Bruno Bastos - NoGi World

Bruno Bastos is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Wendell Alexander. This tough competitor from Nova Uniao also loves to compete in Submission Wrestling, having fought in the greatest NoGi tournament in the world (the ADCC). Additionally, Bastos is a charity activist having formed projects that commit to taking youngsters off the streets.

Bruno Bastos Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Luis Franca > Oswaldo Fadda > Sebastião Ricardo > Wendell Alexander > Leonardo Santos.

Bruno Bastos Main Achievements in BJJ: 4x World Cup Champion (CBJJO); CBJJE World Champion (2008); 2x Brazilian National Cup Champion (2007, 2002 – CBJJO); Rio International Open Champion (2008); NY International Open Champion (2010); World Bronze Medallist (2010).

Bruno Bastos Weight Category: Super Pesado (Super Heavyweight) 100.5kg/221lbs

BJJ Records:

FIGHT TO WIN TEXAS OPEN CHAMPION 2009
FIGHT TO WIN DOLLAMUR SPORTS CLASSIC CHAMPION 2009
NAGA DALLAS EUROPA SUPER SHOW CHAMPION 2008
CBJJO WORLD CHAMPION 2009
CBJJE WORLD CHAMPION 2008
CBJJO WORLD CHAMPION 2007
CBJJE 3rd PLACE WORLDS 2007
CBJJO 3rd PLACE WORLDS 2004
CBJJO 3rd PLACE WORLDS 2002
IBJJF 3rd PLACE RIO INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION 2009
IBJJF RIO INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPION 2008
CBJJE SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION 2008
CBJJ 3rd PLACE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL 2009
CBJJE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2008
CBJJ 3rd PLACE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL 2008
CBJJO BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2007
CBJJE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2007
CBJJ 3rd PLACE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL 2007
CBJJO BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2005
CBJJO BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2004
3rd PLACE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL 2003
CBJJO BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2002 

Submission record:

IBJJF 3rd PLACE NOGI WORLDS 2009
IBJJF 2nd PLACE NOGI WORLDS 2008
2nd PLACE ADCC BRAZILIAN TRIALS 2009
2nd PLACE ADCC BRAZILIAN TRIALS 2003
NAGA DALLAS EUROPA SUPER SHOW CHAMPION 2009
NAGA DALLAS EUROPA SUPER SHOW CHAMPION 2008
GRAPPLERS QUEST WORLD SERIES 2nd PLACE PRO-DIVISION 2009
GRAPPLERS QUEST ALL STAR 3rd PLACE 2009
GRAPPLERS QUEST LAS VEGAS 2nd PLACE 2008
FIGHT TO WIN TEXAS OPEN CHAMPION 2009
FIGHT TO WIN DOLLAMUR SPORTS CLASSIC CHAMPION 2009
CBJJE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2008
CBLA BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2007
SUBMISSION GRAPPLING CAMPOS CHAMPION 2006
CYCLONE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2006
CYCLONE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION 2005
GAVAZZA CUP SUPER FIGHT CHAMPION 2007
SUBMISSION GRAPPLING CAMPOS CHAMPION 2003
2003 ADCC Brazilian Trials – silver
2003 Submission Wrestling de Campos – Champion
2002 Interestadual de Belo Horizonte, Brasil – Absolute Champion
2002 Super Copa de Submission Niterói – Champion
2002 Desafio Duelo de Titãs – Champion
SUBMISSION GRAPPLING CAMPOS CHAMPION 2001
Desafio Stone – Champion
São João da Barra Submission Wrestling – Champion 

Bruno Bastos Team/Association: Nova União

Bruno Bastos’ Bio: Bruno Bastos was born on the 27th of March, 1980. He started training jiu jitsu in 1990 when he was 10 under Neury Gomes, and he stayed training under Neury for the next year and a half. He then picked up training with Aílson Brites for a short spell before finally ending with Wendell Alexander (in 1993) the coach that followed Bruno until he reached his black belt.

Bruno Bastos’s career has been pretty impressive from the “get go”, he started competing when he was still a yellow belt achieving the podium straight away, and he hasn’t stopped reaching the top spots of competitive BJJ since. Another peculiarity of Bruno is the “Bastos” surname, a name of some significance in jiu jitsu, as 6 of his family members also train and compete, they are Fernanda ( black belt), André (black belt), Ricardo (black belt), Bianca (black belt), Thiago and Felipe Bastos.

Just like his master, Wendell, Bruno Bastos is also involved in charity. In 2005 he created an organization called “Arte Suave”, an organization that tries to keep kids away from drugs through jiu jitsu. He was also involved with Ramon Lemos in the creation of Atos Jiu Jitsu, a project that started with Bruno Bastos and a few other Nova Uniao students that got together through their evangelic church.

Bruno’s Bio is a courtesy of Nova União.