Kaynan Duarte

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Kaynan Duarte
File:Kaynan Duarte ADCC 2019 (cropped).jpg
Duarte in 2019
Born Kaynan Casemiro Duarte
(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)[1]
Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil
Other names Thanos
Residence San Diego, California
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 94.3 kg (208 lb; 14 st 12 lb)
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Team Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Trainer André Galvão
Rank BJJ black belt
(under André Galvão)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Nevada -99 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 California +99 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 California -100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 California Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2022 California -94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 California -94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 California Absolute
Disqualified 2019 California -94 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 California -97.5 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 California -94 kg
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia 97.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Georgia Absolute
Silver medal – second place 2018 New York Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2018 New York 97.5 kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris -100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lisbon -94.3 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lisbon Absolute
AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi -94 kg

Kaynan Casemiro Duarte (born January 24, 1998) is a Brazilian submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor. Duarte is a two-time champion at both the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship and World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Heavyweight division.

Background

Duarte was born on January 24, 1998, in Pederneiras, São Paulo, Brazil.[1][2]

During his pre-teens, Duarte developed an interest in martial arts and started attending Judo classes.[1][2] From there and through his cousin he learnt about Brazilian jiu-jitsu and transitioned to the sport.[1][2]

Early career

Duarte's first instructor was José Luis and Duarate moved to various places to train with different people in order to expand his knowledge on the sport.[1][2] During his visits to São Paulo, he met Paulo Ledesma who was associated with Atos Jiu-Jitsu.[1][2] Eventually in 2016, Duarte moved to San Diego, California, to join Atos Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão.[1][2] Galvão who served as Duarte's coach promoted Duarte to Black Belt in 2018 after Duarte won the 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in both the Brown Belt heavyweight and absolute divisions.[2][3] Duarte received his black belt only one year after his promotion to brown belt.[2]

Black belt career

2019-2020

In the 2019 ADCC World Championship, Duarte defeated Eldar Rafigaev, Yuri Simoes, Marcus Almeida and Nick Rodriguez to become champion in the heavyweight division.[1][4][5] Duarte also competed in the absolute division but suffered an upset loss in the first round against welterweight Lachlan Giles after being submitted by a heel hook.[1][4][5]

Duarte competed against Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu in the main event of BJJ Bet on September 6, 2020, losing by submission.[6] Duarte then competed in the main event of Who's Number One against Rodolfo Vieira on December 11, 2020.[7] He won the match by submission with a rear-naked choke.[8]

2021-2022

Duarte was invited to compete in a tournament at Third Coast Grappling 6 on April 3, 2021.[9] Duarte defeated Mason Fowler, Aaron 'Tex' Johnson, and Victor Hugo to win the tournament.[10] He then represented ATOS at Subversiv 5 on May 1, 2021.[11] He defeated both of his opponents and helped ATOS to win the tournament.[12] He was then invited to compete in the main event of the inaugural Road to ADCC event against Matheus Diniz.[13] Duarte won the match by submission, with a heel hook.[14]

Duarte suffered a shocking upset in the Who's Number One championships on September 21, 2021.[1][5][15] He was invited to compete in the heavyweight division[16] and entered as a heavy favorite, he defeated Kyle Boehm and Giancarlo Bodoni.[1][5][15] In the final he faced unranked Tim Spriggs and was submitted by a heel hook.[1][5][15][17]

Duarte was invited to compete in the 2022 ADCC World Championship on September 17-18, 2022.[18] Duarte won his second championship by defeating Owen Livesey, Elder Cruz, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Craig Jones to become champion in the light heavyweight division.[19][1][20]

2023

On January 29, 2023, Duarte won gold medals in both the super-heavyweight division and the absolute division of the 2023 IBJJF European Championship.[21] Duarte was then invited to compete in the BJJ Stars 10 Absolute Grand prix on April 22, 2023.[22] Duarte won his first match against Vinicius Liberati by submission but was disqualified in his quarter-final match against Micael Galvão after reaping his opponent's knee.[23]

Duarte competed in the IBJJF World Championship 2023 on June 3 and 4, 2023 and won a silver medal in the super-heavyweight division and a bronze medal in the absolute division.[24] Duarte competed in the main event of Who's Number One 19 against Nicholas Meregali in the fifth match between them on August 10, 2023.[25] He lost the match by submission.[26]

Duarte was invited to compete in the IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix 2023 for the grand prize of $40,000 on September 1, 2023.[27]

Controversies

On February 7, 2020, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced Duarte had tested positive for Ostarine following a post-match drug test at 2019 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[1][2][28] Duarte who was champion in heavyweight division for that year was stripped of his Gold Medal and banned from competing in IBJJF events for one year.[1][2][28] Duarte claimed the intake of Ostarine was not intentional.[2]

Competitive summary

Main Achievements:

As black belt:[1]

Main Achievements:

In colored belts:[1]

  • World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown heavyweight and absolute))
  • World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown))
  • Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion in 2017 (purple) and 2018 (brown))
  • European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Champion (brown absolute) and Second Place (brown heavyweight) in 2018)

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti → Alexandre Paiva → Fernando "Tererê" Augusto → André Galvao → Kaynan Duarte[1]

See also

References

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