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Romulo Barral - 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt And Coach

Romulo Barral - 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt And Coach

1. Romulo Barral’s Details

Romulo Barral’s Details
Name Romulo Claudio Barral
Nickname Rominho
Born Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of Birth 3-5-1982
Age 40
Weight 88kg (194 lbs)
Weight Division Meio Pesado 88 kg (194 lbs)
Last Weigh in 91kg
Current Affiliation Gracie Barra Academy
Height 6’
Foundational Style BJJ
Career Disclosed Earnings N/A
College University N/A
Rank 3rd Degree Black Belt
Head Coach Vinicius Magalhães
Last Fight Fight to Win 152
Favorite Technique Spider Guard and Triangle
Lineage Carlos Gracie -> Helio Gracie -> Carlos Gracie Junior -> Vinicius Magalhães -> Romulo Barral
Team Association Gracie Barra
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2. Romulo Barral’s Biography

Romulo Barral is a top BJJ athlete who is five times World Champion under the toughest coach, Vinicius Magalhães. He is a great coach and produces top athletes in his academy, Gracie Barra, Northridge. He is also on the list of “Top Ten Competitors of All Times”.

2.1. Romulo’s Family

Romulo Barral was brought up by his mother who worked as a school teacher. He had three sisters and one brother in his family.

Romulo Barral is happily married and lives in Northridge, California with his wife and two kids.   

2.2. Romulo’s Interest in MMA

Like other boys in Brazil, Romulo Barral was influenced by movies and attracted by MMA. He started his journey in combat sports with striking martial arts and joined the Taekwondo gym at the age of eight years. He loved martial arts. 

2.3. Achieved his First Black Belt

When Romulo turned 19, he achieved his Taekwondo Black Belt in striking-based combat sports. But he left Taekwondo training after getting Black Belt. 

2.4. Joined BJJ

Romulo Barral wanted to learn BJJ so that he could be more efficient in MMA. He was excited to enroll in MMA competitions. To uplift his efficiency in MMA, he wanted to add some basic BJJ techniques to his MMA fight. 

2.5. First Coaches

Romulo started his BJJ training at the age of 15 under Vinicius Magalhaes and Cristiano Lazzarini in Gracie Barra BH. Later Vinicius promoted him to Black Belt

2.6. Wish to Fight in MMA

Romulo Barral had an extreme wish to fight in an MMA tournament. His wish came true in 2004. This was a difficult year for Romulo as his brother died in a motorcycle accident. The same year, Romulo Barral was invited to Arena Belo Horizonte.

Romulo made his debut in MMA and gave a fabulous performance. He submitted Fabiano Fabiano with RNC in his first fight and proved the importance of BJJ techniques in MMA.  

2.7. Disciplined Person

Romulo Barral is an extraordinarily disciplined person. He followed his daily routine workout and balanced diet for years and did not miss a single day except vacations. He mentioned that he enjoys his disciplined routine. If his routine remains disturbed for more than three days. It starts to bother him.

Romulo Barral believed that to follow big goals in life, efforts should also be big enough. Discipline is a very important thing to achieving long-term goals. 

“There’s the hobby competition, but it’s the same thing. If I ask anyone that competes for a hobby: “Do you want to win or lose?” When you go to the competition, do you want to win or to lose?

Regardless of if you are a lawyer or a doctor… So the tip is: be resilient and disciplined. Discipline until your goal is achieved. You achieved your goal? More discipline to do it again”
(Romulo Barral)

2.8. Romulo Barral’s Training Routine

Romulo Barral divided his time between his BJJ training and his family. He has three training sessions in a day except for Wednesday. One session in the morning, the second training session at noon. After the second training session, he spends some time with his family till 6 pm.

After 6 pm, he has his last training session. He did his cardio session daily in the garage of his house except for Tuesdays. On Tuesday, he alternates this cardio session with a weightlifting session in a gym where he works with a coach.

Wednesday is a rest day for me because he takes only one training session. Saturday is fixed for conditioning. And Sunday is an active recovery day. He did not take a complete day off from workouts

2.9. Romulo Barral’s Diet Routine

Romulo Barral is very conscious about his diet. In his team, he has a doctor in Brazil and a nutritionist in the USA. He eats simple food which contains proteins, carbs, and fibers. He eats three times a day.

