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aniel Maira is a professional jiu-jitsu athlete and a black belt under Mikey Musumeci, who trained extensively with Marcelo Garcia at the Alliance, New York Academy. A co-founder of the Movement Art Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Philadelphia, Maira became widely recognized as one of the top competitors of his generation after his wins at the Pan American Championships (gi and no-gi) in the brown belt division during 2020.

Daniel Maira Jiu Jitsu

Full Name: Daniel Maira

Nickname: Maira is often referred to as “Freestyle”, a name that dates back to his soccer days as he was an avid freestyle-football performer.

Lineage : Carlos Gracie Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Rafael Fofitio > Gilbert Burns > Michael Musumeci > Daniel Maira

Main Achievements:

  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2022)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2021)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • Fight 2 Win Featherweight Champion (2019 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2019 brown)
  • 1st Place UAEJJF Grand Slam, LDN (2020 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals NOGI (2018 brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2021)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2018 brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2018 brown)

Favorite Position/Technique: Crab Ride, Berimbolo, Lapel-Guards

Weight Division: Peso Pena (70,00 kg / 154.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Movement Art

Daniel Maira Biography

Daniel Maira was born on August 12, 1991, in Trenton, New Jersey, USA, but spent his formative years in Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.

As a teenager, Daniel found an affinity for football (soccer), a sport he pursued for nearly a decade, starting at the age of 14. Maira was fully invested in this sport, attempting a professional career during his late-teens/early-20s, reaching the second division in the US at a semi-professional level.

A victim of bullying when he was a kid, Maira made a few attempts at martial arts through taekwondo and jiu-jitsu, both experiences being short-lived at the time of his childhood. Things changed when he sparked his curiosity for combat sports as a 22-year-old man, the time he decided to try jiu-jitsu once again.

Maira’s first jiu-jitsu instruction was given by Erik Purcell, who guided Daniel during his first few months of grappling. Purcell was a mixed martial arts athlete with other life objectives outside of combat sports, leaving Maira’s tuition to pursue those when the young Jersey native was still a white belt.

Although left without a formal mentor, Daniel was already too embedded in jiu-jitsu culture to leave the sport at the time, opting to continue his training without a supervisor, with Purcell still in charge of Maira’s belt rank promotions, all the way up until brown belt.

After earning his brown belt Maira decided to look for a more professional training environment, opting for Marcelo Garcia‘s Alliance Gym in New York City, where he met and befriended Nick Salles – his soon-to be, business partner.

In the period that he joined MGA, Daniel had grown disheartened with the sport and was on the verge of quitting jiu-jitsu. Around that same time, Maira’s friend, Cesar Agreda, introduced Daniel to BJJ World Champion Michael Musumeci, someone who was instrumental in Maira’s decision to remain in the sport.

Maira and Musumeci remained good friends over the next 3 years, during which Mikey provided plenty of solid technical and mindset oriented advice. So much so that, once Maira and Salles decided to leave MGA – in August 2020 – to form their own gym, Movement Art, in Philadelphia, Musumeci took the talented duo under his wing, promoting both to black belt, in November 2020.

Daniel Maira Grappling Record

42 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    14 (33%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (7%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    22 (52%)
  • BY DECISION
    3 (7%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

22 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Inside heel hook
23
5
#86e620
Armbar
18
4
#5AD3D1
Choke from back
18
4
#d1212a
Triangle
9
2
#fad11b
Kimura
9
2
#f58822
Submission
5
1
#224aba
Triangle armlock
5
1
#ff9124
No arm triangle
5
1
#bf1f6c
RNC
5
1
#22c9a5
Estima lock
5
1
22
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
34 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    15 (44%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    6 (18%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    12 (35%)
  • BY DECISION
    0 (0%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    1 (3%)

