Tainan Dalpra - The Unbeatable Young BJJ Hero

1. Tainan Dalpra Details

2. Tainan Dalpra Biography

2.1. Early Life

Deivid Soares, a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Champion, was blessed with the future BJJ champion Tainan Dalpra on 6 November 2000 in Florianopolis, Brazil.

2.2. Interest In Jiu-Jitsu

Tainan played a variety of sports growing up, including Soccer and Boxing, but he fell in love with Jiu-Jitsu. He grew up seeing a BJJ champ, his father Deivid Soares, that developed his love for Jiu-Jitsu in his childhood.

2.3. Dalpra Started Jiu-Jitsu

Dalpra's first instructor was his father, who started teaching him the true science of Jiu-Jitsu techniques at the age of 5. Then he joined Everson Avila’s Academy where he trained for 3 years with his father. After 3 years of training, Dalpra decided to join AS academy to level up his skills.

He started to participate in local tournaments. The victory from the local grounds urged him to compete at the higher levels. However, Tainan Dalpra participated in IBJJF Pan Kids Championship at the age of 13 and won the Gold Medal.

2.4. Met With Rafael and Guilherme Mendes

On the podium of the IBJJF Pan Kids Championship 2014, Dalpra had the opportunity to meet with the BJJ icons, Guilherme Mandes and Rafael. Both of them are not only the best coaches in the BJJ world but also run AOJ (Arts Of Jiu-Jitsu) which is one of the best kid's Jiu-Jitsu academies.

2.5. Joined AOJ (Arts of Jiu-Jitsu)

Tainan already had goals of becoming a global champion through training. After discussing his ambitions with the Mendes brothers, he enrolled in the AOJ youth scholarship program and relocated to Costa Mesa, California to pursue his aim of ranking among the world's elite grapplers.

2.6. Won Each Competition of Juvenile Division

The decision to join AOJ became fruition in 2016, and 2017. In 2016 and 2017, Tainan won every competition he entered in the juvenile division, including Pan American and World Championship, and began to draw attention to himself as an upcoming fighter.

2.7. Promoted to Purple Belt

In 2018, he won double gold in every single competition in the adult division and was promoted to the Purple Belt at the podium of the World Championship. After reaching the level of the purple belt, he never stopped because he knew it was only a small step toward his goal of becoming a multiple-time World Champion.

2.8. Promoted to Black Belt

In 2020, after two years of stringent practice and hard training, his coach Guilherme Mendes awarded him the Black Belt on the podium of the Pan Championship. This was the second time when Dalpra awarded someone a Black Belt tBJJ belt at the podium. Tainan Dalpra celebrated this huge success by talking about his hard work in an interview.

“I was happy with my performance at the Pan, as I've always worked hard to get results. That was another one of my goals, to have a good performance at Pan, a championship I've been winning since 2016. This year I had three fights and managed to submit all three. In the final, I faced a well-known athlete (Rafael Torres, from Alliance), who's already been at the brown belt for a long time, but I managed to impose the strategy I had drawn up with my team and fit the submission”
(Tainan Dalpra)

Tainan explained that it was a very emotional moment to receive the black belt from my mentor at the podium,

“It was great happiness for me, receiving the black belt from the hands of my idol (Gui Mendes) and also being on the side of the team, which is so important to me. I really wanted to have received my graduation with the presence of my father, who was always my biggest supporter, but I am very happy for this phase and I know that we will have many moments of joy together. Really, I'm quite young, but I'm happy to have reached the highest level at 19 years old. It's strange to still know that I'm young and have many challenges ahead of me. I try not to think about it and I keep working hard, regardless of age”
(Tainan Dalpra)

2.9. Ranked in P4P

Tainan ranked # 1 in the P4P ranking due to his outstanding performance.

2.10. Pound-for-Pound Ranking

Tainan Dalpra is now ranked as one of the best Pound-for-Pound Black Belt in the middleweight division.

2.11. Impeccable Record of Tainan Dalpra

Tainan Dalpra is among the rising talent of Jiu-Jitsu who almost remained undefeated on the mat. He always presented a thrilling show that is worth watching. His elite submission techniques always made him a well-rounded fighter who goes on the ground to win. Tainan won 67 Championships in his grappling career with only one loss. This impeccable record of Tainan Dalpra will surely lead him to the highest level in the grappling world of BJJ.

3. Tainan Dalpra Historic Fights

3.1. Tainan Dalpra Vs. Rodrigo Lopes

In the Grand Prix Championship American Double five’s BJJ national Silver Medalist Rodrigo faced the 2x World Champion Tainan.

This was the medium heavyweight debut of Tainan. Rodrigo competed against the world's best medium heavyweight. Dalpra dominated from the start and applied his elite grappling techniques with strong submission attacks.

Dalpra finished this amazing match with a strong armbar submission and Rodrigo tapped out. In the end, Rodrigo appreciates his opponent for presenting such competitive BJJ skills.

3.2. Tainan Dalpra Vs. Eduardo Avelar

In the quarter-final of the 2022 IBJJF Pan Championship, Tainan Dalpra faced Eduardo Avelar.

Tainan Dalpra, being a proficient competitor of Jiu-Jitsu, initiated the guard in the first second of the match. He attempted to choke from the back and maintained a strong grip on his opponent.

After 2 and half minutes, Tainan succeeded in submitting his opponent with a strong Collar Choke from the Back.

4. Main Achievements

6. Medals and Position

Year	Event	Position
2016	IBJJF Juvenile Pan Championship	1st
2016	IBJJF Juvenile World NoGi Championship	1st
2016	IBJJF Juvenile World Champion	1st
2017	IBJJF Juvenile World Championship	2nd
2017	IBJJF Juvenile Pan Championship	1st
2017	IBJJF Juvenile World Championship	1st
2018	IBJJF World Championship	1st
2018	IBJJF Pan Championship	1st
2018	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Abu Dhabi winner	1st
2018	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles winner	1st
2019	Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship	1st
2019	IBJJF Pan Championship	1st
2019	IBJJF World Championship	2nd
2019	IBJJF European Championship	1st
2020	Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Miami winner	1st
2020	IBJJF European Championship	1st
2021	IBJJF World Championship	1st
2021	IBJJF Pan Championship	1st
2021	AJP Grand Slam Miami winner	1st
2022	IBJJF European Open Championship	1st
2022	IBJJF Pan Championship	1st
2022	IBJJF World Championship	1st
2023	IBJJF Pan Championship	1st
2023	IBJJF European Open Championship	1st
2023	CBJJ Brazilian Nationals	1st
2023	IBJJF World Championship	2nd

7. Professional Record Breakdown

76 Matches	75 Wins	1 Loss
By Submission	55	0
By Points	19	1
By Advantage	0	0
Other	1	0
By Injury	0	0

8. Tainan Dalpra Submission Breakdown

Submission Techniques	55 Wins	0 Loss
Cross Choke	2	0
Armbar	13	0
Knee Bar	1	0
Ezekiel	1	0
Cachecol Choke	1	0
Submission	1	0
Triangle	6	0
Toehold	3	0
Choke from Back	21	0
Bow And Arrow	1	0
Reverse Triangle	1	0
Rear Naked Choke	1	0
Mounted X Choke	1	0
Kimura	1	0
Violin Armlock	1	0

9. Tainan Dalpra Fight History

10. Top Fights of Tainan Dalpra

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