| Tainan Dalpra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 November 2000 [1] Florianópolis, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Middleweight −82.3 kilograms (−181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tainan Dalpra Costa (born 6 November 2000) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A winner of every major tournaments as a colored belt, Dalpra is a three-time World, Pan American, and European champion. [3] [1] Dalpra is ranked No. 1 in the middleweight 2022-2023 IBJJF Gi Ranking.
Tainan Dalpra was born in Florianópolis, Brazil. At the age of 5, his father started teaching him Brazilian jiu-jitsu. While competing at the IBJJF Pan Kids at the age of 13, while he was an orange belt, Dalpra met Rafael and Guilherme Mendes of the Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy (AOJ) which runs one of the best jiu-jitsu kids programs in the world. [4] In 2015 Dalpra moved to Costa Mesa, California joining AOJ's competition team and scholarship program under the guidance of the Mendes brothers. As a juvenile Dalpra won every competition that he joined including Pan Jiu-Jitsu and World Jiu-Jitsu. In 2018 he won double gold at every single competition in the adult division and was promoted to purple belt on the podium of the world championship. [1]
In October 2020 Dalpra was promoted to black belt on the podium of the Pan championship by his coach Guilherme Mendes. [5] In 2021 Dalpra won the World Championship, [6] the Pan Championship, and the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Miami. He also competed at BJJ Stars 6 on June 26, 2021, and submitted Athos Mirando with a lapel choke. [7] He returned to the promotion at BJJ Stars 7 on November 6, 2021, where he submitted Lucas Gualberto with a toehold. [8] He was then invited to compete in the IBJJF Middleweight Grand Prix on November 13, 2021. He defeated Renato Canuto 9-2 on points in the opening round and submitted Jonnatas Gracie with a choke in order to win the tournament. [9]
He then won the 2022 European Championship [10] and the 2022 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship for the second time, a tournament he has now won at blue, purple, brown and black belt. [11] In May, 2022 it was announced that Dalpra had a signed a contract to compete for ONE Championship in the future. [12] Dalpra then won the IBJJF World Championship in the middleweight division for a second time in 2022. [13] Dalpra was invited to compete in a superfight against Rodrigo Lopes at the IBJJF Middleweight Grand Prix on October 28, 2022. He submitted Lopes with an armbar at 4:22. [14]
Dalpra returned to the IBJJF European Championship in 2023, winning gold in the middleweight division. [15] In March 2023 Dalpra faced Isaque Bahiense in a 30-minute superfight at the IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. [16] Dalpra won the match on points, 19–2. [17]
On March 26, 2023, Dalpra won a gold medal in the middleweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2023. [18] He then competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu on May 7, 2023, and won gold in the middleweight division. [19]
Dalpra competed at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship on June 3 and 4, winning a silver medal in the middleweight division. [20] Dalpra's loss to Jansen Gomes, by way of tiebreaking advantages, 0x0, 2–0, in the final marked the first loss of his IBJJF black belt career. [21] Dalpra returned to competition at the IBJJF Asian Championship 2023 on July 7 and won gold in the medium-heavyweight division. [22] Dalpra then competed at the Tough Roll Winter Grand Prix on June 29, 2023, submitting Burak Sarman with a brabo choke. [23]
Dalpra competed against Yan Paiva at the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix on September 1, 2023. [24] He won the match by submission. [25]
Dalpra was invited to compete in the middleweight division of The Crown on November 19, 2023, alongside Jackson Nagai, Andy Murasaki, and Pedro Maia. [26] He beat both opponents and won the division. [27]
Dalpra announced that he was going to make his no gi debut in 2023, [28] and was booked to compete against Troy Russell at Who's Number One 21: Ryan v Barbosa. [29] He won the match by submission, with an armbar. [30]
Dalpra competed against Oliver Taza at Who's Number One 22 on February 9, 2024. [31] He defeated Taza by decision. [32]
Dalpra faced Mauricio Oliveira in a gi superfight at the IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix on February 29, 2024. [33] He won the match by submission with a rear-naked choke. [34]
Dalpra competed at middleweight in the IBJJF World Championship 2024, but he was disqualified in the quarter-final. [35]
Dalpra competed against Jacob Rodriguez at Who's Number One 24 on June 20, 2024. [36] He won the match by decision. [37] He then won a gold medal in the middleweight division of the IBJJF Asian Championship 2024 on June 30, 2024. [38]
Dalpra was scheduled to compete against Francisco Lo in the co-main event of BJJ Stars 13: Vikings Edition on August 3, 2024. [39] He withdrew from the match on short notice and was replaced by Gabriel Galvao. [40] Dalpra will now compete against Max Lindblad at Polaris 29 on September 7th, 2024. [41]
Dalpra competed in the middleweight division of The IBJJF: The Crown 2024 on November 17, 2024. [42] He beat Gabriel Galvao and Elijah Dorsey but could not compete in the final due to an injury, so he finished with a silver medal. [43]
Dalpra won a gold medal in the middleweight division of the IBJJF European Championship 2025. [44] He will now face Rene Sousa at Who's Number One 26 on February 7th, 2025. [45] He then won a gold medal in the middleweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2025. [46]
Dalpra is married to another Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor, Sophia Dalpra. [47]
Dalpra auctioned the unique gi he wore at the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu in 2023 to raise money for social projects in Brazil. [48] The auction was completed on May 15, 2023, and the sale raised $4,000 for three different charities in Brazil. [49]
Main Achievements (Black Belt): [1]
Main Achievements (Colored Belts): [1] [51]
