Antônio Arroyo

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Arroyo.

Antônio Arroyo
Born	João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	73.0 in
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Soure, Para, Brazil
Team	Marajó Brothers Team Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2018–present)
Rank	Dark blue belt in Muay Thai
Years active	2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	9
By knockout	4
By submission	4
By decision	1
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By submission	2
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo (born 1 July 1989) is a Brazilian male mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

After graduating with a business degree and working for a year as a marketing assistant, Arroyo decided to pursue MMA professionally, after practising martial arts through most of his youth.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2014, Arroyo compiled a 7–2 record on the regional Brazilian scene, capturing the Salvaterra Marajó Fight Middleweight Championship in the process. After this, he was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1, where he won a unanimous decision against Diego Henrique da Silva. This win did not however earn him a UFC contract. Arroyo was invited back the next year to Dana White's Contender Series 20, where he faced Stephen Regman and winning the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. This time, Arroyo earned a UFC contract for his performance.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Arroyo was expected to make his promotional debut against Kevin Holland on 16 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré. However, in late September, promotion officials elected to remove Holland from the bout in favor of a matchup against Brendan Allen on 18 October 2019 at UFC on ESPN 6. Alessio Di Chirico was then expected to face Arroyo, however, it was announced on 24 October 2019 Arroya was scheduled to fight André Muniz instead. Arroyo lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Arroyo was scheduled to face Trevin Giles on 8 February 2020 at UFC 247. However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and he was replaced by James Krause.

Arroyo was expected to face Andreas Michailidis at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos on 14 November 2020. However, Michailidis withdrew on 23 October due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced Eryk Anders. At the weigh-ins, Anders weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout was to proceed at catchweight, and Anders fined 20% of his purse, which would go to Arroyo. Anders eventually pulled out of the fight the next day as consequence of the weigh-cut and the bout was canceled.

Arroyo, as a replacement for Antônio Braga Neto, faced Deron Winn on 19 December 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal at a catchweight of 196 lbs. Arroyo lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Arroyo was scheduled to face Tom Breese on 5 June 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai. However the fight would be cancelled a few hours before it was to take place due to medical issues suffered by Breese.

Arroyo faced Joaquin Buckley on 18 September 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann. He lost the fight via knockout in round three.

After the loss, Arroyo was announced to be no longer part of the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Salvaterra Marajó Fight
  • SMF Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches	9 wins	5 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	4	2
By decision	1	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	9–5	Joaquin Buckley	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann	18 September 2021	3	2:26	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	9–4	Deron Winn	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	19 December 2020	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Catchweight (195 lb) bout.
Loss	9–3	André Muniz	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré	16 November 2019	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	9–2	Stephen Regman	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Dana White's Contender Series 20	16 July 2019	2	3:31	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8–2	Diego Henrique	Decision (unanimous)	Dana White's Contender Series Brazil 1	August 10, 2018	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	7–2	Adriano Miranda	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Salvaterra Marajó Fight 8	July 12, 2018	1	3:03	Salvaterra, China	Won vacant SMF Middleweight Championship.
Win	6–2	Antônio Soares	KO (kick to the body)	Pará Fight 1	March 10, 2018	1	1:54	Belém, Brazil
Win	5–2	Trevor Carlson	KO (knee)	Fierce FC 6	September 30, 2017	1	0:19	Tooele, Utah, United States	Return to Middleweight.
Loss	4–2	Herdem Alacabek	Submission (rear-naked choke)	LFA 13	2 June 2017	1	3:51	Burbank, California, United States	Light Heavyweight debut.
Win	4–1	Felipe Oliveira	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Marajo Open Fight 2	November 10, 2016	1	2:07	Soure, Brazil
Loss	3–1	Brendson Ribeiro	Submission (guillotine choke)	Revelation Fighting Championship 2	November 13, 2015	1	3:59	Belém, Brazil
Win	3–0	Ailton da Silva	KO (head kick)	Fusao de Artes Marciais 5	September 26, 2015	1	2:37	Soure, Brazil
Win	2–0	Pedro Henrique	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Jurunense Open Fight MMA 8	September 25, 2014	1	3:34	Belém, Brazil
Win	1–0	Gabriel Batalha	TKO (punches)	Fusao de Artes Marciais 3	July 17, 2014	1	0:58	Soure, Brazil

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Antônio Arroyo on UFC.com
• Professional MMA record for Antonio Arroyo from Sherdog

• Mixed martial arts show results Date: December 19, 2020