Nickname: Pitbull
Thiago began his fight training at the age of 14 in Brazil. He then had his first professional bout a year later at the age of 15 against a 25-year-old man, who he defeated by unanimous decision. Then at the age of 19 Thiago relocated from Brazil to Coconut Creek Florida to join the prestigious American Top Team camp. From there he put together key wins against Mike Littlefield, Nuri Shakir, Marcus Davis and Jason Chambers. Thiago then received his opportunity to fight in the UFC where he has defeated John Alessio by unanimous decision and KO'd both Derrick Noble, Ansar Chalangnov, Karo Parisyan, and UFC welterweight legend Matt Hughes. Thiago is a very dangerous fighter whose aggressive style is always sure to be a crowd pleaser. And at the young age of 25 years old is sure to be a threat in the UFC welterweight division for years to come
