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Maria Luiza Nunes Pinto, commonly known as Maria Luiza, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Caio Almeida and a member of the Almeida Jiu-Jitsu team who often represents the Atos Association in international events due to the affiliation between AJJ and Atos. Maria Luiza first made waves in the sport as a juvenile but it was as a brown belt that she truly broke through as one of the top competitors of her generation through her wins in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World & Brazilian National Championships.

Maria Luiza Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Maria Luiza Nunes Pinto

Nickname: referenced as “Maria Chiquinha” by her peers due to her trademark pigtail hairstyle, a look that is often associated with a character from a famous TV series named Maria Chiquinha.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie Sr. > Helio Gracie Carlos Gracie Junior > Ryan Gracie > Gabriel Vella > Caio Almeida > Maria Luiza

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place CBJJE Campeonato Brasileiro (2023)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 brown)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2023 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023 brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2023 brown)
  • 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2021 purple, 2022 brown)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2018)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2019)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2019)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2018 / 2019**)

Favorite Position/Technique: Well Rounded

Weight Division: Peso Pena (58,50 kg / 129.0 lbs) & Peso Leve (64 kg / 141.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Almeida JJ (Atos Affiliated)

Maria Luiza Pinto Biography

Maria Luiza was born on October 31st, 2002, in the city of Tiradentes, located inside Sao Paulo’s state borders in Brazil.

When she was 9, Maria moved to Rio de Janeiro, and it was there that the young Paulista joined her first jiu-jitsu class, influenced by her father-in-law, who was a brown belt at the time. This first contact took place at a social project in the Beira do Rio community with a coach named Kimo.

Maria’s time training jiu-jitsu at her neighborhood’s social project ended abruptly when the workgroup shut down, but Luiza was already too much of a fan of the sport to quit. She would go on to join Nova União’s team in the Recreio area with coaches Jobel Teixeira and Leandro Thule, who promoted the young athlete until her orange belt.

As a 14-year-old, Luiza returned to Sao Paulo and joined Caio Almeida’s team (Almeida Jiu-Jitsu) and it was there that her sporting mentality took a turn towards a full-time occupation. An ambition that was cemented during her first trip to the United States of America, at age 15, an experience that fueled her aspirations in the sport.

Under the guidance of her mentor, Caio Almeida, Maria Luiza went through the belt ranks with great competitive success, a good form that led to her black belt promotion on June 3, 2023.

Maria Luiza Grappling Record

13 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    10 (77%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    1 (8%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (15%)
  • BY DECISION
    0 (0%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Toe hold
50
1
#86e620
Triangle
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
3 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    0 (0%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    1 (33%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (67%)
  • BY DECISION
    0 (0%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Americana
50
1
#86e620
Armlock
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Maria Luiza Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
41095Maria SantiagoLAmericanaBetim OpenABSF2023
41864Julia AlvesJulia AlvesLArmlockVitoria Open64KGF2023
41875Thauany CorreaLPts: 4x4, AdvVitoria OpenABSSF2023
40937Stephanie TorresWPts: 2x2, AdvBrasileiro CBJJE58KGSF2023
40938Arielle SouzaWPts: 2x0Brasileiro CBJJE58KGF2023
40960Sara LimaWToe holdEtapa PaulistaABS4F2023
40961Micaela SantosWTriangleEtapa PaulistaABSSF2023
40962Brenda de AlmeidaWPts: 4x0Etapa PaulistaABSF2023
41086Izabel SekiWPts: 2x0Betim Open64KGSF2023
41088Thais LoureiroThais LoureiroWPts: 19x2Betim Open64KGF2023
41094Marina MonteiroWPts: 16x0Betim OpenABSSF2023
41096Patricia ReisWPts: 2x0Copa RomanosNAF2023
41863Mayanne CorreaWPts: 15x2Vitoria Open64KGSF2023
42066Jaine FragosoWPts: 3x2Floripa WO64KGF2023
42319Joanna TrindadeWPointsJJ Con64KGSF2023
42321Janine MuttonWPointsJJ Con64KGF2023
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