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Quick facts for kids Marcus Almeida
Born	Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida (1990-01-08) January 8, 1990 (age 34) Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Other names	Buchecha
Nationality	Brazilian American
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	258 lb (117 kg; 18.4 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Checkmat American Kickboxing Academy (2014–present) American Top Team (2020–present)
Rank	2nd deg. BJJ black belt
Years active	2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	5
Wins	4
By knockout	1
By submission	3
Losses	1
By decision	1
Medal record Representing  Brazil Submission Wrestling ADCC World Championship Gold 2013 Beijing, China +99 kg Silver 2013 Beijing, China Absolute Gold 2017 Espoo, Finland +99 kg Bronze 2017 Espoo, Finland Absolute Bronze 2019 Anaheim, USA +99 kg Silver 2019 Anaheim, USA Absolute Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship Silver 2011 California, USA -100kg Bronze 2011 California, USA Absolute Gold 2012 California, USA +100kg Gold 2012 California, USA Absolute Gold 2013 California, USA +100kg Gold 2013 California, USA Absolute Gold 2014 California, USA +100kg Gold 2014 California, USA Absolute Gold 2016 California, USA +100kg Gold 2016 California, USA Absolute Gold 2017 California, USA +100kg Gold 2017 California, USA Absolute Gold 2018 California, USA +100kg Silver 2018 California, USA Absolute Gold 2019 California, USA +100kg Gold 2019 California, USA Absolute World No-GI Championship Silver 2010 California, USA -100kg Gold 2011 California, USA +100kg Gold 2011 California, USA Absolute Pan-American Championship Gold 2011 California, USA -100kg Bronze 2011 California, USA Absolute Gold 2012 California, USA +100kg Silver 2012 California, USA Absolute Gold 2013 California, USA +100kg Gold 2013 California, USA Absolute AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro Gold 2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE +100kg Silver 2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE +100kg Gold 2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE Absolute Gold 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE +100kg Gold 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE Absolute Gold 2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE +95kg Gold 2015 Abu Dhabi, UAE Absolute World Grand Prix Gold 2016 California, USA Absolute Gold 2017 California, USA Absolute

Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida, also known as Buchecha (born January 8, 1990) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and 2nd-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner.

A multiple-time World jiu-jitsu and ADCC submission fighting champion, Buchecha is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and widely considered as one of the greatest Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors of all time. In 2020 he announced his transition to mixed martial art, he currently competes in the Heavyweight division of ONE Championship.

Early life

Almeida was born and grew up in Santos, São Paulo. His sister started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu when Marcus was 14 years old, forcing him to come along to the gym so their father Clayton could keep an eye on her. Subsequently, Marcus and Clayton started training jiu-jitsu also, leading both to become black belts and the latter winning IBJJF Masters World Championship. Almeida is a black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, who gave Almeida his nickname Buchecha, which means cheek and is a reference to him having chubby cheeks when he was overweight. Almeida competes under the Checkmat team.

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

Despite talking about transitioning to mixed martial arts since 2015, news surfaced four years later on July 30, 2020, that Almeida had signed a multi-year contract with ONE Championship. He has been training mixed martial arts at the American Kickboxing Academy and has competed in the heavyweight division.

In August 2020, Almeida had to withdraw from an upcoming BJJ match with Fabrício Werdum due to a knee injury that has also delayed his MMA debut for ONE FC. Almeida was scheduled to make his MMA debut against Oumar Kane at ONE Championship. Unfortunately, Almeida was removed from the card and replaced with Alain Ngalani on 13th January, 2021, reportedly due to suffering an injury in training. After recovering from his injury, he was booked to make his MMA debut against Kang Ji-Won at ONE on TNT 1. Kang later withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.

Almeida was scheduled to face Thomas Narmo at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24, 2021. Narmo later withdrew for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Anderson “Braddock” Silva. He won the bout in the first round via north-south choke.

Almeida faced Kang Ji Won at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round.

Almeida was scheduled to face Oumar "Reug Reug" Kane on April 22, 2022 at ONE 156. However, the week of the event, it was announced that the bout would be moved to May 20. Yet, Kane withdrew from the bout citing injury and was replaced by Hugo Cunha who in turn tested positive for COVID-19 and the bout was scrapped. Almeida was later rescheduled to face Simon Carson at ONE 158 on June 3, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Carson with ground and pound midway through the opening round.

Almeida faced Kirill Grishenko at ONE on Prime Video 1 on August 27, 2022. He won the bout early in the first round after submmiting Kirill with a heel hook. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Almeida faced Oumar Kane on August 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 13. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

A biopic entitled Buchecha: Far Beyond World Records is expected to be released in 2023.

