Baret Yoshida
American black belt Baret Yoshida paired an open-guard game with ten ADCC World appearances, two silvers, and a bronze.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Pancrase, “YOSHIDA, Baret”, fighter profile accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Baret Yoshida was born on 26 April 1975 and is from Mililani, Hawaii.
Where in the source: Fighter profile — “dob: 4/26/1975”
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Pancrase's fighter profile records Yoshida as ADCC under-66 kg runner-up in 2001 and 2003.
Where in the source: Titles — “A.D.C.C. -66kg class 2nd place”
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Yoshida also crossed into professional mixed martial arts, with Pancrase listing a 2003 featherweight debut and earlier appearances in SuperBrawl and Shooto.
Where in the source: Career — “Pancrase debut: 11/30/2003”
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BJJ Heroes, “Baret Yoshida”, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Yoshida began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Relson Gracie's academy in Hawaii in 1994 and earned his purple belt there.
Where in the source: Biography, opening paragraph
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In 1999 Yoshida moved to the Inoue brothers' team, led by Egan and Enson Inoue.
Where in the source: Biography, opening paragraph
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Egan Inoue awarded Yoshida his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt after his early ADCC medal runs.
Where in the source: Biography, final paragraph
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BJJ Heroes describes Yoshida as both an ADCC medalist and a World No-Gi champion whose open guard became central to his reputation.
Where in the source: Profile introduction
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ADCC, “ADCC Hall of Fame names that will remain in the history of grappling”, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
ADCC's Hall of Fame account credits Yoshida with appearances at ten ADCC World events, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Where in the source: Hall of Fame — “10 ADCC world events”
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Hywel Teague, FloGrappling, “Baret Yoshida's Crazy Life Story”, 7 April 2017.(opens in a new tab)
A 2017 FloGrappling career feature framed Yoshida as an early American grappling figure who combined repeated ADCC appearances with MMA experience in Japan.
Where in the source: Introduction — “early American pioneer fighting MMA in Japan”
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Chris Onzuka, “Local Boy Makes Good: Hawaii's Own Baret Yoshida”, 11 November 1999.(opens in a new tab)
In a 1999 interview, Yoshida described his route into the ADCC field and his effort to combine jiu-jitsu with wrestling, boxing and vale tudo training under the Inoue team.
Where in the source: Interview — “How did you end up competing at Abu Dhabi?”
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Competition results
| Year | Event | Result | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ADCC 2007Source: adcombat.com-66 kgNo-giVerified | 3rd place | -66 kgNo-giVerified |
Lineage
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Open lineage