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Davi Ramos - 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt & MMA Fighter

Davi Ramos - 4th Degree BJJ Black Belt & MMA Fighter

1. Davi Ramos’ Details

Davi Ramos’ Details
Name Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva
Nickname The Tasmanian Devil
Born Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth 5th November 1986
Nationality Brazilian
College/University N/A
Last Fight UFC Invitational 2021
Last Weigh In Absolute
Weight Class Peso Leve (76 Kg / 167 lbs)
Weight 76 Kg (167 lbs)
Height 5’8’’
Career Disclosed Earning N/A
Fighting out of Brazil
Foundational Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Favorite Technique Guard/Single Leg Sweep from Guard
Rank 4th-Degree BJJ Black Belt
Awarded by Master Cesar Guimaraes
Head Coach Master Cesar Guimaraes
Lineage Mitsuyo Maeda -> Carlos Gracie -> Carlson Gracie -> Walter Guimaraes -> Davi Ramos
Team Association Top Brother/Atos Jiu-Jitsu

2. Davi Ramos’ Biography

Davi Ramos is a 4th-Degree BJJ Black Belt under Master Cesar Guimaraes, also known as Casquinha. Ramos internationally represented “Top Brother” and “Atos Jiu-Jitsu”. He is famous for his fast and explosive fighting style. He won many ADCC and ACBJJ championships.

2.1. Davi Ramos’ Early Life

Davi Ramos was born on 5th November 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Discovered BJJ

At a very young age, he adopted BJJ as a combat sport. Due to learning BJJ at a very young age, his fighting techniques were refined and sleek.

Trained under Master Casquinha at Top Brother

He was trained by Master Cesar Guimaraes, Casquinha, at Top Brother academy when he was only 10 years old. Master Casquinha was the one who brought Davi Ramos up through the BJJ belt ranks and eventually to Black Belt. Master Casquinha is the founder of Top Brother academy and the son of Walter Guimaraes, Carlson Gracie’s Black Belt.

Became an Ambassador of Master Casquinha’s Academy

Davi Ramos was the top representative and ambassador of Top Brother academy. He also competed abroad representing Top Brother academy.

Opened Top Brother Academy

Davi Ramos was the first to open an affiliation of Top Brother academy in Mexico, outside of Brazil.

Davi Ramos Jiu-Jitsu Academy

Davi Ramos opened his own BJJ academy in Brazil named Davi Ramos Jiu-Jitsu academy.

2.2. Davi Ramos’ MMA Career

Davi Ramos, a professional MMA fighter is known as the “Tasmanian Devil” for his explosive fighting style. He competes in the lightweight division of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

Professional Debut in MMA

Davi Ramos made his professional MMA debut in July 2010. He won 6 out of 7 fights over the six-year span. In his second fight for the promotion, he defeated Chris Grurzemacher via Rear Naked Choke submission on 9th December 2017 at the UFC Fight Night Swanson Vs. Ortega.

UFC Debut In March 2017

Davi Ramos made his UFC debut in March 2017. He lost the fight to Sergio Moraes via unanimous decision.

2.3. Davi Ramos’ Pro BJJ Combats

Joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu

Davi Ramos was an excellent and trained grappler but because of his less exposure to BJJ techniques as he was a former MMA fighter, he joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu to finetune his BJJ skills and techniques in 2010. Atos Jiu-Jitsu was already famous as one of BJJ's strongest and toughest Academies. And this fact brought more exposure to Davi Ramos’s BJJ skills.

CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi

Davi Ramos won first place at CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi in 2010.

IBJJF Chicago Open

Ramos conquered first place at the IBJJF Chicago Open Championship in 2010 in the absolute weight category.

CBJJ Brazilian Nationals

Ramos won 3rd place at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals in 2011.

Grapplers Quest Las Vegas

Ramos won the 1st position at the Grapplers Quest Las Vegas in 2011. It was one of the biggest career breaks of Davi Ramos. Ramos submitted 6 out of 7 opponents in the tournament. He tapped out big names in the sport, Jeff Monson and Joao Assis.

Awarded with 4th-Degree BJJ Black Belt

It was at Atos Headquarters, that Davi Ramos was awarded his 4th-Degree BJJ Black Belt by Andre Galvao.

