Viscardi Andrade

Did You Know?

• Andrade defeated Thiago Goncalves twice on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 — first by majority decision in the house entry bout, then by TKO in the first round after Goncalves returned as an injury replacement for Neilson Gomes.
• Andrade taunted Team Nogueira after his second win over Goncalves, causing friction between the teams.
• Andrade's win over Richard Walsh at UFC Fight Night 85 was later overturned to a No Contest after he tested positive for stanozolol.

Mixed martial arts career

Andrade competed on the second Brazilian season of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Thiago Goncalves in the preliminary round and was chosen as Team Werdum's fourth pick. In the quarter-finals, Andrade beat David Vieira by unanimous decision, but lost to William Macário by technical knockout in the third round of the semifinals. Andrade made his UFC debut against Bristol Marunde on 3 August 2013 at UFC 163, winning by TKO in the first round.

He faced Nico Musoke on 15 February 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36; despite dropping Musoke in the first round, Andrade lost by unanimous decision. A bout with Andreas Ståhl scheduled for 26 July 2014 at UFC on Fox 12 was cancelled due to Andrade's injury, and Gilbert Burns replaced him. The fight was rescheduled for 27 June 2015 at UFC Fight Night 70 but scrapped when Ståhl withdrew injured. Andrade defeated Gasan Umalatov by unanimous decision on 7 November 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77.

He beat Richard Walsh by unanimous decision on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85. On 12 April 2016, USADA notified the UFC that Andrade had failed an out-of-competition drug test from 7 March 2016; the Walsh fight proceeded due to a delay in testing at the WADA-accredited lab in Rio de Janeiro. Andrade was released from the UFC in May 2017. He then competed in Europe's regional scene, going 1–2.

On 27 August 2020, he signed a three-fight contract with Taura MMA, with a promotional debut expected on 23 October 2020.