John Teixeira

“Macapá”

MMA · Active

28-12-2RECORD

8KO / TKO WINS

10SUBMISSION WINS

10DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	John Teixeira da Conceição
Nickname	Macapá
Date of birth	18 Nov 1986
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Macapá, Brazil
Lives in	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Division	Lightweight
Team	Nova União
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	173 cm (68″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2007
Status	Active
Pro debut	12 Sep 2007
Last fight	Win vs Rogerio Ferreira Furtado, 5 Dec 2025

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Background

Brazilian featherweight and lightweight from Macapá, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil and later fought for Bellator, Rizin and ACA. He trains with Nova União in Rio de Janeiro.

Fight history

42 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Rogerio Ferreira Furtado	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto Brasil 134	5 Dec 2025	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Lightweight
Loss	Rustam Asuev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 188	28 Jun 2025	Sochi, Russia	Catchweight (149 lb)
Loss	Khasan Dadalov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 183	8 Feb 2025	Krasnodar, Russia
Loss	Viskhan Kadirov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:09	ACA 180	4 Oct 2024	Grozny, Russia
Loss	Nashkho Galaev	Decision (split)	3	5:00	ACA 171	25 Feb 2024	Krasnodar, Russia
Win	Alexander Kovalev	TKO (punches and elbows)	3	4:35	ACA 163	22 Sep 2023	Minsk, Belarus
Win	Akhmadkhan Bokov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 153	9 Mar 2023	Moscow, Russia	Catchweight (149.9 lb)
Win	Mauricio Machado	TKO (punches)	1	0:36	Shooto Brasil 111	28 Oct 2022	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev	KO (spinning backfist)	1	0:44	ACA 141	22 Jul 2022	Sochi, Russia
Loss	Timur Nagibin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	RCC 11	6 May 2022	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Lightweight debut
Win	Jaciel Lima	TKO (punches)	1	1:38	Shooto Brasil 110	18 Dec 2021	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Catchweight (152 lb)
Loss	John de Jesus	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 261	25 Jun 2021	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Loss	Mikuru Asakura	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 20	31 Dec 2019	Saitama, Japan
Win	Ashleigh Grimshaw	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00	Bellator 226	7 Sep 2019	San Jose, California, USA
Win	Kevin Croom	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 218	22 Mar 2019	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	A.J. McKee	KO (punch)	1	1:09	Bellator 205	21 Sep 2018	Boise, Idaho, USA
Loss	Pat Curran	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 184	6 Oct 2017	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	Daniel Weichel	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 177	14 Apr 2017	Budapest, Hungary
Win	Justin Lawrence	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 167	3 Dec 2016	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Milson Araujo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Eco Fight 17	5 Dec 2015	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Gleristone Santos	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 143	25 Sep 2015	Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Win	Fabrício Guerreiro	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 136	10 Apr 2015	Irvine, California, USA
Win	Scott Cleve	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 128	10 Oct 2014	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Oberdan Vieira Tenorio	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:20	Iron Man Vale Tudo 27	15 Mar 2014	Macapá, Brazil
Draw	Rivaldo Junior	Draw (split)	3	5:00	Shooto Brasil 40	23 Jun 2013	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Lucas Caio	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	2:58	Shooto Brasil 38	19 Apr 2013	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Francisco Cylderlan Lima da Silva	KO (punch)	1	0:32	MMA Rocks 1	8 Dec 2012	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Rafael Macedo	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00	Shooto Brasil 35	20 Oct 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Hugo Viana	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2	23 Jun 2012	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Paulo Dinis	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:10	Amazon Fight 10	7 Dec 2011	Belém, Brazil	Technical submission
Win	Jamil Silveira da Conceicao	Submission (guillotine choke)	1		Golden Fight 2	8 Oct 2011	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Guilherme Matos Rodrigues	KO (punch)	3	4:01	Amazon Fight 9	15 Sep 2011	Belém, Brazil
Win	Rafael Carvalho	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:47	Iron Man Vale Tudo 20	4 Sep 2010	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Michel Addario Bastos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Iron Man Championship: Champions	19 Apr 2009	Belém, Brazil
Win	Francisco Carvalho Jr.	Submission (kimura)	1	2:10	Hiro Super Fight 13	13 Mar 2009	Belém, Brazil
Win	Jimmy Lira Nascimento	Submission (kimura)	1	2:07	Gladiador Fight Amapá 1	31 Jan 2009	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Willian Cabocao	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Super Pitbull Fight 6	4 Dec 2008	Castanhal, Brazil
Draw	Rodrigo de Lima	Draw	3	5:00	Arena Fighting Championship 1	27 Sep 2008	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Alisson Deivid Rodrigues	Submission (armbar)	3	3:27	MMA: Evolution 1	5 Jul 2008	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Marcio Alex dos Santos Vales	Submission (armbar)	1	2:03	Win Combat Championship 2	15 Sep 2007	Macapá, Brazil
Win	Alex Pantoja dos Santos	Submission (armbar)	1	1:59	Win Combat Championship 2	15 Sep 2007	Macapá, Brazil	Date and event from combat-edge (not listed on Wikipedia)
Win	Marcio Alex dos Santos Vales	Submission (armbar)	3	1:24	Dragon Fight Championship 2	12 Sep 2007	Macapá, Brazil	Pro debut