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Guilherme Augusto - Top BJJ Black Belt

Guilherme Augusto - Top BJJ Black Belt

1. Guilherme Augusto’s Details

Guilherme Augusto’s Details
Name Guilherme Augusto Soares Santos
Nickname Gui
Born São Paulo, Brazil
Age 31
Date of Birth 10/6/1992
Weight 100.50 kg (222.0 lbs)
Weight Division Super-Pesado (100.50 kg / 222.0 lbs)
Last Weigh-in 100 kg
Height 6’1’’
Foundational Style BJJ
Career Disclosed Earnings N/A
College University N/A
Rank Black Belt
Head Coach Everdan Olegário
Last Fight 2023 IBJJF World Championship
Favorite Technique X Guard Pass, Leg Drag
Lineage Carlos Gracie > George Gracie > Octávio de Almeida > Moises Murad > Everdan Olegário > Guilherme Augusto
Team Association Alliance

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2. Guilherme Augusto’s Biography

Guilherme Augusto was born in São Paulo, Brazil on June 10, 1992. He is a BJJ black belt of Alliance and has won multiple CBJJ Nationals and CBJJ World Championships. Augusto is also the 2014 São Paulo Open Champion and the 2017 UAEJJF Grand Slam, Rio Janeiro Runner-Up.

2.1. Moved to Itaquera

Augusto was born near the northern border of São Paulo. When he turned two, Augusto moved to and grew up in Itaquera along the eastern side.

2.2. Introduction to BJJ

Augusto was a shy kid with low confidence. His father, a jiu-jitsu practitioner, wanted to help his son become more confident. Augusto was enrolled in jiu-jitsu classes to boost his self-esteem and self-confidence.

2.3. First Instructor

Everdan Olegário, also known as “Mestre Dan,” became Augusto’s first instructor. He was one of the instructors at the Cohab Branch of Alliance Academy. The Cohab Branch of Alliance Academy had produced many big names, including Dimitrius Souza and Sergio Moraes. "Mestre Dan” taught Augusto as a white belt to become a black belt.

2.4. Beat Best Brown Belts

In 2014 and 2015, Augusto won multiple championships in his weight and absolute divisions. He beat various brown belt champions, including Devhonte Johnson, Helton Jose, and Hugo Marques.


In 2014, Augusto became the CBJJ Champion in the absolute weight division and the IBJJF São Paulo Open Champion in his weight and absolute divisions.


In 2015, Augusto became the CBJJ Brazilian National Champion, IBJJF World Runner-Up in the absolute division, and CBJJ Brazilian National bronze medalist in the absolute weight division.

2.5. Promoted to Black Belt

Due to his outstanding performance as a brown belt, Augusto was promoted to black belt by his long-time mentor, Olegário on July 14, 2015.

2.6. Nickname

Augusto is also known as “Gui,” a nickname given to him by his friends and fellow gym members. This name does not have a special origin; it is simply an abbreviation of Guilherme.

2.7. Married Life

Augusto is happily married to Gabi Rabello Santos and has a son.

2.8. IBJJF Record

Augusto is ranked the 37th black belt in the IBJJF with 144 points. In the Adult Grand Slam, he is ranked the 50th competitor with 83 points (in 2023).

3. Guilherme Augusto’s Historic Fights

3.1. Guilherme Augusto Vs. Aaron "Tex" Johnson

In the quarterfinal of the Pan Championship 2020, Augusto faced Aaron “Tex” Johnson. At the start of the match, Augusto secured the top position and tried to submit Johnson. At the same time, Johnson tried to strangle Augusto’s leg. Augusto’s strong core helped him defend against Johnson's grip. However, Augusto could not push against Johnson’s full guard. Johnson strangled Augusto’s leg with both arms and used his leg to try and push him off the top position.


Later, Johnson wrapped his legs as well to further strangle Augusto’s leg. Augusto remained on top and exerted his weight to put pressure on Johnson’s legs. He managed to pull his leg free from Johnson’s grip and took his opponent from the back. Augusto grasped the lapels of Johnson’s gi and applied a collar choke from behind. Augusto won the match via a collar choke from behind.


Year Event Opponent W/L Method Weight Class Stage
2020 IBJJF Pan Championship Aaron "Tex" Johnson Win Collar Choke Super Heavyweight Quarterfinal

3.2. Guilherme Augusto Vs. Max Gimenis

Augusto faced Max Gimenis in the quarterfinal of the Pan Championship 2021. Augusto tried to take down Gimenis at the start of the match. After a few minutes, Augusto finally took Gimensis to the ground but could not control his movements. Gimenis strangled Augusto’s leg with both of his legs. Augusto tried to get his leg free, while Gimenis again tried to stand up. Augusto responded by strangling both of Gimensis’s legs from the back, bringing him to the ground, and taking him from the back. Augusto grabbed Gimenis’s collar from the back and applied a collar choke. After two minutes have passed since the start of the match, Augusto submitted Gimenis via a collar choke.


