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1. Rida Haisam’s Details
| Name | Rida Haisam Isaac |
| Nickname | ‘Giraffe’ |
| Born | Accra, Ghana, West Africa |
| Date of Birth | July 25, 1993 |
| Weight Division | Heavyweight (94.30 kg / 208.0 lbs) |
| Last Weigh-in | N/A |
| Height | 6'5" |
| Disclosed Career Earnings | N/A |
| Rank | Black Belt |
| Last Fight | 2023 Quintet 4 |
| Favorite Position | Kneebar |
| Head Coach | Yuki Ishikawa |
| Lineage | Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti (Jacaré) > Alexandre Paiva (Gi-gi) > Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa > Yuki Ishikawa > Rida Haisam |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team Association | Assembly Jiu-Jitsu Carpe Diem Academy Detroit Jiu-Jitsu Syndicate B Team Jiu-Jitsu |
2. Rida Haisam’s Biography
Rida Haisam is an accomplished black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is a native of Ghana and a professional Jiu-Jitsu athlete with a great number of accomplishments.
2.1. Rida Haisam’s Early Life
Haisam had a great interest in basketball and football in his early years. He participated in both sports and performed well throughout elementary and high school. But at 15, his family moved to Tokyo, Japan, as his father was employed by a Japanese construction company. When his father was working there, Haisam’s family developed a strong relationship with his father’s manager. Then in 2011, Rida was introduced to BJJ by this manager.
2.2. Rida Haisam’s Formative Years in BJJ
Rida Haisan earned his blue, purple, and brown belts under Yamada Shigetaka. As a brown belt, Rida gained fame after showcasing his exceptional grappling skills at the ‘Quintet: Grappling Team Survival Match II. Although he was a brown belt, his submission finishes against four top black belts gave him prominence as a top-notch BJJ athlete.
2.3. Rida Haisam’s Achievements and Techniques
Rida Haisam has a series of accomplishments in Jiu-Jitsu. By applying his favorite kneebar technique, Haisam won multiple BJJ tournaments, including IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi and WNO Championships.
2.4. Rida Haisam’s Promotion to Black Belt
Haisam wanted to excel more so he moved to the Carpe Diem Academy of Japan, where he trained under Yuki Ishikawa. On September 15, 2018, Yuki Ishikawa promoted Haisam to the black belt level.
2.5. Rida Haisam’s Focus on Improving His Skills
Rida Haisam was a very technical athlete who focused more on BJJ techniques. Once, he was asked about Jiu-Jitsu training with Japanese boys to which he replied,
“When I started BJJ, I thought my size was going to make it easier to dominate or pin my opponent down, that wasn’t the case. I got beat up a lot in practice then I started to realize size didn’t mean anything if you don’t know the techniques. I started focusing more on techniques and my Jiu-Jitsu started to get better.” “I have had a different kind of experience during my eleven years living here. Most of my adult life has been here in Japan since high school and most of my experience with the local Japanese has been mostly good, especially when you’re genuinely respectful to their culture.”
Rida Haisam also shared that he preferred no-gi BJJ,
“I think my name blew up after a no-gi event so most people think I’m more of a no-gi guy, but I’ve been training longer in the gi and I like both equally.”
3. Rida Haisam’s Historic Fights
3.1. Rida Haisam vs Roberto Cyborg
In the 2022 ADCC World Championship, Rida Haisam faced Roberto Cyborg. After the long intense battle, Haisam successfully executed the armbar technique and won the match. He also received the FloGrappling Award for Best 2022 Submission for his remarkable submission finish in this bout.
| Year | Event | Opponent | W/L/D | Method | Stage | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ADCC World Championship | Roberto Cyborg | Win | Armbar | N/A | N/A |
3.2. Rida Haisam vs Patrick Gaudio
In the 2022 UFC Invitational Tournament, Hoisam Rida fought against Patrick Gaudio. Both competitors tried hard for submission. During the last few minutes, Patrick attempted the triangle and won against Rida Haisam.
| Year | Event | Opponent | W/L/D | Method | Stage | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UFC Invitational | Patrick Gaudio | Loss | Triangle | 4F | ABS |
3.3. Rida Haisam vs Rodrigo Acioli
In the 2019 New York Fall Open Championship, Rida Haisam defeated Rodrigo Aciol in a heavyweight bout. Rida attempted an armbar, securing the championship title.
