Rodolfo Vieira (fighter)
Rodolfo Vieira Srour (born September 25, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competes in the middleweight division.
| Rodolfo Vieira | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Rodolfo Vieira Srour September 25, 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Black Belt Hunter |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Team | Fusion X-Cel [1] |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Julio César Pereira |
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Brazil | ||
| Grappling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2015 São Paulo | -99kg |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Championship | ||
| 2011 California, USA | -94kg |
| 2011 California, USA | Absolute |
| 2012 California, USA | -94kg |
| 2013 California, USA | -94kg |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2013 California, USA | Absolute |
| 2014 California, USA | -100kg |
| 2014 California, USA | Absolute |
| World Cup | ||
| 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
| 2011 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -92kg |
| 2011 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
| 2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -94kg |
| 2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
| 2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -94kg |
| 2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
| 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -100kg |
| 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
| Pan American Championship | ||
| 2011 California, USA | -94kg |
| 2011 California, USA | Absolute |
| European Championship | ||
| 2012 Lisbon, Portugal | -94kg |
| 2012 Lisbon, Portugal | Absolute |
Vieira is a four time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion[2] and a seven time World Cup champion.[3][4] 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 purple belt, where he would go on to receive his brown and black belts.[5]
Grappling career
Rodolfo first made an impression on the international scene in 2009, by winning the World Cup Brazilian north trials as a brown belt in a mixed brown and black belt division. He went on to win his division World Cup with a victory over two-time world champion Braulio Estima, whilst he was still a brown belt, this earned him the nickname "black belt hunter".[6] After promotion to black belt, injury sidelined him throughout most of 2010. He returned in 2011 at the black belt division, first winning his division and the absolute [7] at the Pan American Championships then repeating the feat at the World Cup and then the World Championships, he faced Bernardo Faria in five out of the six finals. 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,[8] 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 weight division but came second in the absolute again losing to Marcus Almeida.[9]
At the World Championships, Vieira retained his title in the -94 kg 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 -100 kg weight class, at the 2014 World Cup 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.
Mixed martial arts career
Vieira retired from competing in jiu jitsu and transitioned to mixed martial arts together with his friend and rival Marcus Almeida in 2016.[10][11]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After racking up a 5–0 record in Brazilian and Russian promotions, Vieira was signed by UFC in June 2019.[12]
Vieira made his debut at UFC, facing Oskar Piechota, at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on August 10, 2019.[13] He won the fight via an arm-triangle submission in round two.[14]
Vieira faced Saparbek Safarov on March 7, 2020 at UFC 248.[15] He again won the fight via an arm-triangle submission in the first round.[16]
Vieira was scheduled to face Markus Perez on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[17] However, on September 21, Vieira pulled out due to rib injury that was sustained in training, forcing him to rest and not be able to prepare for the fight.[18]
Vieira was scheduled to face Anthony Hernandez on January 16, 2021 at UFC on ABC 1.[19] However, Hernandez pulled out due to a positive COVID-19 test and they were rescheduled for UFC 258 on February 13, 2021.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
Grappling
- IBJJF
- IBJJF World Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) (2014/2013/2012/2011).[5]
- IBJJF Pans Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) Champion (2011)[5]
- IBJJF European Open Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) (2012)[5]
- IBJJF World Championship Runner-up (absolute weight class) (2014/2013/2012)[5]
- ADCC
- ADCC Champion (2015)[5]
- Copa Pódio
- Copa Pódio Champion (2014/2013)[5]
- IBJJF Europea
- IBJJF European Open Champion (weight and absolute weight classes)(2012)[5]
- UAEJJF Abu Dhabi
- UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (absolute weight class)(2014) [5]
- UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (weight and absolute weight classes)(2012/2011)[5]
- CBJJ Brazilian
- CBJJ Brazilian Champion (weight and absolute weight classes)(2008 purple belt)[5]
- CBJJ Brazilian Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) ( 2007 blue belt)[5]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 7 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 7–0 | Saparbek Safarov | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 1 | 2:58 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Oskar Piechota | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | August 10, 2019 | 2 | 4:26 | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Win | 5–0 | Vitaliy Nemchinov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACA 96 | June 8, 2019 | 1 | 2:01 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jacob Holyman-Tague | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACB 88 | June 16, 2018 | 1 | 3:51 | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Alexander Neufang | TKO (punches) | ACB 82 | March 9, 2018 | 1 | 3:42 | São Paulo, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Fagner Rakchal | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Shooto Brazil 74 | August 27, 2017 | 3 | 4:47 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Daniyar Zarylbekov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Arzalet Fighting Globe Championship 1 | February 10, 2017 | 1 | 2:27 | São Paulo, Brazil |
Grappling Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 110 matches | 100 wins | 9 losses |
| By submission | 68 | 1 |
| By decision | 31 | 8 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Mahamed Aly | Points | Black Belt CBD | -100 kg | Gi | 2018 |
| Win | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kit Dale | Submission | Black Belt CBD | -100 kg | Gi | 2018 |
| Loss | João Gabriel Rocha | opened the fight | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win |  Rafael Lovato Jr. | Points (5-0) | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | Benson Henderson | Submission (kimura) | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | Felipe Pena | Referee Decision | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | Xande Ribeiro | Points | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | Cassio Silva | Points | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | Adam Sachnoff | Submission (armbar) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Loss | Marcus Almeida | Points (0-2) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Bernardo Faria | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Leo Nogueira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | James Puepolo | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | Harlan Berk | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| 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 | 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 | Ricardo 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 | Submission (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 | -99 kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Antonio Peinado | Points (5-0) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | Joseph Lee Baize | Submission (armbar) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | 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 | -92 kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Win | Braulio Estima | Advantage (1-0) | World Cup | -92 kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Loss | André Galvão | Points (0-8) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88 kg | Nogi | 2009 |
| Win | Ricardo Seixas | Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88 kg | Nogi | 2009 |
See also
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