José Mário Sperry (born 28 September 1966) is a Brazilian heavyweight

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, incorpo ...

. His specialty is

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 ...

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and

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. He is also one of the founders of the

Brazilian Top Team The Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is an academy specialized in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and mixed martial arts. It established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former members of the Carlson ...

, where he trained fighters such as

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (, born 2 June 1976), better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interi ...

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro ...

Ricardo Arona Ricardo Arona (; born 17 July 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2009, he competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and was a member of Brazilian Top Tea ...

, and

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, among others. In January, 2022, Sperry was announced as a member of the inaugural class of the ADCC Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments in submission wrestling.

Career

Born into a wealthy family, he attended military college where he practised sports like

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, and soccer, Sperry started his martial arts career learning

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under master

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. At Brown Belt level, he expanded his training to

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with

Carlson Gracie Carlson Gracie (August 13, 1932 – February 1, 2006) was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A member of the Gracie family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of Gracie jiu-jitsu. Carlson Gr ...

, becoming one of his main apprentices. Mario earned his black belt in this art at the 1995 World BJJ Championships, where he entered to win the heavyweight Black Belt division, and it was popularly said that until that point he had not lost a single point in his earlier competition career. He gained the nickname "Zé Maquina" ("José Machine") for his relentless performance, which later changed to "

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Machine" in his introduction to United States. Having had his

mixed martial arts 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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

debut in 1995, Sperry debuted in United States as part of the Extreme Fighting event, where he was billed as having a 272-0 fight record. The first round of the tournament saw him face Ecuatorian fighter and

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runner-up Rudyard Moncayo, whom Sperry defeated by

ground and pound 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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

, but the second one would see a different outcome against Russian

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and

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specialist Igor Zinoviev. Although Sperry was able to take him down and assume dominant position in several occasions, Zinoviev kept escaping to his feet every time. After ten minutes, Sperry tried to leap into a

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while Zinoviev was giving his back and holding the fence, but he slipped and fell in front of the Russian, receiving a kick to the face. Sperry took Zinoviev down anyway, but the kick had opened a deep cut, so the match was stopped to give the win to Igor. At the world BJJ championships in 1998, after winning the title for three consecutive years, Sperry became the first fighter in history to make a Gracie submit in a match when he defeated

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in Brazil by koshi-jime or "clock choke".

PRIDE

In 2001, Sperry debuted in

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, where the Brazilian Top Team was competing. His first match would be an important victory against

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, who was taken down and submitted by

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by the Brazilian fighter. He then went to fought

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from

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, a team that would get in a rivalry with BTT after this match. Beginning the fight, Rua landed multiple hits in Sperry both standing and on the ground, but the Jiu-Jitsu champion countered with a triangle armbar attempt and tried to get position; however, Rua escaped and landed more strikes, including a soccer kick to the face. At the second round, Sperry came near of the finish with a rolling

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and a

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, but Murilo was able to avoid them and threw several knees to the head. Finally, Rua punished Sperry for most of the third round for a unanimous decision. Mario rebounded back from his loss by defeating Russian Top Team's counterpart

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, a former world sambo champion. As Kopylov played defensive on the mat, Sperry threw kicks and strikes, cutting him in the mouth for a doctor stoppage while Kopylov was trying a kneebar. Later, in PRIDE Shockwave 2003, Mario faced

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's rising star

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in a back and forth match. They exchanged leglocks on the mat, and later Sperry scored a spectacular takedown, but damage to his eye caused by earlier punches forced the referee to stop the bout. In 2004, Sperry returned to PRIDE as part of the PRIDE Bushido series, where he knocked out Mike Bencic with a single punch. The next year, he fought

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in a one-sided affair, with Sperry punishing a turtled up Yokoi with knees and soccer kicks for the win. Mario's last fight in the promotion would be against Yokoi's trainer, the renowned Tsuyoshi "TK" Kohsaka, in 2006. The bout was short, with the two fighters trading punches before Kohsaka landed a right hand for the KO.

Personal life

Mario has a daughter who was born in March 2005. Sperry is also an avid competitive surfer.Surf de Stand Up na Indonésia com Zé Mário Sperry, lenda do Jiu-Jitsu brasileiro
"Lenda viva do Jiu-Jitsu brasileiro, o carioca Zé Mário Sperry é também um ávido surfista, que embarcou em sua quarta temporada para a Indonésia no final de abril deste ano, e registrou todos os momentos da trip." Aside from his fighting career, he has a degree in economics.Snowden, Jonathan. ''MMA Encyclopedia'', ECW Press, 2010

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

* ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships ** 2013: Superfight championship: defeated

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** 2011: Superfight championship: defeated

Renzo Gracie Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A member of the Gracie family of Brazil, Renzo is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is the ...

** 2000: Superfight championship: defeated

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** 1999: Superfight championship: defeated

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** 1998: 88–98 kg: 1st place, Absolute: 1st place * CBJJ World Championships ** 1999: Black Belt Absolute: =3rd place, Black Belt Super Pesado = 2nd place ** 1998: Black Belt Absolute: =1st place ** 1997: Black Belt Super-Pesado: 1st place, Black Belt Absolute: =3rd place ** 1996: Black Belt Pesadissimo: 1st place ** Voted Best Brown Belt in Brazil in 1992. ** Voted Best Purple Belt in Brazil in 1990. * IBJJF World Championships ** 2017: Black Best Master 5 Super Heavy Weight: 1st place ** 2017: Black Belt Master 5 Absolute: 2nd place * Other ** Black Belt World Mundial Champion 1996, 1997, and 1998. ** Brazilian National Black Belt Heavyweight Champion 1994 and 1995.

Mixed Martial Arts

* Coliseum 2000 ** Coliseum 2000 Heavyweight Championship (One time) * Extreme Fighting ** Extreme Fighting Middleweight Tournament Runner Up * Martial Arts Reality Super Fight ** Martial Arts Reality Super Fight Championship (One time) * Ultimate Caged Combat ** 1997 Ultimate Caged Combat Overall Championship Tournament Winner * Other ** Vale Tudo Super Fight Champion at the Titanic Duel in Brazil 1995

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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Oleg Taktarov Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Такта́ров; born 26 August 1967) is a Russian actor and retired mixed martial artist. He was a practitioner of Sambo and Judo and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Cham ...

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Saulo Ribeiro Saulo Mendonça Ribeiro Filho (born July 2, 1974), brother of the equally famed Xande Ribeiro, is a 6th-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). After earning a black belt in Judo, he began his training of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Rio de J ...

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Notable students

* Carlão Santos * Marcello Salazar

References

External links

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