Absolute Championship Akhmat

In June 2022, Davi Ramos signed with ACA and competed in the ACA Lightweight Grand Prix. His fight was against Artem Reznikov at ACA 140 on June 17, 2022. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

2.4. Davi Ramos’ Historic Fights

Davi Ramos Vs. Warren Stout

Warren Stout is an excellent BJJ grappler who represents Renzo Gracie Academy. Ramos quickly pulled guard by attacking the leg submission applied by Warren. Davi Ramos swiftly went for the Toehold and submitted Warren Stout under only 30 seconds. It was one of the fastest-applied submissions by Davi Ramos.


Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class Location
2011 Ultimate Absolute Warren Stout Win Submission Via Toehold R1 Absolute NYC

Davi Ramos Vs. Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns is renowned as an accomplished mixed martial artist. Davi Ramos, who is known for his explosive game, started the match by attacking Gilbert Burns without wasting time. Gilbert tried to take him down but Ramos quickly got out of Gilbert’s grip. Davi Ramos submitted Gilbert Burns via Rear Naked Choke in 3 minutes and 30 seconds only.


Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class Location
2015 ADCC World Championship Gilbert Burns Win Submission Via Rear Naked Choke Semi Final 77 Kg São Paulo, Brazil

Davi Ramos Vs. Jeff Monson

Jeff Monson is a mixed martial artist. After Davi Ramos’ debut in UFC, his explosive game had become immensely strong which was the reason for his victory over Jeff Monson. Ramos submitted Jeff via Armbar in 3 minutes and 26 seconds. Davi Ramos’ drive and focus were unheard and unseen. His fighting techniques were so complete in their nature that even Jeff Monson submitted to Ramos.


Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class Location
2011 Grapplers Quest Las Vegas Jeff Monson Win Submission Via Armbar Semi Final Absolute Las Vegas, Nevada

2.5. Davi Ramos’ Championships

Year Event Belt Position
2018 ACBJJ 75 Kg Grand Prix Black 1st
2015 ADCC World Championship Black 1st
2011 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Black 3rd
2011 UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro NoGi Black 2nd
2011 Grapplers Quest Las Vegas Black 1st
2010 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NoGi Black 1st
2010 IBJJF Chicago Open Black 1st

Record

  1. Submitted 6 out of 7 opponents in Grapplers Quest Las Vegas (2011)
  • ADCC World Champion (2015)

3. Davi Ramos’ Main Achievements

3.1. Gi Tournaments

Year Event Weight Class Position
2018 ACBJJ 75 Kg Grand Prix 75 Kg 1st
2010 IBJJF Chicago Open Absolute 1st
2011 IBJJF Chicago Open Absolute 2nd

3.2. No-Gi Tournaments

Year Event Weight Class Position
2011 UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro NoGi Absolute 2nd
2010 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NoGi Absolute 1st

4. Davi Ramos’ Main Achievements (Belts)

Year Event Belt Position
2006 IBJJF World Championship Brown 2nd

5. Davi Ramos’ MMA Professional Record Breakdown

17 Matches 10 Wins 5 Losses
By Knockout 1 0
By Submission 7 0
By Decision 2 5
Draw 2

6. Davi Ramos MMA Fight History

Date Event Opponent W/L/D Method Location Time Round
July 4, 2010 CXC: Battle at the Beach Juan Manual Puig W Submission Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 0:36 1
Aug 31, 2013 Nitrix Champion Fight 16 Rony Silva W Guillotine Choke Americana, Brazil 1:03 1
Nov 15, 2013 EFA: Mexico vs. Brazil Jose Alberto Quinonez W TKO (punches) Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico N/A N/A
April 12, 2014 Talent MMA Circuit 8 Claudiere Freitas W Armbar Valinhos, Brazil 3:07 1
Oct 24, 2014 Bellator 130 David Rickels L Unanimous Decision Mulvane, Kansas, United States 5:00 3
Aug 19, 2016 RFA 42: Giagos vs. Estrazulas Mike Flach W Rear Naked Choke Visalia, California, United States 4:07 1
Dec 10, 2016 Phoenix FC 1 Nick Piedmont W Unanimous Decision Zouk Mikael, Lebanon 5:00 3
March 11, 2017 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum Sergio Moraes L Unanimous Decision Fortaleza, Brazil 5:00 3
Dec 9, 2017 UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega Chris Gruetzemacher W Rear Naked Choke Fresno, California, United States 0:50 3
May 12, 2018 UFC 224 Nick Hein W Rear Naked Choke Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4:15 1
Nov 10, 2018 UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez John Gunther W Rear Naked Choke Denver, Colorado, United States 1:57 1
May 18, 2019 UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee Austin Hubbard W Unanimous Decision Rochester, New York, United States 5:00 3
Sept 7, 2019 UFC 242 Islam Makhachev L Unanimous Decision Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5:00 3
July 19, 2020 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Arman Tsarukyan L Unanimous Decision Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5:00 3
June 17, 2022 ACA 140 Artem Reznikov L Unanimous Decision SochI, Russia 5:00 5
2021 UFC Invitational Anton Berzin D ABS RR 2021
2021 UFC Invitational Daniel Pineda D ABS RR 2021

