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João Zeferino

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Professional Results	Opponent	Event	Date
Loss \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Rafael Natal Ref: Leon Roberts	UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold Main Card \| Middleweight \| 185 lbs	2013.05.18
Odds: +270 Moderate Underdog \| Weigh-In: 185.0 lbs
Win \| Submission \| Choke 2:46 Round 1 of 3	Wellington Monalisa	NCF 14 Main Event \| Vacant Title \| Middleweight \| 185 lbs	2013.03.09
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous	Givago Francisco	Nitrix Champion Fight	2012.08.18
Win \| Submission \| Armlock	Deyvison Santos	BBFC	2012.07.15
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous	Vagner Tiburcio	SJSF	2012.06.09
Cancelled Bout	Ryan Thomas	NAFC - Reason: Unknown	2012.05.04
Win \| KO/TKO \| Punches	Fabio Selim	BTF	2011.11.26
Win \| Submission \| Leglock 0:25 Round 1 of 3	Sean Salmon	NAFC: Unleashed Co-Main Event \| Catchweight \| 195 lbs	2011.11.18
Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punches	Eddie Larrea	KTK 26	2009.07.25
Win \| Submission \| Armlock	Joshua Thorpe	UEP	2009.03.21
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Eric Thompson	BG 5	2009.03.14
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Colby McMahon	Atlas Fights	2009.02.21
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Eduardo Baby	SFC 3	2007.12.12
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Marcelo Pirulito	CTF	2007.06.24
Loss \| Decision \| Unanimous	Kaue Dudus	FF	2007.03.10
Loss \| KO/TKO \| Knee	Leandro Gordo	SFC 2	2006.11.04
Loss \| KO/TKO	Fausto Black	JFS 2	2006.07.16
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous	Bruno Amorim	FF	2005.11.26

Saturday 05.18.2013 10:12pm ET | View Full Article

UFC veteran middleweight Rafael Natal outpaced Octagon newcomer João Zeferino, winning a three-round unanimous decision on Saturday night.

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