Year Event Opponent W/L Method Weight Class Stage
2021 IBJJF Pan Championship Max Gimenis Win Collar Choke Absolute Quarterfinal

3.3. Guilherme Augusto Vs. Jackson Douglas

Guilherme Augusto faced Jackson Douglas in the quarterfinal of the Pan Championship 2021 of the super heavyweight division. Augusto and Douglas spent several minutes trying to take each other down. Eventually, Augusto went for the single-leg takedown and managed to push Douglas onto the ground. He scored two points for this takedown. Augusto then tried to control Douglas’s movements, but Douglas would not make it easy. Douglas grappled one of Augusto’s legs and tried to strangle his arm using both of his legs. Augusto manage to get his legs free, invert Douglas’s legs, and managed to grapple him from the back. Augusto applied a collar choke, but Douglas managed to escape his grip before being submitted. After being countered by Douglas several times, Augusto managed to mount him, earning him three points. In the end, Augusto submitted Douglas via a bread cutter choke.


Year Event Opponent W/L Method Weight Class Stage
2021 IBJJF Pan Championship Jackson Douglas Win Bread Cutter Choke Super Heavyweight Quarterfinal

4. Guilherme Augusto’s Main Achievements

4.1. Guilherme Augusto’s International Achievements

Year Event Weight Division
2012 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Medium Heavyweight
2014 IBJJF Sao Paulo Open Medium Heavyweight
2014 IBJJF Sao Paulo Open Absolute
2014 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Absolute
2015 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Medium Heavyweight
2016 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals 94 kg
2016 IBJJF South American Championship 94 kg
2017 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals 94 kg
2017 IBJJF Rio BJJ Pro Championship 94 kg
2017 IBJJF South American Championship 94 kg
2018 CBJJE World Championship 95 kg
2020 IBJJF Pan Championship 100 kg

4.2. Guilherme Augusto’s Main Achievements as a Black Belt

Year Event Belt Position
2016 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Black Belt 1st
2016 IBJJF South American Championship Black Belt 1st
2016 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 3rd
2016 IBJJF Pans Championship Black Belt 3rd
2017 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Black Belt 1st
2017 IBJJF Rio BJJ Pro Championship Black Belt 1st
2017 IBJJF South American Championship Black Belt 1st
2017 UAEJJF Grand Slam, Rio Janeiro Black Belt 2nd
2017 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 3rd
2018 CBJJE World Championship Black Belt 1st
2019 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 3rd
2019 IBJJF Pans Championship Black Belt 3rd
2019 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Black Belt 3rd
2020 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 1st
2021 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 2nd
2023 IBJJF Pans Championship Black Belt 3rd
2023 IBJJF Pans Championship Black Belt 3rd

4.3. Guilherme Augusto’s Main Achievements as Colored Belt

Year Event Belt Position
2012 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Purple Belt 1st
2014 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Brown Belt 1st
2014 IBJJF Sao Paulo Open Brown Belt 1st
2014 IBJJF Sao Paulo Open Brown Belt 1st
2014 IBJJF World Championship Brown Belt 2nd
2015 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Brown Belt 1st
2015 IBJJF World Championship Brown Belt 2nd
2015 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Brown Belt 3rd

5. Guilherme Augusto’s Professional Record Break

5.1. Guilherme Augusto’s Professional Record

80 Matches 87 Wins 40 Losses
By Points 41 15
By Advantages 7 5
By Submission 33 10
By Decision 3 10
By Penalties 0 0
By DQ 3 0

5.2. Method of Submission

Method 33 Wins 10 Losses
Choke from Back 6 2
Armbar 5 2
Choke 2 0
Kimura 2 0
Submission 1 1
RNC 1 1
Katagatame 1 1
Paper Cutter Choke 1 0
Arm in Ezekiel 5 0
Americana 2 0
Triangle 2 0
Triangle Armbar 1 0
Bread Cutter Choke 1 0
Shoulder Lock 1 0
Armlock 1 0
Toe hold 1 0
Kneebar 0 1
Bow and Arrow 0 1
Botinha 0 1