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

Main Achievements (Black Belt):

• ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion (2013 / 2017)
• IBJJF World Champion (2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019)
• IBJJF World No-Gi Champion (2010 / 2011)
• IBJJF Pan Champion (2012**)
• IBJJF Pro League Grand Prix Champion (2016)
• UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro Champion (2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015)
• 2nd Place ADCC World Championship (2019)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2011)
• 3rd Place ADCC World Championship (2017)

Mixed martial arts

• ONE Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Kirill Grishenko
• MMAjunkie.com
  • 2022 August Submission of the Month vs. Kirill Grishenko

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / submission wrestling record

142 Matches, 128 Wins (67 Submissions), 13 Losses (6 Submissions), 1 draw
Rec.	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Division	Type	Date	Location
Loss	128–13–1	Gordon Ryan	Negative Points (1–0)	ADCC World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	September 29, 2019	Anaheim, CA
Win	128–12–1	Mahamed Aly	Submission (rear naked choke)
Win	127–12–1	Aaron Johnson	Points (3–0)
Win	126–12–1	Keith Krikorian	Submission (armbar)
Loss	125–12–1	Kaynan Duarte	Referee Decision		+99kg
Win	125–11–1	Victor Hugo	Points (3–0)				September 28, 2019
Win	124–11–1	Antonio Braga Neto	Points (2–0)
Win	123–11–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Submission (bow & arrow choke)	IBJJF World Championship	+100kg	Gi	June 2, 2018	Long Beach, CA
Win	122–11–1	Max Gimenis	Submission (choke)
Win	121–11–1	Thomas McMahon	Points (11–0)
Win	120–11–1	Felipe Andrew	Submission (armbar)		Absolute		June 1, 2018
Win	119–11–1	Felipe Pena	Referee Decision
Win	118–11–1	Otavio Nalati	Points (13–0)
Loss	117–11–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Advantages	BJJ Stars	Superfight	Gi	February 23, 2019	São Paulo
Win	117–10–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Referee Decision	IBJJF World Championship	+100kg	Gi	June 3, 2018	Long Beach, CA
Win	116–10–1	Victor Honório	Submission (kimura)
Win	115–10–1	Otavio Nalati	Points (2–0)
Win	114–10–1	Max Gimenis	Submission (choke)				June 2, 2018
Win	113–10–1	Nicholas Meregali	Points (5–2)		Absolute
Win	112–10–1	Felipe Andrews	Submission (choke)
Win	111–10–1	Rodrigo Martins	Points (2–0)
Win	110–10–1	Mahamed Aly	Points	ACBJJ	Superfight	Gi	May 5, 2018	Long Beach, CA
Win	109–10–1	Mahamed Aly	Submission (heel hook)	ADCC World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	September 24, 2017	Espoo
Loss	108–10–1	Felipe Pena	Submission (rear naked choke)
Win	108–9–1	Alexandre Ribeiro	Referee Decision
Win	107–9–1	Mike Perez	Negative Points (0–1)
Win	106–9–1	Orlando Sanchez	Points (6–0)		+99kg
Win	105–9–1	Roberto Abreu	Points (4–0)
Win	104–9–1	Tim Spriggs	Submission (rear naked choke)				September 23, 2017
Win	103–9–1	Arman Zhanpeisov	Submission (rear naked choke)
Win	102–9–1	Leandro Lo	Referee Decision	IBJJF Pro Grand Prix	Absolute	Gi	August 26, 2017	Long Beach, CA
Win	101–9–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Submission (choke)
Win	100–9–1	Dimitrius Souza	Advantages (2–0)
Loss	99–9–1	Roger Gracie	Submission (choke)	Gracie Pro	Superfight	Gi	July 23, 2017	Rio de Janeiro
Win	99–8–1	Leandro Lo	Advantages	IBJJF World Championship	Absolute	Gi	June 4, 2017	Long Beach, CA
Win	98–8–1	Gustavo Elias	Submission (brabo choke)		+100kg
Win	97–8–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Submission (ezekiel choke)
Win	96–8–1	Igor Schneider	Points (13–7)
Win	95–8–1	Erberth Santos	Points (2–0)		Absolute		June 3, 2017
Win	94–8–1	Mahamad Aly	Submission (choke)
Win	93–8–1	Igor Schneider	Submission (armbar)
Win	92–8–1	Rafael Lovato Jr.	Points (5–0)	ADCC North American Trials	Superfight	Nogi	April 15, 2017	Los Angeles, CA
