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Fabricio Werdum
“Vai Cavalo”
Source: bjjheroes.comBrazilian grappler from Porto Alegre: IBJJF world gold at black belt in 2003 and 2004, ADCC gold at over 99 kg in 2007 and 2009, ADCC Hall of Fame 2024.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Wikipedia, "Fabricio Werdum", English Wikipedia article, read 2026-09-20.(opens in a new tab)
Werdum was born on 30 July 1977 in Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Where in the source: birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|7|30}} | birth_place = [[Porto Alegre]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], Brazil
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Werdum is Brazilian, with a Spanish connection through his mother; he lived in Spain for ten years and speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Where in the source: Werdum is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish, having lived in Spain for 10 years, and as his mother is of Spanish descent.
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The Wikipedia infobox gives "Vai Cavalo (Go Horse)" as Werdum's alternative name.
Where in the source: other_names = Vai Cavalo (Go Horse)
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Werdum is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Where in the source: style = [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] ... rank = 2nd degree black belt in [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]]
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The Wikipedia infobox puts Werdum at a second-degree BJJ black belt under Octavio "Ratinho" Couto, and also credits him with a judo black belt and a black prajied in Muay Thai under Rafael Cordeiro.
Where in the source: rank = 2nd degree black belt in [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] under Octavio "Ratinho" Couto ... Black belt in [[Judo]] ... Black [[Pra Jiad|prajied]] in [[Muay Thai]] under [[Rafael Cordeiro]]
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Wikipedia credits Sylvio Behring with promoting Werdum to black belt.
Where in the source: being promoted to the rank of black belt by Master Sylvio Behring three years later
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According to Wikipedia, what drew Werdum to the sport was losing consciousness to a triangle applied by the previous boyfriend of the woman he was seeing.
Where in the source: Werdum started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu after being choked unconscious with a triangle choke by the ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend.
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Wikipedia places Werdum's early training with Marcio Corleta at the Winner Behring academy in Porto Alegre.
Where in the source: He trained with Marcio Corleta at the Porto Alegre Academy, Winner Behring.
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Wikipedia's medal table credits Werdum with blue belt gold in both the weight and absolute divisions at the 2000 IBJJF World Championships, plus blue belt gold at the 2000 Pan American Championships.
Where in the source: 2000 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Blue Belt Absolute Gold Medalist 2000 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Blue Belt Gold Medalist 2000 Pan American Championships Blue Belt Gold Medalist
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Wikipedia's medal table records purple belt silver at the 2001 IBJJF World Championships and purple belt gold in both the weight and absolute divisions at the 2001 Pan American Championships.
Where in the source: 2001 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Purple Belt Silver Medalist 2001 Pan American Championships Purple Belt Absolute Gold Medalist 2001 Pan American Championships Purple Belt Gold Medalist
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At brown belt Werdum took gold at the 2002 Pan American Championships and bronze at the 2002 IBJJF World Championships.
Where in the source: 2002 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Brown Belt Bronze Medalist 2002 Pan American Championships Brown Belt Gold Medalist
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Werdum relocated to Spain to be with his mother, then based in Madrid, and started teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the capital and in other Spanish cities while he was still a purple belt.
Where in the source: He moved to Spain to join his mother, who had been living in Madrid. As a purple belt, he started teaching the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Madrid and other cities of Spain.
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Wikipedia credits Werdum with black belt gold at the IBJJF World Championships in both 2003 and 2004, plus absolute bronze at the 2003 Worlds.
Where in the source: 2004 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Black Belt Gold Medalist 2003 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Black Belt Absolute Bronze Medalist 2003 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships Black Belt Gold Medalist
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Wikipedia's medal table records black belt silver in the absolute and bronze in the weight division at the 2003 Pan American Championships.
Where in the source: 2003 Pan American Championships Black Belt Absolute Silver Medalist 2003 Pan American Championships Black Belt Bronze Medalist
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Wikipedia's medal table lists Werdum's ADCC results as gold in 2007 and 2009, silver in 2011, bronze in 2005, and both a silver and an absolute bronze in 2003.
