Fábio Leopoldo | |
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Born |
São Paulo, Brazil |
April 17, 1977
Residence | Ventura, California |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Division | Middleweight |
Fighting out of | Ventura, California, United States |
Team | Gracie Morumbi, Ryan Gracie Team |
Teacher(s) | Ryan Gracie (formerly), Renzo Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr |
Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 2004-2007 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 8 |
Wins | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
Website | http://www.graciejiujitsufabioleopoldo.com |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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 a world-renowned instructor.
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 gone on to open three more academies in the United States. One is in Ventura, California, and the others are in Thousand Oaks, California, and Camarillo, California. Leopoldo currently has over twenty black belts that train under him.
Leopoldo is a three-time world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, two-time Brazilian champion, and five-time Pan American champion. He also recently won the gold in the IBJJF International Masters.
Leopoldo has been married to Claudine (Dini) Leal Leopoldo Silva since July 2007. Dini Leopoldo is a RKC II certified Kettlebell instructor, and the head Kettlebell instructor at Gracie Morumbi Ventura and Thousand Oaks, California. They have a son.
In his free time, Leopoldo enjoys surfing and skateboarding. He has been skateboarding since the age of 6, and an avid surfer since his teen years. Leopoldo has even been featured in DEEP surfing magazine.