Win	91–8–1	Eliot Marshall	Submission (inverted triangle)	Fight 2 Win	Superfight	Nogi	August 13, 2016	Denver, CO
Win	90–8–1	Leo Nogueira	Advantages	IBJJF Pro Grand Prix	Absolute	Gi	July 10, 2016	Long Beach, CA
Win	89–8–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Points (7–0)
Win	88–8–1	Bruno Bastos	Submission (bow & arrow choke)
Win	87–8–1	Erberth Santos	Points (4–2)	IBJJF World Championship	Absolute	Gi		Long Beach, CA
Win	86–8–1	James Puepolo	Submission (armbar)		+100kg
Win	85–8–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Submission (armbar)
Win	84–8–1	Felipe Pena	Submission (armbar)		Absolute
Win	83–8–1	Pedro Moura	Submission (armbar)
Win	82–8–1	Elliot Kelly	Points (6–0)
Loss	81–8–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Advantages	IBJJF World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2015	Long Beach, CA
Win	81–7–1	Alan Regis	Submission (armbar)
Win	80–7–1	Gabriel Checco	Submission (estima lock)	JJ World League	Superfight	Gi
Win	79–7–1	Alexander Trans	Advantages	World Cup	Absolute	Gi		Abu Dhabi
Win	78–7–1	Leandro Lo	Advantages
Win	77–7–1	Erberth Santos	Submission (estima lock)
Win	76–7–1	Helcio Pinto	Submission (guillotine choke)
Win	75–7–1	Alexander Trans	Points (2–0)		+95kg
Win	74–7–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Submission (guillotine choke)
Win	73–7–1	Rodrigo Perriera	Submission (choke)
Win	72–7–1	Rodolfo Vieira	Points (2–0)	IBJJF World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2014	Long Beach, CA
Win	71–7–1	Alexander Trans	Submission (choke)		+100kg
Win	70–7–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Submission (choke)
Win	69–7–1	Helton Nogueira	Submission (armbar)
Win	68–7–1	Keenan Cornelius	Points (10–4)		Absolute
Win	67–7–1	Felipe Pena	Submission (armbar)
Win	66–7–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Advantages
Win	65–7–1	James Nunes	Submission (armbar)
Win	64–7–1	Alexander Trans	Points (2–0)	World Cup	+95kg	Gi		Abu Dhabi
Win	63–7–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Advantages
Win	62–7–1	Allan Ferreira	Points (7–0)
Win	61–7–1	Rodolfo Vieira	Points (2–0)		Absolute
Win	60–7–1	Keenan Cornelius	Advantages
Win	59–7–1	Victor Estima	Submission (choke)
Win	58–7–1	Claudio Calasans	Submission (choke)
Win	57–7–1	Luca Anacoreta	Submission (katagatami)
Loss	56–7–1	Roberto Abreu	Points (0–10)	ADCC World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	2013	Beijing
Win	56–6–1	Dean Lister	Points (5–0)	ADCC 2013	Absolute	Nogi	2013
Win	55–6–1	Garry Tonon	Points	ADCC 2013	Absolute	Nogi	2013
Win	54–6–1	João Gabriel Rocha	Submission (heel hook)	ADCC 2013	+99kg	Nogi	2013
Win	53–6–1	Roberto Abreu	Points	ADCC 2013	+99kg	Nogi	2013
Win	52–6–1	Hideki Sekine	Submission (kimura)	ADCC 2013	+99kg	Nogi	2013
Win	51–6–1	Jimmy Friedrich	Submission (toe hold)	ADCC 2013	+99kg	Nogi	2013
Win	50–6–1	Rodolfo Vieira	Points (10–0)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013	Long Beach, CA
Win	49–6–1	Alexander Trans	Referee Decision	World Championship	+100kg	Gi	2013
Win	48–6–1	Igor Silva	Referee Decision	World Championship	+100kg	Gi	2013
Win	47–6–1	Bernardo Faria	Points (7–4)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013
Win	46–6–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Submission (ezekiel choke)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013
Win	45–6–1	Bruno Bastos	Submission (triangle choke)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013
Win	44–6–1	Flavius Luis	Submission (kimura)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013
Win	43–6–1	Rodolfo Vieira	Points (4–2)	World Cup	Absolute	Gi	2013	Abu Dhabi
Win	42–6–1	Tarsis Humphreys	Points	World Cup	Absolute	Gi	2013
Win	41–6–1	Roberto Abreu	Points (4–3)	World Cup	Absolute	Gi	2013
Loss	40–6–1	Rodrigo Cavaca	Points (2=7)	World Cup	+100kg	Gi	2013
Win	40–5–1	Ricardo Evangelista	Points (2–0)	World Cup	+100kg	Gi	2013
Win	39–5–1	André Galvão	Points (4–2)	Pan American Championship	Absolute	Gi	2013	Long Beach, CA
Win	38–5–1	Bernardo Faria	Points (9–2)
