Davi Ramos
Davi Ramos came up through every belt under Casquinha at Rio's Top Brother, won ADCC 2015 with a flying armbar in the final, then fought in the UFC.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Graciemag, 'Davi Ramos of Corinthians talks BJJ Worlds and MMA', 29 May 2012.(opens in a new tab)
Davi Ramos's full name is Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva.
Where in the source: Opening paragraph below the photo caption — anchor: 'Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva is a dedicated athlete'
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In 2011 Ramos helped André Galvão prepare for ADCC 2011, sharpening Galvão's leglock game ahead of the under-88 kg final, which Galvão won along with the absolute. He was then called in by Daniel Moraes to help with Alan Belcher's pre-UFC training camp, and by May 2012 had joined the Corinthians jiu-jitsu team led by Ramon Lemos.
Where in the source: Second and third paragraphs — anchors: 'doubly victorious ADCC 2011 campaign'; 'pre-UFC training camp of Alan Belcher'
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BJJ Heroes, 'Davi Ramos' fighter profile (undated, read 2026).(opens in a new tab)
Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva was born on 5 November 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Where in the source: Full-name field and the biography section, first line (date and place of birth).
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Ramos was born and raised in jiu-jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (South America).
Where in the source: Biography section, first two paragraphs (birthplace and early training).
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Ramos discovered jiu-jitsu early in life and was brought up through the belts by César 'Casquinha' Guimarães, founder of the Top Brother academy and son of Carlson Gracie black belt Walter Guimarães. He is a black belt under Casquinha; BJJ Heroes gives his lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda, Carlos Gracie, Carlson Gracie, Walter Guimarães, César Guimarães, Davi Ramos.
Where in the source: Lineage field and biography section, second paragraph — anchor: 'brought up through the ranks by Master “Casquinha”'
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BJJ Heroes says Ramos became one of Top Brother's leading representatives abroad and was the first to open a Top Brother affiliate outside Brazil, in Mexico.
Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph, last sentence (Mexico affiliate).
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According to BJJ Heroes, Ramos was relatively little known to the wider jiu-jitsu audience until he joined the Atos training camp in San Diego, and he won most of his major titles while representing Atos.
Where in the source: Biography section, third paragraph — anchor: 'joining forces with the Atos training camp'
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At the 2015 ADCC World Championship (-77 kg) Ramos beat Young-Ahm Noh by rear-naked choke in the first round, Gabriel Rollo 3-0 on points in the quarterfinal, Gilbert Burns by rear-naked choke in the semifinal and Lucas Lepri by flying armbar in the final.
Where in the source: Fight history table, ADCC 2015 rows at 77 kg (row IDs 7942, 7949, 7953, 7955); columns opponent, W/L, method, stage.
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Ramos qualified through the 2015 ADCC Brazilian trials in Rio de Janeiro, winning six matches in the -77 kg bracket and finishing Claudio Mattos with a rear-naked choke in the final.
Where in the source: Fight history table, ADCC Rio de Janeiro trials 2015 rows at 77 kg (row IDs 6982–6990).
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At ADCC 2024 Ramos lost his opening match in the -77 kg division to Oliver Taza and his opening match in the absolute division to Giancarlo Bodoni. In 2024 he also lost to Micael Galvão on points at BJJ Stars 13.
Where in the source: Fight history table, 2024 rows (row IDs 52341, 52696, 52749).
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BJJ Heroes lists among Ramos's main black-belt results first place at the 2010 IBJJF Chicago Open, second place in the absolute at the 2011 Chicago Open, second place at the 2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro no-gi, and third place at the 2011 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals.
Where in the source: Main achievements list in the profile's summary block.
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BJJ Heroes lists Ramos's favourite position as the guard, and in particular the single-leg sweep from guard.
Where in the source: Profile summary block, favourite position/technique field.
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IBJJF, 'World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2006' results page.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2006 IBJJF World Championship Ramos took silver in the adult male brown-belt lightweight division, representing the team 'Casquinha'; Alan do Nascimento (Brasa) won, with Ricardo Simão and Antonio Carlos third.
Where in the source: Results list, division heading 'ADULT / BROWN / MALE / LIGHT' — podium rows 1–3 with name and team.
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Graciemag, 'Brazilian national champ wins Naga absolute', 14 February 2011.(opens in a new tab)
In February 2011 Graciemag described Ramos as the reigning Brazilian national lightweight no-gi champion. He had just won the absolute at a NAGA tournament in the United States, with four matches: a 4-0 points win, a kneebar, an armbar, and a final his opponent lost by disqualification for slamming him out of an armbar. He thanked Master Casquinha, 'the general at Top Brother', and his friend Gilbert 'Durinho' Burns.
