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Rodolfo first made an impression on the internation scene with a victory over [[Braulio Estima]], on his way to winning his division at the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] in 2009, whilst he was still a brown belt. After injury sidelined him in 2010, he returned in 2011 at the black belt division, first winning his division and the absolute at the [[Pan-American Championship (jiu jitsu)|Pan American Championships]] then repeating the feat at the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] and then the [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]]. Vieira would go on to compete at the [[2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship]], after defeating Joseph Lee Blaize and Antonio Peinado, he lost by heel hook to [[Dean Lister]], in the semi-finals. In 2012 after winning double gold at the [[European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)|European Championships]] and the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] again, he went on to the [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]]. He suffered a defeat to [[Marcus Almeida]] in the quarter-finals of absolute division, he went on to defeat [[Xande Ribeiro]] to win his weight class for a second time. |
Rodolfo first made an impression on the internation scene with a victory over [[Braulio Estima]], on his way to winning his division at the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] in 2009, whilst he was still a brown belt. After injury sidelined him in 2010, he returned in 2011 at the black belt division, first winning his division and the absolute at the [[Pan-American Championship (jiu jitsu)|Pan American Championships]] then repeating the feat at the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] and then the [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]]. Vieira would go on to compete at the [[2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship]], after defeating Joseph Lee Blaize and Antonio Peinado, he lost by heel hook to [[Dean Lister]], in the semi-finals. In 2012 after winning double gold at the [[European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)|European Championships]] and the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]] again, he went on to the [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]]. He suffered a defeat to [[Marcus Almeida]] in the quarter-finals of absolute division, he went on to defeat [[Xande Ribeiro]] to win his weight class for a second time. In 2013 he competed in the Copa Podio in Brazil, where he won his weight division and the absolute. He then competed at the [[World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup|World Cup]], where he won his weright division but came second in the absolute again losing to [[Marcus Almeida]]. At the [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]], Vieira retained his title in the =94kg weight class but lost to Almeida in the final of the absolute. In 2014 in an effort to defeat [[Marcus Almeida]] Rodolfo put on more weight and moved up to the -100kg weight class, at the 2014 [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championships]] he won his weight class defeating Luiz Panza in the final, but again was defeated by [[Marcus Almeida]] in the absolute final, however the match was much closer than their last previously contested matches. |
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Revision as of 20:28, 31 May 2014
| Rodolfo Vieira | |
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| Born | September 25, 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Black Belt Hunter |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Division | Heavy Weight (-94kg) |
| Team | GF Team |
| Rank | 'black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
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| Representing Brazil
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2011 California, USA | -94kg |
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2011 California, USA | Absolute |
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2012 California, USA | -94kg |
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2013 California, USA | -94kg |
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2013 California, USA | Absolute |
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2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
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2011 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
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2011 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
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2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
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2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
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2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
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2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
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2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -100kg |
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2011 California, USA | -94kg |
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2011 California, USA | Absolute |
| European Championship | ||
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2012 Lisbon, Portugal | -94kg |
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2012 Lisbon, Portugal | Absolute |
Rodolfo Vieira Srour (born September 25, 1989, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a four time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) World Champion and a six time World Cup champion.[1] [2]Rodolfo's Jiu-Jitsu style displays a very diverse set of skills, allied with a fast pace guard passing style, great cardio and huge physical prowess, making him the most dominant Heavyweight in Jiu-Jitsu's recent years by completely dominating most of his fights. He is highly regarded for his guard passing skills. His recurrent matches with Marcus Almeida are among Jiu-Jitsu's most famous rivalries.
Background
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo started training under Arlans Maia when he was 13, because he felt overweight. A few years later he joined the Gama Filho team (now Grappling Fight Team) under Julio Cesar Pereira, as a blue belt, where he would go on to recieve his purple, brown and black belts.
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Rodolfo first made an impression on the internation scene with a victory over Braulio Estima, on his way to winning his division at the World Cup in 2009, whilst he was still a brown belt. After injury sidelined him in 2010, he returned in 2011 at the black belt division, first winning his division and the absolute at the Pan American Championships then repeating the feat at the World Cup and then the World Championships. Vieira would go on to compete at the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, after defeating Joseph Lee Blaize and Antonio Peinado, he lost by heel hook to Dean Lister, in the semi-finals. In 2012 after winning double gold at the European Championships and the World Cup again, he went on to the World Championships. He suffered a defeat to Marcus Almeida in the quarter-finals of absolute division, he went on to defeat Xande Ribeiro to win his weight class for a second time. In 2013 he competed in the Copa Podio in Brazil, where he won his weight division and the absolute. He then competed at the World Cup, where he won his weright division but came second in the absolute again losing to Marcus Almeida. At the World Championships, Vieira retained his title in the =94kg weight class but lost to Almeida in the final of the absolute. In 2014 in an effort to defeat Marcus Almeida Rodolfo put on more weight and moved up to the -100kg weight class, at the 2014 World Championships he won his weight class defeating Luiz Panza in the final, but again was defeated by Marcus Almeida in the absolute final, however the match was much closer than their last previously contested matches.