7. Davi Ramos’ BJJ Professional Record Breakdown

77 Matches 47 Wins 28 Losses
By Submissions 26 7
By Points 17 13
By Advantages 1 3
By Decision 3 3
By Penalties 0 0
By DQ 0 2
Draws 2

7.1. Submission W/L Methods

Submission Method 26 Wins 7 Losses
Armbar 6 0
Rear Naked Choke 5 2
Toe Hold 5 0
Verbal Tap 2 0
Calf Slicer 1 0
Choke 1 1
Flying Armbar 1 0
Submission 2 0
Choke from Back 1 2
Kneebar 1 1
Russian Armbar 1 0
Estima Lock 0 1

8. Davi Ramos’ BJJ Fight History

Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Weight Class Stage
2010 IBJJF World Championship Celso Vinicius L Choke from Back 76 Kg 4F
2010 South American Augusto Mendes L DQ 76 Kg SF
2011 World P. NoGi Augusto Mendes W Points 74 Kg R1
2011 World P. NoGi Michel Maia W N/A 74 Kg 4F
2011 World P. NoGi JT Torres W Points 74 Kg SF
2011 Brasileiro Michael Langhi L Points 76 Kg SF
2011 IBJJF World Championship Michael Langhi L Pts: 4x0 76 Kg 4F
2011 Ultimate Absolute Warren Stout W Toehold ABS R1
2011 Ultimate Absolute Rustam Chsiev L Points ABS 4F
2011 Grapplers Quest Las Vegas Jeff Monson W Armbar ABS SF
2011 Grapplers Quest Las Vegas Joao Assis W Toehold ABS F
2011 NoGi Pan Ams Warren Stout W Kneebar 82 Kg SF
2011 NoGi Pan Ams P. Elias W Toehold 82 Kg F
2011 NoGi Pan Ams Unknown W Rear Naked Choke ABS 4F
2011 NoGi Pan Ams Kayron Gracie W Calf Slicer ABS F
2011 NoGi Worlds Leo Davila W Submission ABS R2
2011 NoGi Worlds Antonio Peinado L DQ ABS 4F
2011 NoGi Worlds Rafael Rosendo W Verbal Tap 82 Kg 4F
2011 NoGi Worlds Rafael Freitas W Verbal Tap 82 Kg 4F
2011 NoGi Worlds Victor Estima L Estima Lock 82 Kg SF
2012 Copa Podio Pedro Mello W Pts: 8x0 85 Kg GP
2012 Copa Podio Caio Almeida L Choke 85 Kg GP
2012 Copa Podio Ricardo Bastos D N/A 85 Kg GP
2012 Copa Podio Tiago Barata W Armbar 85 Kg GP
2012 Copa Podio Dimitrius Souza L Pts: 6x4 85 Kg SF
2012 Copa Podio Ricardo Bastos W Pts: 2x0 85 Kg 3RD
2012 Gramado Trials Rodrigo Akilis W Pts: 6x0 75 Kg SF
2012 Gramado Trials Thiago Abreu W Points 75 Kg F
2012 World Pro. Roberto Satoshi L Pts: 3x2 76 Kg R2
2012 Brasileiro Gabriel Rollo L Pts: 2x2, Adv 82 Kg 4F
2012 IBJJF World Championship Francisco Tavares W Armbar 76 Kg R1
2012 IBJJF World Championship Unknown W Choke from Back 76 Kg R2
2012 IBJJF World Championship Vinicius Marinho L Pts: 4x4, Adv 76 Kg R3
2013 Art of Grappling A. Johnson L Kneebar ABS R1
2013 Copa Podio Diogo Sampaio L Pts: 2x0 88 Kg GP
2013 Copa Podio Alexandre Ceconi W Toehold 88 Kg GP