| Year | Event | Opponent | W/L/D | Method | Stage | Weight Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York Fall Open Championship | Rodrigo Acioli | Win | Armbar | Final | Heavyweight |
4. Rida Haisam's National and International Achievements
| Year | Event | Medal/Position | Weight Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dumau Cup | Gold 
|
100 kg |
| 2018 | Dumau Cup | Gold
|
ABS |
| 2019 | Gunavy Cup | Gold
|
O75 kg |
| 2019 | Grand Slam TYO | Bronze 
|
Heavyweight |
| 2019 | Marianas Open | Bronze
|
O85 kg |
| 2019 | NYC Fall Open | Gold
|
Heavyweight |
| 2020 | American NGN | Gold
|
Super Heavyweight |
| 2020 | American NGN | Bronze
|
ABS |
| 2021 | Dallas NGO | Gold
|
Super Heavyweight |
| 2021 | Houston NGO | Silver 
|
Heavyweight |
| 2021 | Detroit Open | Gold
|
Super Heavyweight |
| 2021 | American NGN | Gold
|
Super Heavyweight |
| 2021 | Fuji 16 Man | Gold
|
ABS |
| 2022 | Indianapolis NGO | Bronze
|
ABS |
| 2022 | American NGN | Silver
|
Ultra Heavyweight |
| 2022 | NoGi Pan | Silver
|
Ultra Heavyweight |
4.1. Rida Haisam's Main Achievements (Black Belt)
| Year | Event | Belt | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WNO Championships | Black | 3rd |
| 2021 | IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi | Black | 1st |
| 2020 | IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi | Black | 1st |
| 2020 | IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi | Black | 3rd |
| 2019 | Quintet Fight Night II | Black | 1st |
| 2018 | Quintet II Challenge | Black | 2nd |
4.2. Rida Haisam's Main Achievements (Colored Belts)
| Year | Event | Belt | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IBJJF Asian Open Champion | Brown | 1st |
| 2018 | IBJJF European Open 3rd Place | Brown | 3rd |
| 2018 | UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro | Brown | 3rd |
| 2017 | JBJJF All-Japan Champion | Brown | 1st |
| 2017 | UAEJJF Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd Place | Brown | 2nd |
| 2018 | JBJJF All-Japan Champion | Brown | 1st |
5. Rida Haisam BJJ Professional Record Breakdown
| 68 Matches | 44 Wins | 24 Losses |
|---|---|---|
| By Points | 5 | 7 |
| By Advantages | 0 | 0 |
| By Submission | 31 | 14 |
| By Decision | 5 | 2 |
| By Penalties | 0 | 0 |
| BY DQ | 1 | 1 |
| Draw | 2 | |
5.1. Methods of Submission W/L
| Methods | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ARMBAR | 11 | 0 |
| SUBMISSION | 3 | 0 |
| KNEEBAR | 2 | 0 |
| TOE HOLD | 1 | 0 |
| INSIDE HEEL HOOK | 1 | 5 |
| TRIANGLE ARMBAR | 1 | 0 |
| RNC | 5 | 1 |
| TRIANGLE | 3 | 1 |
| CHOKE FROM BACK | 1 | 1 |
| VERBAL TAP | 1 | 0 |
| SHORT CHOKE | 1 | 0 |
| OUTSIDE HEEL HOOK | 0 | 1 |
| SHOULDER LOCK | 0 | 1 |
| KATAGATAME | 0 | 1 |
| ESTIMA LOCK | 0 | 1 |
| STRAIGHT ANKLE LOCK | 0 | 1 |
6. Rida Haisam’s Fight History
| Opponent | W/L | Method | Competition | Weight | Stage | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Nunes | L | Katagatame | Quintet 3 | ABS | SPF | 2018 |
| Lachlan Giles | L | Inside heel hook | Wu Lin Fang | ABS | R1 | 2018 |
| Walter Santos | W | Choke from back | Desafio Angola | ABS | SPF | 2018 |
| Lachlan Giles | L | Outside heel hook | Wu Lin Fang | ABS | R2 | 2018 |
| Diemerson Hatta | W | Submission | Dumau Cup | Super Heavyweight | F | 2018 |
| Diemerson Hatta | W | Submission | Dumau Cup | ABS | F | 2018 |
| Sergio “Pichilinga” Rios | W | Points | Gunavy Cup | Lightweight | F | 2019 |
| Yuji Arai | W | Kneebar | Ginna be Cup | Lightweight | 4F | 2019 |
| Kikuchi Bruno | W | RNC | Ginna be Cup | Lightweight | SF | 2019 |
| Declan Moody | W | Kneebar | Quintet FN2 | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| I. “Fat Ninja” Tanabe | D | --- | Quintet FN2 | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Anton Minenko | L | Estima lock | World Pro | Heavyweight | RPC | 2019 |
| Zaid Sami | W | Triangle | World Pro | Heavyweight | R1 | 2019 |
| Adam “Megatron” Wardzinski | L | Pts: 9x2 | World Pro | Heavyweight | 4F | 2019 |
| Fernando Reis | L | Pts: 6x2 | Grand Slam TYO | Heavyweight | SF | 2019 |
| Anton Minenko | W | Pts: 4x0 | Grand Slam TYO | Heavyweight | 3RD | 2019 |
| N/A | W | Pts: 17x2 | NYC Fall Open | Heavyweight | 4F | 2019 |