Where in the source: 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships Silver Medalist 2009 ADCC ... Gold Medalist 2007 ADCC ... Gold Medalist 2005 ADCC ... Bronze Medalist 2003 ADCC ... Absolute Bronze Medalist 2003 ADCC ... Silver Medalist
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Wikipedia gives Werdum an explicitly incomplete submission grappling record of 32 wins and 13 losses across nine international tournaments between 2003 and 2011, competing at 99+ kg.
Where in the source: From 2003 to 2011, Werdum's incomplete submission grappling record was 32 wins and 13 losses across 9 international tournaments.
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Wikipedia's opening paragraph calls Werdum a four-time world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, twice an ADCC world heavyweight champion, and an inductee of the ADCC Hall of Fame.
Where in the source: He is also a 4-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Heavyweight Champion and a member of the ADCC Hall of Fame.
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At Strikeforce on 26 June 2010, Werdum caught Fedor Emelianenko in a triangle-armbar and forced the tap at 1:09 of round one, ending a run of 28 fights without defeat.
Where in the source: Werdum forced Fedor to tap via triangle/armbar 1:09 into the first round. The victory ended Emelianenko's 28-fight unbeaten streak
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At UFC 188 on 13 June 2015 in Mexico City, Werdum submitted Cain Velasquez with a guillotine choke in the third round to unify the UFC heavyweight titles, having won the interim belt against Mark Hunt at UFC 180 in November 2014.
Where in the source: Werdum won the fight in the third round by guillotine choke submission. ... Werdum unified the UFC's heavyweight titles and became the undisputed champion.
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The Wikipedia infobox lists Werdum's teams as Kings MMA, Werdum Combat Team and Akhmat Fight Club, and the article adds that he signed with the Chechen club Akhmat Fight Club on 4 October 2015.
Where in the source: team = [[Kings MMA]]<br/>Werdum Combat Team <br/> [[Fight Club Akhmat|Akhmat Fight Club]]
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Sherdog, Marcelo Alonso, "Fabricio Werdum, From the Beginning" (MMA Roots series), 12 June 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Werdum grew up in Porto Alegre as the third child of Verlau and Celia Maria, alongside a brother, Felipe, and a sister, Fabiana.
Where in the source: The third child born to parents Verlau and Celia Maria, Werdum grew up in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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Sylvio Behring awarded Werdum the black belt, after which he flew to Los Angeles for his first Pan American Championships at that rank.
Where in the source: After Werdum received his black belt from Sylvio Behring, he decided to go to Los Angles to make his back belt debut in the Pan American Championships.
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Werdum told Sherdog that in 1998, while employed at a shoe shop, he got to know a young woman called Luciana. Her previous boyfriend, Marcos, held a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Ricardo De La Riva and challenged the 20-year-old Werdum to grapple on the beach. The triangle landed within seconds, and Marcos let go before Werdum blacked out.
Where in the source: "In a few seconds, he put me in a triangle choke in front of my girlfriend," Werdum said. ... "He released me before I went unconscious. What an embarrassment."
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After the beach incident Werdum enrolled at the Winner Behring Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Porto Alegre, where Marcio Corleta started his formal training in 1998. Sherdog describes Corleta as a black belt under Silvio and Mauricio Behring.
Where in the source: Werdum decided to enroll at the Winner Behring Jiu-Jitsu Academy, where Marcio Corleta -- he was a black belt under Rickson Gracie proteges Silvio and Mauricio Behring -- began his formal training in 1998.
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Werdum said he later became friends with the man who had triangled him and thanked him for changing his life.
Where in the source: "We turned into friends," he said. "I met him and thanked him for changing my life, so I'll never get my revenge."
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Marcio Corleta told Sherdog that Werdum learned fast and had a lot of potential from his first day at the academy.
Where in the source: "Besides learning fast," he said, "he had lots of potential."
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Werdum won his first jiu-jitsu world title in 2000, in the blue belt absolute division.
Where in the source: he won his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championship in the absolute blue belt division in 2000
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A later passage in the same Sherdog article dates Werdum's pair of blue belt world golds, in the absolute and super heavyweight divisions, to 2002.
Where in the source: By 2002, Werdum was on his way. He captured a pair of gold medals at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships, winning the blue belt absolute and super heavyweight divisions.
