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[2] |
| 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  | ||
| Grappling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
.svg.png){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){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[3] and a seven time World Cup champion.[4][5] 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.[6]
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". 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]
Championships and accomplishments
Grappling
- IBJJF
- IBJJF World Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) (2014/2013/2012/2011).[6]
- IBJJF Pans Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) Champion (2011)[6]
- IBJJF European Open Champion (weight and absolute weight classes) (2012)[6]
- IBJJF World Championship Runner-up (absolute weight class) (2014/2013/2012)[6]
- Copa Pódio
- Copa Pódio Champion (2014/2013)[6]
- IBJJF Europea
- IBJJF European Open Champion (weight and absolute weight classes)(2012)[6]
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 | | Points | Black Belt CBD | -100kg | Gi | 2018 |
| Win | .svg.png){kind=small} | Submission | Black Belt CBD | -100kg | Gi | 2018 |
| Loss | | opened the fight | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win |  | Points (5-0) | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | | Submission (kimura) | ADCC World Championship | Absolute | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | | Referee Decision | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | | Points | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | | Points | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2015 |
| Loss | | Points (0-2) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (wrist lock) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Loss | | Points (0-2) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (ezequiel choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Points (7-0) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  | Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Super Heavyweight | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Draw | | Draw | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win |  | Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2014 |
| Win | | Decision | Metamoris II | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Loss | | Points (2-6) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Points (8-0) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Advantages (3-0) | Copa Podio | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Superfight | Gi | 2013 |
| Loss | | Points (2-7) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Points (9-0) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Points (11-0) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (triangle choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (ezekiel choke) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Advantages (3-1) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Advantages (6-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Points (10-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Points (9-0) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Copa Podio | Absolute | Gi | 2013 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Points (16-0) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Rockstrike | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Brazil. Teams | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Brazil. Teams | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Advantages (4-0) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (cross choke) | World Championships | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Loss | | Points (7-8) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submisison (cross choke) | World Championships | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Points (4-2) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (cross choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (bow & arrow choke) | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Disqualification (knee reap) | World Cup Brazilian Trials | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Points (7-0) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (ezekiel choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | European Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (ezekiel choke) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Win | | Submission (triangle choke) | European Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2012 |
| Loss | | Submission (heel hook) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (5-0) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | ADCC World Championship | -99 kg | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (9-0) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (3-0) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (20-2) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (26-0) | World Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (triangle choke) | World Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (3-0) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (8-0) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (armbar) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Advantages (4-0) | Pan Championship | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (Choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Submission (cross choke) | Pan Championship | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Referee Decision | World Cup | Absolute | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points | World Cup | Heavyweight | Gi | 2011 |
| Win | | Referee Decision | Nogi World Cup | Absolute | Nogi | 2011 |
| Loss | | Points | Nogi World Cup | Heavyweight | Nogi | 2011 |
| Win | | Points (14-0) | Pan Championship | xxx | Gi | 2010 |
| Win | | Advantages (2-0) | World Cup | -92 kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Win | | Advantage (1-0) | World Cup | -92 kg | Gi | 2009 |
| Loss | | Points (0-8) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88 kg | Nogi | 2009 |
| Win | | Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC 2009 Brazilian Trials | -88 kg | Nogi | 2009 |
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