| Kaynan Duarte | L | Choke from back | Marianas Open | Medium Heavyweight | SF | 2019 |
| Choi Won | W | Toe hold | Marianas Open | Medium Heavyweight | 3RD | 2019 |
| Rodrigo Acioli | W | Armbar | NYC Fall Open | Heavyweight | F | 2019 |
| Charles Mcguire | W | Armbar | NYC Fall Open | Heavyweight | SF | 2019 |
| Kyle Chambers | W | Referee Decision | Quintet FN4 | ABS | SPF | 2019 |
| Igor “Fat Ninja” Tanabe | L | Points | Kinya Boyz TYO | ABS | SPF | 2020 |
| Charles McGuire | W | Verbal tap | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | SF | 2020 |
| Igor “Fat Ninja” Tanabe | L | Straight ankle lock | Quintet FN5 | ABS | SPF | 2020 |
| Francisco Leon | W | Armbar | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | 4F | 2020 |
| Robert Dunn | W | Armbar | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | F | 2020 |
| Enrique March | W | Armbar | American NGN | ABS | R1 | 2020 |
| Gabriel “Todd” Almeida | L | Referee Decision | American NGN | ABS | SF | 2020 |
| Alexandre Molinaro | W | RNC | American NGN | ABS | 4F | 2020 |
| Brandon Allen | W | Referee Decision | F2W 161 | Heavyweight | SPF | 2021 |
| Patrick Goncalves | W | Inside heel hook | Dallas NGO | Super Heavyweight | F | 2021 |
| Nonso Ebed | W | Referee Decision | F2W 167 | N/A | SPF | 2021 |
| Alexander Le | W | RNC | Dallas NGO | ABS | R1 | 2021 |
| Tex Johnson | L | Pts: 0x0, Adv | Dallas NGO | ABS | 4F | 2021 |
| Charles McGuire | W | Triangle | Houston NGO | Heavyweight | 4F | 2021 |
| Joseph Watson | W | Pts: 2x0 | Houston NGO | Heavyweight | SF | 2021 |
| Matt Leighton | L | Pts: 2x0 | NoGi Pan Am. | Super Heavyweight | 4F | 2021 |
| Bruno Matias | L | Inside heel hook | Houston NGO | Heavyweight | F | 2021 |
| Sloan Clymer | W | Referee Decision | WNO 8 | Heavyweight | SPF | 2021 |
| Joseph Watson | L | Inside heel hook | NoGi Pan Am. | ABS | R1 | 2021 |
| Antonio Zuazo | W | Armbar | Detroit Open | Super Heavyweight | RR | 2021 |
| Lucas Norat | W | Pts: 2x2, Adv | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | 4F | 2021 |
| Antonio Zuazo | W | Armbar | Detroit Open | Super Heavyweight | F | 2021 |
| Miha Perhavec | W | Armbar | WNO 10 | Super Heavyweight | SPF | 2021 |
| Diego “Sem Noção” Ramalho | W | Armbar | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | F | 2021 |
| B. Schneider | W | RNC | Fuji 16 Man | ABS | SF | 2021 |
| Devin King | W | Armbar | Fuji 16 Man | ABS | F | 2021 |
| Orlando “The Cuban Tree Stump” Sanchez | W | Short choke | WNO Champ. | ABS | RPC | 2021 |
| Tim Spriggs | L | Inside heel hook | WNO Champ. | ABS | 4F | 2021 |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | W | Referee Decision | WNO Champ. | ABS | 3RD | 2021 |
| Xavier Silva | W | Triangle | NoGi Worlds | Super Heavyweight | 8F | 2021 |
| Vinicius Trator | L | Pts: 7x0 | NoGi Worlds | Super Heavyweight | 4F | 2021 |
| William Vincent | W | Triangle armbar | BJJ Fanatics | ABS | RR | 2022 |
| Clay Mayfield | L | N/A | Indianapolis NGO | ABS | SF | 2022 |
| Elder “El Monstro” Cruz | W | RNC | WNO 12 | Heavyweight | SPF | 2022 |
| Joshua Guerra | W | Submission | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | SF | 2022 |
| Helton Jose | L | DQ | American NGN | Super Heavyweight | F | 2022 |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | L | Shoulder lock | ADCC | ABS | 8F | 2022 |
| Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu | W | Armbar | ADCC | Super Heavyweight | R1 | 2022 |
| Roosevelt Sousa | L | Pts: 2x0 | ADCC | Super Heavyweight | 4F | 2022 |
| Salenco Coutinho | W | DQ | NoGi Pan | Super Heavyweight | SF | 2022 |
| Davi Cabral | L | Pts: 4x2 | NoGi Pan | Super Heavyweight | F | 2022 |
| Patrick Gaudio | L | Triangle | UFC Invitational | ABS | 4F | 2022 |
| Luke Griffith | L | Inside heel hook | WNO | Super Heavyweight | SPF | 2022 |
| Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez | D | --- | Quintet 4 | ABS | NA | 2023 |
| Vinicius Trator | L | Referee Decision | Grapple ITT3 | N/A | SPF | 2023 |
| Felipe “Preguiça” Pena | L | RNC | WNO 19 | ABS | SPF | 2023 |
7. Rida Haisam’s Top Fight Links
Haisam Rida vs Felipe Pena | Tezos WNO 19: Meregali vs Duarte
Haisam Rida vs Lachlan Giles. Main event WLF, China
Beatriz Mesquita vs Luisa Monteiro
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