2013 Copa Podio Felipe Pena L Choke from Back 88 Kg GP
2013 Copa Podio Kit Dale D N/A 88 Kg GP
2013 IBJJF World Championship Otavio Sousa L Pts: 6x2 82 Kg 4F
2015 European Nic Nikolaisen W Choke 82 Kg R2
2015 European Victor Silverio W Pts: 2x0 82 Kg 4F
2015 European Francisco Iturralde W Pts: 2x0 82 Kg SF
2015 Sharjah Open Unknown W Submission 85 Kg SF
2015 Sharjah Open Marcos Costa W Points 85 Kg F
2015 Sharjah Open Unknown W Toehold ABS 4F
2015 Sharjah Open Luis. V W Russian Armbar ABS SF
2015 Sharjah Open Jiddu Lemos W Referee Decision ABS F
2015 ADCC RJ Rafael Ferreira W Armbar 77 Kg R1
2015 ADCC RJ L. Andrei W Rear Naked Choke 77 Kg R2
2015 ADCC RJ Matheus Oliveira W Armbar 77 Kg R3
2015 ADCC RJ Geraldo Freitas W Referee Decision 77 Kg 4F
2015 ADCC RJ Thiago Abreu W Pts: 4x0 77 Kg SF
2015 ADCC RJ Claudio Mattos W Rear Naked Choke 77 Kg F
2015 ADCC Young-Ahm W Rear Naked Choke 77 Kg R1
2015 ADCC Gabriel Rollo W Pts: 3x0 77 Kg 4F
2015 ADCC Gilbert Burns W Rear Naked Choke 77 Kg SF
2015 ADCC Lucas Lepri W Flying Armbar 77 Kg F
2016 Copa Podio Lucas Lepri L Pts: 4x2 77 Kg GP
2016 Copa Podio Leandro Lo L Pts: 6x2 77 Kg GP
2016 Copa Podio Felipe Cesar W Pts: 2x0 77 Kg GP
2016 Copa Podio AJ Sousa W Pts: 2x0 77 Kg GP
2016 World Pro Andre Galvao L Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS R2
2016 World Pro Marcos Tinoco W Pts: 4x2 77 Kg R1
2016 World Pro Alex Cabanes W Pts: 0x0, Adv 77 Kg 8F
2016 World Pro AJ Agazarm L Pts: 2x0 77 Kg 4F
2017 European Open Sebastian Broche W Armbar 82 Kg 8F
2017 European Open Isaque Bahiense L Pts: 2x0 82 Kg 4F
2017 ACBJJ 4 AJ Agazarm W Points 75 Kg 4F
2017 ACBJJ 4 Marcio Andre L Points 75 Kg SF
2017 ACBJJ 7 Luan Carvalho W Points 75 Kg 4F
2017 ACBJJ 7 Edwin Najmi L Rear Naked Choke 75 Kg SF
2018 ACBJJ 11 Edwin Najmi W Referee Decision 75 Kg SPF
2018 ACBJJ 14 Lucas Lepri L Points 75 Kg SPF
2019 Fight 2 Win 132 Garry Tonon L Referee Decision 80 Kg SPF
2021 Fight 2 Win 177 Pedro Marinho L Referee Decision N/A SPF
2021 Fight 2 Win 182 Dante Leon L Rear Naked Choke 77 Kg SPF
2021 Polaris 17 Craig Jones L Referee Decision 85 Kg SPF

9. Davi Ramos’ Top Fight Links

Luiz Pereira x Davi Ramos by X-COMBAT

Davi Ramos x Abraão Amorim by X-COMBAT

Davi Ramos vs Nick Piedmont Full Fight (MMA) - Phoenix 1

Jeff Monson X Davi Ramos

Davi Ramos vs Jonathas Novaes


Photo credit: @daviramos_ufc

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