Romulo also mentioned that he did not eat too much until he was full. He eats less which makes him completely fit. He is very conscious about the hydration diet as hydration was a problem for him in previous years.

He also takes cheat meals like burgers and beer but he did not take these on weekends. He takes cheat meals on a working day so they can be digested.    

2.10. Unbeatable Techniques

One thing which made Romulo Barral an untouchable fighter is that he trained in MMA, Judo, and Wrestling along with BJJ. Various fighting techniques polished his skills. He is famous for his unpassable spider guard and X-guard. He also executes the best triangle choke which cannot be swept.

Romulo Barral is a somewhat offensive fighter and non-stop in his passing and playing guard. He is also famous for his sweep followed by an impassable guard, and knee slice. He is also good at submitting from any position. 

“If you watch the best jiu-jitsu competitors, they all have something in common. They all know where they want to be in order to pass someone’s guard.”
(Romulo Barral)

2.11. Severe Injuries in 2007

For Romulo Barral, 2007 is also a challenging year. In 2007, Romulo got injured and also needed surgery. He got his upper body hurt due to some nerve damage. Nerve damage also affected his arm.

Romulo Barral is very strong and showed resilience to overcome his injuries. After intensive medical care and the best physiotherapy, Romulo Barral returned to the fighting world with a stronger body.  

2.12. Focused Only on BJJ

Romulo Barral thought MMA was not his career. He wanted to continue his journey in BJJ. His choice brought him to the horizon of international fame.

Romulo Barral did not think like other fighters who thought to become efficient MMA fighters, No-Gi training is effective. Romulo stuck with Gi training and proved the effectiveness of Gi training in MMA fights.  

2.13. Relocated to USA

Romulo Barral relocated to the USA in 2010 and started teaching in a school named Alberto Cranes School situated in Los Angeles. In 2011, he opened his academy known as Gracie Barra Academy in Northridge, California. Soon his academy earned international fame.      

2.14. Romula Barral’s Students

There is a big list of Romulo Barral’s students who earned international recognition. Some of his Black Belts are Felipe “Preguica” Pena, Victor Silverio, Edwin Najmi and Gabriel Arges. 

2.15. Pulled out from ADCC 2019 

Romulo Barral pulled himself out from ADCC 2019 when the roster was set. He upset the BJJ fans and organizers of the event after removing him from the list of the 99 kg divisions with little time left between the ADCC Championship.

He mentioned that he has to change his priorities and wants to focus on his students and the gym as his students including Edwin Najmi, Servio Tuliost, Felipe Pena, Gabriel Arges, and Orlando Sanchez are ready to participate.  

“Guys, I decided not to fight ADCC, my focus is no longer about me, I will have 5 students fighting and they will be my focus, I’ve done what had to be done in competitions, my purpose is now much bigger, there are still some super fights I would like to do and hope it can happen as soon as possible, I keep training hard because I like to be always ready feeling good, here some videos trying some leglocks which is not my forte but we are always ready to evolve. I can guarantee that the boys @felipepenabjj @edwinnajmi @gabrielarges @serviotuliost @ orlandogb72 will be ready to perform.”
(Romulo Barral)

2.16. Taught Jiu-Jitsu Techniques to Various MMA Fighters

Romulo Barral proved that BJJ techniques helped in MMA fights. After his speedy success in both BJJ and MMA, many big names in MMA including Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Dan Henderson, and King Mo contacted him and trained under him to learn various BJJ techniques helpful in MMA fights.

2.17. Got Blood Infection

Romulo Barral was hospitalized in September 2022 due to a blood infection, Spondylodiscitis. According to him, when he was in Spain for his seminar, he woke up in pain and thought of some post-training fatigue. He went to a seminar after taking some painkillers but the pain got severe.

He spent the night before the last seminar with pains and shivers. But he attended his seminar in pain. His brother helped him as he sat on the tatami and his brother performed various positions.

His doctor diagnosed it as a blood infection and he spent 16 days in the hospital with antibiotics. After 16 days, he was allowed to go home but had to take medicines. Now he returned to his gym stronger than before.  

