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Argentina
Resistencia, Chaco
Ariel Lopez
"
El Ninja
"
AGE
29
/
Sep 14, 1995
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
145 lbs
/
65.77 kg
ASSOCIATION
Suarez Team
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
14
KO
/
TKO
7
50%
SUBMISSIONS
2
14%
DECISIONS
2
14%
OTHERS
3
21%
Losses
7
KO
/
TKO
2
29%
SUBMISSIONS
2
29%
DECISIONS
3
43%
OTHERS
0
0%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Alexander Caballero
Shinka Jitsu - Fight Day 13
Mar / 16 / 2025
TKO
1
0:00
win
Aaron Lugo
Shinka Jitsu - Fight Day 8
Jun / 23 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
Diego Oalau
1
1:44
loss
Antonio Braz Neto
SEF - Sobral Extreme Fighter 20
Aug / 04 / 2023
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Linderval Duarte
The Champion Mixed Martial Arts - TCMMA 3
Jul / 07 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
4
4:34
loss
Amaury Junior
BGC - Brasil Grand Champion 2
May / 06 / 2023
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Cezani Moutinho
1
2:40
win
Antonio Rivarola
EFC 21 - Extreme Fighting Championship 21
Mar / 21 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Matias Olmedo
Power Fight - La Batalla del Puente 10
Nov / 12 / 2022
TKO
2
4:40
loss
Jeovanny de Oliveira
Number 1 - Fight Series 6
Sep / 24 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Luis Garavaglia
1
3:25
win
Damian Maria
EFC 20 - Extreme Fighting Championship 20
Mar / 04 / 2022
TKO
2
0:00
win
Mauricio Gabriel Flores
Regional San Martin 2 - RSM 2
Aug / 14 / 2021
TKO (Punches)
1
4:39
win
Pablo Etelechea
EFC 17 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 17
Oct / 05 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Alberto Zamudio
3
5:00
loss
Santiago Arreguin
Power Fight - La Batalla del Puente 5
Jul / 06 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Alberto Zamudio
3
5:00
win
Nestor Ruiz Diaz
EFC 16 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 16
Jun / 07 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
3:00
win
Pablo Etelechea
EFC 15 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 15
Apr / 05 / 2019
0
0:00
win
Pablo Aguirre
EFC 14 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 14
Oct / 19 / 2018
KO (Punches)
1
0:00
win
Jimenez Castillo
EFC 12 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 12
Jul / 27 / 2018
Jose Luis Aguirre
0
0:00
NC
Alan Rollero
EFC 11 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 11
Jul / 12 / 2018
No Contest (Accidental Groin Kick)
1
4:10
loss
Marcos Soria
MFC - Misiones Fighting Championship 2
May / 05 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Leonel Jara
MFC - Misiones Fighting Championship
Oct / 06 / 2017
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Santiago Pissani
3
N/A
loss
Jorge Nunez
Power Fight - La Batalla del Puente 1
May / 13 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
2
1:36
win
Nestor Ruiz Diaz
EFC 10 - Extreme Fighting Chaco 10
Nov / 11 / 2016
0
0:00
win
Adrian Caceres
SSF - Super Strong Fight
Nov / 14 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Bruno Ferreira
3
2:41
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