Win	37–5–1	Gustavo Campos	Points (19–2)
Win	36–5–1	Marcel Goulart	Submission (inverted triangle)		Absolute
Draw	35–5–1	Roger Gracie	Decision	Metamoris	Superfight	Gi	2012
Win	35–5	Leo Nogueira	Points (8–4)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012	Long Beach, CA
Win	34–5	Márcio Cruz	Points (4–2)	World Championship	+100kg	Gi	2012
Win	33–5	Igor Silva	Submission (kneebar)	World Championship	+100kg	Gi	2012
Win	32–5	Alex Soares	Submission (choke)	World Championship	+100kg	Gi	2012
Win	31–5	Bernardo Faria	Submission (Choke)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	30–5	Rodolfo Vieira	Points (8–7)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	29–5	Roberto Alencar	Submission (triangle choke)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	28–5	Raymond Warren	Submission (armbar)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	27–5	Antonio Braga Neto	Submission (footlock)	World Cup	+99kg	Gi	2012	Abu Dhabi
Win	26–5	José Junior	Submission (armbar)	World Cup	+99kg	Gi	2012
Win	25–5	Thiago Souza	Points (2–0)	World Cup	+99kg	Gi	2012
Win	24–5	Mike Wilson	Points (15–0)	World Cup	+99kg	Gi	2012
Win	23–5	Adrian Nalito	Submission (toe hoke)	Gramado Trials	+94kg	Gi	2012
Win	22–5	Alexander Trans	Points (2–0)	Pan American Championship	+99kg	Gi	2012	Long Beach, CA
Win	21–5	Kitner Moura	Submission (omoplata)	Pan American Championship	+99kg	Gi	2012
Win	20–5	Kron Gracie	Submission (kneebar)	Pan American Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	19–5	Murilo Santana	Points (10–0)	Pan American Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	18–5	Matt Jubera	Submission (choke)	Pan American Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	17–5	Marcus Alentari	Submission (armbar)	Pan American Championship	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	16–5	Leandro Lo	Points	CBJJE Pan Ams	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	15–5	Claudio Calasans	Points	CBJJE Pan Ams	Absolute	Gi	2012
Win	14–5	Antonio Peinado	Submission (darce choke)	Nogi World Championship	+97.5kg	Nogi	2011	Long Beach, CA
Win	13–5	Joackim Hallum	Submission	Nogi World Championship	+97.5kg	Nogi	2011
Win	12–5	Alberto Vilanova	Submission (triangle choke)	Nogi World Championship	+97.5kg	Nogi	2011
Win	11–5	James Harbison	Submission (toe hold)	Nogi World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	2011
Win	10–5	Marcelo Goncalves	Points (4–0)	Nogi World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	2011
Win	9–5	Joackim Hallum	Points (24–2)	Nogi World Championship	Absolute	Nogi	2011
Loss	8–5	André Galvão	Submission	World Cup Trials	Superfight	Gi	2011
Loss	8–4	Vinny Magalhães	Submission (toe hold)	Ultimate Absolute NYC	Absolute	Nogi	July 30, 2011	New York City, NY
Loss	8–3	Leo Nogueira	Referee Decision	IBJJF World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011	Long Beach, CA
Win	8–2	Antonio Peinado	Submission (toe hold)	World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011
Win	7–2	Charles Dantas	Submission (wrist lock)	World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011
Loss	6–2	Rodolfo Vieira	Submission (armbar)	World Championship	Absolute	Gi	2011
Win	6–1	Antonio Braga Neto	Submission (bow & arrow choke)	World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011
Win	5–1	Antonio Pega Leve	Submission (toe hold)	World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011
Win	4–1	Charles Dantas	Submission	World Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011
Loss	3–1	Lúcio Rodrigues	Points (0–5)	World Cup	–92kg	Gi	2011	Abu Dhabi
Win	3–0	Caio Alencar	Submission	World Cup	–92kg	Gi	2011
Win	2–0	Antonio Braga Neto	Submission (toe hold)	World Cup	–92kg	Gi	2011
Win	1–0	Bruno Bastos	Submission (cross choke)	Pan American Championship	–100kg	Gi	2011	Long Beach, CA

Mixed martial arts record

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie Sr. > Carlson Gracie > Élcio Figueiredo > Rodrigo Cavaca > Marcus Almeida

See also

In Spanish: Marcus Almeida para niños