Lucas Barbosa (martial artist)

Lucas Daniel Silva Barbosa (born February 13, 1992), commonly known as Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor.

Lucas Barbosa
BornLucas Daniel Silva Barbosa[1]
(1992-02-13) February 13, 1992[1]
Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
NicknameHulk[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionMedium Heavy 88.3 kg (194.7 lb)
Welterweight (MMA)
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fighting out ofSan Diego, California, United States
TeamAtos Jiu-Jitsu
Equipe Márcio Rodrigues[2]
RankBJJ black belt
(under André Fabiano)[1]
Years active2011–2012, 2023–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total4
Wins2
By knockout1
By submission1
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Las Vegas, USA -88 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Anaheim, USA -99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 California, USA -88 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA -88 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA -97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2016 California, USA -91.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 California, USA -85.5 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA -88 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 California, USA -88 kg
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Texas, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia, USA -91.5 kg
European Open Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 Lisbon, Portugal+100.5 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Lisbon, PortugalAbsolute
European No-Gi Championship
Silver medal – second place2018 Rome, Italy-85.5 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Rome, ItalyAbsolute
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo, Japan-94 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Tokyo, JapanAbsolute
Gold medal – first place2017 Tokyo, Japan-88 kg
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE -85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Los Angeles, USA -94 kg

Having conquered nearly every major title in the sport; being a World and Pan American champion (Gi and No-Gi), European Open and Asian IBJJF champion as well as a two-time ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medalist, Barbosa is regarded as one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation.

Background

Lucas Daniel Barbosa was born on February 13, 1992, in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil.[3] He took up martial arts at the age of 10, starting with Taekwondo then Judo and Muay Thai.[1] At 15 Barbosa began Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under various coaches from Diego Lopes to Cristiano Carioca and André Galvão.[4] After being promoted to purple belt, Barbosa moved to Rio to train at Márcio Rodrigues's academy, receiving the nickname "Hulk" from his training partners.[4]

Grappling career

Barbosa was awarded his Brown Belt in BJJ by Fabiano and Márcio Rodrigues.[1][3] It was at Brown Belt that Barbosa's grappling career took off.[1][3] In 2014, he was involved with "THE TEAM" in 2014, a web series developed by Copa Podio, a sports league that showed BJJ competitions on television.[1][3] Barbosa's strong performance earned him a spot later that year at the competition's main which was on Pay-per-view.[1][3]

In 2015, Barbosa won the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a Brown Belt.[5] As a result, Fabiano awarded Barbosa his Black Belt in BJJ.[1][3][5]

Shortly afterwards, Barbosa moved to San Diego, California, to join Atos Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão.[1][3][5] Since moving to Atos Jiu-Jitsu, Barbosa has won most major BJJ tournaments at Black Belt level including the World Championship and the World No-GI Championship.[1][3][5][6][7] He also is a multiple-time medalist at the ADCC World Championship.[1][3][5][6][7]

2020

Barbosa was invited to compete in the Third Coast Grappling grand prix 6 on September 12, 2020.[8] He withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons.[9] He was matched at the promotion's next event instead, in a superfight against Guilherme Augusto. Barbosa won a unanimous decision against Augusto at the event on September 26, 2020.[10]

Barbosa represented ATOS in a team-grappling event at Subversiv 4 on October 31, 2020.[11] He led his team to victory in the tournament, defeating all four of his opponents on the night.[12]

2021

Barbosa was invited to compete in a heavyweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 5 on February 6, 2021.[13] He defeated Yuri Simões on points in the first round but lost a decision to Gutemberg Pereira in the semi-final.[14] Barbosa then led ATOS once again at Subversiv 5 on May 1, 2021.[15] Barbosa once again won all of his matches and ATOS won the tournament for the second time.[16]

Barbosa competed in the main event of Fight 2 Win 174 against Aaron 'Tex' Johnson on June 18, 2021, and lost a decision.[17] On June 26, 2021, he defeat Matheus Diniz on points at BJJ Stars 6.[18] He was then invited to compete in the first Road to ADCC event on July 17, 2021, against William Tackett.[19] Barbosa managed to score thirty-four points against Tackett during their match and won by a wide margin.[20]

Barbosa then competed in a no gi grand prix at BJJ Bet 2 on August 1, 2021, and defeated all three of his opponents to win the tournament.[21] He was then invited to compete in the main event of BJJ Stars 7 against UFC veteran Gilbert Burns on November 6, 2021, and he submitted Burns with a rear-naked choke.[22] Barbosa competed in the inaugural Raw Grappling Championship event on November 12, 2021, in a superfight against Gerard Labinski, submitting him with an armbar.[23]

2022

Barbosa competed in a middleweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 8 on February 15, 2022, and defeated his first two opponents before losing to Micael Galvão in the final.[24] He was then invited to compete in the 2022 ADCC World Championship as a result of winning a medal at the event in 2019.[25] He defeated Santeri Lilius, Josh Hinger, and Vagner Rocha before losing to Giancarlo Bodoni in the final and earning a silver medal.[26]

2023

Barbosa competed in the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con International on September 1, 2023 and won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute gi divisions.[27] He returned to compete in the no gi edition of the event later that day, winning a silver medal at heavyweight and a bronze medal in the absolute division.[28]

Barbosa is scheduled to challenge Gordon Ryan for the WNO heavyweight title at Who's Number One 21: Ryan v Barbosa on November 30, 2023.[29]

Mixed martial arts career

Barbosa made his debut in 2011 where he lost a split decision against Geydson Cardoso.[5]

In 2012, Barbosa faced Tiago Sena twice, winning by Submission and then TKO.[5]

In 2020, Barbosa stated in an interview that he planned to return to MMA due to financial incentives as well as seeking more challenges.[6] He reiterated this in 2021, announcing his intention to return by the end of the year.[30]

In February 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Troy Green at the PFL Challenger Series 2.[5] However Green withdrew from the fight and no replacement was found.[31]

In August 2022, it was announced that Barbosa was scheduled to fight Elmar Umarov at PFL 7.[7] However Umarov withdrew due to illness.[32]

Barbosa faced Itso Babulaidze at PFL Challenger Series 9 on 27 January, 2023.[32] After a strong start, Barbosa faded as the bout went and he lost the bout via unanimous decision.[33][34]

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

List of achievements at black belt level:[1]

List of achievements in lower belts divisions:[1]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
4 matches 2 wins 2 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2–2 Itso Babulaidze Decision (unanimous) PFL Challenger Series 9 January 27, 2023 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 2–1 Tiago Sena TKO (punches) Roraima Show Fight 10 August 11, 2012 1 3:50 Boa Vista, Brazil
Win 1–1 Tiago Sena Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Roraima Show Fight 9 April 15, 2012 2 0:00 Boa Vista, Brazil
Loss 0–1 Geydson Manfrinny Cardoso Decision (split) Boa Vista Combat 2 September 11, 2011 3 5:00 Boa Vista, Brazil Welterweight (170 lb) debut.

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Reyson Gracie → Osvaldo Alves → Pascoal Duarte → Diego Lopes → André Fabiano → Lucas Barbosa

Notes
  1. Closed bracket with teammate
  2. Weight and absolute
  3. Absolute

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