Thamires Monteiro - BJJ Black Belt

1. Thamires Monteiro’s Details

2. Thamires Monteiro’s Biography

Thamires Monteiro is a BJJ Black Belt under Lucas Leite. She is a representative of CheckMat Jiu-Jitsu on an international scale. She gained fame as a Brown Belt when she won various medals in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) competitions. She is an adept Gi and No-Gi grappler.

2.1. Thamires Monteiro’s Early Life

Thamires was born in Vila Mariana, São Paulo on 8 January 1998. She was brought up in Mogi das Cruzes.

2.2. Wasn’t an Athletic Child

Unlike other practitioners, Thamires wasn’t an athletic child. She was never fascinated by sports and other such activities. She enjoyed her time in school. She was just involved in dance and swimming and even this wasn’t on any competitive level. Despite being a Brazilian, Thamires didn’t opt for any form of martial arts in her early life.

She is often called “Tammi”, short for Thamires.

2.3. Supported Her Grappler Friend

In 2014, Tammi went to a BJJ academy just to accompany her grappler friend. But little did Tammi know that she was going to be a part of the sport soon. She just went with her enthusiastic friend but came back as a girl who got admired by the gentle art of BJJ.

2.4. Joined BJJ Academy

Soon after getting to know what BJJ is, Tammi joined a BJJ academy. At that time, Tammi just followed her instincts. She didn’t think for how long she would practice BJJ or rather carry it as her career.

2.5. Decided to Pursue BJJ Professionally

But soon after dedicating some years to BJJ, Tammi finally decided to pursue it professionally. She even started competing as soon as she decided to become a professional BJJ athlete.

2.6. Team New School Brotherhood

Meanwhile, Tammi decided to join a more famous academy. She then joined the team New School Brotherhood. She then trained under Leandro Lo as he was the head coach of the team. She was very much inspired by Leandro Lo’s fighting style and that is why she chose New School Brotherhood as her new BJJ home.

2.7. Represented Team Atos

As Thamires competed in international tournaments, she used to travel to the US. There she got the chance to meet Andre and Angelica Galvao. It was then that Thamires decided to join Team Atos.

2.8. Checkmat La Habra Academy

Thamires represented Team Atos on the international scale for a short time and then left to join her husband at the Checkmat La Habra Academy. Lucas Leite was the team’s coach. Thamires Monteiro then trained under Lucas Leite and was promoted to other belts by none other than Lucas Leite.

2.9. Personal Life

Thamires Monteiro is married to Jackson Douglas, who is a BJJ Black Belt under Lucas Leite. He was promoted to Black Belt in December 2020 but he has been on the IBJJF’s radar since he was a colored belt.

3. Thamires Monteiro’s BJJ Combats

3.1. CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi

In 2016, as a Blue Belt, Thamires Monteiro won the first position at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi.

3.2. Promoted to Purple Belt

Thamires was training at New School Brotherhood when she was promoted to Purple Belt. That belt promotion worked as a booster for Thamires as she claimed a number of IBJJF championships after that.

3.3. IBJJF Pan Champion

Thamires Monteiro became the IBJJF Pan Champion in 2020 as a Purple Belt. And then later in 2021 as a Brown Belt.

3.4. IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi

Tammi earned second place as a Brown Belt in the 2021 IBJJF No-Gi Pan Championship.

3.5. Promoted to Black Belt

In December 2021, Thamires Monteiro was promoted to Black Belt by Lucas Leite.

3.6. Fight 2 Win SUBVERSIV Tournament

After becoming a Black Belt, Thamires competed at the Fight 2 Win SUBVERSIV tournament and secured the first position.

4. Thamires Monteiro’s Historic Fights

4.1. Thamires Monteiro Vs. Marcia Figueiredo

Video Credit: @IBJJF

Thamires Monteiro faced Marcia Figueiredo at the finals of the 2023 IBJJF Memphis Open. The fight and Tammy had strong grips over Marcia. Tammi scored 3 points via guard pass. Tammy scored more points via back control. Marcia tried to resist Tammy’s techniques but Tammy stopped her using her own bodyweight. Thamires Monterio then won the fight via points against Marcia Figueiredo.

Year	Event	Opponent	W/L/D	Method	Stage	Weight Class	Location
2023	IBJJF Memphis Open	Marcia Figueiredo	W	Points	Final	Middleweight	Memphis, Tennessee

4.2. Thamires Monteiro Vs. Isa Bruno

Video Credit: @IBJJF

At the 2023 IBJJF Los Angeles No-Gi Open 2023, Thamires Monteiro faced Isa Bruno. The fight started and Tammy scored 3 points from the guard pass in the very start of the fight. Her pressure passing technique is the one that grants her dominant positions. Isa Bruno had strong leglocks on Tammy but Tammy escaped it and applied her submission. She went for the Armlock and submitted Isa Bruno via Verbal Tap.

Year	Event	Opponent	W/L/D	Method	Stage	Weight Class	Location
2023	IBJJF Los Angeles No-Gi Open	Isa Bruno	W	Submission By Armlock	Final	Middleweight	Los Angeles, California

5. Thamires Monteiro’s Championships

Year	Event	Weight Class	Position
2021	Fight 2 Win SUBVERSIV Tournament	Lightweight	1st

6. Thamires Monteiro’s Main Achievements (Belts)

Year	Event	Belt	Position
2021	IBJJF World Championship No-Gi	Brown	1st
2020	IBJJF Pan Championship	Purple	1st
2021	IBJJF Pan Championship	Brown	1st
2020	IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi	Brown	1st
2016	CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi	Blue	1st
2021	IBJJF World Championship	Brown	2nd
2017	IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi	Blue	2nd
2021	IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi	Brown	2nd
2016	IBJJF World Championship No-Gi	Blue	3rd
2020	IBJJF American Nationals	Brown	3rd

7. Thamires Monteiro’s Main Achievements

7.1. Gi Tournaments

Year	Event	Weight Class	Position
2020	IBJJF Pan Championship	Lightweight	1st
2021	IBJJF Pan Championship	Lightweight	1st
2021	IBJJF World Championship	Lightweight	2nd
2020	IBJJF American Nationals	Lightweight	3rd

7.2. No-Gi Tournaments

Year	Event	Weight Class	Position
2021	IBJJF World Championship No-Gi	Lightweight	1st
2016	IBJJF World Championship No-Gi	Lightweight	3rd
2020	IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi	Lightweight	1st
2016	CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi	Lightweight	1st
2017	IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi	Lightweight	2nd
2021	IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi	Lightweight	2nd

8. Thamires Monteiro’s BJJ Professional Record Breakdown

2 Matches	2 Wins	0 Losses	0 Draws
By Submissions	1	0	0
By Points	1	0	0
By Advantages	0	0	0
By Decision	0	0	0
By Penalties	0	0	0
By DQ	0	0	0
Draws	0	0	0

8.1. Submission W/L Methods

Submission Method	1 Wins	0 Losses
Armlock	1	0

9. Thamires Monteiro’s BJJ Fight History

Year	Event	Opponent	W/L/D	Method	Weight Class	Stage
2023	IBJJF Los Angeles No-Gi Open	Isa Bruno	W	Points	Middleweight	Final
2023	IBJJF Memphis Open	Marcia Figueiredo	W	Armlock	Middleweight	Final

10. Thamires Monteiro’s Top Fight Links

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