Kaynan Duarte

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Kaynan Duarte
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Duarte in 2019
BornKaynan Casemiro Duarte
(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27) [1]
Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil
NicknameThanos
Residence San Diego, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight94.3 kg (208 lb; 14 st 12 lb)
Division
Team Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Trainer André Galvão
Rank BJJ black belt
(under André Galvão)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nevada -99 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nevada Absolute
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Nevada -99 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 California +99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 California -100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 California Absolute
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 California -94 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 California -94 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 California Absolute
Disqualified2019 California -94 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 California -97.5 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 California -94 kg
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Georgia 97.5 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Georgia Absolute
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 New York Absolute
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 New York 97.5 kg
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris -100 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris Absolute
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Lisbon -94.3 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Lisbon Absolute
AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Abu Dhabi -94 kg

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

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Background

Duarte was born on 24 January 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 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 6 September 2020, losing by submission. [6] Duarte then competed in the main event of Who's Number One against Rodolfo Vieira on 11 December 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 3 April 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 1 May 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 21 September 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 17–18 September 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 29 January 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 22 April 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 3 and 4 June 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 10 August 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 1 September 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 30 September 2023. [29] He won two matches by submission and won by decision to win the tournament. [30]

2024

Duarte competed in the IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix on February 29, 2024. [31] Duarte beat all three of his opponents and won the tournament. [32]

Duarte competed against Pouya Rahmani at Pit Submission Series 4 on April 20, 2024. [33] He lost the match by unanimous decision. [34]

Duarte competed against Luke Griffith in the co-main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15, 2024. [35] He lost the match by submission. [36]

Duarte represented Team Kasai in the over 91kg division at the AIGA Champions League Brazil Qualifier 2024 on May 23-25. [37] He did not compete in the qualifying round but Team Kasai won the tournament. [38]

Duarte received an invite to compete in the under 99kg division of the 2024 ADCC World Championship on August 17-18, 2024. [39] He submitted Daniel Schuardt, Declan Moody, and Roberto Abreu to make it to the finals, where he submitted Rafael Lovato Jr to win the 99kg Championship. [40] He also entered the absolute division where he beat Dante Leon on points and submitted Diego 'Pato' Oliveira, Declan Moody, and Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu to win the absolute title. [41] He won ‘Best Athlete’ at the 2024 ADCC World Championship as a result. [42]

Duarte competed against Roberto Jimenez in the main event of Who’s Number One 25 on December 4, 2024. [43] He won the match by decision. [44]

2025

Duarte is due to face Nick Rodriguez in the main event of Who’s Number One 27 on April 18, 2025. [45]

Controversies

On 7 February 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] [46] 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] [46] Duarte claimed the intake of Ostarine was not intentional. [2]

Competitive summary

Main Achievements:

As black belt: [1]

Main Achievements:

In colored belts: [1]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Kaynan Duarte - Top BJJ Competitor & World Champion". Elite Sports. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brown Belt Male & Female 2018 World Champions Crowned - FloGrappling". www.flograppling.com. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Billington, Roy (30 September 2019). "ADCC 2019 Results: Gordon Ryan wins double gold". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Clements, Averi (27 September 2021). "WNO Championship: Tim Spriggs Submits Kaynan Duarte To Win Heavyweight Final". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (7 September 2020). "BJJ Bet Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (13 November 2020). "Star-Studded Lineup For Next Who's Number One Event Is Taking Shape". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Who's Number One: Kaynan Duarte v Rodolfo Vieira Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (14 March 2021). "Third Coast Grappling 6 Grand Prix Lineup Fully Confirmed". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Third Coast Grappling 6 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Kian (30 April 2021). "Team Lineups Announced For Subversiv 5". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Subversiv 5 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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  14. ↑ "The Road To ADCC Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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  25. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (13 June 2023). "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.
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  28. ↑ Burne, Kathrine (19 August 2023). "Kaynan Duarte Replaced By Paulo Merlin In IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  29. ↑ Lindsey, Alex (17 August 2023). "Polaris 25 Absolute Grand Prix Lineup Confirmed". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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  36. ↑ "UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  37. ↑ Blackett, Todd. "Kasai Grappling Put Together Star-Studded Team For AIGA Champions League Brazil Qualifier 2024". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  38. ↑ "Team Kasai Dominate In AIGA Champions League Brazil Qualifier 2024 Results". Jitsmagazine. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  39. ↑ Blackett, Todd. "3 World Champions Receive Invites To ADCC 2024". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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  43. ↑ "Who's Number One 25: Kaynan Duarte vs Roberto Jimenez Full Preview". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  44. ↑ "Who's Number One 25 Full Results And Highlights". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  45. ↑ Jones, Phil. "Kaynan Duarte vs Nicky Rodriguez Announced For WNO 27". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  46. 1 2 "Kaynan Duarte Suspended, Stripped of IBJJF World Title For Doping - FloGrappling". www.flograppling.com. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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