Tarsis Humphreys
| Tarsis Humphrey | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4th, 1983 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 81 kg (180 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Tarsis Humphrey (born November 4th, 1983 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He has been practising Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since the age of 13. At age 23 He became a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Fabio Gurgel, the co-founder of the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team.
Tarsis is one of Alliance’s heavy hitter Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors. From 2007 to 2009 he won a medal in whichever Black Belt adult division he entered. He is the 2010 Medium Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and the champion of the inaugural World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup, at his weight and at the open division defeating Gracie Barra’s Braulio Estima. He is also a medalist at the last three BJJ World Championships.
Tarsis is a veteran at ADCC. In 2007 he was third place losing at the semi-final in a very tight fight against the UFC and ADCC star Demian Maia (who after that became champion overcoming Flavio “Cachorrao” Almeida).