6. Guilherme Augusto’s Fight History

Year Competition Opponent W/L Method Weight Stage
2015 GP Minas Augusto Maciel W Pts: 11x0 ABS SF
2015 GP Minas Leonardo Moura W Pts: 4x0 ABS F
2015 GP Minas Augusto Maciel W Americana 88KG SF
2015 GP Minas Romes W DQ 88KG F
2015 South American Vitor Toledo W Choke from back 94KG 4F
2015 South American Herico Hesley W Pts: 7x0 94KG SF
2015 BJJ Stars Flávio Godoy W Choke ABS SPF
2016 Pan American Arnaldo Maidana W Pts: 12x0 94KG 4F
2016 Pan American Leo Nogueira L Points 94KG SF
2016 Pan American Eliot Kelly W Pts: 2x0 ABS R2
2016 Pan American Leandro Lo L Pts: 3x0 ABS 8F
2016 Marianas Open Felipe Pena L Pts: 2x0 ABS 4F
2016 Brasileiro Jose Camilo W Americana 94KG R1
2016 Brasileiro Gabriel Alves W Choke from back 94KG 4F
2016 Brasileiro Cassio Francis W Toe hold 94KG SF
2016 Brasileiro Miguel Angel W Adv 94KG F
2016 Brasileiro Romario Gomes W Arm in Ezekiel ABS RD
2016 Brasileiro Gustavo Almeida W Triangle ABS 8F
2016 Brasileiro Rodrigo Cavaca L Adv ABS 4F
2016 World Champ. Erberth Santos W Pts: 2x0 94KG 4F
2016 World Champ. Jackson Sousa L Pts: 9x0 94KG SF
2016 Sao Paulo Open Gerson Pérez W Choke from back 100KG 4F
2016 Sao Paulo Open Max Gimenis W Armbar 100KG SF
2016 Sao Paulo Open Erberth Santos L Referee Decision 100KG F
2016 BJJ Rio Pro Matheus Spirandeli W Points 94KG 4F
2016 South American Leandro Pedrosa W Points ABS 4F
2016 South American Erberth Santos Loss Points ABS SF
2016 South American Romulo Azevedo W Points 94KG SF
2017 Brasileiro Eduardo Silva W Choke from back 94KG R1
2017 Brasileiro Tony Ferraz W Pts: 2x0 94KG 4F
2017 Brasileiro Marcos Alves Jr W Kimura 94KG SF
2017 World Champ. Felipe Bezerra L Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS R1
2017 World Champ. Wellington Perotto W Choke from back 94KG 8F
2017 World Champ. Jackson Souza W Pts: 2x0 94KG 4F
2017 World Champ. Leandro Lo L Pts: 8x0 94KG SF
2017 Sao Paulo Open Andre Rodolfo W N/A 100KG SF
2017 Sao Paulo Open Hugo Silva W N/A 100KG F
2017 Sao Paulo Open Erberth Santos L N/A ABS SF
2017 Floripa Sp. Open Henrique Cardoso L Armbar ABS 4F
2017 IBJJF Rio Pro Marcus Vinicius W Pts: 5x0 94KG SF
2017 IBJJF Rio Pro Vinicius Marilho W Pts: 2x0 94KG F
2017 Grand Slam RJ Adam Wardzinski W Pts: 0x0, Adv 94KG 4F
2017 Grand Slam RJ Patrick Gaudio L Referee Decision 94KG F
2017 South American Tony Ferraz W Points 94KG 4F
2017 South American Rafael Vasconcelos W Points 94KG SF
2018 ACB S. American Patrick Correa W Points 95KG R1
2018 ACB S. American Andre Cavalcante W Points 95KG SF
2018 ACB S. American Fellipe Andrew L Points 95KG F
2018 ACB S. American Igor Schneider L Referee Decision ABS R1
2018 Brasileiro Jackson Patrick W Arm in Ezekiel 94KG R1
2018 Brasileiro Diogo Silveira W Armbar 94KG 4F
2018 Brasileiro Fellipe Andrew L Kneebar 94KG SF
2018 Mundial CBJJE Rafael Leite W Points 95KG 4F
2018 Mundial CBJJE Jose Coelho W Pts: 16x0 95KG F
2018 Mundial CBJJE Thiago Pinto W N/A ABS 4F
2018 Mundial CBJJE Erberth Santos L Submission ABS SF
2019 Pan American Gustavo Dias W DQ O100KG 4F
2019 Pan American Max Gimenis L Bow and arrow O100KG SF
2019 Brasileiro Doacir Rufino W Triangle armbar 100KG R1
2019 Brasileiro Higor Marques W Points 100KG R2
2019 Brasileiro Helton Jose W Pts: 2x2, Adv 100KG 4F
2019 Brasileiro Fellipe Andrew L Botinha 100KG SF
2019 World Champ. Tanner Rice W Pts: 6x0 100KG R1
2019 World Champ. Gutemberg Pereira W Pts: 3x0 100KG 4F
2019 World Champ. Mahamed Aly L Pts: 2x0 100KG SF
2019 Las Vegas Open Robson Silva W N/A 100KG SF
2019 Las Vegas Open Renato Tagliari W N/A 100KG F
2019 Las Vegas Open Renato Tagliari W N/A ABS R1
