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Tim Credeur

Tim Credeur is a fifth-degree BJJ black belt whose story spans Navy judo, TUF 7, and fight promotion.

Biography

Tim Credeur’s early path in combat sports began with serious judo training with the Navy Judo Team in 1995, as he recalled in a 2008 interview with MMA Mania. In that same 2008 interview, he said he was running a gym in Louisiana. Brazilian jiu-jitsu became another lasting part of that work: Gladiator’s Academy says Rodrigo Medeiros awarded him a black belt on August 15, 2005, and a third degree in 2015. Medeiros’s academy now lists Credeur as a fifth-degree black belt. The Ultimate Fighter 7 became the pivotal turn. Gladiator’s Academy describes Credeur as a cast member who reached the semifinal before receiving a UFC contract. He told MMA Mania that he had planned to retire in 2007, but that the show had changed his life; the outlet reported that he kept fighting regularly for the UFC afterward. Ragin Fighting Championship names Credeur as its matchmaker and promoter, while also identifying him as the founder of Gladiator’s Academy.

Sources for this profile

  • Pacific Beach Jiujitsu Center, ‘About Us,’ retrieved 2026-09-13.(opens in a new tab)

    • Rodrigo Medeiros’ current academy site includes Tim Credeur under the heading ‘Rodrigo Medeiros Black Belts.’

      Where in the source: Rodrigo Medeiros Black Belts — 2005 entry for Tim Credeur.

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    • Rodrigo Medeiros’ current academy site lists Tim Credeur as a fifth-degree black belt in its 2005 black-belt entry.

      Where in the source: Rodrigo Medeiros Black Belts — 2005 entry: ‘Tim Credeur, 5th Degree’.

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  • Gladiator’s Academy, ‘Professor Tim Credeur Bio,’ retrieved 2026-09-13.(opens in a new tab)

    • Gladiator’s Academy’s Tim Credeur biography says Rodrigo Medeiros awarded him his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt on 15 August 2005 and a third degree on 24 October 2015.

      Where in the source: Professor Tim Credeur Bio — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu section, paragraph beginning ‘3rd Degree Black Belt’.

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    • Gladiator’s Academy’s Tim Credeur biography says he was a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 7, reached the semifinal, and subsequently obtained a UFC contract.

      Where in the source: Professor Tim Credeur Bio — Mixed Martial Arts section, ‘TUF 7 (The Ultimate Fighter 7) Cast member’ entry.

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  • Penny Buffington, ‘Pushing forward: A conversation with UFC middleweight Tim Credeur,’ MMA Mania, 2008-12-24.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a 2008 MMA Mania interview, Tim Credeur said The Ultimate Fighter changed his life after he had planned to retire in 2007; the article says he continued to fight regularly for the UFC afterward.

      Where in the source: Interview section beginning ‘The show changed my life’.

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    • In the same 2008 MMA Mania interview, Tim Credeur said he began serious judo training with the Navy Judo Team in 1995 and was then running a gym in Louisiana.

      Where in the source: Interview sections beginning ‘I have about 20 or so more fights’ and ‘I’m a black belt under the Carlson Gracie System’.

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  • Ragin Fighting Championship, ‘About,’ retrieved 2026-09-13.(opens in a new tab)

    • Ragin Fighting Championship’s current team page identifies Tim Credeur as its matchmaker and promoter, a UFC and Ultimate Fighter veteran, and founder of Gladiator’s Academy.

      Where in the source: Meet Our Team — Tim Credeur entry.

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