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Revision as of 09:21, 14 July 2022
| Luiza Monteiro | |
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| Born | 23 November 1988[1] Salvador, Bahia, Bahia, Brazil |
| Other names | Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa |
| Residence | San Diego, California, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Team | Atos Jiu-Jitsu Team |
| Rank | 2nd Degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Brazil
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] | ||
| World Championship[2] | ||
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2015 California, USA | +69kg |
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2017 California, USA | +64kg |
| Pan American Championship[2] | ||
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2011 California, USA | +74kg |
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2013 California, USA | +58kg |
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2014 California, USA | +64kg |
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2016 California, USA | +64kg |
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2018 California, USA | Absolute |
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2019 California, USA | +74kg |
| European Championship[2] | ||
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2016 Lisbon, Portugal | +69kg |
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2019 Lisbon, Portugal | +74kg |
| Brazilian National Championship[2] | ||
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2011 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +69kg |
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2011 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
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2012 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +64kg |
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2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +64kg |
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2015 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +64kg |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +69kg |
| Worlds Nogi Championship[2] | ||
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2010 California, USA | +71.5 kg |
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2012 California, USA | +66.5 kg |
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2013 California, USA | +71.5 kg |
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2014 California, USA | +66.5 kg |
| Pan American No-Gi Championship[2] | ||
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2014 California, USA | +66.5 kg |
| Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship[2] | ||
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2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +61.5 kg |
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2011Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
Luiza Monteiro (born 23 November 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. She has won gold medals in the Gi at all four major events and in no-gi at three of the four major events. This record makes Monteiro one of the most successful female Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors of all time.
Career
Luiza began training when she was around 13/14 years old and passed through various schools before receiving her Black Belt in 2010 from Rodrigo Cavaca.[1]
At the beginning of 2018 Luiza joined the Atos Jiu-Jitsu Team in San Diego California where she now trains alongside competitors such as Andre Galvao, Kaynan Duarte and Lucas Barbosa.[3]
Competitive summary
In the major gi championships she is a:-
2x World Championship champion
6x Pan-American Championship champion
2x European Championship champion
6x Brazilian Nationals champion
In the major Nogi championships she is a:-
4x World Nogi Championship champion
2x Pan Ams Nogi Championship champion
1x Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship champion
Competitive style
Luiza is known for her leglocks, footlocks and toeholds finishing three opponents during her Gold medal winning campaign at the 2016 Euros.[4] She also finished her Semi-final opponent at the San Francisco open 2018 with a toehold.[5]