About Fabio Leopoldo
Born 1977. Fabio Leopoldo is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter.
Fábio Leopoldo Silva (born April 17, 1977 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist and is currently an active Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and instructor.
Career After graduating college with a degree in International Business, Leopoldo started his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in São Paulo, Brazil called Gracie Morumbi. He has been the owner and primary instructor at the academy since it was established in 1999. Since then he has opened two more academies in the United States. One is in Ventura, California, and the other is in Thousand Oaks, California.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments 4x World Champion (1998 - purple belt, 2000 – brown belt, 2002 – black belt, 2019 - black belt master division ) 2x World Champion No Gi Master Division (2013, ) 6x Pan American Champion (2000 – brown, 2002 weight & absolute, 2010 master, 2011 master, 2013 master, 2019 master open division ) 2x Brazilian National Champion (2001 – black belt, 2019 - black belt ) 2x World Silver Medalist (1998 – purple belt, 1999 – brown belt, 2008 – black belt) 6x Pan American Silver Medalist (1996 – purple belt, 2000 – brown belt absolute, 2001 black belt absolute, 2003, 2009 weight & absolute – master, 2019 weight division) Brazilian National Silver Medalist (1997 – blue belt) Loss
Ryan McGivern TKO (punches) IFL: 2007 Team Championship
Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss
Brent Beauparlant TKO (injury) IFL – Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win
Gerald Harris Decision (split) IFL: Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win
Chris Albandia Submission (guillotine choke) IFL: Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win
Ryan McGivern Submission (kneebar) IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich
Moline, Illinois, United States Loss
Matt Lindland Submission (rear-naked choke) Gracie Fighting Championships: Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House
Columbus, Ohio, United States Win
Yuki Sasaki Decision (majority) Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals
Tokyo, Japan Win
Brendan Seguin TKO (punches) MMA: Eruption
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
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Who is Fabio Leopoldo?
Brazilian martial artist
When was Fabio Leopoldo born?
Fabio Leopoldo was born on 17 April 1977 in São Paulo.
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Fabio Leopoldo is a mixed martial arts fighter.
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Fabio Leopoldo is Brazilian.
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