2019 Las Vegas Open Dany Gerard L Armbar ABS 4F
2019 Dallas SMO Pedro Rocha W Armbar ABS 4F
2019 Dallas SMO Richar Nogueira W Pts: 9x4 ABS SF
2019 Dallas SMO Matheus Luna W Pts: 4x2 ABS F
2019 Charlotte Open Giovanni Carvalho W Kimura ABS 4F
2019 Charlotte Open Emilio Hernandez W Arm in Ezekiel ABS SF
2019 Houston FO R. Evangelista L Pts: 0x0, Adv O100KG F
2019 Houston FO Gerson Revoredo W Submission ABS 4F
2019 Houston FO Hunter Newton W Points ABS SF
2019 Houston FO Lucas Valente W Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS F
2020 3CG Kumite IV Gabriel Almeida L Referee Decision ABS 4F
2020 Kumite 6 Roberto Jimenez L Choke from back ABS 4F
2020 Pan American Devhonte Johnson L Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS 8F
2020 Pan American Tex Johnson W Arm in Ezekiel 100KG 4F
2020 Pan American Devhonte Johnson W Pts: 8x2 100KG SF
2020 Pan American Arnaldo Maidana W Pts: 5x0 100KG F
2020 F2W 159 Devhonte Johnson L Referee Decision 94KG SPF
2021 Dallas Open Devhonte Johnson W Pts: 0x0, Adv O100KG F
2021 Grand Slam AD Anderson Munis L Referee Decision 120KG 4F
2021 Grand Slam AD Walter Santos W Pts: 6x0 120KG RPC
2021 WP BR Qualifier Ithalo Lopes L Referee Decision 94KG RR
2021 WP BR Qualifier Eduardo Machado W Choke from back 94KG RR
2021 WP BR Qualifier Patrick Gaudio L Pts: 4x1 94KG RR
2021 F2W 170 Max Gimenis L Referee Decision 124KG SPF
2021 F2W 178 Victor Hugo L Referee Decision 124KG SPF
2021 Pan American Charles McGuire W Triangle ABS 8F
2021 Pan American Max Gimenis W Choke ABS 4F
2021 Pan American Gustavo Batista L Katagatame ABS SF
2021 Pan American Jackson Douglas W Bread cutter choke 100KG 4F
2021 Pan American Devhonte Johnson W Referee Decision 100KG SF
2021 Pan American Fellipe Andrew L Pts: 2x0 100KG F
2022 World Champ. Rafael Lovato W Pts: 3x0 O100KG 4F
2022 World Champ. Gutemberg Pereira L Referee Decision O100KG SF
2022 World Champ. Victor Hugo L Pts: 2x0 ABS 8F
2023 Dallas NGO Diego Oliveira W Referee Decision ABS SF
2023 Dallas NGO Lukete Silva W Pts: 4x0 ABS F
2023 Pan American Pedro Neto W Pts: 3x0 ABS 8F
2023 Pan American Johnatha Alves W Pts: 2x2, Adv ABS 4F
2023 Pan American Erich Munis L Choke from back ABS SF
2023 Pan American R. Evangelista W Pts: 0x0, Adv O100KG 4F
2023 Pan American Yatan Bueno L Pts: 0x0, Adv O100KG SF
2023 Summit G. Christian Echols W RNC ABS R1
2023 Summit G. Michael Crowe W Shoulder lock ABS 4F
2023 Summit G. Darius Burke W Referee Decision ABS SF
2023 Summit G. A. Cummings W Katagatame ABS F
2023 Nashville SPO Pedro Moura W Pts: 3x0 O100KG SF
2023 Nashville SPO Diego Ferreira W Armlock O100KG F
2023 Nashville SPO Celso Ricardo W Paper cutter choke ABS 4F
2023 Nashville SPO Luan Silva W Armbar ABS SF
2023 Nashville SPO Austin Oranday W DQ ABS F
2023 Houston Open Elion Joaquim W Points O100KG 4F
2023 Houston Open R. Evangelista L Points O100KG SF
2023 Houston Open Carlos Henrique W N/A ABS 4F
2023 Houston Open Eduardo Avelar W Armbar ABS SF
2023 Houston Open Pedro Alex L Points ABS F
2023 World Champ. Gabriel Oliveira W Pts: 3x0 O100KG 8F
2023 World Champ. R. Evangelista W Arm in Ezekiel O100KG 4F
2023 World Champ. Victor Hugo L RNC O100KG SF
2023 World Champ. Luis Oliveira L Pts: 6x4 ABS 8F

7. Guilherme Augusto’s Top Fights Links

Guilherme Augusto v Lucas Silva / Dallas Open No-Gi 2023

Guilherme Augusto VS Erberth Santos / World Championship 2016

Guilherme Augusto VS Devhonte Johnson / Pan Championship 2020

Guilherme Augusto v Jackson Douglas / Pan Championship 2021


Photo Credit: @guilhermeaugustobjj

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