Fábio Leopoldo Explained

Fábio Leopoldo
Birth Date:day=17 month=4 year=1977
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Residence:Ventura, California[1]
Weight:185lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Fighting Out Of:Ventura, California, United States
Team:Gracie Morumbi, Ryan Gracie Team
Teacher:Ryan Gracie (formerly), Renzo Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr
Rank:5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years Active:2004-2007
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:1
Url:https://www.morumbijiujitsuacademy.com
Sherdog:10330

Fábio Leopoldo Silva (born April 17, 1977 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist and is currently an active Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and instructor.

Career

After graduating college with a degree in International Business, Leopoldo started his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in São Paulo, Brazil called Gracie Morumbi. He has been the owner and primary instructor at the academy since it was established in 1999. Since then he has opened two more academies in the United States. One is in Ventura, California, and the other is in Thousand Oaks, California.

Leopoldo is a total six-time world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, two-time Brazilian champion, and seven-time Pan American champion. He also recently won the gold in the IBJJF International Masters..

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 5-3| Ryan McGivern| TKO (punches)| IFL: 2007 Team Championship| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:35| Hollywood, Florida, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 5-2| Brent Beauparlant| TKO (injury)| IFL – Las Vegas| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:22| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5-1| Gerald Harris| Decision (split)| IFL: Connecticut| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:00| Uncasville, Connecticut, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4-1| Chris Albandia| Submission (guillotine choke)| IFL: Atlanta| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:48| Atlanta, Georgia, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3-1| Ryan McGivern| Submission (kneebar)| IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:49| Moline, Illinois, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 2-1| Matt Lindland| Submission (rear naked choke)| Gracie Fighting Championships: Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:25| Columbus, Ohio, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2-0| Yuki Sasaki| Decision (majority)| Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1-0| Brendan Seguin| TKO (punches)| MMA: Eruption| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:43| Lowell, Massachusetts, United States|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gracie Morumbi Instructor Bios . February 19, 2011 . September 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924235727/http://www.graciejiujitsufabioleopoldo.com/site/instructors.html . dead .