2.18. MMA Fight History

Romulo Barral fought two matches in MMA and won both matches by RNC. He won his first match in 2004 when he also started training BJJ so that he can make his MMA fights better. BJJ fighting techniques helped him so much that big names in MMA also learned BJJ techniques from him later.

Date/Month/Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Round Time
9/10/2004 Arena BH- Arena Belo Horizonte Fabiano Fabiano W Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 0:00
28/2/2009 RITC 122- Rage in the Cage 122 Adrian Valdez W Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 1:20

2.19. Romulo’s BJJ Pro Combats

Promoted to Black Belt

Romulo Barral restlessly and speedily succeeded in BJJ. He became a strong competitor in his Brown Belt and Purple Belt stage. Then he was promoted to Black Belt in 2005 by Vinicius “Draculino” when he was training in Gracie Barra.

Five Times World Champion

Romulo Barral is a five times World Champion with Black Belt. Just after getting his Black Belt, he started winning various international championships. He won the gold medal in the IBJJF World championship 2007 under the 88kg division and also won silver in the absolute division in the same year.

After taking a break in 2008, he became gi and No-Gi world champion in 2009. He continuously won the world championships for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014. 

Bring Five Medals in 2007

Besides a challenging year, 2007 is also a winning year for Romulo Barral. Barral won five Gold medals in 2007, all in international championships. He earned two gold medals in the IBJJF Pan championship, both in 88kg and in the absolute division. He was also the champion in CBJJ Brazilian Nationals in 2007.

He is also a gold and silver medalist in the IBJJF World Championship in 88kg and absolute weight respectively. 

The ADCC Championships: His Journey From 2007 to 2013

He appeared in ADCC for the first time in 2007 but did not stay much and left the championship in the quarter-final match, losing against Tarsis Humphreys by Footlock. For the next two attempts, Barrel also did not qualify for the finals but did not lose hope. In 2013 he made it with his hard work.   

In ADCC 2013, the 88 kg weight division contains the most competitive grapplers like Keenan Cornelius and Rafael Lovato. Romulo Barral brought gold home after an outstanding fight of 30 minutes against Rafael Lovato.

He was very passionate about ADCC 2013 as he said after winning the 2013 ADCC:  

“This tournament was very important. It was unacceptable for me to lose.”

European Open Champion Twice

Romulo Barral is two times European champion. In 2013, he won the gold medal in the 88 kg weight category, and in 2016, he won both the 88 kg and absolute weight championships.

Before his 2013 European championship, he stated in the answer to a question,

“I’m ready and really happy to get to participate in my first European Open. We’re aiming for a first title in Lisbon. I’ve been preparing for it ever since the Pro League. I didn’t stop for Christmas or for New Year’s. I’ve got a strong team at the academy. I managed to set up a really good competition team. I’ve been training with my students and teammates every day. I’ve got a number of Gracie Barra black belts training with me, like Rodrigo Freitas, Bruno Antunes, Lucas Rocha, Otavio Sousa, Rafael Tinoco and Magidinho, as well as my own black belts Cristian Belo, Larry Scot and Ben Saloman. All of them help me, and on top of that there’s my physical conditioning trainer Leo Frincu.”

Defeated BJJ Legends

 Romulo Barral defeated various BJJ legends and toughest athletes in various fights like Saulo Ribeiro, Xandro Ribeiro, Bernardo Faria, Leandro Lo, Lucas Barbosa, Keenan Cornelius, and Rafael Lovato Jr.

Opened Gracie Barra Academy

In Northridge, USA Romulo Barral opened his own academy named Gracie Barra Academy, Northridge in August 2011. His academy became famous due to various top-class athletes. Romulo retired from BJJ and has prioritized his academy and students at the top of his priority list.

Romulo Barral stuck to the system which was designed by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. He offers everyone who wants to get fit, release stress or learn excellent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques. People of every age, every country, and every need are welcomed at Gracie Barra Northridge. 

Romulo Barral’s Online BJJ Lessons

Romulo Barral started his online courses for BJJ students from Brazil and everywhere in the World. He started his Youtube channel on which he is coaching his students. Romulo Barral is not just a good BJJ practitioner and a coach but also a great social media personality who got a lot of followers.

Romulo Barral let his Students become European Champions

Romulo Barral proved himself a good leader, a humble man, and a selfless teacher by giving his two students the title of World Champion in the European Open 2016. 

In the 2016 IBJJF European, Romulo was against his student Felipe in the final who hurt his arm due to resisting an armbar in the semifinal. Romulo let his students win the title of world champion.

In the middle heavyweight category, Romulo found another student in the final. He also let him win the championship and proved himself a great leader and the best coach.

Edwin Najmi, a top athlete by Barral said:

“Show me another person in jiujitsu that would make it to the finals and give both titles to his students —> living legend, true champion.”

3. Romulo Barral’s Historic Fights 

3.1. Romulo Barral Vs. Rafael Lovato

Romulo Barral faced Rafael Lovato in the 2013 ADCC final match. Both competitors are top athletes and world champions.

Lovato took down Romulo Barral at the beginning and applied Heel Hook. Romulo who is famous for sweeping got his foot free actively and took him down with the knee on his belly and scored two points.

Romulo succeeded to take Lovato’s back and also pass a guard but Lovato escaped. At the end of the match, Romulo again succeeded to get back at Lovato and applied RNC until time out. Romulo won the match by points.

Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class
2013 ADCC Rafael Lovato Win Points Final -88kg

3.2. Romulo Barral Vs. Keenan Cornelius

Romulo Barral faced Keenan Cornelius in the 2013 ADCC Semi-final. Both competitors are World Champions and fought with great energy. Keenan Cornelius was newly Black Belt in 2013 but nobody can deny his achievements in the Brown Belt division.

At the start of the match, Keenan Cornelius tried to pull down Romulo by taking both his legs but Romulo countered with a lethal Guillotine Choke. When he tried to take his back, Kennan took this opportunity and actively escaped.

Romulo Barral tried to strangle the neck of Cornelius but Cornelius moved around and took Barral’s back. Due to the imbalanced position of Keenan, Romulo escaped from his grip and once again went for Guillotine.

In the whole match, both participants are equally energetic. Romulo won the match for scoring more points and the same year he took the ADDC Gold medal with him.

Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class
2013 ADCC Keena Cornelius Win Points Semi-Final -88kg

3.3. Romulo Barral Vs. Piter Frank

Romulo Barral faced Peter Frank in the quarter-final of Pan Championship 2017. Both competitors are greatly energetic from the start of the match.

Piter started by taking down Romulo and tried to mount him. But Romulo did not let him mount and scored two points for the active sweep.    

Piter immediately balanced the score with a sweep as a counter back of the full mount. Piter tried to take this opportunity and take down Romulo. But Romulo actively escaped and went for the single leg. 

Romulo Barral again scored two points for taking down Piter and succeeded to take his back. At the end of the match, Romulo submitted Piter with Bow and Arrow.   

Year Event Opponent W/L/D Method Stage Weight Class
2017 Pan Championship Piter Frank Win Bow and Arrow Quarterfinal Middleweight

4. Romulo Barral Main Achievements

4.1. Main Achievements in International Tournaments

Years Events Weight Division
2006 CBJJ Brazilian National Medium Heavyweight
2006 Asian Championship Medium Heavyweight
2006 Asian Championship Absolute
2007 IBJJF World Championship Medium Heavyweight
2007 IBJJF Pan Championship Medium Heavyweight
2007 IBJJF Pan Championship Absolute
2007 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Medium Heavyweight
2009 IBJJF World Championship Medium Heavyweight
2009 IBJJF World NoGi Championship Medium Heavyweight
2012 IBJJF World Championship Medium Heavyweight
2013 IBJJF World Championship Medium Heavyweight
2013 ADCC World Championship Middleweight
2013 IBJJF European Open Medium Heavyweight
2014 IBJJF World Championship Medium Heavyweight
2016 IBJJF World Master Championship Medium Heavyweight
2016 IBJJF European Open Medium Heavyweight
2016 IBJJF European Open Absolute

4.2. Romulo Barral S Main Achievements in Black Belt

Year Event Belt Position
2006 CBJJ Brazilian National Black Belt 1st
2006 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 3rd
2006 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 3rd
2007 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 1st
2007 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 1st
2007 CBJJ Brazilian National Black Belt 1st
2007 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2009 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 1st
2009 IBJJF World NoGi Championship Black Belt 1st
2009 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2009 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 2nd
2010 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2011 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2012 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 1st
2013 ADCC World Championship Black Belt 1st
2013 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 1st
2013 IBJJF European Open Black Belt 1st
2013 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 3rd
2013 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 3rd
2014 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 1st
2014 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2016 IBJJF World Master Championship Black Belt 1st
2016 IBJJF European Open Black Belt 1st
2016 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 2nd
2016 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 2nd
2017 IBJJF World Championship Black Belt 3rd
2017 IBJJF Pan Championship Black Belt 3rd

5. Romulo Barral Profesional Record Break

5.1. Romulo Barral Record Breakdown

148 Matches 107 Wins 41 Losses
By Submissions 61 8
By Points 32 25
By Advantages 6 2
By Decision 6 6
By DQ 2 0

5.2. Romulo Barral’s Submission Methods

Method 61 Wins 8 Loses
Cross Choke 17 1
Choke 6 1
Submission 4 0
Choke from Back 2 1
Brabo Choke 2 0
Flying Triangle 1 0
Triangle 1 0
RNC 1 1
Armlock 1 0
Short Lock 1 0
Mounted X Lock 9 0
Kimura 6 0
Armbar 3 0
Kneebar 2 1
Heel Hook 1 0
Knee on Belly 1 0
Inverted Armbar 1 0
North South Choke 1 0
Bow and Arrow 1 0
Leglock 0 1
Foot Locker 0 1
Verbal Tap 0 1

6. Romulo Barral Fight History

Year Event Opponent W/L Method Weight Division
2005 Grapplers Quest Unknown W North-south choke NA
2006 Pan American Joao Faria W Armbar 88KG
2006 Pan American Demian Maia L Pts: 4x2 88KG
2006 World Champ. Joao Oliveira W Kimura 88KG
2006 World Cup Delson Heleno L Choke 88KG
2006 Brasileiro Demian Maia W Brabo choke 88KG
2006 Brasileiro Fabio Trindade W Cross choke 88KG
2006 Brasileiro Demian Maia L Referee Decision ABS
2007 Brasileiro Alexandre Souza W Referee Decision 88KG
2007 Pan American F. Sabatini W Mounted X choke 88KG
2007 Pan American Marcel Louzado W Points 88KG
2007 Pan American Tarsis Humphreys W Pts: 2x2, Adv 88KG
2007 Pan American Rafael Lovato W Points ABS
2007 Pan American Tarsis Humphreys W Pts: 6x6, Adv ABS
2007 ADCC Trials Thales Leite W Points 88KG
2007 ADCC Trials Tarsis Humphreys L Points 88KG
2007 ADCC Travers Grubb W Points 88KG
2007 ADCC Chris Moriarty W Heel hook 88KG
2007 ADCC Flavio Almeida L Points 88KG
2007 ADCC Tarsis Humphreys L Foot Locker 88KG
2007 World Champ. Rogel Monsalve W Flying triangle 88KG
2007 World Champ. Joao Felipe W Mounted X choke 88KG
2007 World Champ. Saulo Ribeiro W Pts: 6x0 88KG
2007 World Champ. Uematsu Naoya W Choke from back ABS
2007 World Champ. Luis Theodoro W Cross choke ABS
2007 World Champ. Alexandre Ribeiro W Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS
2007 World Champ. Roger Gracie L Choke from back ABS
2007 NoGi Pan Am. Saulo Ribeiro L Referee Decision 88KG
2009 Pan American Cameron Diffley W Cross choke 88KG
2009 Pan American Unknown W Cross choke ABS
2009 Pan American Roberto Abreu W Pts: 3x0 ABS
2009 Pan American Braga Neto L N/A ABS
2009 ADCC Denis Roberts W Kneebar O99KG
2009 ADCC Saulo Ribeiro L Points O99KG
2009 World Champ. Eduardo Santoro W Pts: 6x0 88KG
2009 World Champ. Victor Estima W Choke 88KG
2009 World Champ. Tarsis Humphreys W Referee Decision 88KG
2009 World Champ. Roger Gracie L Cross choke ABS
2009 NoGi Worlds Jared Nathason W Kimura 88KG
2010 World Pro. Alexandre Ceconi L Pts: 3x2 92KG
2010 World Champ. Paulo Azambuja W Brabo choke 88KG
2010 World Champ. Jared Nathanson W Knee on belly 88KG
2010 World Champ. Murilo Santana W Points 88KG
2010 World Champ. Gustavo Campos W Cross choke 88KG
2010 World Champ. Tarsis Humphreys L Leglock 88KG
2010 World Champ. Diego Herzog W Choke ABS
2010 World Champ. Bernardo Faria W Triangle ABS
2010 World Champ. Alexandre Ribeiro W Pts: 0x0, Adv ABS
2011 World Pro. Tarsis Humphreys W Pts: 3x0 83KG
2011 World Pro. Vinicius Corrales L Pts: 6x4 83KG
2011 World Champ. Zak Maxwell W Pts: 7x4 ABS
2011 World Champ. Rodrigo Caporal L Pts: 2x2, Adv ABS
2011 World Champ. Unknown W Submission 88KG
2011 World Champ. Unknown W Submission 88KG
2011 World Champ. Eduardo Telles W Pts: 2x2, Adv 88KG
2011 World Champ. Eduardo Santoro W Pts: 5x0 88KG
2011 World Champ. Sergio Moraes L Pts: 4x2 88KG
2011 ADCC Kyle Griffin L Pts: 2x0 88KG
2012 SD World Trials Kevin Casey W Points 92KG
2012 SD World Trials Alexandre Ribeiro L Pts: 2x0 92KG
2012 Brasileiro Paulinho Baraúna W Pts: 17x2 88KG
2012 Brasileiro Nivaldo Oliveira L Points 88KG
2012 Brasileiro Alexandre Ceconi W Referee Decision ABS
2012 Brasileiro Antonio Carlos L Pts: 4x0 ABS
2012 World Champ. Tatsuya Kondo W Submission ABS
2012 World Champ. Diego Hertzog W Points ABS
2012 World Champ. Antonio Carlos L Pts: 2x0 ABS
2012 World Champ. Gabriel Rocha W Choke 88KG
2012 World Champ. Marcos Souza W Points 88KG
2012 World Champ. Diego Hertzog W Pts: 4x2 88KG
2012 World Champ. Rafael Lovato W Pts: 5x2 88KG
2012 World Champ. Diogo Sampaio W Mounted X choke 88KG
2012 IBJJF Pro League Raul Castillo W Pts: 21x0 94KG
2012 IBJJF Pro League Otavio Sousa W Armbar 94KG
2012 IBJJF Pro League Andre Galvao W Referee Decision 94KG
2012 Rio Open Gesse Filho W Inverted armbar 88KG
