Demian Maia
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Maia at the weigh-ins for the UFC 131
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| Born | Demian Augusto Maia Baptista November 6, 1977 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
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Welterweight (170 lb) (2012- present) Middleweight (185 lb) (2005–2011) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Team | Demian Maia Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsuunder Fábio Gurgel |
| Years active | 2001, 2005 – present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| University | Cásper Líbero |
| Spouse | Renata |
| Website | http://demianmaia.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Demian Augusto Maia Baptista (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdemiɐ̃ ˈmajɐ] born November 6, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 28, 2016, he is #3 in the official UFC welterweight rankings. In the UFC, Maia is regarded as one of the most dominant grapplers in the sport.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Maia trained in Judo as a child. He began at the age of four and trained until he was six. When he became a teenager, he also began studying Kung Fu and Karate. By age nineteen, Maia was introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by his cousin. After four years and seven months, Demian received his black belt. Demian Maia finished college and graduated with a degree in Journalism. He is currently a fourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has won several major tournaments under Team Brasa.
He won the 77–87 kg weight division at the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, defeating Yushin Okami, Rafael Lovato, and Tarsis Humphres before armbarring Flavio Almeida in the finals. He also won the 2007 Super Challenge under 83 kg belt, defeating Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira by rear naked choke and Gustavo Machado by a judges decision before going on to defeat Fabio Negao by guillotine choke in the finals. On the heels of his ADCC Championship in 2007, Maia released an instructional DVD series titled The Science of Jiu Jitsu I & II in collaboration with the World Martial Arts company.
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