Extremely talented and super hardworking, Evangelista Santos is one of the popular MMA fighters who currently plays in the Welterweight division. He started his professional career in 2001. Since 2001, he has been great in his game. He has a killer instinct and a positive attitude towards his game. He is quicker than the opponents were and always creates an obstruction for them. Evangelista Santos was born on 12 December 1977. His place of birth is Curitiba, Brazil. There is no doubt about his nationality. He is a Brazilian. There is no info about his ethnicity. His birth sign is Sagittarius.
Evangelista Santos turned professional at the age of 20. Before facing the popular fighters Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons, he managed to win his first two fights. He turned pro when he landed his steps at PRIDE Fighting Championships. His first match was against the Kazuhiro Nakamura. He lost the match by keylock submission. He won the next fight against the Yosuke Nishijima. On 19th of June, 2009, he made his Strikeforce debut. He lost his first fight. In the next fight, Marius Zaromskis was defeated by him. Later on, he challenged Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz for the title and he lost the fight via armbar submission. Later on, he also fought at the Legacy Fighting Championship. On April 28, 2014, he made his debut at Gringo Super Fight. At the contest, he was knocked out by the Melvin Manhoef. Shortly after his fight against the Melvin, he announced retirement from his career. On March 1, 2016, Evangelista Santos agreed to a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA.
When it comes to his personal life, this popular MMA fighter has celebrated his marriage with Cristiane Justino. She is a professional MMA fighter from Brazil. She is a former Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion. At this moment, she has signed with the UFC. After their marriage, they also spent some wonderful moments together. Currently, they are not living as husband and a wife though. They divorced in 2011. The reason behind their divorce is not revealed yet. Evangelista Santos does not have any child from Cristiane Justino. At this moment, he is single in his life. He does not have any girlfriend. It does not seem like he is into social work as he has not done much charity until now. Until now, he does not engage in any controversy. He is popular and successful. Surely, he will get another partner in his life.
Evangelista Santos is considered as one of the most identifiable faces among the MMA fighter. He has a great personality and physical appearance to endeavor it. He has a good height of 5 feet and 10 inch, which is around 1.77m. His body weight is around 176lbs. His salary is extraordinary. He has not revealed about his net worth. He is available on social networking sites.
