Yuri Simões
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]
| Yuri Simões | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yuri Costa Simoes Martins da Silva June 18, 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California, United States |
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy |
| Rank | 3rd Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo Vieira[1] |
| Years active | 2020-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grappling | ||
Representing  Brazil | ||
| ADCC World Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2015 São Paulo | 88 kg |
| 2017 Espoo | 99 kg |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| Representing Brazil | ||
| Pan American Championship | ||
| 2014 California | 94 kg |
| World No-Gi Championship | ||
| 2014 California | +97.5 kg |
| 2014 California | Absolute |
| 2016 California | +97.5 kg |
| 2016 California | Absolute |
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 FC: Inside The Matrix 3, where he will 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
External links
References
- "Yuri Simões". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- 2x ADCC Champion Yuri Simoes Signs With ONE Championship jiujitsutimes.com December 30, 2019
- "Home Page • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com.
- 2x ADCC Champ Yuri Simoes To Make MMA Debut at ONE Championship BJJEE, November 20, 2019
- "Complete Results: 2015 ADCC". flograppling.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "ADCC 2017 results: Marcus Almeida, Gabi Garcia take gold, Andre Galvao wins super fight". mmamania.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "2014 BJJ World Championship Results – IBJJF". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "IBJJF 2016 World Jiu Jitsu Championship Full Results: Buchecha Makes History!". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- https://jitsmagazine.com/yuri-simoes-has-his-first-mma-fight-soon-for-one-fc/
- "Yuri Simoes Loses MMA Debut To Fan Rong". jitsmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.