Where in the source: Article body and quoted paragraph — anchors: 'the general at Top Brother'; 'my buddy Gilbert Durinho'
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Graciemag, 'On inspired day, Davi submits Jeff Monson and João Assis', 13 July 2011.(opens in a new tab)
- Conflicting accounts
At Grapplers Quest in Las Vegas in July 2011 Ramos won his weight class. In his own account to Graciemag, he submitted Jeff Monson in the absolute quarterfinal and João Assis with a footlock in about 40 seconds in the semifinal. He then lost the absolute final on an advantage point while pressing for a finish, having submitted six of his seven opponents.
Where in the source: Opening paragraph and first two quoted paragraphs — anchor: 'I ended up losing the absolute'
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In July 2011 Ramos thanked André Galvão for backing him in San Diego, saying he identified with Galvão because Galvão always goes for the submission. He planned to stay and help Galvão train for ADCC 2011. Graciemag described him as training with the Atos group while remaining Master Casquinha's student.
Where in the source: Second quoted paragraph and closing paragraph — anchor: 'trains with the Atos gang but is a Master Casquinha student'
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Ramos said in July 2011 that he had won the Brazilian National No-Gi Championship the previous year (2010). He also said he had closed out his division at the 2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro no-gi with Rodrigo Caporal after beating Michel Maia, Augusto Mendes and JT Torres, and that he now wanted the no-gi Pan Ams and Worlds.
Where in the source: Closing quoted paragraph (No-Gi Nationals and No-Gi World Pro).
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- Conflicting accounts
Graciemag, 'Davi Ramos ready for MMA after first-rate training at Corinthians', 1 November 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In November 2012, before his second MMA fight (against Cesar Filho at the Corinthians club gym in São Paulo), Ramos said he had done his whole training camp at Corinthians with coach Luiz Dórea's team and Ramon Lemos, while in Rio his training was led by Cezar Casquinha. He said he trained in the gi every day, would never neglect it, and called jiu-jitsu his 'cash cow'.
Where in the source: Introduction and interview answers — anchors: 'heads my training'; 'Jiu-Jitsu is my cash cow'
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Graciemag, '2015 ADCC: the most complete list with invitees and trials winners', 8 July 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Ramos was in the -77 kg field at ADCC 2015 as a winner of the ADCC Brazilian Trials.
Where in the source: List 'Male -77 kg', entry 4 — anchor: 'Davi Ramos (ADCC Brazilian Trials winner)'
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Sherdog, Marcelo Alonso, 'ADCC 2015: Davi Ramos Finishes ‘Perfect’ Weekend with Flying Armbar Submission', 31 August 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Ramos won the 77 kg (170-pound) division at ADCC 2015 in São Paulo, submitting Gilbert Burns in the semifinal and Lucas Lepri with a flying armbar in the final; three of his four opponents tapped.
Where in the source: Report lead and second paragraph (semifinal, final, tally).
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Ramos told Sherdog he looked for submissions from the start of the final rather than waiting in the long match format. Sherdog called him a Team Nogueira fighter, and he said he hoped the ADCC title would bring him closer to the UFC as he returned to MMA.
Where in the source: Quoted paragraphs after the lead (final and next step) — anchor: 'thinking of submissions since the beginning'
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Atos BJJ OnDemand, 'Davi Ramos Black Belt 4th Degree Promotion Under Professor Galvao' (video page, undated).(opens in a new tab)
Ramos was promoted to the fourth degree of his black belt by André Galvão at Atos headquarters.
Where in the source: Video title and description — anchor: 'Davi Ramos Black Belt 4th Degree Promotion Under Professor Galvao'
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Ramos holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Video title — same anchor as the fourth-degree promotion claim.
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BJJEE, 'Davi Ramos Shows His Armbar That Submitted Jeff Monson', 11 January 2020.(opens in a new tab)
At a 2017 charity seminar in Serbia with Augusto Frota, Ramos showed how he had caught Jeff Monson with an armbar. He let Monson reach for the arm and neck, then clamped the biceps, pinned the wrist with his head and spun into the armbar.
Where in the source: Article paragraphs 1 and 3 — anchor: 'baited Monson into giving him the arm'
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Graciemag, 'A arte de revelar campeões em projetos sociais, com Cezar Casquinha', 15 February 2023 (Portuguese).(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag reported in 2023 that Cezar 'Casquinha' Guimarães began his social-project work in the 1990s. Casquinha said it started when he set aside a free class time for people from the nearby Lins area who could not afford training at his academy in Méier, Rio de Janeiro. He named Davi Ramos, ADCC champion and former UFC fighter, among the champions the project had produced.
Where in the source: Interview, first answer (origin of the project) and second paragraph of that answer — anchor: 'o lutador Davi Ramos, campeão do ADCC e ex-lutador do UFC'
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Graciemag, 'Davi Ramos teaches a leg lock starting from the De la Riva guard', 14 October 2016.(opens in a new tab)
In 2016 Graciemag published Ramos, described as an Atos black belt, teaching one of his favourite techniques: a leg lock entered from the De la Riva guard.
