Bibiano Fernandes

Bibiano Fernandes
Fernandes with his DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix championship belt, 2010
BornBibiano Fernandes da Silva Neto
(1980-03-30) March 30, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil[2]
Other namesThe Flash
NationalityBrazilian & Canadian
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Reach67.5 in (171 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Pankration
Fighting out ofLangley, Canada
TeamFlash Academy BJJ, in Canadá
TrainerFaustino Neto, Osvaldo Alves
Rank5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Oswaldo Alves[3]
Mixed martial arts record
Total30
Wins24
By knockout2
By submission9
By decision12
By disqualification1
Losses6
By knockout2
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Pan American
Gold medal – first place 2004 California, USA -64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 California, USA -64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles, CA -64 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Carson, CA -64 kg
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -64 kg

Bibiano Fernandes da Silva Neto (born March 30, 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. He fought in ONE Championship, where he is a former two-time ONE Bantamweight Champion and holds the record for most title fight wins (11) and is tied for most consecutive title defenses (7).

A five time World jiu-jitsu champion[a] and three time Pan American champion, Fernandes was considered the top light-featherweight of his generation before transitioning to mixed martial arts (MMA).[4] He previously competed for K-1, DREAM, and King of the Cage. Fernandes is also a former DREAM Featherweight Champion and DREAM Bantamweight Champion. He was once ranked as the #5 bantamweight in the world by MMA Weekly.[5]

  1. ^ "K-1 World GP". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "Bibiano". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  3. ^ Marcelo Alonso (February 8, 2022). "Bibiano Fernandes: If John Lineker Doesn't Knock Me Out, I'll Submit Him". Sherdog.
  4. ^ "Bibiano Fernandes". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 2010-05-16.
  5. ^ "Bantamweight MMA Top 10 (135-pound limit)". Mmaweekly.com. March 11, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-14.


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