David Vieira (fighter)
| David Vieira | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Vieira da Silva February 28, 1982 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Team | DVBJJ |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | BJJ: White Belt 2000, Blue Belt 2002, Purple Belt 2003, Brown Belt 2004, Black Belt 2005, 1st Degree Black Belt 2008, 2nd Degree Black Belt 2011, 3rd Degree Black Belt 2014. MMA: Since 2007 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
 World Championship |
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2002 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2002 Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2003 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2004 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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National Championship |
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2001 Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2003 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2003 Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2005 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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2005 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
 European Championship |
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2009 Portugal | -88kg |
 Pan American Championship |
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2002 Orlando | -77kg |
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2004 Los Angeles | -88kg |
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2006 Los Angeles | -88kg |
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American Cup Championship |
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2004 Orlando | -77kg |
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No Gi State Championship |
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2011 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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State Championship |
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2002 1st São Paulo | -77kg |
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2002 2nd São Paulo | -77kg |
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2002 3rd São Paulo | -77kg |
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2002 2nd Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2003 1st Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2003 3rd Rio de Janeiro | -77kg |
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2005 1st Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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2005 1st Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2005 2nd Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
| Absolute/Open Weight Class | ||
David Vieira (born February 28, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), a BJJ competitor, instructor and a professional Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) fighter.
Vieira was seventeen when he started practicing Jiu-Jitsu. His first instructor was Alexandre de Lima at the Infight Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro, but a few months later he was invited to start training with Rogerio Poggio at the main Infight Academy.
After winning Gold in the -77 kg and Absolute divisions of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2002, Vieira went to São Paulo to train with the founder of the Infight Academy, 6th Degree BJJ Black Belt "Pitoco" Totila Jordan Neto.
In 2004, Vieira came to the United States for the second time to compete at the Pan American Championship and that is when he was introduced to Gracie Barra by Eduardo de Lima. When Vieira went back to Brazil, he decided to join Gracie Barra Academy where in 2005 he got his black belt.
Vieira currently teaches at his own Jiu-Jitsu Academy (DVBJJ) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; But he also continues his MMA training at Gordo Jiu-Jitsu and Team Nogueira.
Most of Vieira's friends and family call him just Davi or Magro (Portuguese for Skinny).
Vieira has awarded Black Belts to:
David's notable wins via submission were over;
Vieira became a professional MMA fighter in 2007, and that same year he was featured in the MMA Authority Magazine as the new up and coming fighter, and was described by the magazine as the "Brazilian Prodigy." After 4 successful MMA fights in the United States David went back to Brazil to improve his MMA game and become a more complete fighter. Even though Vieira continued his MMA training, he decided to take some time off from professional MMA fighting to focus on running his jiu-jitsu school in Brazil.
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