Tayane Porfírio

Tayane Porfirio born 11 December 1994 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 4x World Championship black belt champion. In 2017 Tayane achieved the unprecedented feat of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu's equivalent of a Grand Slam by winning her weight category and the absolute category at all 4 major Gi Championships – World Championship, European Open Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Brazilian Nationals Championship.

Tayane Porfirio
Born (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994
Sobral, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom
NationalityBrazilian
TeamGracie Barra
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Tayane Porfírio
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Grappling
Abu Dhabi Combat Club
2019 Anaheim, California +60kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
2018 California, USA Absolute
2018 California, USA Super-Heavy
2017 California, USA Absolute
2017 California, USA Super-Heavy
Pan American Championship
2017 California, USA Absolute
2017 California, USA Super-Heavy
European Championship
2018 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute
2018 Lisbon, Portugal Super-Heavy
2017 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute
2017 Lisbon, Portugal Super-Heavy
Brazilian National Championship
2018 Barueri, Brazil Absolute
2018 Barueri, Brazil Ultra-Heavy
2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ultra-Heavy
Rio International Open
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Super-Heavy
Sao Paulo International Open
2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil Absolute
2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil Super-Heavy

She started 2018 also winning the 2018 European Open Championship again in both her weight category and the absolute category.[1] Tayane missed the 2018 Pan Ams but came back after a slight injury to win her category and the absolute at the 2018 Brazilian Nationals.[2] She then followed that by once again winning her category and the absolute at the 2018 World Championships.

Tayane began training in 2010 at Mestre Márcio Rodrigues academy. In 2014 she moved to train with Mestre Alexandre Paiva at the 12x World Champions Alliance Jiu Jitsu Club in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Tayane ended 2018 as the number one black belt female competitor in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation rankings.[4]

In April 2019 Tayane announced she would be leaving Alliance and joining Gracie Barra to train in London.[5]

In October 2019 Tayane won a bronze medal at the 2019 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.[6]

References
  1. "IBJJF Results Page". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "GracieMag Brasileiro 2018". GracieMag Brasileiro 2018: Hulk x Honório e Tayane x Do Val nas finais do absoluto. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "BJJ Heroes - Tayane Porfirio". BJJ Heroes - Tayane Porfirio. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "IBJJF black belt female adult rankings". IBJJF black belt female adult rankings. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Entrevista exclusiva: Tayane Porfírio comenta mudança para a Gracie Barra". Graciemag.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. "ADCC 2019 Results: Gordon Ryan wins double gold". ADCC 2019 Results: Gordon Ryan wins double gold. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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