| Marcus Almeida |
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| Born | Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida
(1990-01-08) January 8, 1990
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Other names | Buchecha |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
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| Weight | 254 lb (115 kg; 18 st 2 lb) |
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| Division | Heavyweight |
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| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
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| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
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| Team | Checkmat
American Kickboxing Academy (2014–present)
American Top Team (2020–present) |
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| Rank | 4th deg. BJJ black belt |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Total | 8 |
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| Wins | 5 |
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| By knockout | 1 |
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| By submission | 4 |
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| Losses | 2 |
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| By decision | 2 |
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| Draws | 1 |
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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| Representing Brazil
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| Submission Wrestling
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| ADCC World Championship
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2013 Beijing, China |
+99 kg
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2013 Beijing, China |
Absolute
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2017 Espoo, Finland |
+99 kg
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2017 Espoo, Finland |
Absolute
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2019 Anaheim, USA |
+99 kg
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2019 Anaheim, USA |
Absolute
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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| World Championship
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2011 California, USA |
-100kg
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2011 California, USA |
Absolute
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2012 California, USA |
+100kg
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2012 California, USA |
Absolute
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2013 California, USA |
+100kg
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2013 California, USA |
Absolute
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2014 California, USA |
+100kg
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2014 California, USA |
Absolute
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2016 California, USA |
+100kg
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2016 California, USA |
Absolute
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2017 California, USA |
+100kg
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2017 California, USA |
Absolute
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2018 California, USA |
+100kg
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2018 California, USA |
Absolute
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2019 California, USA |
+100kg
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2019 California, USA |
Absolute
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| World No-GI Championship
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2010 California, USA |
-100kg
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2011 California, USA |
+100kg
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2011 California, USA |
Absolute
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| Pan-American Championship
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2011 California, USA |
-100kg
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2011 California, USA |
Absolute
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2012 California, USA |
+100kg
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2012 California, USA |
Absolute
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2013 California, USA |
+100kg
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2013 California, USA |
Absolute
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| AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
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2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
+100kg
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2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
+100kg
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2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Absolute
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2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
+100kg
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2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Absolute
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2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
+95kg
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2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Absolute
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| World Grand Prix
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2016 California, USA |
Absolute
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2017 California, USA |
Absolute
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Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida, also known as Buchecha (born January 8, 1990) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and 4th-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. A professional mixed martial artist since 2020, he currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly competed in the heavyweight division of ONE Championship.
A multiple-time World jiu-jitsu and ADCC submission fighting champion, Buchecha is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and widely considered as one of the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors of all time.