Juliana Borges
BornJuliana Vieira Borges
(1977-07-31) 31 July 1977[1]
Goiânia, Brazil
DivisionMiddleweight (BJJ)
-69 kg (152.1 lb)
Style
Team
Rank
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Long Beach, USA − 64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Freestyle Wrestling
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil− 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guatemala City− 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Guatemala City− 68 kg

Juliana Vieira Borges is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler, submission grappler, Judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[lower-alpha 1]

A champion in wrestling, judo and BJJ (gi and no-gi), competing in all three disciplines for over a decade; Borges became in 2005 the first woman to win double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship,[2] the first woman to win the ADCC openweight category and the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[1]

Biography

Juliana Vieira Borges was born on 31 July 1977, in Goiânia, Brazil.[1] A competitive swimmer from a young age she also started Judo at age 12 under the guidance of her uncle Sebastião Borges and her father, a Judo black-belt.[3]

Between 1995 and 1997, Borges earned multiple state titles and the Brazilian Nationals with the Brazilian National League of Judo.[1] In 1997 she was promoted to Judo black belt. Two years later she won 3 gold medals in the Brazilian National Swimming League. While at University studying odontology she was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) by a fellow judoka as a way to improve her judo groundwork (ne-waza), on her return home she continued training BJJ under Fernando Boi.[1]

She received all her belts from Boi starting with blue, she became world champion in 2000, then a second time the following year in 2001 while at purple belt, competing in the purple/brown and black division[4] after defeating Renata Pimentel in the final.[5]

Under Boi's training, Borges started freestyle wrestling, in 2002 she joined a workgroup led by Alejo Morales. In 2003 she became the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[6] A year later she won bronze at the 2004 IBJJF World Championship in the middleweight division.[lower-alpha 3][7] She was promoted to black belt by Boi in 2004.[1]

In 2005 she joined ATT (American Top Team) moving to the U.S. to train under Ricardo Liborio as well as Jason Kelly a wrestling coach. Borges was invited to compete at ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship in the very first female division in May 2005;[8] after defeating Hannette Staack,[3] Megumi Yabushita[9] and Stacy Cartwright she won the +60 kg division,[10] she then defeated Kizma Button, Alessandra Vieira and Tara LaTosa to win the first Women Absolute (openweight).[11] Two weeks after ADCC she competed in a mixed gender[lower-alpha 4] NAGA (Expert division) championship, winning gold. In 2009 she won bronze at the IBJJF World Championship after losing to Kyra Gracie in the semi-final.[1]

Competitive summary

Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Main Achievements (black belt level):[1]

Main Achievements (colored belt level):[1]

  • IBJJF World Champion (2000 blue, 2001 purple)
  • IBJJF Pan Champion (2000 blue)
  • 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2004 brown)

Freestyle Wrestling

Main Achievements:[1]

  • Pan American Champion (2004 / 2005)
  • Brazilian Nationals Champion (2003 / 2004 / 2005)
  • 2nd place Pan American Championships (2006)

Judo

Main Achievements:[1]

  • Brazil National Judo League Champion (1997)
  • Goiás State Champion (1996 / 1997)
  • Minas Gerais State Champion (1995 / 1997)

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Fernando Marques (Boi) > Juliana Borges[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 under Fernando Boi[1]
  2. ↑ under Sebastião Borges[1]
  3. ↑ purple/brown and black division[7]
  4. ↑ female (no-gi and gi) and male (no-gi)
  5. ↑ Weight and absolute[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Juliana Borges". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (26 August 2020). "Which ADCC Double Champion Had The Hardest Journey?". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "ADCC 2005 Female Champion Juliana Borges". adcombat.com. 5 July 2005.
  4. ↑ "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001.
  5. ↑ "Juliana Borges - Fighter Page". Tapology. 21 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Burne, Kathrine (1 February 2023). "10 BJJ Legends Who Paved The Way For Women In Jiu-Jitsu". Jitsmagazine.com.
  7. 1 2 "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004.
  8. ↑ Burne, Kathrine (10 October 2023). "Throwback: ADCC 2005 Introduces First Women's Divisions". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "women's grappling news Archives - Page 2 of 2". Fighter Girls. 28 August 2007.
  10. ↑ "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2005 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. 6 October 2010.
  11. 1 2 "2005 ADCC Championships - Grappling Event". Tapology. 28 May 2005.
  12. ↑ "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009.
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