João Assis (born July 11, 1983), is a Brazilian

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting ( ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

practitioner and a former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. Assis is a world no-gi champion and an ADCC gold and silver medalist. João became the 2013 ADCC Submission Grappling World Champion by defeating

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in the finals.

Bio

Joao Francisco de Moraes Assis is Brazilian Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Leonardo Vieira.

Main achievements

Assis won the following titles: *ADCC Champion (2013) *World Nogi Champion (2015, 2010) *World Champion (2007 – purple belt division) *World Cup Champion (2007 – open weight division, purple belt – CBJJE) *Pan American Champion (2009 – open weight, brown belt division) *10x Grapplers Quest Champion *2x NAGA Champion – NO GI advanced (2009 weight and open weight) *2x NAGA Champion – Jiu Jitsu (2009 weight and open weight) *2008 World NO GI Champion (2008 – brown belt division) *4x American National Champion *California State Champion (2009 – open weight) *ADCC Silver Medallist (2011)

Mixed martial arts record

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Living people Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1983 births World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists Sportspeople from Porto Alegre {{mixedmartialart-bio-stub