Yuri Simões

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Yuri Simões
BornYuri Costa Simoes Martins da Silva
(1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 31)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California, United States
TeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy
Rank3rd Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Caio Terra[1]
Years active2020-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins0
Losses1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Grappling
Representing  Brazil
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo 88 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Espoo 99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 California 94 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 California +97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 California Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2016 California +97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 California Absolute

Yuri Simões (born June 18, 1990) is a Brazilian grappler, BJJ practitioner and mixed martial artist. He is two time ADCC World Champion in the 99 kg weight class.[2][3]

In 2019 he signed with Singapore-based ONE Championship MMA promotion company.[4]

Martial arts career[]

Grappling career[]

Simões won his first ADCC medal in 2015, when he won the 2015 ADCC 88 kg gold medal. During the tournament, he managed to beat Keenan Cornelius, Romulo Barral, Zbigniew Tyszka and Ricardo Mesquita.[5] He took part in the 2017 edition of the ADCC as well, competing in the 99 kg weight category. Yuri beat Roman Dolidze by points in the opening round, Mike Perez by decision in the quarterfinals, Jackson Sousa by points in the semifinals and Felipe Pena by points in the finals, to once again win the gold medal.[6]

Simões also won four gold medals in the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, winning the gold medal in both his and the absolute weight categories, in both 2014 and 2016.[7][8]

Mixed martial arts[]

His first fight was announced for ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3, where was scheduled take on Fan Rong on November 13, 2020.[9] Yuri lost his promotional debut by unanimous decision.[10]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–1 Fan Rong Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3 November 13, 2020 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yuri Simões". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ 2x ADCC Champion Yuri Simoes Signs With ONE Championship jiujitsutimes.com December 30, 2019
  3. ^ "Home Page • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com.
  4. ^ 2x ADCC Champ Yuri Simoes To Make MMA Debut at ONE Championship BJJEE, November 20, 2019
  5. ^ "Complete Results: 2015 ADCC". flograppling.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "ADCC 2017 results: Marcus Almeida, Gabi Garcia take gold, Andre Galvao wins super fight". mmamania.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ "2014 BJJ World Championship Results – IBJJF". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ^ "IBJJF 2016 World Jiu Jitsu Championship Full Results: Buchecha Makes History!". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Yuri Simoes Has His First MMA Fight Soon for ONE FC". 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Yuri Simoes Loses MMA Debut To Fan Rong". jitsmagazine.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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