Yuri Simões
BornYuri Costa Simões Martins da Silva
(1990-06-18) June 18, 1990
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach76.8 in (195 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California, United States
TeamAmerican Kickboxing Academy (2015–present)[1]
Rank3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Caio Terra[2]
Years active2020–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins0
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Grappling
Representing  Brazil
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 São Paulo 88 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Espoo 99 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Las Vegas Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 California 94 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 California +97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 California Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2016 California +97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 California Absolute

Yuri Simões (born June 18, 1990) is a Brazilian grappler, BJJ practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed in the ONE Championship.[3] He is a three time ADCC World Champion in three different weight divisions.[4][5]

Early life and education

Simões started training judo at the age of four, transitioning to Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of nine.[1] He received his black belt from Ricardo Vieira in 2011, and in 2013 he changed teams to train under Caio Terra.[1]

Martial arts career

Grappling career

Simões won his first ADCC medal in 2015, when he won the 2015 ADCC 88 kg gold medal. During the tournament, he managed to beat Keenan Cornelius, Romulo Barral, Zbigniew Tyszka and Ricardo Mesquita.[6] He took part in the 2017 edition of the ADCC as well, competing in the 99 kg weight category. Yuri beat Roman Dolidze by points in the opening round, Mike Perez by decision in the quarterfinals, Jackson Sousa by points in the semifinals and Felipe Pena by points in the finals, to once again win the gold medal.[7]

Simões also won four gold medals in the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, winning the gold medal in both his and the absolute weight categories, in both 2014 and 2016.[8][9] Simões won his third ADCC title, this time in Absolute after defeating Lachlan Giles, Nick Rodriguez, Roberto Abreu and Nicholas Meregali in the final of the 2022 ADCC World Championship.[10]

Simões competed against Nick Rodriguez at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 on December 10, 2023.[11] He lost the match on points.[12]

Mixed martial arts

Having begun training martial arts several years prior, he announced in August 2020 that he had signed with ONE Championship.[13] His first fight was announced for ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3, where was scheduled take on Fan Rong on November 13, 2020.[14] Yuri lost his promotional debut by unanimous decision.[15]

He was scheduled to face Daniyal Zainalov at ONE: Full Circle on February 25, 2022.[16] Simões lost by split decision.[17]

After suffering two straight losses to start his MMA career, he was released by ONE.[18]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 0 wins 2 losses
By decision 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–2 Daniyal Zainalov Decision (split) ONE: Full Circle February 25, 2022 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Middleweight debut.
Loss 0–1 Fan Rong Decision (unanimous) ONE: Inside the Matrix 3 November 13, 2020 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Light Heavyweight debut.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jay Furness (November 11, 2020). "5 Fast Facts On BJJ Star Yuri Simoes Before His MMA Debut". ONE Championship.
  2. ↑ "Yuri Simões". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ↑ 2x ADCC Champ Yuri Simoes To Make MMA Debut at ONE Championship BJJEE, November 20, 2019
  4. ↑ 2x ADCC Champion Yuri Simoes Signs With ONE Championship jiujitsutimes.com December 30, 2019
  5. ↑ "Home Page • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com.
  6. ↑ "Complete Results: 2015 ADCC". flograppling.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "ADCC 2017 results: Marcus Almeida, Gabi Garcia take gold, Andre Galvao wins super fight". mmamania.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "2014 BJJ World Championship Results – IBJJF". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "IBJJF 2016 World Jiu Jitsu Championship Full Results: Buchecha Makes History!". bjjheroes.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Stein, Liam (2022-09-17). "Live Updates & Results - 2022 ADCC World Championships". FloGrappling.
  11. ↑ Jones, Phil. "Nicky Rodriguez Booked Against Yuri Simoes At UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "UFC Fight Pass Invitational 5 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Two time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes signs for ONE Championship". asianmma.com. August 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Yuri Simoes Has His First MMA Fight Soon for ONE FC". 12 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Yuri Simoes Loses MMA Debut To Fan Rong". jitsmagazine.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (February 4, 2022). "Reinier de Ridder, Kiamrian Abbasov collide in ONE: Full Circle main event, David Branch debuts vs. Leandro Ataides". mmafighting.com.
  17. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (2022-02-25). "ONE: Full Circle results, videos: Reinier de Ridder retains double champ status on knockout-filled card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  18. ↑ "ONE Championship cuts 5 fighters from its roster". South China Morning Post. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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