Wallid Ismail
| Wallid Ismail | |
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| Born | Wallid Farid Ismail 23 February 1968 Manaus, Brazil |
| Other names | Paraíba |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro |
| Team | Carlson Gracie Team |
| Trainer | Carlson Gracie, Georges Mehdi, Ary Almeida |
| Rank | 1st degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 1991–2002 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Occupation | Fight promoter |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Wallid Farid Ismail (born February 23, 1968) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and promoter. Ismail holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under Carlson Gracie, and is an IVC mixed martial arts world champion and BJJ Champion. In mixed martial arts, Ismail also competed for the UFC, and PRIDE, and most of wins in the sport came by way of submission. Ismail's nickname "Paraíba," is a term often applied to those in Brazil that come from outside of Rio de Janeiro. The adjective is similar to the term "redneck" in the United States.
Ismail started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1980 in his home state of Amazonas in Brazil under Ary Almeida, and then, in 1984, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and started training under his master, the late Carlson Gracie, who described Ismail as a "hairy and chubby guy," but had a desire to succeed, as he would be known for later in his career and stayed by the side of his master until the day Carlson died in 2006. Gracie had allowed Ismail to train with his camp even though Ismail had no money to afford the teaching and it was Ismail's peers at Gracie's camp that originally gave Ismail the nickname, "Paraiba." Wallid then started to compete in jiu-jitsu tournaments, becoming champion several times, and defeating four members of the famous Gracie family in competition.
Back when they were brown belts, Wallid had a famous duel with Ralph Gracie at the Copa Rio Sport Center, with Ismail winning a referee decision. In 1993, Wallid scored another victory over a Gracie when he defeated Renzo Gracie. After his win, Ismail challenged the main members of the family, Rickson and Royce, stating that he would fight them in any style anywhere. Only Royce accepted the challenge, demanding special conditions for the fight, like having no point scoring and no time limit, thus making the fight only winnable by submission. With renowned Hélio Vigio as the referee, the bout took place in December 1998, and was won by Ismail after four minutes and fifty three seconds, choking Gracie unconscious with the Relógio (also known as clock choke or koshi-jime), a move that has been associated with Wallid ever since. After the match, Royce's side tried to negotiate a rematch, but according to Ismail, they withdrew from the proposition after several months.
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