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Everton Celio de Souza Teixeira, often referenced as “Pitico”, is a professional jiu-jitsu athlete and a black belt in this sport under coach Carlos Holanda. Originally from the Brazilian city of Manaus – one of the most prolific regions in the sport of grappling – Everton Souza worked with an array of instructors from different areas as he progressed in the sport, including Douglas Rufino (Trator), Alexandro Almeida, Sandro Vieira, and Adailton Chu.

Everton de Souza Teixeira Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Everton Celio de Souza Teixeira

Nickname: Everton is often referenced as Bibito or Pitico, a nickname that started with his younger sister, a toddler at the time, who struggled with Souza’s first name, calling him “Ebito” or “Bibito”. The name caught up to the rest of his family and friends and soon became how Everton was named amongst his inner circle. As he joined jiu-jitsu, all his colleagues also called him by his nickname, but would often purposely mistake it for the phonetically similar word “Pitico”, which in local slang means “Small Person” as a joke about Souza’s size.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo Alves >  Faustino Neto (Pina) > Carlos Holanda > Everton Souza Teixeira

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF JJ CON (2023)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF JJ CON (2024)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2023 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2022 brown, 2021 purple, 2019 blue)
  • 1st Place AJP Grand Slam, RJN (2021 purple)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 brown)

Favorite Position/Technique: Open Guard & Back Attacks

Weight Division: Peso Galo (57.60kg / 127.00 lbs)

Team/Association: Atos

Everton Souza Biography

Everton Souza was born in January 2003, in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

In 2013, after an event at his school forced him to return home earlier than usual, Everton and his friends crossed paths with a jiu-jitsu academy that was having a class. Souza looked inside, through the window, and was curious. He had never seen BJJ before. The local coach saw Everton’s interest and invited him to a trial class, an offer accepted by the young Manauara, who did his first class later that day. Coach Alexandro Almeida was the owner of this gym and became Souza’s first instructor. Almeida also allowed Everton to train for free as the youngster’s parents could not pay for the academy’s monthly fee.

3 years after his start in the sport, then orange belt, Everton Souza opted to switch camps in search of a team that focussed more on the competitive aspect of Jiu-Jitsu, finding what he was looking for at Carlos Holanda’s gym, also located in Manaus. Heavily supported by his mother, Meiry Janne Matias, who worked relentlessly to pay for Everton’s tournament signing fees and travels, Souza established himself as one of the hottest prospects in the region

Holanda – one of the pioneers of elite grappling accomplishments in the region, would be behind Souza’s evolution as an athlete, leading him from orange to black belt, a rank he received in June 2023.

In 2018, Everton traveled to Rio de Janeiro for a competition. During his stay, Souza trained with Douglas Rufino’s (Trator) workgroup in the Cantagalo Slum. Souza was just a green belt at the time, but the experience was very remarkable, so much so that Everton returned after that and Rufino became a part of his development as well.

Everton Souza Grappling Record

21 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    10 (48%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    5 (24%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    5 (24%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (5%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

5 SUBMISSIONS WINS

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RNC
40
2
#86e620
Armbar
20
1
#5AD3D1
Arm in Ezekiel
20
1
#d1212a
Inside heel hook
20
1
5
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
3 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    0 (0%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    1 (33%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    0 (0%)
  • BY DECISION
    2 (67%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

0 SUBMISSION LOSSES

Everton Souza Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
50304Bebeto OliveiraLReferee DecisionWorld Champ.57KG4F2024
52579Jordan VaismanJordan VaismanLReferee DecisionJJ CON64KGSF2024
53038Matheus PereiraLPts: 0x0, AdvAtlanta FOABSSF2024
41320Gregory HernandezWRNCAmerican Nats58KG4F2023
41321Frank CespedesFrank CespedesWPts: 2x2, AdvAmerican Nats58KGSF2023
41323Rodnei BarbosaRodnei BarbosaWPts: 4x2American Nats58KGF2023
41482Estevan MartinezEstevan MartinezWReferee DecisionF2W 234NASPF2023
42483Abraham MajediWArmbarJJ Con58KGSF2023
42485Tomoro IdeWPointsJJ Con58KGF2023
45363Samuel MarquezWPointsAtlanta FO58KGF2023
45758Henrique RossiWPts: 3x0NoGi World55KG4F2023
45761Chris TranChris TranWPts: 2x0NoGi World55KGSF2023
45763Riki YoshinagaWPts: 4x4, AdvNoGi World55KGF2023
47834Samuel MarquezWPointsDallas Open57KGF2024
49026Lucas CastroWRNCOC Open58KG4F2024
49029Matheus AzancotWPts: 4x2OC Open58KGSF2024
49030Samuel MarquezWPts: 9x6OC Open58KGF2024
51005Lucas CastroWArm in EzekielAmerican Nats57KGSF2024
51007Italo BonfimWPts: 4x4, AdvAmerican Nats57KGF2024
52574Edgar RiosWPts: 6x0JJ CON64KGR12024
52576Tomoyuki HashimotoTomoyuki HashimotoWPts: 2x0JJ CON64KG4F2024
54487Santiago GuerraSantiago GuerraWInside heel hookNoGi Pan55KG4F2024
54489Lucas FeitosaWPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi Pan55KGSF2024
54490Chris TranChris TranWPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi Pan55KGF2024
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