Geraldo Augusto de Freitas Jr. (born September 30, 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. De Freitas competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
De Freitas was born and grew up in Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil, on September 30, 1991. De Freitas began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu, at the age of 11, picking up muay thai and boxing later on. At the age of 18, de Freitas moved to Belo Horizonte to study a degree in physical education and find better mixed martial arts training. However, de Freitas ended up dropping out of the college and subsequently moving to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of professional mixed martial arts career.
Starting his career in 2012, de Freitas compiled a 11âÂÂ4 record fighting for regional Brazilian promotions, most notably for Shooto Brazil, where he won the Bantamweight title by beating Luciano Benicio by decision.
De Freitas made his UFC debut in a featherweight bout against Felipe Colares on February 2, 2019 at . De Freitas won the fight via unanimous decision.
De Freitas faced Chris Gutiérrez on August 10, 2019 at . De Freitas lost the fight via split decision. 7 out of 11 media scores gave it to de Freitas.
De Freitas was then expected to face Jack Shore at on March 21, 2020. However, the whole event was cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
De Freitas faced Tony Gravely on November 14, 2020 at . De Freitas lost the fight via split decision. 15 out of 16 media scores gave it to Gravely.
On March 4, 2021, it was announced, that de Freitas was released from the UFC.
De Freitas made his return for the first time after getting released on July 24, 2021 at Shooto Brazil 107 against Marcos Cordeiro. De Freitas won the bout via armbar in the first round.
On October 13, 2021, USADA announced, that an independent arbitrator has rendered a two-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation, that de Freitas committed while he was in the UFC program. De Freitas tested positive for exogenous administration of testosterone and/or its precursors as the result of an out-of-competition drug test collected on October 14, 2020. The two-year period of ineligibility began on January 11, 2021.
De Freitas faced Rogerio Ferreira on November 19, 2022 at MAC 3. De Freitas won the bout via first-round rear-naked submission.
De Freitas's nickname "Spartan" is in honor of his friend who died, Igor Silva. Igor was very supportive of de Freitas's dream of becoming a professional MMA fighter. When de Freitas was starting out, they used to watch the âÂÂ300â movie, and Igor would encourage de Freitas by saying they were Spartan warriors.
|- |Win |align=center|15âÂÂ9 |Rogério Sobrinho |Decision (unanimous) |Shooto Brasil 132 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- |Loss |align=center|14âÂÂ8 |Ylies Djiroun |Decision (unanimous) |Ares FC 27 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Marseille, France | |- |Loss |align=center| 14âÂÂ7 |Daguir Imavov |KO (punches) |Ares FC 16 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:33 |Paris, France | |- |Win |align=center|14âÂÂ6 |Luiz Carlos Caetano |Submission (rear-naked choke) |MAC 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:29 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 13âÂÂ6 | Marcos Cordeiro |Submission (armlock) |Shooto Brazil 107 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:12 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 12âÂÂ6 | Tony Gravely | Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 12âÂÂ5 | Chris Gutiérrez |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Montevideo, Uruguay | |- | Win | align=center| 12âÂÂ4 | Felipe Colares |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Fortaleza, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 11âÂÂ4 | Rafael Rafael | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 83 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:37 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 10âÂÂ4 | Luciano Benicio | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 74 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 9âÂÂ4 | Zeilton Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 72 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 8âÂÂ4 | Wallace Portella | Submission (armbar) | Watch Out Combat Show 44 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| N/A | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center|7âÂÂ4 | Fabio Pacheco |KO (punch) | Jungle Fight 88 | | align=center|1 | align=center|1:11 | Pocos de Caldas, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center|6âÂÂ4 | Israel Ottoni |Submission (armbar) |Jungle Fight 84 | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:05 |São Paulo, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center|5âÂÂ4 | Denis Silva |Decision (split) |Jungle Fight 82 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |São Paulo, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center|5âÂÂ3 | Peter Montibeller | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Nitrix Champion Fight 23 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 5:00 | Camboriú, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 4âÂÂ3 |Bruno Camargo | Decision (split) |Bitetti Combat 20 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Armação dos Búzios, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ2 | Adonilton Matos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bitetti Combat 17 | |align=Center|2 |align=center|4:17 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ2 | Julio Cesar | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Luta Contra o Crack: Fight Against Crack | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ2 | Gustavo Prado Faquini | Submission (armbar) | Mixed Submission and Strike Arts 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:20 | Barra da Tijuca, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 1âÂÂ2 | Fred Vieira Rudolph | Decision (unanimous) | Super Fight Lafaiete | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil | |- | Loss | align=center| 1âÂÂ1 | Eliandro Libania | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 32 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ0 | Uelington Pereira da Silva | TKO (punches) | Minas Fight | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:19 | Conselheiro Lafaiete, Brazil |