Antonio Carlos Jr.
BrazilAntonio Carlos Jr., “Shoeface”, is a Middleweight from Brazil with an official record of 20-6 (2 NC). Cage Brothers holds 24 of those bouts: 16 wins, 6 losses and 2 no contests, the wins coming 10 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round submission win over Sullivan Cauley at 2025 PFL World Championships: Middleweights, Light Heavyweights, Heavyweights on 21 August 2025, the fourth win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Sullivan CauleyTitle | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 3:44 | 2025 PFL World Championships: Middleweights, Light Heavyweights, Heavyweights |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Simeon Powell | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL Semifinals: Middleweights, Light Heavyweights, Heavyweights |
| May 1, 2025 | Karl Moore | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL First Round: Heavyweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Simon Biyong | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Light Heavyweights & Lightweights |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Alex Polizzi | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Light Heavyweights & Lightweights |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Delan Monte | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | 2022 PFL Regular Season: Lightweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Bruce Souto | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2022 PFL Regular Season: Lightweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Oct 27, 2021 | Marthin HamletTitle | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:49 | 2021 PFL World Championships |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Emiliano Sordi | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Playoffs: Featherweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Vinny Magalhaes | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 2:45 | PFL Regular Season: Welterweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Tom Lawlor | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | PFL Regular Season: Welterweights & Light Heavyweights |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Brad Tavares | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Uriah Hall | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje |
| May 18, 2019 | Ian Heinisch | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Tim Boetsch | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:28 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje |
| Oct 29, 2017 | Jack Marshman | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 4:30 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Eric Spicely | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 3:49 | UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway |
| Dec 31, 2016 | Marvin Vettori | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Leonardo Guimaraes | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:46 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Daniel Kelly | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 1:36 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Kevin Casey | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 0:11 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Eddie Gordon | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 4:37 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero |
| Dec 20, 2014 | Patrick Cummins | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway |
| May 31, 2014 | Vitor MirandaTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | TUF Brazil Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado |
Wins, losses and draws are Antonio Carlos Jr.’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Antonio Carlos Jr.’s record, in numbers
Antonio Carlos Jr.’s official record is 20-6 (2 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 16 wins, 6 losses and 2 no contests — because 4 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 16 wins break down as 10 by submission and 6 by decision — 10 of 16 inside the distance, a finish rate of 63%. Across all 24 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 58 seconds.
Antonio Carlos Jr. has been stopped once in the 24 bouts on file, by knockout — 4% of them. The last 4 bouts on file are all wins.
Of the 24 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were for a title. Three of them have come since October 2024.
Set against the 395 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Antonio Carlos Jr. has a finish rate above 27% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 87% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Antonio Carlos Jr. is listed at 6ft 2in with a reach of 79in, fights orthodox and is 36, born 16 March 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Antonio Carlos Jr.’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.