Where in the source: Lead paragraph — anchor: 'leg lock starting from the De la Riva guard'
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Graciemag, 'Davi Ramos to go for Phoenix FC title Dec. 10 in Lebanon', 18 October 2016.(opens in a new tab)
In October 2016, as a Team Nogueira representative, Ramos was responsible for the jiu-jitsu training of Rogério 'Minotouro' Nogueira for a UFC fight against Ryan Bader, while preparing for his own Phoenix FC lightweight title fight against Nick Piedmont in Lebanon. He said challenges drive him.
Where in the source: Fourth and fifth paragraphs — anchors: 'responsible for the BJJ training of Rogério Minotouro'; 'challenges drive me'
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Graciemag, 'Vídeo: Campeão do ADCC, Davi Ramos fatura cinturão no Phoenix MMA', 13 December 2016 (Portuguese).(opens in a new tab)
In December 2016 in Lebanon Ramos beat Nick Piedmont by decision in the main event of Phoenix's first event and won its lightweight title.
Where in the source: Opening two paragraphs — anchor: 'levou o título para casa na decisão'
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Graciemag, 'ADCC champ Davi Ramos signs with UFC, will debut vs. Serginho Moraes', 4 March 2017.(opens in a new tab)
In March 2017 Ramos, still the reigning ADCC 77 kg champion, signed with the UFC as a last-minute replacement for Max Griffin, set to debut on 11 March 2017 in Fortaleza against three-time world jiu-jitsu champion Sérgio 'Serginho' Moraes.
Where in the source: Lead paragraph — anchor: 'called last-minute to replace'
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Wikipedia, 'Davi Ramos' (revision of 28 March 2026).(opens in a new tab)
Ramos lost his UFC debut to Sérgio Moraes by decision. He then won four straight UFC fights, submitting Chris Gruetzemacher (December 2017), Nick Hein (UFC 224, May 2018) and John Gunther (November 2018) with rear-naked chokes and outpointing Austin Hubbard (May 2019). He then lost decisions to Islam Makhachev at UFC 242 (September 2019) and Arman Tsarukyan (July 2020).
Where in the source: Section 'Ultimate Fighting Championship', paragraphs 1–7.
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Ramos turned professional in MMA in July 2010. In 2022, after going without a UFC bout since July 2020, he asked for and was granted his release, then joined Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) and its lightweight grand prix.
Where in the source: Sections 'Early career' (first sentence) and 'Absolute Championship Akhmat' (first paragraph); UFC section, last paragraph.
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Ramos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and jiu-jitsu practitioner.
Where in the source: Lead sentence of the article.
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Ramos is known in MMA by the nickname 'The Tasmanian Devil'.
Where in the source: Infobox, 'Other names' row.
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Jitsmagazine, 'Polaris 17 Full Results And Review', 10 October 2021.(opens in a new tab)
In October 2021 Ramos headlined Polaris 17 against Craig Jones for the Polaris middleweight title and lost by unanimous decision.
Where in the source: Results list, main event line — anchor: 'Craig Jones defeats Davi Ramos via Decision – Unanimous'
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Jitsmagazine, Phil Jones, 'Three Former Champions Invited To ADCC 2024', 15 June 2024.(opens in a new tab)
In June 2024 ADCC invited Ramos to the 2024 World Championship as a former champion, after about three years without professional grappling matches while he focused on MMA.
Where in the source: Paragraph on the second former champion — anchor: 'The next invite to a former champion'
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BJJ Heroes, 'ACBJJ 11 Full Results' (event 3 March 2018).(opens in a new tab)
On 3 March 2018 in Barcelona, at ACBJJ 11, Ramos challenged Edwin Najmi for the ACB jiu-jitsu 75 kg title and won by referee decision after five rounds. He nearly finished Najmi with an armbar from a guard pull.
Where in the source: Report paragraph on the title bout and 'Match 16 (TITLE MATCH 75 KG)' round-by-round block — anchor: 'Winner Ramos by referee decision'
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Graciemag, Gabriel Almada, 'Cezar Casquinha e os planos da Top Brother no MMA internacional', 30 September 2022 (Portuguese).(opens in a new tab)
In September 2022 Casquinha named Ramos first among the tough fighters of Top Brother's growing MMA team, and Graciemag described Ramos as a Top Brother fighter preparing for an ACA bout against Mukhamed Kokov.
Where in the source: Casquinha's quoted paragraph and the paragraph on Ramos's next ACA bout — anchor: 'Temos atletas muito duros, como o Davi Ramos'
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Competition results
| Year | Event | Result | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ADCC 2015Source: adcombat.com-77 kgNo-giVerified | 1st place | -77 kgNo-giVerified |