Braulio de Oliveira Estima is a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
23 Facts About Braulio Estima
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Braulio Estima received his black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr.
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Braulio Estima was born on June 10,1980, in Recife, Brazil.
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Braulio Estima was first exposed to martial arts at the young age of 9, where he was introduced to Judo.
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However, a year later, his judo instructor suffered an untimely death, which caused Estima to take a break from martial arts.
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Braulio Estima was first under thetutelage of Charles Dos Anjos when he first began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Gracie Barra.
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In 1999, after 3 years of training, Braulio Estima won his first Pan-American Championship as a blue belt.
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Braulio Estima was then promoted to purple belt soon after.
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Braulio Estima went on to win gold for three straight years in the Pan-American Championship as a brown belt.
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Braulio Estima accepted Mauricao's offer and made Birmingham his permanent home.
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Braulio Estima continues to teach there to this day with the help of his brother Victor Estima and Otavio Souza.
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Since then, Braulio Estima has taught several respected UK grapplers such as Graham Keys, Kenny Baker, Tom Barlow, Chris Rees and Luke Costello.
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On January 4,2004, Braulio Estima received his black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr.
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Two years later, Braulio Estima went on to win the 2006 Mundials and Pan American Championship and eventually captured all the major titles when he won the European Championship, Mundials, and ADCC in 2009.
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Braulio Estima began training in mixed martial arts, and MMA organization Shine Fights signed him to a multi-fight deal.
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Braulio Estima was scheduled to debut against Rick Hawn on Shine Fights: Worlds Collide in May 2010, but the entire card was scrapped following the loss of the card's headliner, Mayorga vs Thomas.
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Braulio Estima rescheduled his MMA debut, signing with Titan Fighting Championships.
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In 2012, Braulio Estima signed with Authentic Sports Management and trained with MMA fighters such as Rashad Evans, Jorge Santiago, and Eddie Alvarez.
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Braulio Estima was scheduled to face Nick Diaz in a No-Gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu superfight at the 2012 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.
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Braulio Estima refused to fight a late replacement and offered instead to fight Diaz in a mixed martial arts bout.
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Braulio Estima made history when he submitted seven people in a total of 5 minutes and 24 seconds at the 2003 Pan-American Championship.
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Braulio Estima currently holds the most wins at the European Championship, with a total number of 5.
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Braulio Estima was part of the inaugural class of the ADCC Hall of Fame, inducted in 2021.