Christian Uflacker (born August 4, 1985) is a Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

practitioner. He holds a black belt under

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. He is currently the head instructor at Uflacker Academy, in

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Accomplishments

*1994-First Place in State Champion Tournament (

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) *1996-First Place in Brazilian National Champion Tournament, First Place in State Champion Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *1997-First Place in State Champion Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *1998-Third Place in Brazilian National Champion, First Place in State Champion Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *1999-First Place in Brazilian National Champion Tournament, First Place in State Champion (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *2000-First Place in Brazilian National Champion Tournament, First Place in State Champion Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil),Third Place in the World Tournament *2001-First Place in State Champion Tournament (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) *2002-First Place in World Champion Tournament, First Place in Brazilian National Champion Tournament, First Place in National Teams Champion Tournament *2003-First Place in South American Tournament *2004-First Place in Challenge Champion Tournament (Brazil vs Argentina) *2005-Second place in Brazilian National Teams Tournament *2006-First Place in Europe Champion Tournament, NAGA Second place in open weight *2007-Third Place in Pan American TournamentIBJJF Pan Championship Results 2007
URL accessed on February 26, 2011 *2007-First Place in USJJF American National Championships

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Uflacker AcademyRenzo Gracie Chicago
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uflacker, Christian 1985 births Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian male mixed martial artists Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male judoka Living people Sportspeople from Chicago Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing judo