Guto Inocente

Guto Inocente is a lifelong martial artist who has competed in MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing.

Inocente, who hails from Brazil’s capital Brasilia, initially studied the striking arts when he was four years old under the tutelage of his father. At age seven, he began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which helped him later in his MMA career.

While he started his professional life as an MMA fighter in 2005, the Brasilia native had no problems establishing a concurrent career in kickboxing, where he amassed a record of 38-10. Inocente’s start in the sport saw him collect three Pan-American and three South American Titles. He also has three WGP Kickboxing Championships in the light heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions. 

His success ultimately caught the eye of ONE Championship, and he made his promotional debut against Portugal’s Bruno Susano at ONE: FULL CIRCLE in February 2022. The 6-foot-3 Inocente has the hulking size that belies the agility and dexterity rarely found in fighters of his frame. The striker’s creativity was on full display when he tagged Susano with a spinning hook kick and later a slew of punches to earn the second-round knockout win.

Inocente then took on Rade Opacic at ONE 158 in June 2022 and showed the world that patented strength once again. The veteran survived Opacic’s early onslaught and shrugged off the Serbian’s heavy attack. After establishing his distance, Inocente landed a well-timed liver shot that quickly folded Opacic.

The Brazilian star now prepares for his biggest opportunity yet when he faces Roman Kryklia, the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion, in the semifinals of the ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix at ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai on September 29.