Pelé in the sport. Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes. He was the elder of two siblings. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. His parents decided to remove the "i" and call him "Edson", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate, leading many documents to show his name as "Edison", not "Edson", as he is called. He was originally nicknamed "Dico" by his family. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his
Felipe Arantes 179. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Making his bantamweight debut, Arantes faced Yves Jabouin on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74. He won the fight via submission in the first round and also earned a "Performance of the Night" bonus. Arantes next faced Jerrod Sanders on July 7, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90. He won the fight via submission in the second round. Arantes faced Érik Pérez on November 5, 2016 at . Pérez was awarded a split decision victory. Arantes was briefly linked to a rematch with Iuri Alcântara on June 3, 2017 at