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Paulo Miyao

Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao is a Brazilian BJJ black belt with a notable competitive record. He and his brother João Miyao have a competitive rivalry with Keenan Cornelius: after several defeats to Cornelius in 2012, Paulo would go on to defeat Keenan at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the brown belt absolute division, a remarkable feat for his given weight-class.[3][14][15] Paulo trains under Cicero Costha alongside his brother João and world champion, Leandro Lo.

Paulo Miyao
BornMay 11, 1991
Andirá, Paraná
Other namesxino
NationalityBrazilian
DivisionSuper featherweight
Featherweight
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Cicero Costha
Paulo Miyao
Medal record
Submission Wrestling
ADCC South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rio de Janeiro -66kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Super-featherweight (black)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Super-featherweight (black)[1]
Gold medal – first place 2013 Super-featherweight (brown)[2]
Gold medal – first place 2013 Absolute (brown)[3]
Gold medal – first place 2012 Super-featherweight (purple)[4]
Silver medal – second place 2012 Absolute (purple)[5]
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Super-featherweight (black)[6]
Gold medal – first place 2013 Super-featherweight (brown)[7]
Silver medal – second place 2013 Absolute (brown)[7]
Gold medal – first place 2012 Super-featherweight (purple)[8]
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Absolute (purple)[9]
European Open Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Featherweight (brown)[10]
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Absolute (brown)[10]
Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Featherweight (brown)[11]
Gold medal – first place 2013 Absolute (brown)[11]
Silver medal – second place 2012 Super-featherweight (purple)[12]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Super-featherweight (purple)[13]

Black belt career edit

In 2012, Paulo won his first black belt tournament while still a brown belt at the ADCC tryouts in Natal, Brazil. He and his brother were promoted to black belt on June 25, 2013.[16][17]

Paulo was invited to a submission-only, no-gi, super-fight match against UFC veteran Jon Fitch at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo. Although Paulo was able to keep Fitch on the defensive for the majority of the 20-minute round, the match ended in a draw.[18] Miyao competed against Geo Martinez at Who's Number One on October 2, 2020, and lost a split decision.[19]

Miyao returned to competition against Lucas Pinheiro in the main event of Fight 2 Win 173 on June 11, 2021, winning a unanimous decision.[20] Later that year he shared the final of the IBJJF Pan Championship in the master's division with his brother João, taking home the silver medal.[21] He then fought in the main event of Polaris 18 on November 17, 2021, against Ashley Williams, losing a split decision.[22]

Miyao returned to competition in 2022 when he was invited to compete in a superfight against Alexandre Vieira at BJJ Stars 9 on October 21, 2022.[23] He submitted Vieira with a heelhook early in the match.[24]

Miyao competed at the IBJJF Master World Championship on September 2, 2023, where he won a silver medal in the master 1 light-featherweight division.[25]

Coaching career edit

Miyao decided to slow down his competitive career in 2021 and pour more timing into coaching other competitors instead.[26] He then became the head coach for Dream Art Jiu-Jitsu in July, 2022.[27] After a few months working with that team Miyao announced in March, 2023 that he would be opening his own academy, Studio 1908, with his brother João.[28]

Doping edit

Paulo Miyao tested positive for clomiphene, a Specified Substance in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators on the WADA Prohibited List and prohibited at all times under the World Anti-Doping Code and the USADA Protocol, which applied to the 2016 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Miyao had challenged the validity of the test via an arbitrator, leading to an extensive process that could have negated the positive result. The crux of Miyao's argument was centered on the fact that the IBJJF has two waiver forms as part of the registration for Worlds, one in English and another in Portuguese. His claim was that as a non-native English speaker who used the Portuguese waiver, he was not aware of the anti-doping rules and therefore not subject to USADA jurisdiction. The USADA doping sanction has resulted in Miyao being suspended from WADA Code Signatory events for a period of two years, with the period of ineligibility beginning on September 29, 2016.

Miyao forfeited his gold medal from the IBJJF 2016 World Championships. He was eligible to compete in WADA Code Signatory events effective September 2018. [29]

References edit

  1. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012" (PDF). Official IBJJF results. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved December 21, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved December 21, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014" (PDF). Official IBJJF results. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013". Official IBJJF results. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2013" (PDF). Official IBJJF results. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  12. ^ "Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2012" (PDF). Official IBJJF results. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  13. ^ "Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2011 – Results". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  14. ^ "Paulo Miyao (PSLPB)". BJJ Heroes. September 9, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  15. ^ Herle, Erin (June 1, 2013). "2013 Worlds: The day Paulo Miyao defeated Keenan Cornelius". GracieMag. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  16. ^ "Paulo Miyao comments on first black belt title". GracieMag. September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  17. ^ Freitas, Vitor (June 25, 2013). "Miyao Bros receive the black belt". GracieMag. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  18. ^ Trindade, Ivan (November 10, 2013). "World Jiu-Jitsu Expo: day 2 super fights results and first images". GracieMag. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  19. ^ Lindsey, Alex (3 October 2020). "Who's Number One: Gordon Ryan v Matheus Diniz Full Results". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Fight 2 Win 173 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  21. ^ Burne, Kathrine (4 September 2021). "Miyao Brothers Share Top Two Spots At IBJJF Pan-Ams 2021". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Polaris 18 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  23. ^ Jones, Phil (20 October 2022). "Full Card Confirmed For BJJ Stars 9". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  24. ^ "BJJ Stars 9 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  25. ^ "BJJ Legends Star In IBJJF Master World Championship 2023". Jitsmagazine. 3 September 2023.
  26. ^ Lindsey, Alex (12 July 2021). "Paulo Miyao And Gianni Grippo Discuss Leaving Competition For Teaching". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  27. ^ Burne, Kathrine (13 July 2022). "Paulo Miyao Becomes New Dream Art Head Coach". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  28. ^ Rollo, Ian (3 March 2023). "Miyao Brothers Are About To Open Their Own Academy, Studio 1908". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  29. ^ Paulo Miyao doping incident FloGrappling
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