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Lucas Barbosa (martial artist)

Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa (born 13 February 1992), commonly known as Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor.

Lucas Barbosa
BornLucas Daniel Silva Barbosa[1]
(1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)[1]
Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
NicknameHulk[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionMedium Heavy 88.3 kg (194.7 lb)
Welterweight (MMA)
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fighting out ofSan Diego, California, United States
TeamAtos Jiu-Jitsu
Equipe Márcio Rodrigues[2]
Rank3rd degree BJJ black belt
(under André Fabiano)[3]
Years active2011–2012, 2023–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Las Vegas, USA -88 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Anaheim, USA -99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 California, USA -88 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA -88 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA -97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2016 California, USA -91.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 California, USA -85.5 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA -88 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 California, USA -88 kg
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Texas, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia, USA -91.5 kg
European Open Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal 100.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute
European No-Gi Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rome, Italy -85.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rome, Italy Absolute
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo, Japan -94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo, Japan Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo, Japan -88 kg
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE -85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Los Angeles, USA -94 kg

Having conquered nearly every major title in the sport; being a World and Pan American champion (Gi and No-Gi), European Open and Asian IBJJF champion as well as a two-time ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medalist, Barbosa is regarded as one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation.

Background

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Lucas Daniel Barbosa was born on 13 February 1992, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.[4] He took up martial arts at the age of 10, starting with Taekwondo then Judo and Muay Thai.[1] At 15 Barbosa began Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under various coaches from Diego Lopes to Cristiano Carioca and André Galvão.[5] After being promoted to purple belt, Barbosa moved to Rio to train at Márcio Rodrigues's academy, receiving the nickname "Hulk" from his training partners.[5]

Grappling career

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Barbosa was awarded his Brown Belt in BJJ by Fabiano and Márcio Rodrigues.[1][4] It was at Brown Belt that Barbosa's grappling career took off.[1][4] In 2014, he was involved with "THE TEAM" in 2014, a web series developed by Copa Podio, a sports league that showed BJJ competitions on television.[1][4] Barbosa's strong performance earned him a spot later that year at the competition's main which was on Pay-per-view.[1][4]

In 2015, Barbosa won the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a Brown Belt.[6] As a result, Fabiano awarded Barbosa his Black Belt in BJJ.[1][4][6]

Shortly afterwards, Barbosa moved to San Diego, California, to join Atos Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão.[1][4][6] Since moving to Atos Jiu-Jitsu, Barbosa has won most major BJJ tournaments at Black Belt level including the World Championship and the World No-GI Championship.[1][4][6][7][8] He also is a multiple-time medalist at the ADCC World Championship.[1][4][6][7][8]

2020

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Barbosa was invited to compete in the Third Coast Grappling grand prix 6 on 12 September 2020.[9] He withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons.[10] He was matched at the promotion's next event instead, in a superfight against Guilherme Augusto. Barbosa won a unanimous decision against Augusto at the event on 26 September 2020.[11]

Barbosa represented ATOS in a team-grappling event at Subversiv 4 on 31 October 2020.[12] He led his team to victory in the tournament, defeating all four of his opponents on the night.[13]

2021

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Barbosa was invited to compete in a heavyweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 5 on 6 February 2021.[14] He defeated Yuri Simões on points in the first round but lost a decision to Gutemberg Pereira in the semi-final.[15] Barbosa then led ATOS once again at Subversiv 5 on 1 May 2021.[16] Barbosa once again won all of his matches and ATOS won the tournament for the second time.[17]

Barbosa competed in the main event of Fight 2 Win 174 against Aaron 'Tex' Johnson on 18 June 2021, and lost a decision.[18] On 26 June 2021, he defeat Matheus Diniz on points at BJJ Stars 6.[19] He was then invited to compete in the first Road to ADCC event on 17 July 2021, against William Tackett.[20] Barbosa managed to score thirty-four points against Tackett during their match and won by a wide margin.[21]

