Tarsis Humphreys

Tarsis Carvalho Humphreys (born November 4, 1983) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He became a jiu-jitsu black belt under Fabio Gurgel, the co-founder of the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team.

Tarsis Humphreys
Born	Tarsis Carvalho Humphreys (1983-11-04) November 4, 1983 São Paulo, Brazil
Residence	San Diego, California, United States
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Division	88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st)
Style	Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Fighting out of	São Paulo, Brazil
Team	Alliance Jiu Jitsu
Rank	4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Tarsis Humphreys

Medal record
Representing Brazil
Submission wrestling
Abu Dhabi Combat Club
	2007 Newark, New Jersey	-88kg
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
World Championship
	2007 California, USA	-88kg
	2008 California, USA	-94kg
	2009 California, USA	-88kg
	2010 California, USA	-88kg
	2015 California, USA	-88kg
Abu Dhabi World Pro
	2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE	-83 kg
	2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE	Absolute
Brazilian National Championship
	2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	-88kg
	2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Absolute
	2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	-88kg
	2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Absolute
	2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	-88kg

Humphreys was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and is one of Alliance's top competitors. From 1998 to 2009 he won a medal in whichever Black Belt adult division he entered. He is the 2010 Medium Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and the champion of the inaugural World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup, at his weight and at the open division defeating Gracie Barra’s Braulio Estima.

Humphreys is a veteran at ADCC. In 2007 he was third place losing at the semi-final against UFC star Demian Maia (who after that became champion overcoming Flavio "Cachorrao" Almeida).

References

• Tarsis Humphrey: ADCC BARCELONA.

External links

• Tarsis Interview
• Tarsis Humphreys BJJ (GI) career on MARanking | Martial Arts Ranking