Kaynan Duarte

Kaynan Casemiro Duarte (born January 24, 1998) is a Brazilian submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor. Duarte is a two-time champion at both the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship and World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Heavyweight division.

Kaynan Duarte
Duarte in 2019
BornKaynan Casemiro Duarte
(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998[1]
Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil
NicknameThanos
ResidenceSan Diego, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight94.3 kg (208 lb; 14 st 12 lb)
Division
TeamAtos Jiu-Jitsu
TrainerAndré Galvão
RankBJJ black belt
(under André Galvão)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nevada -99 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 California +99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 California -100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 California Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2022 California -94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 California -94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 California Absolute
Disqualified 2019 California -94 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 California -97.5 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 California -94 kg
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia 97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia Absolute
Silver medal – second place 2018 New York Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2018 New York 97.5 kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris -100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon -94.3 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lisbon Absolute
AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi -94 kg

Background

Duarte was born on January 24, 1998, in Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil.[1][2]

During his pre-teens, Duarte developed an interest in martial arts and started attending Judo classes.[1][2] From there and through his cousin he learnt about Brazilian jiu-jitsu and transitioned to the sport.[1][2]

Early career

Duarte's first instructor was José Luis and Duarate moved to various places to train with different people in order to expand his knowledge on the sport.[1][2] During his visits to São Paulo, he met Paulo Ledesma who was associated with Atos Jiu-Jitsu.[1][2] Eventually in 2016, Duarte moved to San Diego, California, to join Atos Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão.[1][2] Galvão who served as Duarte's coach promoted Duarte to Black Belt in 2018 after Duarte won the 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in both the Brown Belt heavyweight and absolute divisions.[2][3] Duarte received his black belt only one year after his promotion to brown belt.[2]

Black belt career

2019-2020

In the 2019 ADCC World Championship, Duarte defeated Eldar Rafigaev, Yuri Simoes, Marcus Almeida and Nick Rodriguez to become champion in the heavyweight division.[1][4][5] Duarte also competed in the absolute division but suffered an upset loss in the first round against welterweight Lachlan Giles after being submitted by a heel hook.[1][4][5]

Duarte competed against Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu in the main event of BJJ Bet on September 6, 2020, losing by submission.[6] Duarte then competed in the main event of Who's Number One against Rodolfo Vieira on December 11, 2020.[7] He won the match by submission with a rear-naked choke.[8]

2021-2022

Duarte was invited to compete in a tournament at Third Coast Grappling 6 on April 3, 2021.[9] Duarte defeated Mason Fowler, Aaron 'Tex' Johnson, and Victor Hugo to win the tournament.[10] He then represented ATOS at Subversiv 5 on May 1, 2021.[11] He defeated both of his opponents and helped ATOS to win the tournament.[12] He was then invited to compete in the main event of the inaugural Road to ADCC event against Matheus Diniz.[13] Duarte won the match by submission, with a heel hook.[14]

Duarte suffered an upset in the Who's Number One championships on September 21, 2021.[1][5][15] He was invited to compete in the heavyweight division[16] and entered as a heavy favorite, he defeated Kyle Boehm and Giancarlo Bodoni.[1][5][15] In the final he faced unranked Tim Spriggs and was submitted by a heel hook.[1][5][15][17]

Duarte was invited to compete in the 2022 ADCC World Championship on September 17–18, 2022.[18] Duarte won his second championship by defeating Owen Livesey, Elder Cruz, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Craig Jones to become champion in the light heavyweight division.[19][1][20]

2023

On January 29, 2023, Duarte won gold medals in both the super-heavyweight division and the absolute division of the 2023 IBJJF European Championship.[21] Duarte was then invited to compete in the BJJ Stars 10 Absolute Grand prix on April 22, 2023.[22] Duarte won his first match against Vinicius Liberati by submission but was disqualified in his quarter-final match against Micael Galvão after reaping his opponent's knee.[23]

Duarte competed in the IBJJF World Championship 2023 on June 3 and 4, 2023 and won a silver medal in the super-heavyweight division and a bronze medal in the absolute division.[24] Duarte competed in the main event of Who's Number One 19 against Nicholas Meregali in the fifth match between them on August 10, 2023.[25] He lost the match by submission.[26]

Duarte was invited to compete in the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023 for the grand prize of $40,000 on September 1, 2023.[27] He later withdrew from the event and was replaced by Paulo Merlin.[28]

Duarte competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 on September 30, 2023.[29] He won two matches by submission and won by decision in order to win the tournament.[30]

Controversies

On February 7, 2020, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Duarte had tested positive for Ostarine following a post-match drug test at 2019 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[1][2][31] Duarte who was champion in heavyweight division for that year was stripped of his gold medal and banned from competing in IBJJF events for one year.[1][2][31] Duarte claimed the intake of Ostarine was not intentional.[2]

Competitive summary

Main Achievements:

As black belt:[1]

Main Achievements:

In colored belts:[1]

  • World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown heavyweight and absolute))
  • World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown))
  • Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown))
  • European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion (brown absolute) and Second Place (brown heavyweight) in 2018)

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti → Alexandre Paiva → Fernando "Tererê" Augusto → André Galvao → Kaynan Duarte[1]

See also

References
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  2. "Kaynan Duarte - Top BJJ Competitor & World Champion". Elite Sports. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. "Brown Belt Male & Female 2018 World Champions Crowned - FloGrappling". www.flograppling.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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  6. Lindsey, Alex. "BJJ Bet Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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  22. Souza, Diogo de (2023-03-23). "BJJ Stars 10 Absolute Tournament Lineup Announced". Jitsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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  25. Lindsey, Alex. "Nicholas Meregali v Kaynan Duarte Booked For Who's Number One 19". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  26. "Who's Number One 19: Nicholas Meregali v Kaynan Duarte Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  27. Jones, Phil. "Star-Studded Lineup Announced For IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  28. Burne, Kathrine. "Kaynan Duarte Replaced By Paulo Merlin In IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  29. Lindsey, Alex. "Polaris 25 Absolute Grand Prix Lineup Confirmed". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  30. "Polaris 25 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  31. "Kaynan Duarte Suspended, Stripped of IBJJF World Title For Doping - FloGrappling". www.flograppling.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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