Juliana Vieira Borges is a Brazilian former freestyle wrestler, submission grappler, Judoka and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[a]
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| Born | Juliana Vieira Borges 31 July 1977[1] Goiânia, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A champion in wrestling, judo and BJJ (gi and no-gi), competing in all three disciplines for over a decade; Borges became in 2005 the first woman to win double gold at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship,[2] the first woman to win the ADCC openweight category and the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[1]
Biography edit
Juliana Vieira Borges was born on 31 July 1977, in Goiânia, Brazil.[1] A competitive swimmer from a young age she also started Judo at age 12 under the guidance of her uncle Sebastião Borges and her father, a Judo black-belt.[3]
Between 1995 and 1997, Borges earned multiple state titles and the Brazilian Nationals with the Brazilian National League of Judo.[1] In 1997 she was promoted to Judo black belt. Two years later she won 3 gold medals in the Brazilian National Swimming League. While at University studying odontology she was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) by a fellow judoka as a way to improve her judo groundwork (ne-waza), on her return home she continued training BJJ under Fernando Boi.[1]
She received all her belts from Boi starting with blue, she became world champion in 2000, then a second time the following year in 2001 while at purple belt, competing in the purple/brown and black division[4] after defeating Renata Pimentel in the final.[5]
Under Boi's training, Borges started freestyle wrestling, in 2002 she joined a workgroup led by Alejo Morales. In 2003 she became the first Brazilian woman to win the freestyle wrestling Pan American Championship.[6] A year later she won bronze at the 2004 IBJJF World Championship in the middleweight division.[c][7] She was promoted to black belt by Boi in 2004.[1]
In 2005 she joined ATT (American Top Team) moving to the U.S. to train under Ricardo Liborio as well as Jason Kelly a wrestling coach. Borges was invited to compete at ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship in the very first female division in May 2005;[8] after defeating Hannette Staack,[3] Megumi Yabushita[9] and Stacy Cartwright she won the +60 kg division,[10] she then defeated Kizma Button, Alessandra Vieira and Tara LaTosa to win the first Women Absolute (openweight).[11] Two weeks after ADCC she competed in a mixed gender[d] NAGA (Expert division) championship, winning gold. In 2009 she won bronze at the IBJJF World Championship after losing to Kyra Gracie in the semi-final.[1]
Competitive summary edit
Submission Grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu edit
Main Achievements (black belt level):[1]
- CBJJO World Cup Champion (2004)
- ADCC World Champion (2005[e])
- NAGA Expert Division Champion (2005)
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2009[12])
Main Achievements (colored belt level):[1]
- IBJJF World Champion (2000 blue, 2001 purple)
- IBJJF Pan Champion (2000 blue)
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2004 brown)
Freestyle Wrestling edit
Main Achievements:[1]
- Pan American Champion (2004 / 2005)
- Brazilian Nationals Champion (2003 / 2004 / 2005)
- 2nd place Pan American Championships (2006)
Judo edit
Main Achievements:[1]
- Brazil National Judo League Champion (1997)
- Goiás State Champion (1996 / 1997)
- Minas Gerais State Champion (1995 / 1997)
Instructor lineage edit
Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Fernando Marques (Boi) > Juliana Borges[1]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Juliana Borges". BJJ Heroes - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 14 July 2020.
- ^ Lindsey, Alex (26 August 2020). "Which ADCC Double Champion Had The Hardest Journey?". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b "ADCC 2005 Female Champion Juliana Borges". adcombat.com. 5 July 2005.
- ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001.
- ^ "Juliana Borges - Fighter Page". Tapology. 21 November 2020.
- ^ Burne, Kathrine (1 February 2023). "10 BJJ Legends Who Paved The Way For Women In Jiu-Jitsu". Jitsmagazine.com.
- ^ a b "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004.
- ^ Burne, Kathrine (10 October 2023). "Throwback: ADCC 2005 Introduces First Women's Divisions". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "women's grappling news Archives - Page 2 of 2". