mma_koloss mma_draw mma_subwin birth_place weight other_names image_size nationality height team article_title birth_date weight_class mma_decwin mma_kowin sherdog mma_decloss name
4 2 12 rio de janeiro , brazil 145 lb kg st on pequeno 200px brazilian 5 7 pequeno team clube da luta alexandre franca nogueira
 15 january 1978 featherweight 4 2 431 2 alexandre franca nogueira
alexandre franca nogueira

alexandre franca `` pequeno '' nogueira -lrb- born january 15 , 1978 -rrb- is a brazilian luta livre fighter and the former shooto lightweight champion , a japanese mixed martial arts organization .
nogueira began his professional career at the age of 21 , defeating noboru asahi .
he trains with the world fight center .
nogueira also holds the record for longest title reign in any mma organization , reigning as shooto lightweight champion for six years , eight months , and two days before having to vacate the title due to a knee injury .
the california state athletic commission -lrb- csa -rrb- had suspended alexandre nogueira , for one year and fined him $ 2,500 , for failing a drug test at a june 1 , 2008 wec show .
he tested positive for boldenone , a banned substance .
