Saulo Cavalari (born 23 May 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.
Biography and career After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles, he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 on 14 October 2012K-1 Final 16 Matches UnveiledK-1 WGP Final 16, Finalized Fight Card For This Sunday, October 14 and lost via unanimous decision.K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 Live Results
In 2013, he signed for the GLORY promotion, joining the light heavyweight division, making his debut on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked Filip Verlinden on 12 October.GLORY 11 CHICAGO - NEW FIGHTS CONFIRMEDGLORY 11 Chicago Live Results and DiscussionGlory 11 Results and Recap
On 23 November 2013, he knocked out Mourad Bouzidi in the first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in New York City, New York.Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts GLORY 12 Live Results and UpdatesGLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie
Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014, losing to Tyrone Spong via unanimous decision in the semi-finals.Glory 15 Results and Recap GLORY 15 Results/Pictures: Saki wins title, Spong suffers horrific leg injury Gokhan Saki Wins Title, Tyrone Spong Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury at Glory 15
Cavalari had a rematch with Mwekassa for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on 19 September 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Cavalari competed in the 8-man heavyweight tournament on 18 July 2025 at Karate Combat 55 and lost to Robelis Despaigne by unanimous decision.
Kickboxing record
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2023-02-17 || Loss ||align=left| Petr Romankevich || REN TV Fight Club || Minsk, Belarus || KO (knee) || 2 || 1:19 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-07-14 || Loss ||align=left| Pavel Zhuravlev|| Glory 43: New York || New York City, United States || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-02-24 ||Loss ||align=left| Artem Vakhitov || Glory 38: Chicago || Hoffman Estates, United States ||TKO (punches) || 2 || 2:43 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Brian Douwes || Glory 34: Denver || Broomfield, United States || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-03-12 || Loss ||align=left| Artem Vakhitov || Glory 28: Paris || Paris, France || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Zack Mwekassa || Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 || San Jose, United States || Decision (majority) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-04-03 || Win ||align=left| Artem Vakhitov || Glory 20: Dubai || Dubai, United Arab Emirates || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-11-07 || Win ||align=left| Zack Mwekassa || Glory 18: Oklahoma, Finals || Oklahoma City, United States || KO (high kick) || 3 || 0:20 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2014-11-07 || Win ||align=left| Danyo Ilunga || Glory 18: Oklahoma, Semi Finals || Oklahoma City, United States || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#FFBBBB" | 2014-04-12 || Loss ||align=left| Tyrone Spong || Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-11-23 || Win ||align=left| Mourad Bouzidi || Glory 12: New York || New York City, United States || KO (overhand right) || 1 || 1:23 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Filip Verlinden || Glory 11: Chicago || Hoffman Estates, United States || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2013-07-27 || Win ||align=left| Felipe Micheletti || WGP 14 || São Paulo, Brazil || TKO || 5 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor= "#FFBBBB" | 2012-10-14 || Loss ||align=left| Pavel Zhuravlev || K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 || Tokyo, Japan || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor= "#FFBBBB" | 2012-06-02 || Loss ||align=left| Tomasz Sarara || Tatneft Cup 2012 2nd selection 1/4 final || Kazan, Russia || Decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2012-04-05 || Win ||align=left| Andrey Shmakov || Tatneft Cup 2012 4th selection 1/8 final || Kazan, Russia || KO (low kick) || 2 || |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2012-02-11 || Win ||align=left| Ricardo Soneca || Tatneft Cup Brasil || Brazil || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2011-09-03 || Win ||align=left| Jhonata Diniz || VII Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, final || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2011-09-03 || Win ||align=left| Thiago Beowulf || VII Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, semi finals || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2011-06-11 || Win ||align=left| Anísio Leite || Samurai FC 5 - Limited Edition || Brazil || KO (left hook & flying knee) | 1 ||0:37 |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2010-08-14 || Win ||align=left| Thiago Beowulf || VI Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai 1ºRound || São Paulo, Brazil || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | 2009 || Win ||align=left| Marcelo Correa || Jungle Fight SP || || KO (punches) || 1 || |- |- bgcolor= "#CCFFCC" | || Win ||align=left| Jhonata Diniz || || || Decision || 3 ||
| colspan=9 | Legend:
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center|3–4 |Evgeny Ganin |TKO (punch) |BetCity Fight Nights 129 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:19 |Sochi, Russia
|Loss |align=center|3–3 |Evgeny Shalomaev |TKO (punches) |Modern Fighting Pankration 254 x Open FC 52 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:58 |Vladivostok, Russia
|Loss |align=center|3–2 |Matt Adams |Decision (unanimous) |LFA 194 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Niagara Falls, New York, United States
|Win |align=center|3–1 |Rafael Giuliani Kirchner |TKO (punches) |Adventure Fighters Tournament 42 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:07 |Mafra, Brazil
|Win |align=center|2–1 |Matheus Alexandre Lemos |TKO (punches) |Warrious Combat 01 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:30 |Curitiba, Brazil
|Win |align=center|1–1 |Lucas Prado Ribeiro |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |Torneio Estimulo 15 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:35 |Curitiba, Brazil
|Loss |align=center| 0–1 |Pavel Doroftei |Submission (heel hook) |Phoenix FC 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:04 |London, England |
Bare knuckle record
|Loss |align=center|1-1 | Patryk Tołkaczewski |KO |Gromda 8 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:06 |Pionki, Poland
|Win |align=center|1–0 | Denis Nedashkovsky |TKO |Hardcore Fighting Championship | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:34 |Russia
Karate Combat
|Loss |align=center|0–1 |Robelis Despaigne |Decision (unanimous) |Karate Combat 55 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:00 |Miami, Florida, United States |
See also List of male kickboxers
References