Juliana Borges

Juliana Vieira Borges is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler, submission grappler, Judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[lower-alpha 1]

Juliana Borges
BornJuliana Vieira Borges
(1977-07-31) 31 July 1977[1]
Goiânia, Brazil
DivisionMiddleweight (BJJ)
-69 kg (152.1 lb)
Style
Team
Rank
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA +60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach, USA Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Long Beach, USA − 64 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil − 69 kg
Freestyle Wrestling
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil− 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guatemala City− 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Guatemala City− 68 kg

A champion in wrestling, judo and BJJ (gi and no-gi), competing in all three disciplines for over a decade; Borges became in 2005 the first woman to win double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship,[2] the first woman to win the ADCC openweight category and the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[1]

Biography

Juliana Vieira Borges was born on 31 July 1977, in Goiânia, Brazil.[1] A competitive swimmer from a young age she also started Judo at age 12 under the guidance of her uncle Sebastião Borges and her father, a Judo black-belt.[3]

Between 1995 and 1997, Borges earned multiple state titles and the Brazilian Nationals with the Brazilian National League of Judo.[1] In 1997 she was promoted to Judo black belt. Two years later she won 3 gold medals in the Brazilian National Swimming League. While at University studying odontology she was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) by a fellow judoka as a way to improve her judo groundwork (ne-waza), on her return home she continued training BJJ under Fernando Boi.[1]

She received all her belts from Boi starting with blue, she became world champion in 2000, then a second time the following year in 2001 while at purple belt, competing in the purple/brown and black division[4] after defeating Renata Pimentel in the final.[5]

Under Boi's training, Borges started freestyle wrestling, in 2002 she joined a workgroup led by Alejo Morales. In 2003 she became the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[6] A year later she won bronze at the 2004 IBJJF World Championship in the middleweight division.[lower-alpha 3][7] She was promoted to black belt by Boi in 2004.[1]

In 2005 she joined ATT (American Top Team) moving to the U.S. to train under Ricardo Liborio as well as Jason Kelly a wrestling coach. Borges was invited to compete at ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship in the very first female division in May 2005;[8] after defeating Hannette Staack,[3] Megumi Yabushita[9] and Stacy Cartwright she won the +60 kg division,[10] she then defeated Kizma Button, Alessandra Vieira and Tara LaTosa to win the first Women Absolute (openweight).[11] Two weeks after ADCC she competed in a mixed gender[lower-alpha 4] NAGA (Expert division) championship, winning gold. In 2009 she won bronze at the IBJJF World Championship after losing to Kyra Gracie in the semi-final.[1]

Competitive summary

Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Main Achievements (black belt level):[1]

Main Achievements (colored belt level):[1]

  • IBJJF World Champion (2000 blue, 2001 purple)
  • IBJJF Pan Champion (2000 blue)
  • 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2004 brown)

Freestyle Wrestling

Main Achievements:[1]

  • Pan American Champion (2004 / 2005)
  • Brazilian Nationals Champion (2003 / 2004 / 2005)
  • 2nd place Pan American Championships (2006)

Judo

Main Achievements:[1]

  • Brazil National Judo League Champion (1997)
  • Goiás State Champion (1996 / 1997)
  • Minas Gerais State Champion (1995 / 1997)

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Fernando Marques (Boi) > Juliana Borges[1]

Notes
  1. under Fernando Boi[1]
  2. under Sebastião Borges[1]
  3. purple/brown and black division[7]
  4. female (no-gi and gi) and male (no-gi)
  5. Weight and absolute[11]

References
  1. "Juliana Borges". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 14 July 2020.
  2. Lindsey, Alex. "Which ADCC Double Champion Had The Hardest Journey?". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. "ADCC 2005 Female Champion Juliana Borges". adcombat.com. 5 July 2005.
  4. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001.
  5. "Juliana Borges - Fighter Page". Tapology. 21 November 2020.
  6. Burne, Kathrine (1 February 2023). "10 BJJ Legends Who Paved The Way For Women In Jiu-Jitsu". Jitsmagazine.com.
  7. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004.
  8. Burne, Kathrine. "Throwback: ADCC 2005 Introduces First Women's Divisions". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. "women's grappling news Archives - Page 2 of 2". Fighter Girls. 28 August 2007.
  10. "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2005 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. 6 October 2010.
  11. "2005 ADCC Championships - Grappling Event". Tapology. 28 May 2005.
  12. "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009.
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