Gesias Cavalcante (22-12-1, 17) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 6, 1983. At the age of 20 years on February 27, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Justin Wiesniewski, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Cavalcante's last fight was a 2nd-round submission win against Rick Hawn at age 39 on October 21, 2022. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Gesias Cavalcante's best fights have been against Pat Healy, Nam Phan, Michihiro Omigawa, Hidetaka Monma, Hiroyuki Takaya, Vítor Ribeiro and Katsunori Kikuno.
Cavalcante has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Oct 21, 2022 39 years, 3 months 22-12-1 (17) | 46 years, 1 months 21-4 (11) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
36 | Apr 13, 2018 34 years, 9 months 21-12-1 (16) | Erivan Pereira | Brave | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35 | Nov 17, 2017 34 years, 4 months 21-11-1 (16) | Alan Omer | Brave | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
34  | May 19, 2017 33 years, 10 months 21-10-1 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 16-4 (13) | LT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Titan FC lightweight title Interim | |
33 | Dec 2, 2016 33 years, 4 months 21-9-1 (16) | Robert Turnquest | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Aug 5, 2016 33 years 20-9-1 (16) | Freddy Assuncao | LT | 4 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke Lost Titan FC lightweight title | |
31  | Jun 10, 2016 32 years, 11 months 20-8-1 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 33-21 (22) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won Titan FC lightweight title | |
30 | Sep 21, 2014 31 years, 2 months 19-8-1 (15) | Gele Qing | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Unknown | |
29  | Jul 5, 2014 30 years, 11 months 18-8-1 (14) | 31 years, 3 months 31-13-2 (22) | WSOF | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
28  | Aug 10, 2013 30 years, 1 months 18-7-1 (14) | 29 years, 3 months 16-6 (9) | WSOF | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Mar 23, 2013 29 years, 8 months 17-7-1 (13) | 24 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | WSOF | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
26 | Nov 3, 2012 29 years, 3 months 17-6-1 (13) | TJ O'Brien | WSOF | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock |
25  | Jun 30, 2012 28 years, 11 months 16-6-1 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 19-7 (11) | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
24  | May 19, 2012 28 years, 10 months 16-5-1 (12) | 34 years, 1 months 12-3-1 (8) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23  | Jul 30, 2011 28 years 16-4-1 (12) | 24 years, 10 months 15-4 (13) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Jun 18, 2011 27 years, 11 months 15-4-1 (12) | 32 years, 3 months 11-3 (3) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
21  | Oct 9, 2010 27 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (12) | 32 years 17-3 (13) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jul 10, 2010 27 years 15-3-1 (12) | 28 years, 8 months 13-2-2 (9) | Dream | LT | 2 | SD | WIN |
19  | May 26, 2009 25 years, 10 months 14-3-1 (12) | 31 years 23-5-2 (15) | Dream | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Apr 29, 2008 24 years, 9 months 14-2-1 (12) | 24 years, 11 months 14-2 (9) | Dream | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Mar 15, 2008 24 years, 8 months 14-1-1 (12) | 24 years, 10 months 14-2 (9) | Dream | LT | 1 | NC | NC Illegal elbows |
16 | Sep 17, 2007 24 years, 2 months 14-1-1 (12) | Andre Amade | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15  | Sep 17, 2007 24 years, 2 months 13-1-1 (11) | 28 years, 6 months 19-1 (13) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14  | Jun 2, 2007 23 years, 10 months 12-1-1 (10) | 24 years, 2 months 12-3 (8) | Dynamite | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13  | Oct 9, 2006 23 years, 3 months 11-1-1 (9) | 31 years, 5 months 22-8-4 (12) | WL | 2 | MD | WIN | |
12  | Oct 9, 2006 23 years, 3 months 10-1-1 (9) | 22 years 10-1 (8) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11  | Aug 5, 2006 23 years 9-1-1 (8) | 29 years, 1 months 7-2-1 (4) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
10  | May 3, 2006 22 years, 9 months 8-1-1 (7) | 32 years, 6 months 12-4-3 (8) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Dec 3, 2005 22 years, 4 months 7-1-1 (6) | 29 years, 11 months 0-1 (0) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Jul 9, 2005 22 years 6-1-1 (5) | 28 years 13-3 (11) | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
7 | Apr 2, 2005 21 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | Henry Matamoros | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto Americas welterweight title26 | |
6 | Dec 18, 2004 21 years, 5 months 5-1 (5) | Cengiz Dana | CW | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5  | Nov 20, 2004 21 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | 21 years, 5 months 10-5 (8) | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
4 | Sep 4, 2004 21 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Sebastian Korschilgen | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
3  | Jul 16, 2004 21 years 2-1 (2) | 25 years, 1 months 7-2-1 (4) | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
2 | Mar 27, 2004 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Brad Mohler | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | ||
1 | Feb 27, 2004 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Justin Wiesniewski | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