Grappling Record
| 98 matches | 90 wins | 7 losses |
| By submission | 62 | 1 |
| By decision | 27 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Submission (wrist lock) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  Alexander Trans |
Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  Sean Roberts |
Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | AJ Agazarm |
Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Loss | Marcus Almeida |
Points (0-2) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | André Galvão |
Submission (ezequiel choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Leandro Lo |
Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Luiz Panza |
Submission (choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Luiz Panza |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Lucio Rodrigues |
Points (7-0) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Antonio Braga Neto |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  Luke Costello |
Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Leandro Lo |
Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Travis Stevens |
Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Draw | Leandro Lo |
Draw | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Alan Belcher |
Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  Faisal Alkitbe |
Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Alexandre Souza |
Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Braulio Estima |
Decision (split) | Metamoris II | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Loss | Marcus Almeida |
Points (2-6) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Nivaldo Lima |
Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Leo Leite |
Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Yuri Simoes |
Points (8-0) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | James Puopolo |
Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Leo Leite |
Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | João Rocha |
Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Antonio Peinado |
Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Lucas Sachs |
Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Ricrado Abreu |
Advantages (3-0) | Copa Podio | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Leo Leite |
Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Loss | Marcus Almeida |
Points (2-7) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Claudio Calasans |
Points (9-0) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Pedro Peres |
Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Roberto Alencar |
Points (11-0) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Rodrigo Ribeiro |
Submission (triangle choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Pedro Henrique |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Leo Nogueira |
Advantages (3-1) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Alexandre Souza |
Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Xande Ribeiro |
Advantages (6-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Keenan Cornelius |
Points (10-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Leo Nogueira |
Points (9-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Alexandre Ceconi |
Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | Kim Terra |
Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Gilmar Oliveira |
Submission (choke) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Tarsis Humphreys |
Points (16-0) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Luciano Gonçalves |
Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Luis Roberto Pereira |
Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Enrico Wesley |
Submission (choke) | Brazil. Teams | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Kinter Moura |
Submission (armbar) | Brazil. Teams | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Xande Ribeiro |
Advantages (4-0) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Alexandre Ceconi |
Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Fabiano Souza |
Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Alan Salgado |
Submission (cross choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Loss | Marcus Almeida |
Points (7-8) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | James Puopolo |
Submission (choke) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Diego Vivaldi |
Submisison (cross choke) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | André Galvão |
Points (4-2) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Submission (cross choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Marcus Almeida |
Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Roberto Alencar |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Marcelo Bernardo |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Cristiano Carioca |
Submission (choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Luiz Panza |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Luís Felipe |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Pedro Borges |
Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Otavio Countinho |
Disqualification (knee reap) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Points (7-0) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Roberto Tussa |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Paulo Tarcisio |
Submission (choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Gabriel Kitober |
Submission (choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Lucio Rodrigues |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | Victor Estima |
Submission (triangle choke) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Loss | Dean Lister |
Submission (heel hook) | ADCC World Championship | -99kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Antonio Peinado |
Points (5-0) | ADCC World Championship | -99kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Joseph Lee Baize |
Submission (armbar) | ADCC World Championship | -99kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Points (9-0) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Points (3-0) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Rafael Lovato Jr. |
Points (20-2) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Gybson Sá |
Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Dustin Denes |
Points (26-0) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Marcus Almeida |
Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Sérgio Moraes |
Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Claudio Calasans |
Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Antionio Braga Neto |
Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Matt Jubera |
Submission (triangle choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Points (3-0) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria |
Points (8-0) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Diego Herzog |
Submission (armbar) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Leo Nogueira |
Advantages (4-0) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Marcus Almeida |
Submission (Choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Antonio Peinado |
Submission (choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Dan Simmler |
Submission (cross choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Rafael Mendes |
Referee Decision | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Rafael Lovato Jr. |
Points | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | Rafael Mendes |
Referee Decision | Nogi World Cup | Absolute | Nogi | 2011 |
| Loss | Rafael Lovato Jr. |
Points | Nogi World Cup | Heavyweight | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Alexandre de Souza |
Points (14-0) | Pan Championship | xxx | Gi | 2010 |
| Win | Antonio Peinado |
Advantages (2-0) | World Cup | -92kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Win | Braulio Estima |
Advantage (1-0) | World Cup | -92kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Loss | André Galvão |
Points (0-8) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88kg | Nogi | 2009 |
| Win | Ricardo Seixas |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88kg | Nogi | 2009 |
References
- ^ "Rodolfo Vieira | BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia". BJJ Heroes. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ "Rodolfo Vieira career on MARanking| MARanking Martial Arts Ranking". Maranking.com. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
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