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Mayssa Bastos

Mayssa Bastos (born 23 October 1997) is a Brazilian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. Bastos has won almost every single major jiu-jitsu tournaments in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the current roosterweight World Champion, World No-Gi Champion, Pan American Champion and the light-featherweight European Champion.[3] She is also complete in ONE Championship who she became the ONE Atomweight Submission Grappling World Champion.

Mayssa Bastos
Born (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)[1]
NicknamePequena Notável[a]
DivisionGI Weight Classes
  • Rooster (−48.5 kg)
  • Light Feather (−53.5 kg)

No-GI Weight Classes

  • Rooster (−46.5 kg)
  • Light Feather (−51.5 kg)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
TeamArt of Jiu Jitsu
Unity Jiu Jitsu
GFTeam
TrainerRafael and Guilherme Mendes
Murilo Santana
Júlio César
RankBJJ black belt
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 California, USA −48.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 California, USA −48.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 California, USA −48.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 California, USA −48.5 kg
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Florida, USA −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Florida, USA −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Florida, USA −48.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Florida, USA −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Florida, USA −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 California, USA −48.5 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris, France −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris, France −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome, Italy −53.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lisbon, Portugal −48.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon, Portugal −48.5 kg
Asian Open Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo, Japan −48.5 kg
Brazilian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −51.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −53.5 kg
World No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 California, USA −51.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 California, USA −46.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA −51.5 kg
Pan-American No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 California, USA −51.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 California, USA −46.5 kg
CBJJ Brazilian No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −51.5 kg
AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi, UAE −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE −49 kg
AJP Grand Slam World Tour
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tokyo, Japan −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Miami, USA −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Miami, USA −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Moscow, Russia −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo, Japan −49 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −49 kg

Early life

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Mayssa Caldas Pereira Bastos was born on 23 October 1997, in Niterói, Brazil. As a child she trained in Judo alongside her older brother before she started Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of twelve at a Grappling Fight Team (GFTeam) school under coach Jair Court in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro. Bastos also visited another school location in Méier to train with legendary 7th-degree coral belt Julio Cesar.[2] As a blue belt she won double gold at both the IBJJF Juvenile Pan-American and at the European Championship; before earning her purple belt she won silver at the Juvenile World championship.[2] As a purple belt Bastos won two world championships as well as the European and the Pan Championships in both 2015 and 2016. As a brown belt Bastos won the Abu Dhabi World Pro, followed by UAEJJF Grand Slam Abu Dhabi and UAEJJF Grand Slam Los Angeles. She then won the European Open, the Pan-American Championship and earned bronze at the 2017 World Championship.[2]

To prepare for her fights outside of Brazil, Bastos started training with Murilo Santana at Unity JJ in New York City as well as at GFTeam Orange County on the west coast. She was promoted to black belt on 4 June 2018 by Júlio César right after winning silver at the 2018 World Championship in the brown belt division.[4]

Black belt career

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At the 2019 World Championship Bastos won her first title as a black belt, defeating four time world champion Rikako Yuasa in the final.[5] By the age of 23 Bastos had won almost every single major jiu-jitsu tournaments in both GI and No-GI, for most of them more than once.[6] Bastos won three consecutive No-Gi World title without having lost a single No-Gi match as a black belt.[7]

2021-2022

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In 2021 she won Who's Number One in the 115 pounds (52 kg) division after defeating Grace Gundrum[8] and the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) becoming its first straw-weight champion.[9] Competing under ADCC rules for the first time, in February 2022 Bastos won the ADCC Submission Fighting 2nd South American Trials in the −60 kg division.[10] At the 2022 European Championship, Bastos defeated Checkmat’s Rose El Sharouni in the final to become European Champion in the light feather weight division (−53.5 kg), that same year Bastos qualified for the 2022 ADCC World Championship after winning the 2nd South American Trials and won the Pan Championship for the third time.[11] In June of the same year she became World Champion for the third time after defeating Brenda Larissa via points (6–4).[12]

2023

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Bastos competed in the 2023 IBJJF European Championship, winning gold in the light-featherweight division.[13] On March 26, 2023, Bastos won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2023.[14] She then competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu on May 7, 2023 and won gold in the light-featherweight division.[15] After this win, Bastos announced that she would be switching teams to Art of Jiu Jitsu to train under Rafael and Guilherme Mendes.[16]

Bastos competed in the IBJJF World Championship 2023 on June 3 and 4, 2023 and won a gold medal in the roosterweight division.[17] She then competed at the IBJJF Asian Championship 2023 on July 7 and won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division.[18] Bastos competed at the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con International on September 1, 2023, winning a gold medal in the light-featherweight division.[19]

Bastos won a gold medal in the roostweight division of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023 on November 10, 2023.[20] She then competed at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship 2023, where she won the roosterweight division.[21]

2024

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Bastos won a gold medal in the roosterweight division of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo on January 14, 2024.[22] She then competed in the light-featherweight division of the IBJJF European Championship on January 27, 2024, winning a silver medal.[23]

Bastos made her ONE Championship debut against Kanae Yamada at ONE Fight Night 20 on March 8, 2024.[24] She won the match by decision.[25]

Bastos won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2024 on March 24, 2024.[26]

