Demian Maia
| Demian Maia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Demian Maia Baptista November 6, 1977 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | 185 |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Team | Wand Fight Team |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–present MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 8 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Cásper Líbero |
| Spouse | Renada |
| Website | http://demianmaia.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: September 10, 2009 | |
Demian Maia Baptista (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdemiɐ̃ ˈmajɐ] born November 6, 1977) is a mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and holds notable wins over Chael Sonnen, Nate Quarry and Dan Miller.
Biography
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Maia trained in Judo as a child. When he became a teenager, he also began studying Kung Fu and Karate. By age nineteen, Maia was introduced to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by his cousin. After four years and seven months, Demian received his black belt under Fabio Gurgel.[1] Demian Maia finished college and graduated with a degree in Journalism.[2] He is currently a second degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has won several major tournaments under Team Brasa.
He won the 77–87 kg weight division at the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, defeating Yushin Okami, Rafael Lovato, and Tarsis Humphres before armbarring Flavio Almeida in the finals. He also won the 2007 Super Challenge under 83 kg belt, defeating Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira by rear naked choke and Gustavo Machado by a judges decision before going on to defeat Fabio Negao by guillotine choke in the finals. Maia appears in the instructional DVD The Science of Jiu Jitsu I & II.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
On December 3, 2005, Maia made his mixed martial arts debut against Lukas Chlewicki at The Cage – Volume 4 in Helsinki, Finland. In just 4:22, Maia submitted Chlewicki by armbar to win his MMA debut. After nearly a year, he returned to compete at Super Challenge 1, earning three victories in one night to be crowned the 2007 Super Challenge Champion in the under-83kgs division. In 2007, he competed in GFC – Evolution against Ryan Stout. Early in the first round, Stout's shoulder popped out of its socket after Maia reversing him into a mount, causing a stoppage due to injury.[3]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The UFC announced that it had signed Maia to a contract on August 7, 2007.[4] He was originally matched against veteran Marvin Eastman, but Eastman pulled out due to eye surgery.[5] Ryan Jensen, who trained with Team Quest for this fight, was named as his replacement. The preliminary bout took place on October 20 at UFC 77: Hostile Territory in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maia won by rear naked choke in the first round and was awarded the Submission of the Night award, which paid him $40,000.
Maia next fought Ed Herman, another Team Quest fighter, at UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 19, 2008. Maia defeated Herman by triangle choke at 2:27 of the second round. He again earned Submission of the Night for the victory, which paid him $75,000.[6]
Maia's third fight was at UFC 87: Seek & Destroy where he took on middleweight Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald. Both fighters entered the cage having won back-to-back Submission of the Night victories in the UFC. Maia went on to defeat MacDonald by rear naked choke at 2:44 of the third round,[7] earning $60,000 for Submission of the Night.[8] With this award he became the first UFC fighter to earn three consecutive Submissions of the Nights.[9] His four consecutive dominating submissions in the UFC have quickly brought his skills to the forefront as possibly being the best pure grappler in the UFC.[10]
Maia defeated Nate Quarry at UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar by rear naked choke in the first round.[11] After the fight, Maia expressed interest in fighting Michael Bisping next.
Instead, Maia would take on Chael Sonnen in London, England at UFC 95 (February 21).[12] During the match, Maia tossed Sonnen over his head using a lateral drop takedown, taking Sonnen to the ground, where Maia immediately achieved mount. Maia then baited and transitioned to a triangle choke, forcing Sonnen to tap out at 2:37 of the first round. The bout earned Maia his fourth Submission of the Night award in five UFC fights.
Maia's next opponent was Nate Marquardt at UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira on August 29. Maia was knocked out 21 seconds into the fight, resulting in his first career loss.
Maia faced Dan Miller on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109: Relentless and won the fight via unanimous decision. In a surprising turn, Maia did not take the fight to the ground and stated in the post fight interview that this was done to show that he could strike.[13]
Middleweight Championship fight
After Vitor Belfort had to pull out of his upcoming match with UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 112 due to a shoulder injury suffered in training, Maia was selected to fill the spot and take Silva on for the belt in what will be the UFC's first ever open air event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14]
In the first two rounds, Silva appeared to mock his opponent, while also executing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change and looked to Maia to be the aggressor of the fight while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva over his conduct and the crowd began to side with Maia.[15] After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Silva was criticised for his performance, with Dana White saying that it was the most embarrassed he has ever been since becoming UFC president. [16] In addition, midway through the fourth round, White walked away and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager, Ed Soares, as he was so annoyed that he did not want to place the belt around Silva's waist personally.[17] It was also claimed that Silva verbally insulted Maia during the fight. [18]
Maia was then expected to fight Alan Belcher on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Belcher.[19] However, on August 1, 2010, Belcher withdrew from the fight after undergoing emergency eye surgery. Belcher stated on his Twitter account that he started to lose the vision in his right eye whilst in Brazil.[20] As a result, Maia was also pulled from the event[21] and is expected to face Mario Miranda on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118.[22]
Personal life
Maia has a wife named Renata.[23] Maia listed UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie as his inspiration to begin an MMA career, but lists Royce's brother Rickson Gracie, as his primary hero.[24] Maia speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Championships and achievements
Grappling credentials
- ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
- ADCC 2007 77–87 kg: 1st place
- ADCC 2005 77–87 kg: 2nd place
- Record of opponents:
- Lost: Marcelo Garcia (points), Romulo Barral (choke), Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (points)
- CBJJ World Championships
