Johnny Eduardo is a well-known Brazilian mixed martial artist best known for his work on UFC in the Bantamweight Bantamweight division.
Fighting out of Fairfield, New Jersey, United States, he was interested in martial arts from a very young age and practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu growing up.
Johnny Eduardo was born on August 3, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started professionally participating in MMA in 1999. As of now, he has appeared in 40 events with total 28 wins and 12 losses.
Participating formerly in Bantamweight Bantamweight division, he is one of the most liked MMA athlete currently signed with the UFC since 2011. The Bantamweight Bantamweight fighter is ranked 9th in his division.
Johnny Eduardo grew up in Fairfield, New Jersey, United States and started practicing various forms of martial arts from a young age. Currently, he is affiliated with Nova União, Black House (MMA).
In his UFC player profile, he said:
"I started training very early at 7 years old. My father had a Kung Fu academy where they also had Karate and Taekwondo so I was always around the mats. I wanted to be as good as my father. After some time I went on to train in Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu, and at 17 I started fighting MMA."
He holds Brazilian nationality and currently in a contract with UFC. As per his ethnic backgrounds, he belongs to the Mixed African race. As of 2018, he has 7738 followers on Twitter and 12.1k followers on Instagram.
Johnny Eduardo at BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1, fought against Wander Braga via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. After his first-ever pro-loss, Eduardo fought against Paulo Arum in Itajuba Freestyle Open and was able to record his first-ever pro-victory on 5th April 1997 via Submission (heel hook) in round 1.
Additionally, on 5-Oct-97, he fought against Claudionor Silva at Itajuba Freestyle Open and won the match via Decision (unanimous) in round 2. Again in Itajuba Freestyle Open, he fought against Douglas Nascimento, won the match held on 5-Apr-97 via Submission (ankle lock) in the third round.
Later, on 30-Aug-97, he fought against Marcos Rodrigues at Guaratingueta Freestyle 1 winning the match via unanimous decision in the 2nd round.
In the following event at Guaratingueta Freestyle, he fought against Guilherme Santos, won the match held on 30-Aug-97 via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1.
On 30-Aug-97, he fought Arivaldo Souza at Guaratingueta Freestyle 1 and TKO'd him in round 2. Consequently, At the Desafio - Freestyle de Campos fought against Wanderley Escala, won the match held on 18-May-98 via Submission (triangle choke) in round 1.
On 6-Jun-98, he fought against Rudi Desouza at Campos de Jordao Freestyle and won the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. Later, on Campos de Jordao Freestyle, Johnny fought against Thiago Santana and won the match held on 6-Jun-98 via Unanimous decision in the 2nd round.
On 23rd August 1998, Johnny fought Vanderci Garcia at IVC 7 - The New Champions and won the match via Submission in round 1. Afterward, in the IVC 7 - The New Champions fought against Fabio Alves, won the match held on 23-Aug-98 via Submission (punches) in round 1.
Moreover, on 23-Aug-98, he fought against Sergio Melo at IVC 7 - The New Champions and lost the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1. Added the fact, at the IVC 13 - The New Generation of Lightweights fought against Haroldo Bunn, lost the match held on 26-Aug-98 via Submission (kneebar) in round 1.
Furthermore, on 11-Dec-99, he fought against Takanori Gomi at Vale Tudo Japan 1999 and lost the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3.
Respectively, he at Shooto - R.E.A.D. 2 fought against Takuya Kuwabara, lost the match held on 17-Mar-00 via Decision (unanimous) in round 3. Respectively, on 23-Jul-03, he fought against Marcelo Cobra at KNOCK and won the match via Decision (unanimous) in round 3.
Correspondingly, he at Conquista Fight 1 fought against Vusal Bayramov, lost the match held on 20-Dec-03 via Submission (armbar) in round 1. Additionally, on 7-Jan-06, he fought against Jose Adriano at Guarafight 2 and won the match via Submission (heel hook) in round 1.
After Conquista Fight 1, he joined Gold Fighters Championship, and fought against Aritano Silva, winning the match held on 20-May-06 via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in the very first round.
Later in his next match, on 7-Oct-06, he fought against Milton Vieira at Super Challenge 1 and lost the match via Submission (anaconda choke) in round 2. In the following event with Shooto Brazil 3 - The Evolution fought against Miguel Angel Duran, lost the match held on 7-Jul-07 via Submission (punches) in round 1.
On 28-Feb-08, he fought against Marcos Maciel at Rio FC 1 and won the match via TKO (punches) in round 2. Consequently, at the Jungle Fight 9: Warriors, he fought against Erinaldo Rodrigues, won the match held on 31-May-08 via KO punches.
Additionally, on 5th July 2008, he fought against Cristiano Bananada at The Glory and won the match via Submission (armbar) in round 2. In Win Fight and Entertainment 1, Johnny fought against Francisco Ramos and won the match held on 28-Sep-08 via Submission (anaconda choke) in round 1.
On 8th November 2008, Eduardo fought against Munil Adriano at Real Fight 6 and won the match via TKO (punches) in round 1. After that, at Shooto - Brazil 10, he fought against Andre Luis Oliveira and won the match held on 17-Jan-09 via TKO (punches) in round 1. Moreover, on 29-Mar-09, he fought against Bruno Alves at The Warriors and won the match via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3.
Johnny first appeared in Bellator promotion on Bellator-3 against Donald Sanchez. He won the match held on 17-Apr-09 via Decision (unanimous) in round 3. Furthermore, on 17-Oct-09, he fought against Francisco Chagas at Jungle Fight 16 and won the match via TKO (leg injury) in round 1. While, at Bellator, he kept up with his Soto-Brazil career as well.
Eduardo first appeared in a UFC event on 27-Aug-11. In UFC 134, he fought against Raphael Assuncao and lost his debut UFC match unanimously. Additionally, on 15-May-12, he fought against Jeff Curran at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier and won the match via Decision (unanimous) in round 3.
Afterward, at UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva, he fought against Eddie Wineland and won the match held on 10-May-14 via KO (punches) in the first round. Later on 10-Dec-15, he fought against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant and lost the match via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 2.
Further, at UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2, he fought against Manvel Gamburyan, won the match held on 19-Nov-16 via TKO (punches) in round 2.
On 3-Jun-17, he fought against Matthew Lopez at UFC 212 and lost the match via TKO (punches) in round 1. Consequently, with UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes, he fought against Nathaniel Wood, lost the match held on 1-Jun-18 via Submission (brabo choke) in round 2.
He is currently living in a relationship with his girlfriend, Vanessa Melo The couple is a living-in relationship for quite a few years but so far they have not outed any plan for marriage. The couple lives in their Fairfield, New Jersey, the United States-based home, so far they look fairly well in-love.
Johnny and his girlfriend have four children together from their long and stable relationship. He is 5' 7" ( 170 cm ) tall and weighs 135 lb ( 61 kg ) . The MMA fighter has 71'' punching reach.
Johnny Eduardo's is estimated to has earned around $173,000 from his UFC career so far. His last bout was against Nathaniel Wood, which was held on June 1, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.
Reportedly, Johnny Eduardo's current net worth around $500,000 and so far his main source of income remains his career as a fighter. He is a resident of Fairfield, New Jersey, United States.
He considers Guillotine and triangle as his favorite grappling technique and he is also a known for his Flying knees. He has an average height of 5 feet and 7 inches and weighs around 61 kgs. Further, he is a purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu.