Victor Honório

Victor Honório is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under José Honório Filho and a member of GF Team. On the 9th of May 2015, Honório turned many heads his way after reaching the final of Copa Pódio‘s Heavyweight GP, one of the main professional events in the jiu jitsu circuit, defeating many well established black belts as a fairly unknown brown belt. Since then Victor has been widely recognized as one of the most talented ultra heavyweight grapplers of his generation.

Victor Honório Jiu Jitsu

Full Name: Victor Hugo Honório P. da Silva

Nickname: n/a

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Walter Guimaraes > Cezar Guimarães > José Honório > Victor Honório

Main Achievements:

• IBJJF World Champion (2013 purple)
• UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (2015 brown)
• IBJJF South American Champion (2016**)
• CBJJ Brazilian National Champion (2017 black, 2012/2010** blue)
• ADCC Brazilian Rio Trials Champion (2017)
• IBJJF Rio Open Champion (2014** brown, 2011 blue)
• Copa Pódio Heavyweight GP Runner-up (2015)
• IBJJF World Championship Runner-up (2014 brown, 2013* purple)
• CBJJ Brazilian National Championship Runner-up (2013 purple, 2012 purple)
• IBJJF World Championship 3rd Place (2012 purple)
• CBJJ Brazilian National Championship 3rd Place (2017* black)

* Absolute
** Weight and absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Guard Passing

Weight Division: Peso Pesadíssimo (+100kg/221bs)

Team/Association: GF Team/Top Brother

Victor Honório Biography

Victor Honório was born on the 12th of October, 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Victor’s father was a martial arts fanatic, with a black belt in karate, years of experience in Thai boxing and luta livre esportiva, who instilled his love for combat sports on his son.

When Victor was 4 years old, his father decided to start training jiu jitsu, and brought the young Honório with him to the famous Top Brother academy, led by Master Cezar Guimarães. He also signed Victor on judo and freestyle wrestling classes.

Throughout his childhood, Victor excelled in all 3 grappling sports, especially in wrestling where he earned a spot at the Brazilian national squad, where he became the first Brazilian to earn a pan american title in the cadet division (2010). In his teens Victor also added boxing and muay thai, competing in the amateur circuit.

As a purple belt Victor Honório started training with GF Team, arguably the best heavyweight academy in Rio de Janeiro. Though he trained with Top Brother and GF Team, all Victor’s belts were awarded by his father: José Honório Filho. Including his black belt, received by the end of June, 2015.

Victor Honorio @Brazilian Team Nationals (2014)

Victor Honorio vs Patrick Gaudio (2013)

Victor Honorio vs Erberth Santos (2012)