- Tony DeSouza
MMAstatsbox|name=Tony DeSouza
nick=
height=6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
weight=170 lb (77 kg)
birthdate=birth date and age|year=1974|month=7|day=26
died=
fightingfrom=
hometown=Lima, Peru
fightstyle=wrestling- jiu jitsu
wins=10
losses=4
draws=0
nocontest=
ko=1
submissions=6|Tony DeSouza (born
July 26 ,1974 ) is aPeru vian professionalmixed martial arts fighter andBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.He appeared on "
The Ultimate Fighter 5 ", the fifth season of theUltimate Fighting Championship producedreality television series "The Ultimate Fighter ". On the show, DeSouza was an assistant coach with Team Penn, the team coached by former UFC Welterweight champion, and current UFC lightweight championBJ Penn .His style of fighting is a blend of
freestyle wrestling andBrazilian jiu jitsu . De Souza competed in wrestling throughout his high school and college years in Los Angeles. He learnedBrazilian jiu jitsu under John Lewis and Andre Pederneiras. De Souza's trademark submission is a modifiedguillotine choke known as the Peruvian Necktie.C.B. Dollaway used this choke to defeatJesse Taylor at .He calls his style of fighting Cholitzu, which came about by fusing the words jiu jitsu and
cholo , the derogatory term describing the indigenous population of the Andes.To date, DeSouza has a professional
mixed martial arts record of ten wins and four losses.His most recent fight at UFC 79 yielded a loss to Roan Carneiro by TKO in the second round.
External links
*Sherdog|id=487|name=Tony DeSouza
* [http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=1656 A Sherdog interview with Tony DeSouza. Conducted in 2004]
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