Robert Drysdale
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| Born | Robert Lewis Drysdale October 5, 1981 Provo, Utah, United States |
| Nationality |
Brazilian American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Team | Zenith BJJ/Drysdale JJ |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By submission | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir, Randy Couture, Dan Hardy, Evan Dunham, Brad Tavares, Michelle Nicolini, Joanna Jędrzejczyk. |
| Website | Drysdalejiujitsu.com DrysdaleBJJ.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  United States
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| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
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2007 New Jersey, US | -99 kg |
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2007 New Jersey, US | Absolute |
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| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
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2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -94 kg |
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2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -94 kg |
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2007 Los Angeles, US | -94 kg |
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2007 Los Angeles, US | Absolute |
Robert Lewis Drysdale (born October 5, 1981 in Provo, Utah) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Legacy Fighting Championship & is the current Light Heavyweight Champion. Born in the United States to a Brazilian mother and American father, he moved to Brazil with his family in 1987 at the age of six.
As a young man, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to begin college. While in the United States, following his growing interest in martial arts, he began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Lewis-Perderneiras in 1998 and carried out a submission victory over Marcelo Garcia in 2007. Drysdale also made a successful MMA debut defeating Bastien Huveneers via arm triangle choke. Unfortunately Drysdale's career is tarnished by multiple failed drug tests.
Beginning in the early 1990s, jiu-jitsu began growing in popularity worldwide and Brazil was quickly becoming the Mecca of jiu-jitsu. Robert returned to Brazil in 2002 to dedicate himself entirely to training and competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over the years he has trained continually, initially with Maromba Club and eventually team Brasa Jiu-Jitsu Club in São Paulo, Brazil.
While training and competing for Brasa Club he received his Black Belt in 2004 from Léo Vieira.
In Brazil, he went on to win multiple national and world titles including the IBJJF world championship as a Black belt in 2005
He has competed and taught in various countries around the world, including Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Poland, France, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand; while teaching and hosting seminars in cities across the United States.
Most recently he became the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship – Open Division ADCC, submitting Marcelo Garcia.
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