFC 229.[28] He lost the fight via knockout in the third round after being dropped by a punch and eventually being finished with elbows.[29]

Patrick was expected to face Christos Giagos on April 25, 2020.[30] However, Giagos was pulled from the fight, citing injury, and he was replaced by Frank Camacho.[31] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[32] Instead Patrick was scheduled to face Marc Diakiese on July 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 173.[33] However, on June 14, Patrick withdrew from the event for unknown reason and he was replaced by Rafael Fiziev.[34]

Patrick was expected to face Rodrigo Vargas on September 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 177.[35] However, Vargas was removed from the card in early September for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Bobby Green.[36] Patrick lost the fight via unanimous decision.[37]

Patrick faced Mason Jones on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[38] In the second round, after being poked in the eye accidentally by Jones, Patrick was unable to continue and the bout was declared a No Contest.[39]

A rematch with Jones was scheduled to face Mason Jones on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 196.[40] However, Patrick withdrew from bout and he was replaced by newcomer David Onama.[41]

Patrick was scheduled to face Michael Johnson on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274.[42] However, the bout was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić for unknown reasons.[43] He lost the bout after getting knocked unconscious in the second round.[44]

On August 8, 2022, it was announced that Patrick was no longer on the UFC roster.[45]

Patrick and his wife, Luana, have a son. They moved to Orlando, Florida from their native Brazil in the summer of 2018.[27]

Titles and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown

20 matches 15 wins 4 losses
By knockout 4 3
By submission 2 0
By decision 9 1
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–4 (1) Michael Johnson KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić May 14, 2022 2 3:22 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC 15–3 (1) Mason Jones NC (accidental eye poke) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai June 5, 2021 2 2:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Accidental eye poke rendered Patrick unable to continue.
Loss 15–3 Bobby Green Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill September 12, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 15–2 Scott Holtzman KO (elbows) UFC 229 October 6, 2018 3 3:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–1 Damir Hadžović Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders February 3, 2018 3 5:00 Belém, Brazil
Win 14–1 Stevie Ray Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg September 24, 2016 3 5:00 Brasília, Brazil
Win 13–1 Damien Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir March 20, 2016 3 5:00 Brisbane, Australia
Loss 12–1 Mairbek Taisumov TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne June 20, 2015 2 1:30 Berlin, Germany
Win 12–0 John Makdessi Decision (unanimous) UFC 169 February 1, 2014 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 11–0 Garett Whiteley TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields October 9, 2013 1 3:54 Barueri, Brazil
Win 10–0 Claudiere Freitas Decision (unanimous) Bitetti Combat 15 May 11, 2013 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Won the Bitetti Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Kelles Albuquerque Decision (unanimous) Bitetti Combat 14 March 9, 2013 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 8–0 Murilo Rosa Filho TKO (doctor stoppage) Jungle Fight 49 February 22, 2013 1 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 7–0 Alan Ferreira KO (head kick) Mr. Cage 7 October 7, 2012 2 3:23 Manaus, Brazil
Win 6–0 Michel Silva Decision (unanimous) Mr. Cage 4 November 30, 2010 3 5:00 Manaus, Brazil
Win 5–0 André Batata Decision (unanimous) Vision Fight December 20, 2009 3 5:00 Boa Vista, Brazil
Win 4–0 Ronald King Decision (unanimous) Vision Fight December 20, 2009 3 5:00 Boa Vista, Brazil
Win 3–0 Augusto Cesar Submission (rear-naked choke) Samurai da Selva 1 December 12, 2008 1 N/A Manaus, Brazil
Win 2–0 Wagner Henrique Submission (rear-naked choke) HTJ: Qualifying September 20, 2008 1 2:47 Manaus, Brazil
Win 1–0 Bruno Augusto TKO (punches) Hero's The Jungle 2 April 7, 2008 1 N/A Manaus, Brazil
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  2. ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne". UFC.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "UFC Fight Night 29's Alan Patrick went from poor shoeshine boy to UFC debutant". mmajunkie.com. October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Gaspar Bruno (October 4, 2018). "De casa nova, Alan 'Nuguette' revela vantagens em morar e treinar nos EUA". Universo Online (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ a b "'Nuguette' promete revitalizar carreira no UFC após integrar a 'Chute Boxe Diego Lima'". ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). October 1, 2021.
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  8. ^ Maísa Capobiango (March 30, 2014). "Lutador Alan Nuguette é exemplo de superação pelo MMA". Globo.com (in Portuguese).
  9. ^ "UFC signs Allan Patrick & Garett Whiteley". MMAjunkie.com MMA Forums. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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  11. ^ "Alan Patrick vs. Garett Whiteley Results and News - UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields - MMA Fighting".
  12. ^ Vitor Souza (December 11, 2013). "Alan Nuguette já tem adversário definido no UFC 169". supermma.com.
  13. ^ "Edimilson 'Kevin' Souza meets Mark Eddiva at UFC Fight Night 42 in Brazil - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. 26 March 2014.
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  16. ^ Staff (2014-09-30). "Diego Ferreira replaces Alan Patrick at UFC 179 in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  17. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2015-04-08). "Mairbek Taisumov vs. Alan Patrick slated for UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
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  19. ^ Staff (2016-01-26). "Chad Laprise vs. Alan Patrick added to UFC Fight Night 84 in Australia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
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  22. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2016-03-19). "UFC Fight Night 85 results: Alan Patrick decisions Damien Brown with strong top game". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  23. ^ Danny Doherty (2016-07-02). "UFC Brasilia: Alan Patrick to fight Stevie Ray". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  24. ^ Steven Marrocco (2016-09-24). "UFC Fight Night 95 results: Alan Patrick grinds out unanimous decision win over Stevie Ray". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  25. ^ David Tees (2017-12-20). "Alan Patrick faces Damir Hadzovic at UFC Fight Night Belem". fightful.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  26. ^ "UFC Fight Night 125 results: Alan Patrick smothers Damir Hadzovic over three rounds". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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  32. ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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  35. ^ David Tees (2020-08-12). "Alan Patrick faces Rodrigo Vargas at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira". fightful.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  36. ^ Staff (2020-09-02). "Bobby Green steps in for Rodrigo Vargas vs. Alan Patrick at UFC on ESPN+ 35". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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  38. ^ DNA, MMA (2021-03-18). "Ervaren Alan Patrick treft jonge Mason Jones op 5 juni". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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