2012 Rio Open Rodrigo Fajardo W Cross choke 88KG
2012 Rio Open Abdelhakim Gouram W DQ ABS
2012 Rio Open Igor Silva W Mounted X choke ABS
2012 NoGi Worlds Unknown W Pts: 26x0 88KG
2012 NoGi Worlds Felipe Bobrick W RNC 88KG
2012 NoGi Worlds Pablo Popovitch L Pts: 3x0 88KG
2013 Miami Pro Trials Marcel Gonclaves W Points 85KG
2013 European Open N/A W N/A 88KG
2013 European Open Renato Cardoso W Points 88KG
2013 European Open Rodrigo Fajardo W Mounted X choke 88KG
2013 Pan American Matt Jubera W Points 88KG
2013 Pan American Abmar Barbosa W Cross choke 88KG
2013 Pan American Gustavo Campos L Pts: 10x4 88KG
2013 World Pro Andre Galvao L Verbal tap 88KG
2013 World Champ. Gustavo Campos W Pts: 3x0 88KG
2013 ADCC Kim Dong W Kneebar 88KG
2013 ADCC Lucas Leite W Points 88KG
2013 ADCC Keenan Cornelius W Points 88KG
2013 ADCC Rafael Lovato W Points 88KG
2014 World Pro. Nivaldo Oliveira W Kimura 88KG
2014 World Pro. Marcus Vinicius W Cross choke 88KG
2014 World Pro. Andre Galvao L Pts: 2x0 88KG
2014 World Champ. Adeildo José Silva W Choke 88KG
2014 World Champ. Abmar Barbosa W Submission 88KG
2014 World Champ. Gustavo Campos W DQ 88KG
2015 ADCC C. Jones W Kimura 88KG
2015 ADCC Nieman Gracie W Kimura 88KG
2015 ADCC Yuri Simoes L Pts: 3x0 88KG
2015 ADCC Rustam Chsiev L Referee Decision 88KG
2015 ADCC Vagner Rocha L Pts: 2x0 ABS
2015 Berkut 2 Andre Galvao L Pts: 1x0 ABS
2016 European Open Martin Aedma W Kimura 88KG
2016 European Open Josh Hinger W Mounted X choke 88KG
2016 European Open Diogo Sampaio W Mounted X choke 88KG
2016 European Open Andreas Perales W Mounted X choke ABS
2016 European Open Daniel Cobb W Cross choke ABS
2016 European Open Patrick Gaudio W Cross choke ABS
2016 European Open Jackson Sousa W Choke from back ABS
2016 Pan American Ruan Oliveira W Cross choke 88KG
2016 Pan American Pedro Mello W Choke 88KG
2016 Pan American Murilo Santana W Pts: 4x2 88KG
2016 Pan American Leandro Lo L Pts: 2x0 88KG
2016 World Pro Romario Martins W Armlock 85KG
2016 World Pro Arturi Salas W Pts: 14x0 85KG
2016 World Pro Igor Sousa W Cross choke 85KG
2016 World Pro Claudio Calasans L Kneebar 85KG
2016 World Champ. Vicente Cavalcanti W Cross choke 88KG
2016 World Champ. Murilo Santana W Pts: 2x0 88KG
2016 World Champ. Patrick Gaudio W Cross choke 88KG
2016 World Champ. Leandro Lo L Pts: 5x0 88KG
2016 World Champ. Nathan Mendlesohn W Choke ABS
2016 World Champ. Igor Silva W Cross choke ABS
2016 World Champ. Erberth Santos L Pts: 11x2 ABS
2016 Berkut 3 Yuri Simoes L Referee Decision ABS
2016 Grand Slam RJ Erick Barbosa W Points 94KG
2016 Grand Slam RJ Helton Jose W Pts: 5x0 94KG
2016 Grand Slam RJ Alexandre Ribeiro L Pts: 0x0, Adv 94KG
2017 Pan American Piter Frank W Bow and arrow 82KG
2017 Pan American Josh Hinger W Cross choke 82KG
2017 Pan American Isaque Bahiense L Pts: 4x2 82KG
2017 World Champ. Adriano Candido W Armbar 88KG
2017 World Champ. Lucas Barbosa W Pts: 0x0, Adv 88KG
2017 World Champ. Patrick Gaudio L Referee Decision 88KG
2017 ADCC Kit Dale W Short choke 88KG
2017 ADCC Gordon Ryan L RNC 88KG
2018 ACB 10 Arnaldo Maidana W Mounted X choke 85KG
2018 ACBJJ 13 AJ Sousa W Cross choke 85KG
2018 ACBJJ 14 Lucas Barbosa L Points 85KG
2019 Kasai 5 Marcos Tinoco L Pts: 4x1 79KG
2019 Third Coast III Jake Shields W Referee Decision 86KG
2020 F2W 150 Tanner Rice W Referee Decision 100KG
2020 F2W 152 Gabriel Almeida L Referee Decision 91KG

7. Romulo Barral Top Fight Links

Romulo Barral VS Bernardo Faria / World Championship 2010

BJJ Scout Bsides: Romulo Barral v Rafael Lovato Jr ADCC 2013 -88kg final

Romulo Barral VS Rafael Lovato Jr. / Pan Championship 2007

BJJ Scout Bsides: Romulo Barral v Keenan Cornelius ADCC China 2013 -88kg Semi-Final

Photo credit: @romulobarral

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