He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.

[2][3] In 2014, Figueira won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.

[4] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event.

[1][5] In March 2020, Figueira was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.

[9] Figueira won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.