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Werdum recounted taking the European Jiu-Jitsu Cup, being awarded his purple belt, and then finishing runner-up at the Worlds in the purple belt open division, beaten in the final by Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza.
Where in the source: "Right after the invitation, I won the European Jiu-Jitsu Cup and received my purple belt. I got second place in the purple belt absolute division at the world jiu-jitsu championships, losing to [Ronaldo] 'Jacare' [Souza] in the final"
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Sherdog says Werdum travelled home to Brazil every year for the Mundials and the Copa do Mundo, and that he took world titles at two ranks: brown belt and black belt.
Where in the source: Werdum returned to Brazil each year to compete in the Mundials and Copa do Mundo. He won world titles as a brown belt and as a black belt.
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Werdum relocated to Madrid to teach at the same academy as his brother Felipe Urso, a capoeira teacher. Silvio Behring would not let him open an academy of his own while he was a blue belt, so he took part-time work painting, in construction and cleaning at night.
Where in the source: However, Silvio Behring would not allow him to open an academy of his own because of his rank as a blue belt, so Werdum was forced to find a part-time job.
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In Madrid Werdum trained at a traditional Japanese jiu-jitsu school and with the Spanish national judo team in a gym inside Atletico de Madrid's football stadium. The Olympic judo coach, Carlos Sotio, offered him the dojo to teach in after judo class.
Where in the source: "The judo teacher of the Olympic team, Mr. Carlos Sotio, liked me very much and offered me the dojo to teach after his judo class"
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Werdum said his first days teaching in Spain were nearly empty. For a while the heater was his only company, and his brother, who had a large capoeira class of his own, would hand that class to another instructor so he could sit in on Werdum's instead. The brother was his only student.
Where in the source: “In the beginning, my only company was the heater. I remember there were times when my brother, who had many students in his capoeira class, would ask another instructor to teach it so I wouldn’t be left alone in my class. He was my only student.”
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Speaking in June 2015, Werdum said he then had four academies and around 450 students spread across Spain.
Where in the source: "Today," he said, "I have four academies and about 450 students spread all over Spain."
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Werdum said he entered ADCC 2003 by chance. Marcus Vinicius de Lucia of the Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club invited him to spend a month helping Mark Kerr prepare for a superfight with Ricardo Arona, Kerr then asked Sheikh Tahnoon to enter him if anyone withdrew, and when Ricco Rodriguez did not travel Werdum took the place.
Where in the source: "Mark Kerr liked me and asked Sheik Tahnoon to put me in the event if someone got hurt. Ricco Rodriguez did not go, so I replaced him."
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Werdum said he finished second in the over-99 kg category and third in the absolute at that first ADCC, and that invitations to submission grappling and vale tudo events followed.
Where in the source: "I knew it was the opportunity of my life, so I did my best, getting second place in the over 99-kilogram category and third in absolute."
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Sherdog dates Werdum's first professional MMA bout to Millennium Brawl 7 on 16 June 2002, where a triangle choke in the opening round finished Tengiz Tedoradze.
Where in the source: He made his professional debut at Millennium Brawl 7 on June 16, 2002 and submitted Tengiz Tedoradze with a first-round triangle choke.
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BJJ Heroes, "Fabricio Werdum", undated fighter profile page, read 2026-09-20.(opens in a new tab)
Werdum competes under the nickname "Vai Cavalo", Portuguese for "Go Horse". BJJ Heroes gives two explanations: that "cavalo" is used in Portuguese for a physically large person, and that team-mates shouted the phrase at him as a big, hard-to-stop youth footballer.
Where in the source: Nickname: "Vai Cavalo" is a motivational phrase used in Portuguese, it means "Go Horse".
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BJJ Heroes lists Werdum as a jiu-jitsu black belt who competed in the pesadissimo division, over 221 lbs.
Where in the source: Weight Division: Pesadissimo (over 221lbs)
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum kept travelling from Spain back to Brazil to train and compete with the Behring organisation, and earned his black belt from Sylvio Behring.
Where in the source: always with the Behring organisation rightfully earning his black belt from Sylvio Behring
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BJJ Heroes traces Werdum's lineage as Carlos Gracie to Helio Gracie to Alvaro Barreto to Sylvio Behring to Werdum.
