Joe Duarte
| Joe Duarte | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 4, 1983 Dededo, Guam, U.S. |
| Other names | Hybrid |
| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Guamanian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Team | The Arena |
| Rank | Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Joe Duarte (born August 4, 1983) is a professional mixed martial artist and investor from Guam, and is of native Chamorro descent. He currently trains at The Arena Mixed Martial Arts gym in San Diego, California.
Duarte grew up in the village of Dededo, the largest and most densely populated village on Guam. Actively involved in sports since the age of six, he helped lead several youth sporting organizations to their respective league championships and was also an avid mountain biker and waterman. He became involved in the combat arts after being introduced to freestyle/folkstyle wrestling as an eighth-grade student at F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School where he occasionally trained western boxing.
From 1997-2001, Duarte attended Simon A. Sanchez High School in Yigo, Guam where he continued to do well in athletics. In this time, he earned various accomplishments competing in the DODEA Far East High Schools Wrestling Championships and winning multiple team championships in varsity football, track and field, and men's soccer in his senior year.
Duarte began his mixed martial arts training early in high school. Duarte began training in submission grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Purebred Shooto Guam in Hagatna, Guam in 1999. Although a natural athlete with training as a wrestler, Duarte soon learned that the striking game was his key forte especially with a strong chin. It was the striking game that became his specialty as he trained under the tutelage of Pat "Gori-Chan" Ayuyu, a lightweight pugilist in the K-1 kickboxing organization.
Upon graduation from high school in 2001, Duarte dabbled in the local MMA scene that was still a fledgling sport that was dominated by only a select pool of elite fighters. After working a couple of odd jobs and playing community league football, Duarte took a chance and decided to leave home in search of better opportunities in the U.S. mainland, Duarte left Guam for Kingsville, Texas in 2002.
After leaving Guam, he made his way to Texas where he lived with his brother who was serving in the United States Navy at the time. While in Texas, Duarte started training at a community boxing gym in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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