Bastos won a gold medal in the roosterweight division of the IBJJF World Championship 2024 on June 1, 2024,[27] marking her 5th consecutive title. She then won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division of the IBJJF Asian Championship 2024 on June 30, 2024.[28]

Bastos faced Danielle Kelly for the ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Championship at ONE Fight Night 24 on August 3, 2024.[29] She won the fight via unanimous decision and earned the $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.[30]

Bastos was invited to compete in the under 55kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship.[31] She lost to Adele Fornarino by decision in the opening round.[32]

Bastos will defend her ONE Women's Atomweight Submission Grappling World Title against Danielle Kelly in a rematch on December 6, 2024 at ONE Fight Night 26.[33]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

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Main Achievements (Black Belt)[1][3]

  • 5 x IBJJF World Champion (2019 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024)
  • 4 x IBJJF Pans Champion (2019 / 2020 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024)
  • IBJJF Asian Open Champion (2018)
  • 4 x IBJJF European Open Champion (2019–2020–2022-2023)[34]
  • IBJJF American Nationals Champion (2018)
  • 4 x IBJJF World No-GI Champion (2018 / 2019 / 2021 / 2022)
  • 2 x IBJJF Pans Championship No-Gi Champion (2018–2021)
  • AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (2017 / 2018 / 2019)
  • AJP Grand Slam winner, Moscow (2019)
  • AJP Grand Slam winner, Tokyo (2018)
  • AJP Grand Slam winner, Miami (2020–2021)
  • AJP Grand Slam winner, Rio De Janeiro (2018)
  • ADCC 2nd South American Trials winner (2022)[10]
  • CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi Champion (2018)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2021)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Championship (2019)[35]

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts)[1]

  • IBJJF World Champion (2015–2016 purple)
  • IBJJF World Champion Juvenile (2014[b] blue)
  • IBJJF European Open Champion(2015–2016 purple, 2017–2018 brown)
  • IBJJF Pans Champion (2015–2016 purple, 2018 brown)
  • IBJJF European Open Juvenile Champion(2014[c] blue)
  • IBJJF Pans Championship Juvenile Champion(2014[c] blue)
  • UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro (2018 brown/black)
  • UAEJJF Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi (2018 brown)
  • UAEJJF Grand Slam, Los Angeles (2017 brown)
  • UAEJJF South America Continental Pro (2018 brown)
  • 2nd place IBJJF World Championship (2018 brown)
  • 2nd place IBJJF European Open (2015[b] purple)
  • 2nd place IBJJF World Championship Juvenile (2014 blue)
  • 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2018[b]/2017 brown)
  • 3rd place IBJJF European Open (2016[b] purple, 2017[b] brown)
  • 3rd place IBJJF Pans Championship (2016[b] purple)

Instructor lineage

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Luis França > Oswaldo Fadda > Monir Salomão > Júlio César > Mayssa Bastos[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Her nickname translates in English as "the remarkable little one".[2]
  2. ^ a b c d e f Absolute
  3. ^ a b Weight and absolute

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Mayssa Bastos – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Prodigy". LowKickMMA. 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Athlete Results Mayssa Bastos". Athlete Results. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  4. ^ "EBI 18 Results, GFTeam Phenom Mayssa Bastos Takes Strawweights Belt!". GFTeam Phenom Mayssa Bastos. 2018-12-10.
  5. ^ "2021 IBJJF Worlds Preview: Adult Female Black Belt". 2021 IBJJF Worlds Preview. 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ Sears, Michael (2020-12-06). "Is Mayssa Bastos On Track To Be One of the All-Time Greats?". FloGrappling.
  7. ^ "Still Undefeated, Mayssa Bastos Now A 3x No-Gi World Champ". FloGrappling. 2021-10-10.
  8. ^ "WNO Championship: Mayssa Bastos Defeats Grace Gundrum To Claim Strawweight Title". Jiu-Jitsu Times. 2021-09-27.
  9. ^ "Mayssa Bastos Crowned First Ever EBI Strawweight Champ". Jiu-Jitsu Times. 2018-12-10.
  10. ^ a b "ADCC 2nd South American Trials results and videos: Mayssa, Fabricio, and Gutemberg win gold". Bloody Elbow. 2022-02-13.
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  12. ^ "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2022 results". IBJJF.
  13. ^ "IBJJF European Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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  23. ^ "IBJJF European Championship 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  24. ^ Phillips, Sabrina (5 March 2024). "Mayssa Bastos To Make ONE Championship Debut At ONE Fight Night 20". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Mayssa Bastos Wins Debut By Decision At ONE Fight Night 20". Jitsmagazine. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  26. ^ "IBJJF Pan Championship 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  27. ^ "IBJJF World Championship 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  28. ^ "IBJJF Asian Championship 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  29. ^ Burne, Kathrine. "Danielle Kelly To Defend Title Against Mayssa Bastos At ONE Fight Night 24". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Mayssa Bastos Dethrones Danielle Kelly In ONE Fight Night 24 Results". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  31. ^ "Full Updated Competitor List Of Every Athlete Invited To ADCC 2024". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  32. ^ "ADCC 2024 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  33. ^ de Souza, Diogo. "Mayssa Bastos vs Danielle Kelly Rematch Booked For ONE Fight Night 26". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  34. ^ "European IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2023". IBJJF.
  35. ^ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation 2019–". www.ibjjfdb.com.
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