Where in the source: Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Alvaro Barreto > Sylvio Behring > Fabricio Werdum
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BJJ Heroes names Winner/Behring, Chute Boxe and Werdum Combat Team as Werdum's teams, and the triangle as his preferred technique.
Where in the source: Favorite Position/Technique: Triangle ... Association/Team: Winner/Behring, Chute-Boxe, Werdum Combat Team
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BJJ Heroes lists among Werdum's coloured-belt honours a 2000 IBJJF world title at blue belt and 2001 IBJJF Pan American titles at purple belt in both weight and absolute.
Where in the source: Main Achievements (Colored Belts): 1st Place IBJJF World Champion (2000 blue belt) 1st Place IBJJF Pan American Champion (2001 purple belt weight & absolute)
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum set up his Madrid headquarters in the Vicente Calderon stadium, home of Atletico Madrid, and later opened affiliate academies in Albacete and Zaragoza.
Where in the source: with his headquarters set in the famous football (soccer) stadium of Vicente Calderon home to the Atletico Madrid team ... affiliate academies in both Albacete and Saragoca
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum winning the over-100 kg final at the 2003 World Championship on points against Leonardo Leite, after wins over Vinicius Antunes by wristlock and over Leonardo Montenegro and Adriano Camolesi.
Where in the source: 852 Leonardo Leite W Points World Champ. O100KG F 2003
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum winning the over-100 kg final at the 2004 World Championship on points against Fernando Terere, after beating Fabiano Scherner in the semi-final.
Where in the source: 1064 Fernando Terere W Points World Champ. O100KG F 2004
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum losing the 2003 Pan American over-100 kg semi-final to Alexandre Dantas by toe hold and the absolute final to Marcio Cruz by armbar.
Where in the source: 916 Alexandre Dantas L Toe hold Pan American O100KG SF 2003 ... 924 Marcio Cruz L Armbar Pan American ABS F 2003
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum losing the 2003 ADCC over-99 kg final to Marcio Cruz on points and beating Cruz 6-0 in the absolute third-place match, after an absolute run that included an armbar win over Matt Lindland.
Where in the source: 815 Marcio Cruz L Points ADCC O99KG F 2003 ... 828 Marcio Cruz W Pts: 6x0 ADCC ABS 3PLC 2003
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows that at ADCC 2005 Werdum beat Marcio Corleta 2-0 in the over-99 kg quarter-final, lost the semi-final to Jeff Monson 2-0 and beat Daniel Simoes 5-0 for third place. In the absolute he beat Reese Andy by heel hook before losing to Roger Gracie by rear naked choke.
Where in the source: 1215 Marcio Corleta W Pts: 2x0 ADCC O99KG 4F 2005 ... 1217 Jeff Monson L Pts: 2x0 ADCC O99KG SF 2005 ... 1218 Daniel Simoes W Pts: 5x0 ADCC O99KG 3PLC 2005
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum winning all four of his 2009 ADCC over-99 kg bouts: Rogent Lorent by kimura, then Tomasz Janiszewski, Saulo Ribeiro in the semi-final and Roberto Abreu in the final, the last three on points.
Where in the source: 2284 Rogent Lorent W Kimura ADCC O99KG R1 2009 ... 2292 Saulo Ribeiro W Points ADCC O99KG SF 2009 ... 2293 Roberto Abreu W Points ADCC O99KG F 2009
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The BJJ Heroes bout table shows Werdum's 2011 ADCC over-99 kg run as wins over Alexander Trans 2-0, Jeff Monson by armbar and Roberto Abreu in the semi-final, before a 2-0 loss to Vinny Magalhaes in the final.
Where in the source: 3276 Jeff Monson W Armbar ADCC O99KG 4F 2011 ... 3299 Vinny Magalhaes L Pts: 2x0 ADCC O99KG F 2011
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The BJJ Heroes record panel gives Werdum 32 grappling wins, 20 of them on points and 12 by submission, against 13 losses. The submission wins break down as six armbars, three kimuras, one americana, one wristlock and one heel hook.