Barbosa then competed in a no gi grand prix at BJJ Bet 2 on 1 August 2021, and defeated all three of his opponents to win the tournament.[22] He was then invited to compete in the main event of BJJ Stars 7 against UFC veteran Gilbert Burns on 6 November 2021, and he submitted Burns with a rear-naked choke.[23] Barbosa competed in the inaugural Raw Grappling Championship event on 12 November 2021, in a superfight against Gerard Labinski, submitting him with an armbar.[24]

2022

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Barbosa competed in a middleweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 8 on 15 February 2022, and defeated his first two opponents before losing to Micael Galvão in the final.[25] He was then invited to compete in the 2022 ADCC World Championship as a result of winning a medal at the event in 2019.[26] He defeated Santeri Lilius, Josh Hinger, and Vagner Rocha before losing to Giancarlo Bodoni in the final and earning a silver medal.[27]

2023

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Barbosa competed in the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con International on 1 September 2023 and won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute gi divisions.[28] He returned to compete in the no gi edition of the event later that day, winning a silver medal at heavyweight and a bronze medal in the absolute division.[29]

Barbosa was scheduled to challenge Gordon Ryan for the WNO heavyweight title at Who's Number One 21: Ryan v Barbosa on 30 November 2023.[30] Ryan later withdrew from the match due to a rib injury,[31] and was replaced by his teammate Giancarlo Bodoni.[32] Barbosa lost the match by judge's decision.[33]

2024

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Barbosa competed against AJ Agazarm at Pit Submission Series 5 on May 30, 2024.[34] He won the match by decision.[35]

Barbosa was due to compete at EBI 21: The Absolutes on June 2, 2024.[36] He later withdrew from the event and was replaced by Brandon George.[37]

Barbosa was due to compete against Isaque Bahiense at BJJ Stars 13: Vikings Edition on August 3, 2024.[38] But he withdrew from the match and was replaced by Alexandre de Jesus.

Barbosa competed in the -80 kg division at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational on August 16–17, 2024[39][40] He beat Kenta Iwamoto by decision in the opening round and submitted Jozef Chen in the quarter-final before losing a decision to Levi Jones-Leary in the semi-final.[41]

Mixed martial arts career

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Barbosa made his debut in 2011 where he lost a split decision against Geydson Cardoso.[6]

In 2012, Barbosa faced Tiago Sena twice, winning by Submission and then TKO.[6]

In 2020, Barbosa stated in an interview that he planned to return to MMA due to financial incentives as well as seeking more challenges.[7] He reiterated this in 2021, announcing his intention to return by the end of the year.[42]

In February 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Troy Green at the PFL Challenger Series 2.[6] However Green withdrew from the fight and no replacement was found.[43]

In August 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Elmar Umarov at PFL 7.[8] However Umarov withdrew due to illness.[44]

Barbosa faced Itso Babulaidze at PFL Challenger Series 9 on 27 January 2023.[44] After a strong start, Barbosa faded as the bout went and he lost the bout via unanimous decision.[45][46]

Championships and accomplishments

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

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List of achievements at black belt level:[1]

List of achievements in lower belts divisions:[1]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
4 matches 2 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–2 Itso Babulaidze Decision (unanimous) PFL Challenger Series 9 27 January 2023 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 2–1 Tiago Sena TKO (punches) Roraima Show Fight 10 11 August 2012 1 3:50 Boa Vista, Brazil
Win 1–1 Tiago Sena Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Roraima Show Fight 9 15 April 2012 2 0:00 Boa Vista, Brazil
Loss 0–1 Geydson Manfrinny Cardoso Decision (split) Boa Vista Combat 2 11 September 2011 3 5:00 Boa Vista, Brazil Welterweight (170 lb) debut.

Instructor lineage

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Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Reyson Gracie → Osvaldo Alves → Pascoal Duarte → Diego Lopes → André Fabiano → Lucas Barbosa

Notes

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  1. ^ Closed bracket with teammate
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Weight and absolute
  3. ^ a b c d e f Absolute

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