Adilson Lima
“Bitta”
Source: bittabjj.comAdilson "Bitta" Lima built Pitbull in Teresopolis, coached competitors, and now teaches in Abu Dhabi as a seventh-degree coral belt.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, Adilson 'Bitta' Lima(opens in a new tab)
Lima began jiu-jitsu at age 18 under Geny Rebello, who guided him from white through brown belt.
Where in the source: Biography — paragraph beginning 'Bitta started training'.
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Adilson Jorge de Lima was born on March 24, 1964, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Where in the source: Profile details — full name, birth date and birthplace.
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Carlos Rollyson and Carlos Gracie Jr. jointly awarded Lima his black belt in 1988 after he had trained at several Rio de Janeiro academies as a brown belt.
Where in the source: Biography — paragraph following the Geny Rebello training account.
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Lima opened Clube de Jiu Jitsu Pitbull in Teresopolis in 1991 and developed competitors including Delson Heleno and Vitor Henrique Oliveira.
Where in the source: Profile introduction and Biography — academy-opening paragraph.
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BJJ Heroes lists representative senior and masters titles for Lima, including Brazilian national titles and 2015 European Open wins in both his weight class and the open class.
Where in the source: Main Achievements — Brazilian National and European Open entries.
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BJJ Heroes describes a vale-tudo career of five wins and two losses.
Where in the source: Biography — paragraph describing Lima's vale-tudo career.
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In 2012, Lima and Ursula Lima accepted an invitation to move to the United Arab Emirates and help develop jiu-jitsu in the region.
Where in the source: Biography — closing paragraph.
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Bitta BJJ Abu Dhabi, Our Professors(opens in a new tab)
The current Bitta BJJ instructor roster identifies Master Adilson 'Bitta' Lima.
Where in the source: Our Professors — first instructor card.
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Bitta BJJ's current instructor roster describes Lima as a seventh-degree coral belt teaching at the academy in Abu Dhabi.
Where in the source: Our Professors — first instructor card; footer location.
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The academy's current roster gives Lima's coral-belt degree as seventh degree.
Where in the source: Our Professors — Master Adilson 'Bitta' Lima rank line.
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The academy describes Lima as a long-time competitor known for pressure passing, a characterization also present in his BJJ Heroes profile.
Where in the source: Our Professors — Master Adilson 'Bitta' Lima description; BJJ Heroes — Favorite Position/Technique.
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BJJ Heroes, Delson Heleno 'Pe de Chumbo'(opens in a new tab)
Delson Heleno's biography identifies Lima as Heleno's jiu-jitsu teacher and as the founder of Pitbull Clube de Jiu Jitsu and MMA in Teresopolis.
Where in the source: Delson Heleno Biography — paragraph describing his BJJ teacher.
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BJJ Heroes, Vitor Henrique Oliveira(opens in a new tab)
Vitor Henrique Oliveira's biography says Lima was his first coach and promoted him through every jiu-jitsu belt, including black belt at age 22.
Where in the source: Vitor Henrique Biography — paragraph beginning with Adilson de Lima.
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BJJ Metrics, Adilson Lima Bitta competition results(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Metrics records Lima as the 2008 Master 3 black-belt super-heavy champion and open-class bronze medalist while representing Gracie Barra Pitbull.
Where in the source: Competition Results — both visible Master 2008 rows.
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