Where in the source: 32 WINS ... BY SUBMISSION 12 (38%) ... 13 LOSSES ... 6 (50%) Armbar 3 (25%) Kimura 1 (8%) Americana 1 (8%) Wristlock 1 (8%) Heel Hook
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BJJ Heroes records that Werdum made his MMA debut in 2002 at the European promotion Millennium Brawl, winning with a triangle choke.
Where in the source: In 2002 Werdum premiered in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) at a European organization called the Millennium Brawl, winning with his trademark triangle choke.
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum joined the Chute Boxe academy in Curitiba to improve the striking side of his game, giving private grappling lessons to the team's fighters in exchange for stand-up coaching.
Where in the source: In exchange for his tuition in the striking, he private grappling classes to a lot of the team's fighters.
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BJJ Heroes says that in preparing for Fedor Emelianenko, Werdum brought in the ground coach Otavio Couto and sharpened his jiu-jitsu with training partners including Romulo Barral and Bruno "Mamute", alongside kettlebell work.
Where in the source: He also brought in the prestigious ground coach Otavio Couto on board while sharpening his jiu-jitsu with sparring partners such as Romulo Barral and Bruno "Mamute"
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The BJJ Heroes bout table lists a 2018 absolute superfight against Lucas Barbosa at a Spyder Invitational event, recorded as a draw, as the last entry in Werdum's grappling record.
Where in the source: 18118 Lucas Barbosa D --- Spyder Inv. Final ABS SPF 2018
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum moved his training to the United States and opened his own academy in Marina del Rey, California, after the Chute Boxe split in which he stayed with Rafael Cordeiro.
Where in the source: Werdum would then move his training to the United States and open his own academy there in Marina Del Rey, California.
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum opened a Chute Boxe affiliate academy in his home town of Porto Alegre in 2008, with about 150 square metres of mat space and accommodation for fighters.
Where in the source: In 2008 Fabricio opened an Affiliate academy of Chute Boxe in his home town of Porto Alegre.
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BJJ Heroes says Werdum was invited in 2005 to help Mirko Filipovic with his ground game and opened a gym in Zagreb, Croatia, while working with him.
Where in the source: In 2005 Fabricio Werdum was invited to help Croatian fighter Mirko Filipovic "Cro Cop" with his ground training.
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BJJ Heroes places Werdum's first jiu-jitsu training in his teenage years, and puts him at roughly 17 when he left for Spain with his mother.
Where in the source: He started doing Jiu-Jitsu in his teens after he got involved in a fight with an ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend at the time. ... Fabricio was around 17 years old at the time he moved to Spain with his mother
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Jits Magazine, Diogo de Souza, "Fabricio Werdum Becomes Latest Inductee To ADCC Hall Of Fame", 3 January 2024.(opens in a new tab)
Jits Magazine records that 2007 was Werdum's first ADCC title, won in the over-99 kg division on his third attempt.
Where in the source: 2007 was the year that Werdum finally stood on top of the podium, winning the over 99kg division on his third attempt.
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Jits Magazine records that Werdum took silver in the over-99 kg division on his first ADCC appearance in 2003, losing the final to Marcio "Pe De Pano" Cruz, then returned for the absolute and took bronze by beating Cruz in the third-place match.
Where in the source: He won a silver medal in the over 99kg division after losing to Marcio 'Pe De Pano' Cruz in the final, before returning for the absolute and winning a bronze medal by avenging that loss in the third-place match.
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Jits Magazine records that Werdum returned in 2009 and beat four opponents to take a second ADCC gold medal.
Where in the source: He returned to defend his title in 2009 and managed to defeat another four challengers to take home his second gold medal
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Jits Magazine records that Werdum reached the final again in 2011 but lost it to Vinny Magalhaes by two points, taking silver in his last ADCC appearance.
Where in the source: He wasn't able to win a third title in 2011 but he did reach the final again, conceding just two points to Vinny Magalhaes and leaving with a silver medal.
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Jits Magazine puts Werdum's ADCC record at 22 wins and 6 losses across eight years on the mats.
Where in the source: Fabricio Werdum competed earned his place in the ADCC Hall of Fame with over the course of 8 years on the mats, racking up an impressive 22-6 record along the way.
