{"id":106846,"date":"2026-06-04T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/caio-machado\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:40:46","slug":"caio-machado","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/caio-machado\/","title":{"rendered":"Caio Machado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caio \u00ab\u00a0Bigfoot\u00a0\u00bb Machado : le g\u00e9ant br\u00e9silien qui cherche sa seconde chance<\/h2>\n

Un gabarit hors-norme, des mains qui font mal<\/h3>\n

Six pieds quatre pouces, 198 cm d’envergure, une frappe de lourd qui d\u00e9borde en mi-lourd \u2014 Caio \u00ab\u00a0Bigfoot\u00a0\u00bb Machado ne passe pas inaper\u00e7u. N\u00e9 le 20 juillet 1994 \u00e0 Presidente Prudente, dans l’\u00c9tat de S\u00e3o Paulo, il a grandi entre le Muay Thai et le jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien avant de traverser l’Atlantique pour construire sa carri\u00e8re pro au Canada. Deux titres nationaux de Muay Thai au Br\u00e9sil en 2013 et 2014, une ceinture noire en BJJ et une autre en Muay Thai\/kickboxing : techniquement, la base est solide. Cinq fois champion des poids lourds \u00e0 la Battlefield Fight League (BFL) de Vancouver \u2014 la r\u00e9f\u00e9rence canadienne \u2014 avant de d\u00e9crocher son ticket pour l’UFC en ao\u00fbt 2023.<\/p>\n

De la BFL \u00e0 l’UFC : un parcours qui se construit au Canada<\/h3>\n

C’est \u00e0 Vancouver, au Franco Kickboxing Pankration, que Machado a pos\u00e9 ses valises et peaufin\u00e9 son MMA. Sa trajectoire \u00e0 la BFL est lin\u00e9aire : un premier combat en nul contre Jamie Smyth en f\u00e9vrier 2017, puis une mont\u00e9e en puissance r\u00e9guli\u00e8re. Entre 2018 et 2022, il encha\u00eene les finishes \u2014 TKO au premier round contre Chris Larsen en juin 2021, soumission par cl\u00e9 de bras sur Lee Mein en octobre 2021, puis encore une cl\u00e9 de bras pour finaliser Edison Lopes en d\u00e9cembre 2022. Le 8 ao\u00fbt 2023, au Dana White’s Contender Series, il domine Kevin Szaflarski en envoyant 130 frappes significatives contre 23, bloque les sept tentatives de projection adverse, et s’impose \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision unanime. Dana White signe. Machado devient le deuxi\u00e8me poids lourd de toute l’histoire de la BFL \u00e0 rejoindre l’octogone.<\/p>\n

Un passage UFC difficile, puis le rebond<\/h3>\n

Le passage \u00e0 l’UFC ne se passe pas comme pr\u00e9vu. Trois combats, trois d\u00e9faites aux points : Mick Parkin \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision unanime en novembre 2023, Don’Tale Mayes en avril 2024, puis Brendson Ribeiro dans une d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e en novembre 2024 \u2014 ce dernier combat \u00e0 93 kg, apr\u00e8s une descente en mi-lourd que Machado pr\u00e9parait depuis longtemps. L’UFC ne lui renouvelle pas son contrat.<\/p>\n

Mais \u00ab\u00a0Bigfoot\u00a0\u00bb ne dispara\u00eet pas. En 2025, il encha\u00eene trois KOs au premier round hors UFC : Everton Vasconcelos en mai (Thunder Fight 69), Kevin Oumar via genou saut\u00e9 en juillet (UAE Warriors 61), puis Caio Cesar en ao\u00fbt \u00e0 Curitiba (Kings Championship 1), couch\u00e9 d’un crochet gauche suivi de marteaux au sol. En janvier 2026, il bat Tom Breese \u00e0 UAE Warriors 67. En mars 2026, un KO \u00e0 l’envers face \u00e0 Magomed Tuchalov en 1:59 au premier round vient freiner la s\u00e9rie. Record global : 13 victoires, 5 d\u00e9faites, 1 nul.<\/p>\n

Un profil de finisseur<\/h3>\n

Machado finit ses adversaires. Huit de ses treize victoires sont venues par KO ou TKO, deux par soumission. Sa pr\u00e9cision de frappe tourne autour de 54%, sa d\u00e9fense aux frappes \u00e0 64%. En mi-lourd, son gabarit \u2014 rare \u00e0 cette cat\u00e9gorie \u2014 lui donne une port\u00e9e que peu peuvent neutraliser. Le probl\u00e8me d\u00e9tect\u00e9 \u00e0 l’UFC reste la gestion des d\u00e9cisions longues : ses trois d\u00e9faites en promotion sont toutes aux points, sur des combats \u00e0 trois rounds o\u00f9 il n’a pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 concr\u00e9tiser. La question reste ouverte : peut-il imposer son volume et sa puissance sur la dur\u00e9e, ou doit-il forcer le finish t\u00f4t ?<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> UFC.com<\/a>, ESPN MMA<\/a>, Verdict MMA<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Caio \u00ab\u00a0Bigfoot\u00a0\u00bb Machado, mi-lourd br\u00e9silien de 193 cm, 2x champion Muay Thai, 5x champion BFL Canada, pass\u00e9 par l’UFC en 2023-2024. 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