- 2001 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: 2nd Place
- 2000 Purple Belt Medio-Pesado: 1st Place
- 1999 Blue Belt Medio: 2nd Place
- CBJJ Brazilian Championships
- 2006 Black Belt Absolute: 2nd Place & Black Belt Medium Heavy: =3rd Place
- 2002 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: =3rd Place
- 2001 Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: 1st Place & Brown Belt Medio-Pesado: =3rd Place
- CBJJ Brazilian Team Championships
- 2003 Brown/Black Pesada: Master, 1st Place
- 2002 Brown/Black Pesada: Alliance, 2nd Place
- 2001 Brown/Black Pesada: Alliance, 1st Place
- 2000 Purple Belt Pesada: Alliance, 1st Place
- CBJJO Copa Del Mundo
- 2005 –85 kg Black Belt: 1st Place
- 2003 Black Belt Meio Pesado: =3rd Place & Black Belt Absolute: 1st Place
- 2002 Black Belt Meio Pesado: 1st Place & Black Belt Absolute: 2nd Place
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 4x Submission of the Night Honors (UFC record)
- FIGHT! Magazine
- Newcomer of the Year (2008) [25]
Awards
- 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion
- 2007 Super Challenge under-83kgs Champion
- 2006 Pan American Champion
- 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Runner-Up
- 3x World Cup champion
- 2x World Champion
- Brazilian champion
- 7x State champion
- 4x Brazilian team champion
- 4x UFC Submission of the Night
Mixed martial arts record
| 14 matches | 12 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Mario Miranda
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UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 | August 28, 2010 |  Boston Massachusetts, USA
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| Loss | 12-2 | Anderson Silva
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 112: Invincible | April 10, 2010 | 5 | 5:00 |  Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Win | 12–1 | Dan Miller
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 109: Relentless | February 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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| Loss | 11–1 | Nate Marquardt
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KO (Punch) | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | August 29, 2009 | 1 | 0:21 | Portland, Oregon, US
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| Win | 11–0 | Chael Sonnen
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson | February 21, 2009 | 1 | 2:37 |  London, England
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| Win | 10–0 | Nate Quarry
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar | November 15, 2008 | 1 | 2:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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| Win | 9–0 |  Jason MacDonald
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 87: Seek and Destroy | August 9, 2008 | 3 | 2:44 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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| Win | 8–0 | Ed Herman
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 | April 19, 2008 | 2 | 2:27 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| Win | 7–0 | Ryan Jensen
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | October 20, 2007 | 1 | 2:40 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US
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| Win | 6–0 | Ryan Stout
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TKO (Shoulder Injury) | GFC: Evolution | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 1:59 | Columbus, Ohio, US
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| Win | 5–0 | Fabio Negao
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Super Challenge 1 | October 7, 2006 | 1 | 0:38 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 4–0 | Gustavo Machado
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Decision (Unanimous) | Super Challenge 1 | October 7, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 3–0 | Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Super Challenge 1 | October 7, 2006 | 1 | 3:31 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 2–0 |  Lukas Chlewicki
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Submission (Armbar) | The Cage: Volume 4 | December 3, 2005 | 1 | 4:22 |  Helsinki, Finland
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| Win | 1–0 |  Raul Sosa
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TKO (Punches) | Tormenta en el Ring – Tormenta en el Ring | September 21, 2001 | 1 | 0:48 | Caracas Venezuela
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References
- ^ "Biography – Demian Maia Jiu Jitsu". Demianmaia.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Demian Maia Bio". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ Scott White (2007-05-19). "GFC: Evolution Live Blog". MMA on Tap. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Stupp, Dann (2007-09-18). "Eye Surgery Forces Marvin Eastman out of UFC 77". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (2008-04-20). "Goulet, Hironaka, MacDonald and Maia earn UFC 83 bonuses". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "UFC 87 'Seek and Destroy' Play by Play". Sherdog.com. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "UFC 87 bonuses: St. Pierre, Fitch, Maia and Emerson earn $60,000 each (MMAJunkie.com)". Ballhype.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ 02:59 PM (2008-11-13). "91 Preview Articles: Florian/Stevenson, Maia/Quarry, Gonzaga/Hendricks". Forums.mmanews.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
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- ^ "Florian Destroys Stevenson, Secures Title Shot; Hazelett Subs McCrory at UFC 91". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Middleweights Demian Maia and Dan Miller targeted for UFC 109 contest in February". mmajunkie.com. 2009-10-16.
- ^ http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/03/28/ufc-102-demian-maia-expects-next-shot-at-anderson-silva-or-tha/
- ^ Morgan, John (2010-04-10). "UFC 112 recap: Anderson Silva keeps belt, loses fans; Frankie Edgar scores massive upset". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "UFC President Dana White Embarrassed by..." Sports.gather.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ Morgan, John (2010-04-11). "Dana White "embarassed" with UFC 112 main event, promises to "make it up" to fans". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Anderson facing backlash from Brazilian fans for Maia slurs (updated)". Fighters Only Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "Alan Belcher vs. Demian Maia Targeted for UFN 22". mmafighting.com. 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Alan Belcher out of UFC Fight Night 22 main event with detached retina". mmajunkie.com. August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Demian Maia Off UFN 22; Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares New Main Event". mmafighting.com. 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Demian Maia vs. Mario Miranda on tap for UFC 118 in August". mmajunkie.com. August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Maia remains a well-known mystery". Sports.yahoo.com. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Demian Maia". Fighters.mmaanalytics.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "2008 FIGHT! Awards". FIGHT! Magazine. 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-11.