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Jits Magazine reported on 3 January 2024 that ADCC had named Werdum to its Hall of Fame in the 2024 intake, announcing the decision through the organisation's official Instagram account.
Where in the source: Fabricio Werdum has just become the latest man to be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame as a member of the 2024 class.
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Jits Magazine reports that Werdum's 2010 submission of Fedor Emelianenko brought to an end a reign of nearly ten years in which the Russian had gone undefeated at the sport's summit.
Where in the source: Perhaps his most notable win came in 2010 when he managed to submit Fedor Emelianenko and end his incredible run of almost a decade unbeaten at the top of the sport.
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BJJ Eastern Europe, "Werdum: Facing Terere in Jiu-Jitsu Was More Intimidating Than Facing Fedor & Cain Velasquez", 17 June 2021.(opens in a new tab)
Werdum told the Brazilian outlet PVT that the ultra-heavyweight final against Fernando Terere at the 2004 Worlds, in the Tijuca gymnasium with the crowd chanting for his opponent, was the most tense moment of his career, more so than his fights with Fedor Emelianenko and Cain Velasquez. Terere was much the lighter man.
Where in the source: the Jiu-Jitsu match against Fernando Terere in the finals of the ultraheavyweight division at the 2004 Worlds was the most tense moment of his long career
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ADCC World Championship Barcelona 2009 official site, "Previous ADCC (2007) Final Results", 3 June 2009.(opens in a new tab)
The ADCC organisation's own results listing for the 2007 championship in New Jersey names Fabricio Werdum as the over-99 kg winner, having defeated Rolles Gracie in the final.
Where in the source: Over 99 Kg Fabricio Werdum defeated Rolles Gracie
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FloGrappling, Corey Stockton, "UFC Veteran Fabricio Werdum Named To ADCC Hall Of Fame 2024 Class", 3 January 2024.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling calls Werdum a veteran of five ADCC editions who took consecutive titles in 2007 and 2009, and who finished on the podium at every one of those he entered from 2003 through 2011.
Where in the source: Werdum is a five-time ADCC veteran who won back to back world titles in 2007 and 2009, adding to his litany of podiums from every ADCC year between 2003 and 2011.
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FloGrappling reports that Werdum was named to the ADCC Hall of Fame for 2024, with the induction due at that year's ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas, held at the T-Mobile Arena on 17 and 18 August. He was the fourth name in the class, joining three others: Jacare Sousa, Xande Ribeiro, plus Jean Jacques Machado.
Where in the source: Fabricio Werdum will be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame in 2024 during the 2024 ADCC World Championships at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 17 and 18.
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Graciemag, Redacao Graciemag, "GMA - WERDUM COMBAT TEAM", 2 November 2012.(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag's gym listing describes Werdum Combat Team as an academy at 2524 Lincoln Blvd in Venice, California, created and run by Werdum with his long-time training partner Lucas Pires, teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, MMA and fitness, with affiliated gyms in more than five countries.
Where in the source: WERDUM COMBAT TEAM PROFESSOR: Black Belt Fabricio Werdum ADDRESS: 2524 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA
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Competition results
| Year | Event | Result | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ADCC 2011Source: adcombat.com+99 kgNo-giVerified | 2nd place | +99 kgNo-giVerified |
| 2009 | ADCC 2009Source: adcombat.com+99 kgNo-giVerified | 1st place | +99 kgNo-giVerified |
| 2007 | ADCC 2007Source: adcombat.com+99 kgNo-giVerified | 1st place | +99 kgNo-giVerified |
| 2005 | ADCC 2005Source: adcombat.com+99 kgNo-giVerified | 3rd place | +99 kgNo-giVerified |
| 2004 | IBJJF World ChampionshipSource: en.wikipedia.org+100 kgGiVerified | 1st place | +100 kgGiVerified |
| 2003 | ADCC 2003Source: adcombat.comAbsoluteNo-giVerified | 3rd place | AbsoluteNo-giVerified |
| 2003 | ADCC 2003Source: adcombat.com+99 kgNo-giVerified | 2nd place | +99 kgNo-giVerified |
| 2003 | IBJJF World ChampionshipSource: en.wikipedia.org+100 kgGiVerified | 1st place | +100 kgGiVerified |