Antoine Jaoude

Antoine Jaoude (born January 5, 1977) is a Brazilian wrestler and a former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2001 until 2007, he fought for the Southern California Condors in the, now defunct, International Fight League.

Antoine Jaoude
Born	(1977-01-05) January 5, 1977 (age 47)
Other names	The Diplomat
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Division	Heavyweight Light Heavyweight
Fighting out of	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active	2001-2005; 2007
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	8
By knockout	4
By submission	1
By decision	3
Losses	3
By knockout	1
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's wrestling Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo -96 kg Pan American Championships 2019 Buenos Aires 125 kg South American Games 2010 Medellín 120 kg

Biography

Jaoude was born in Brazil to a Lebanese father and a Brazilian mother. Six months after his birth, his parents went with him to Lebanon to originally visit his paternal family for a short time. However, due to the civil war that broke out while they were there, they were only able to return to Brazil more than 13 years later, when he was 14.^[1] He represented Brazil in wrestling as an Olympian in the 2004 Athens Games,^[2] where he was the only South American wrestler. He was also a silver medalist in wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Personal life

Jaoude's brother, Adrian, wrestled in WWE under the ring name Arturo Ruas.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	8 wins	3 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	3	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	8–3	Roy Nelson	KO (punch)	IFL: World Grand Prix Finals	December 29, 2007	2	0:22	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	For the inaugural IFL Heavyweight Championship.
Win	8–2	Shane Ott	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	IFL: World Grand Prix Semifinals	November 3, 2007	1	3:29	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	7–2	Dan Christison	Decision (unanimous)	IFL: Chicago	May 19, 2007	3	4:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	6–2	Wayne Cole	KO (punch)	IFL: Los Angeles	March 17, 2007	2	0:56	Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	5–2	Curtis Crawford	Decision (unanimous)	IFL: Oakland	January 19, 2007	3	4:00	Oakland, California, United States
Loss	4–2	Travis Wiuff	Decision (unanimous)	Euphoria: USA vs World	February 26, 2005	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	4–1	Roman Zentsov	TKO (injury)	Euphoria: Road to the Titles	October 15, 2004	1	3:33	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Return to Heavyweight.
Loss	3–1	Jefferson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 Brazil: New Stars	November 27, 2003	3	5:00	Curitiba, Brazil	Light Heavyweight debut.
Win	3–0	Kristof Midoux	TKO (doctor stoppage)	HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 2	March 28, 2003	1	3:58	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	2–0	Rob Constance	Decision (unanimous)	RF 2: Reality Fighting 2	November 2, 2002	3	5:00	Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
Win	1–0	Lucio Cunha	TKO (cut)	BG 1: Brazilian Gladiators 1	October 14, 2001	N/A	N/A	Sao Paulo, Brazil

References

1. "Os libaneses que defendem o Brasil no Pan". ANBA (in Portuguese). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antoine Jaoude". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
3. @adrianjaoude (22 April 2019). "Congratulations to my brother Antoine jaoude for his bronze medal at Pan American wrestling championship.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Antoine Jaoude from Sherdog