The Maeda Project · 1000 of 1972 biographies complete
1972 athletes across 5 eras of BJJ history
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133 / 1972
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| Name↕ | Country | Team | Period↕ | Students↓ | Bio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Irvin | American | Lloyd Irvin | 1969 | 19 | ● | |
| Matt Serra | American | Renzo Gracie Academy | 1974 | 18 | ● | |
| Tim Credeur | American | — | 1977 | 7 | ● | |
| John Lewis | American | Nova Uniao | 1968 | 5 | ● | |
| Shawn Williams | American | — | 1975 | 5 | ● | |
| Rob Kahn | American | — | — | 4 | ● | |
| Chris Haueter | American | Machado Jiu-Jitsu | 1964 | 4 | ● | |
| Eddie Bravo | American | 10th Planet | 1970 | 4 | ● | |
| Marc Laimon | American | Cobra Kai | — | 4 | ● | |
| Roy Harris | American | Roy Harris | — | 3 | ● | |
| Alberto Crane | American | Gracie Barra | 1976 | 2 | ● | |
| David Camarillo | American | Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu | 1977 | 2 | ● | |
| Rafael Lovato Jr. | American | — | 1983 | 2 | ● | |
| Enson Inoue"Yamato Damashii" | American | Purebred | — | 2 | ||
| Tom DeBlass | American | — | 1982 | 2 | ● | |
| Mike Fowler | American | — | 1982 | 2 | ● | |
| Ryan Hall | American | 50/50 | 1985 | 2 | ● | |
| Jeff Higgs | American | — | — | 1 | ● | |
| Matt Arroyo | American | — | 1982 | 1 | ● | |
| Nick Albin | American | — | 1983 | 1 | ● | |
| Kenny Florian | American | — | 1976 | 1 | ● | |
| Keith Florian | American | — | — | 1 | ● | |
| William Vandry | American | — | 1967 | 1 | ● | |
| Matt Hamilton | American | — | — | 1 | ● | |
| Egan Inoue | American | Grappling Unlimited | 1965 | 1 | ● | |
| Roy Dean | American | — | — | 1 | ● | |
| Baret Yoshida | American | Gracie Humaita | 1975 | 1 | ● | |
| Matt Thornton | American | SBG | 1969 | 1 | ● | |
| Klint Klaas | American | — | 1972 | 1 | ● | |
| Garry Tonon""Lion Killer"." | American | Renzo Gracie Academy | 1992 | 1 | ● | |
| Jonathan Torres"JT" | American | Atos | 1989 | — | ||
| Nick Rodriguez | American | — | — | — | ||
| Josh Hinger | American | — | — | — | ||
| Nick Ryan"Nicky" | American | B-Team | 2001 | — | ● | |
| Ken Gabrielson | American | — | — | — | ||
| Rener Gracie | American | — | 1983 | — | ● | |
| David Terrell"Dave" | American | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | 1978 | — | ● | |
| Nate Diaz | American | — | 1985 | — | ● | |
| Rosendo Diaz | American | — | — | — | ||
| Marcos Barreto"Juruna" | Mexican | Equipe Supreme (Formerly: Academia Monir Salomão) | 1960 | — | ● | |
| Jake Shields | American | Gracie Elite | 1979 | — | ● | |
| Henry Akins | American | Dynamix MMA | — | — | ● | |
| Pat Miletich | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Craig Kukuk | American | — | 1961 | — | ● | |
| Justin Garcia | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Joel Tudor | American | Surfight BJJ | 1976 | — | ● | |
| Jeff Joslin | Canadian | — | — | — | ● | |
| Oliver Reich | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Kevin Casey | American | — | 1981 | — | ● | |
| Jeff Curran | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Peter Letsos"Pete The Greek" | American | Rio JJ (Carlson Gracie) | 1979 | — | ● | |
| Rhadi Ferguson | American | — | 1975 | — | ● | |
| Eric Schafer | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Javier Vazquez"Showtime" | Cuban-American | Gracie Rancho | 1977 | — | ● | |
| Greg Nelson | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Denis Kang | Canadian | — | 1977 | — | ● | |
| BJ Penn | American | — | 1978 | — | ● | |
| Travis Tooke | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Stephan Kesting | Canadian | — | — | — | ● | |
| Benson Henderson | American | — | 1983 | — | ● | |
| Nathan Marquardt | American | — | 1979 | — | ● | |
| Keith Owen | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Adam Singer | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Alan Belcher"The Talent" | American | Alan Belcher MMA Club | 1984 | — | ● | |
| Erik Paulson | American | — | 1966 | — | ● | |
| Dan Inosanto | American | — | 1936 | — | ● | |
| David Johnson | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Dimitrios Mavraganis | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Joe D'arce | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Alan Mohler | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Mark Massey | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Jeff Glover | American | Paragon BJJ | 1983 | — | ● | |
| Paul Creighton | American | — | 1970 | — | ● | |
| Rommel Dunbar | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| David Meyer | American | Machado Jiu-Jitsu | — | — | ● | |
| Rafael Lovato Sr. | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Tyrone Gover | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Sean Alvarez | American | — | 1971 | — | ● | |
| Jake Mackenzie | Canadian | — | — | — | ● | |
| Kurt Osiander"The Rhino" | American | Ralph Gracie Academy | 1966 | — | ● | |
| Chris Brennan | American | — | 1971 | — | ● | |
| Keenan Cornelius | American | Atos | 1993 | — | ● | |
| Jim Kiser | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Steve Austin | American | — | — | — | ||
| Dean Lister | American | — | 1976 | — | ● | |
| Jeremy Arel"The Gerbil" | American | Great Grappling BJJ | 1981 | — | ● | |
| Rick Minter | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Rory Singer | American | — | 1976 | — | ● | |
| Mark Bocek | Canadian | — | 1981 | — | ● | |
| Stacey Meeks | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| John Rallo | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Chris McCune | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Travis Lutter | American | Team Lutter | 1973 | — | ● | |
| Rico Rodriguez | American | — | 1977 | — | ● | |
| Dean Richard Lister"The Boogeyman" | American | — | 1976 | — | ● | |
| Jeff Kunze | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Bill Cooper | American | — | 1987 | — | ● | |
| Ben Lowry | American | — | — | — | ● | |
| Nick Serra | American | — | — | — | ||
| Paul Sharp | American | — | — | — | ● |