By BJJ Heroes on September 12th, 2010

Bruno Bastos (Nova Uniao)

Bruno Bastos

Bruno Bastos is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under Wendell Alexander. This tough competitor from Nova Uniao also loves to compete in Submission Wrestling, having fought in the greatest NoGi tournament in the world (the ADCC). Additionally, Bastos is a charity activist having formed projects that commit to taking youngsters off the streets.

Bruno Bastos in Detail

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Luis Franca > Oswaldo Fadda > Sebastião Ricardo > Wendell Alexander > Bruno Bastos

Main Achievements:

3x World Cup Champion (2010, 2009, 2007 – CBJJE);
CBJJE World Champion (2008);
2x Brazilian National Cup Champion (2007, 2002 – CBJJO);
Rio International Open Champion (2008);
NY International Open Champion (2010);
World Bronze Medallist (2010);
World Nogi Bronze Medallist (2010)

Weight Category: Super Pesado (Super Heavyweight) 100.5kg/221lbs

Favourite Position/Technique: Half Guard

Bruno Bastos Team/Association: Nova Uniao

Bruno Bastos Biography

Bruno Bastos was born on the 27th of March, 1980. He started training jiu jitsu in 1990 when he was 10 under Neury Gomes, and he stayed training under Neury for the next year and a half. He then picked up training with Aílson Brites for a short spell before finally ending with Wendell Alexander (in 1993) the coach that followed Bruno until he reached his black belt.

Bruno Bastos’s career has been pretty impressive from the “get go”, he started competing when he was still a yellow belt achieving the podium straight away, and he hasn’t stopped reaching the top spots of competitive BJJ since. Another peculiarity of Bruno is the “Bastos” surname, a name of some significance in jiu jitsu, as 6 of his family members also train and compete, they are Fernanda ( black belt), André (black belt), Ricardo (black belt), Bianca (black belt), Thiago and Felipe Bastos.

Just like his master, Wendell, Bruno Bastos is also involved in charity. In 2005 he created an organization called “Arte Suave”, an organization that tries to keep kids away from drugs through jiu jitsu. He was also involved in the creation of the “Projeto Atos”, a project that started with Bruno Bastos and a few other Nova Uniao students that got together through their evangelic church.

Bruno Bastos vs Willie Leonard