12 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Inside heel hook
17
2
#86e620
Kneebar
8
1
#5AD3D1
Triangle
8
1
#d1212a
Kimura
8
1
#fad11b
50/50 armbar
8
1
#f58822
Toe hold
8
1
#224aba
Estima lock
8
1
#ff9124
Bow and arrow
8
1
#bf1f6c
Armlock
8
1
#22c9a5
Pena choke
8
1
#fad223
Choke from back
8
1
12
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Daniel Maira Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
26736Joao MendesJoao MendesLPts: 4x0American Nats70KGSF2021
26798Joshua BacallaoLDQAmerican NGN73KG4F2021
26831Dylan RoyceLPointsAmerican NGNABS4F2021
27407Johnny TamaJohnny TamaLPts: 7x4Charleston SO76KG4F2021
27630Alex SodreAlex SodreL50/50 armbarPan American70KG8F2021
27944Damion OrandayDamion OrandayLToe holdAtlanta SMNG73KGSF2021
27957Alexandre JesusAlexandre JesusLPts: 0x0, AdvAtlanta SMNGABSF2021
28312Diego OliveiraDiego OliveiraLPts: 15x4NoGi Worlds67KGSF2021
28942Pierre LeclercPierre LeclercLInside heel hookADCC EC Trials77KGR52021
29162Damion OrandayDamion OrandayLEstima lockJJ CON NG73KGSF2021
29560Fabricio AndreyFabricio AndreyLPts: 3x0World Champ.70KG8F2021
30551Fabricio BarbarottiFabricio BarbarottiLPts: 6x6, AdvAtlanta WO76KG4F2022
31731Diego SodreDiego SodreLBow and arrowPan American70KG4F2022
32658Deandre CorbeDeandre CorbeLPts: 0x0, AdvAtlanta SPNGO73KGSF2022
32693Ariel MagalhaesLPts: 6x4Chicago SPO70KGF2022
33016Diego SodreDiego SodreLPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.70KGSF2022
34504Israel SousaIsrael SousaLArmlockN. Haven Open76KGF2022
34837Michael SheenanLPena chokeJJ Con76KGR12022
34915Ismael SantosIsmael SantosLPts: 4x2JJ Con NG73KGSF2022
36710Ruan AlvarengaRuan AlvarengaLPts: 13x0NHaven FNGO73KGF2022
36981Gavin CorbeLPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi Worlds67KGSF2022
38628Alef SoaresLPts: 2x0Pan American76KG8F2023
39252Diego OliveiraDiego OliveiraLChoke from backNashville SPO70KGF2023
40518Jonata GomesJonata GomesLPts: 4x0World Champ.70KG8F2023
42611Gabriel CardosoLKneebarJJ Con76KGSF2023
46302Omar AlfadhliLPts: 2x0ADGS TYO69KG8F2024
48114Florian BayiliFlorian BayiliLPts: 2x0Pan American70KGR12024
48984Lucas ProtasioLucas ProtasioLPts: 2x0ADGS Rome77KG8F2024
49657Jefferson NascimentoLTriangleAtlanta SPO76KGSF2024
50322Vitor SotiniLN/ABRaton Open76KGF2024
50461Diego SodreDiego SodreLPts: 4x2World Champ.70KG8F2024
56086Daniel SathlerDaniel SathlerLPts: 0x0, AdvWorld NoGi73KG8F2024
58379Sandrey SilvaLKimuraNY SPO76KGF2025
59613Joao AssonitisJoao AssonitisLInside heel hookUFC FP 1172KGSPF2025
25810Orlando CastilloWPointsCharleston Open70KGSF2021
26905Robbie RiondaWNo arm triangleFury ProN/ASPF2021
27956Thiago FerreiraWTriangleAtlanta SMNGABSSF2021
28305Suraj BudhramWInside heel hookNoGi Worlds67KG8F2021
28308Danilo MoreiraDanilo MoreiraWPts: 4x4, AdvNoGi Worlds67KG4F2021
28894Jeff ChildsWKimuraADCC EC Trials77KGR12021
28907M. LeverettWInside heel hookADCC EC Trials77KGR22021
28922Jonatas NovaesWArmbarADCC EC Trials77KGR32021
28935Dane LeakWPts: 5x0ADCC EC Trials77KGR42021
29160Matheus GalvaoWInside heel hookJJ CON NG73KG4F2021
29171Jackson DouglasJackson DouglasWPts: 4x0JJ CON NGABS4F2021
29553Felipe LinharesFelipe LinharesWPts: 4x2World Champ.70KGR12021
31722Emilio HernandezEmilio HernandezWPts: 0x0, AdvPan American70KGR12022
32602Michael HayWChoke from backAtlanta SPO70KG4F2022
32605Emilio HernandezEmilio HernandezWArmbarAtlanta SPO70KGSF2022
32606Ismael SantosIsmael SantosWPts: 8x4Atlanta SPO70KGF2022
32689Kelly JohnsonWTriangleChicago SPO70KG4F2022
32691Ismael SantosIsmael SantosWPts: 2x2, AdvChicago SPO70KGSF2022
32716Joshua MurdockWReferee DecisionChicago SPNGO73KGSF2022
32717Andrea SeaverWKimuraChicago SPNGO73KGF2022
33000Marlos SalgadoWPts: 2x0World Champ.70KGR12022
33011Ismael SantosIsmael SantosWPts: 6x2World Champ.70KG4F2022
34503Christian MuckayWPts: 6x0N. Haven Open76KGSF2022
34914Anthony WongWRNCJJ Con NG73KG4F2022
36972Dennis PresseyWEstima lockNoGi Worlds67KGR12022
36976Ashley WilliamsAshley WilliamsWReferee DecisionNoGi Worlds67KG4F2022
37559Alex HodiWInside heel hookGrapple ITT3N/ASPF2023
39247Darryl LebusWPts: 4x2Nashville SPO70KG4F2023
39251Vincente LuceroWPts: 6x0Nashville SPO70KGSF2023
40511Daniel DinizDaniel DinizWReferee DecisionWorld Champ.70KGR12023
42606Johnathan FrankWChoke from backJJ Con76KG4F2023
46295Kim InkwangWSubmissionADGS TYO69KGR12024
48006Wesley PossamaiWChoke from backIndianapolis76KGSF2024
48976Nicola CastellanoWPts: 9x3ADGS Rome77KGR12024
50321Jefferson NascimentoWPointsBRaton Open76KGSF2024
50448Artur OliveiraWArmbarWorld Champ.70KGR22024
55681Pablo CandidoWInside heel hookTampa NGO73KGSF2024
56078Alfonso EstradaWTriangle armlockWorld NoGi73KGR12024
58377Wilker MarquesWPts: 8x2NY SPO76KGSF2025
58940Hiago BarraWChoke from backAtlanda SPO76KGF2025
59210Carlos EspinosaWArmbarDenver Open76KGSF2025
59212Rodrigo MarianiWPts: 14x0Denver Open76KGF2025

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