# Antonio Carvalho

Antonio Carvalho (born May 30, 1979) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2013, he fought in the UFC and Shooto.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Carvalho made his professional MMA debut in September 2002. Over the next ten years, he fought in his native Canada and in Japan. He amassed a record of 13 wins and 4 losses before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

In 2011, Antonio signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC and was expected to make his debut at UFC 134 against newcomer Yuri Alcantara. However an injury during training forced him out of his planned UFC debut.
Carvalho made his promotional debut against Felipe Arantes on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142, losing by unanimous decision.
Carvalho was expected to face George Roop on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. However, Roop was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Daniel Pineda. Carvalho defeated Pineda via KO in 71 seconds.
Carvalho next faced Rodrigo Damm on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. He won the fight via split decision.
Carvalho then faced Darren Elkins on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. Carvalho lost the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.

### World Series of Fighting

Carvalho will fight his first bout since leaving the UFC on February 12, 2015 at World Series of Fighting 18 in Edmonton, Alberta against Chris Gruetzemacher.

## Personal life

Carvalho is of Portuguese descent and speaks Portuguese fluently, having moved to Portugal from Canada at nine years old.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 21 matches | 15 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 15–6 | Darren Elkins | TKO (punches) | UFC 158 | March 16, 2013 | 1 | 3:06 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 15–5 | Rodrigo Damm | Decision (split) | UFC 154 | November 17, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 14–5 | Daniel Pineda | KO (punches) | UFC 149 | July 21, 2012 | 1 | 1:11 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Felipe Arantes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 142 | January 14, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 13–4 | Doug Evans | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series | June 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 12–4 | Juan Barrantes | KO (punch) | Warrior-1 MMA: Judgement Day | June 19, 2010 | 1 | 2:00 | Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 11–4 | Eddie Fyvie | Decision (unanimous) | Warrior-1 MMA: Bad Blood | March 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Yuji Hoshino | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Force | June 22, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 10–3 | Hiroyuki Takaya | TKO (knees and punches) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6 | November 8, 2007 | 3 | 1:58 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (148 lbs) bout. |
| Win | 10–2 | Hatsu Hioki | Decision (split) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 | May 18, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Takeshi Inoue | TKO (punches) | Shooto: The Devilock | May 12, 2006 | 1 | 3:06 | Tokyo, Japan | For the Shooto Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Rumina Sato | TKO (punches) | Shooto: The Victory of the Truth | February 17, 2006 | 2 | 0:49 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Jeff Curran | Decision (majority) | Ironheart Crown | November 29, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Takeshi Inoue | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Alive Road | August 20, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Win | 7–0 | Tommy Lee | Submission (triangle choke) | WFF 8: Dominance | March 26, 2005 | 1 | 2:02 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 6–0 | Christian Allen | TKO (punches) | IHC 7: The Crucible | June 5, 2004 | 2 | 3:55 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | John Louro | Submission (bulldog choke) | World Freestyle Fighting 6 | May 14, 2004 | 1 | 2:45 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Eric Davidson | TKO (punch) | Ultimate Generation Combat 7 | March 6, 2004 | 1 | 0:45 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Phillipe Lagace | TKO (punches) | TKO Major League MMA | September 6, 2003 | 2 | 3:10 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Brian Geraghty | TKO (punches) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 10 | March 22, 2003 | 2 | 0:35 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Luke Boutin | Submission (triangle choke) | Maximum Fighting Championship | September 21, 2002 | 1 | 1:29 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |