Augusto Frota
A Nogueira black belt from Fortaleza who worked at UBS, fought in Shooto and Cage Wars, and built Frota Academy in Zurich.
Biography
Sources for this profile
German Wikipedia, article on Augusto Frota, last edited 15 January 2024(opens in a new tab)
German Wikipedia gives his year of birth as 1978.
Where in the source: Infobox — Geburtsdatum line, year 1978
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German Wikipedia describes him as a Brazilian living in Switzerland.
Where in the source: Lead, first sentence — lebender Brasilianer
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German Wikipedia says Frota holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, awarded by his teacher Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Where in the source: Lead — schwarzen Gurt von seinem Lehrer
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The fight table on German Wikipedia lists professional MMA bouts from April 2003, at a Shooto Holland event, to October 2007, at an event listed as CW 8, with a Shooto bout in Switzerland in 2004 in between; the article text calls him a veteran of Shooto Japan and Cage Wars.
Where in the source: Table Liste der Profi-Kämpfe — first and last rows; lead on Shooto Japan
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Wikipedia names Rumina Sato, whom it calls a former Shooto world champion, and Kenji Osawa among his notable opponents; the table places the Sato bout at a Shooto event in March 2007.
Where in the source: Lead, sentence on Namhafte Gegner; table row dated 16. März 2007
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German Wikipedia says he was elected chairman of ADCC Mitteleuropa in 2011 and is president of Shooto Switzerland and ADCC Switzerland.
Where in the source: Lead — Vorsitzenden von ADCC Mitteleuropa
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BJJEE, interview and visit report on Frota Academy founder, 10 March 2016(opens in a new tab)
He is originally from Fortaleza, Brazil. He began training in 1997 in Brasília under Admilson Brites, a Royler Gracie black belt, and won several national and state tournaments in that period.
Where in the source: Body, paragraph on his start in Brasília — 1997, Admilson Brites
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Back in Fortaleza he trained with Marcus Aurelio, the Pride and UFC veteran, before leaving for the United States to study. He studied in Fort Lauderdale and completed a business degree in Florida, where he met Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira.
Where in the source: Body, paragraph on Fortaleza and Florida — Marcus Aurelio; BIB
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After his studies he moved to Switzerland and started to work for UBS; the article says he now lives in Zurich. He kept training under Nogueira, set up his own academy and earned his black belt in September 2005.
Where in the source: Body, UBS paragraph — black belt September 2005
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The 2016 article says Frota uses his contacts to bring visiting instructors to teach at the academy each week and runs a luxury BJJ camp in Ibiza with guest athletes such as Leandro Lo and Marcus Buchecha.
Where in the source: Intro, third paragraph — luxury BJJ camp, Ibiza
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BJJEE, article on the Swiss BJJ confederation ISCBJJ, 18 March 2016(opens in a new tab)
The 2016 article on the Swiss BJJ confederation says Frota received his black belt from Nogueira in 2005.
Where in the source: Frota paragraph — got his own black belt from the legendary Minotauro Nogueira in 2005
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In 2016 the Swiss confederation ISCBJJ, described as working closely with the IBJJF, named Frota as its president; the article also lists him as managing director of Shooto Europe and vice president of ADCC Europe.
Where in the source: Frota paragraph — The ISCBJJ’s president is Augusto Frota
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Frota Academy, own page on Augusto Frota (first-hand, undated; read 21 October 2026)(opens in a new tab)
Frota Academy says that after his studies he moved to Switzerland, working in banking while competing in MMA, and that in 2002 he founded Frota Academy in Zürich.
Where in the source: Page, section The Rise — In 2002, he founded Frota Academy
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The academy page calls him a 4th-degree black belt and says he is owner and head coach.
Where in the source: Page, intro — Now a 4th degree
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The academy page lists his MMA titles as including Cage Wars bouts in Glasgow and Belfast in 2007 and Shooto Holland in 2006, and lists Shooto Japan in 2003.
Where in the source: Page, Titles — Mixed Martial Arts list
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The academy page lists IBJJF Amsterdam International Open No-Gi 2018 (champion) and IBJJF European Championship No-Gi 2022 (vice champion) among his titles.
Where in the source: Page, Titles — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling lists
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The academy page says Frota has promoted 29 students to black belt, and lists them by name, including Alfred Sutter.
Where in the source: Page, Black Belts section — 29 students
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On the academy page Nogueira calls Frota a great friend and one of his top students, and Marcus Aurelio says they are from the same place, Fortaleza.
Where in the source: Page, Testimonials — Nogueira; Marcus Aurelio
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BJJEE, training report on Frota Academy in Zurich, 16 May 2016(opens in a new tab)
A 2016 visitor report describes Frota Academy as an 850 square metre facility in Zurich where instruction came mainly from Frota, Alfred Sutter and Stefan Ruegg, with visiting black belts such as Braulio Estima teaching during the week.
Where in the source: Report — 850 square meters facility; instruction mostly provided by Augusto Frota
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BJJEE, profile article on Augusto Frota, 2 August 2019(opens in a new tab)
A 2019 profile article calls him a 4th-degree black belt under Nogueira and names camps he organised in Mykonos, Ibiza, Barcelona and Cannes.
Where in the source: Intro — 4th degree black belt; camps held in Mykonos
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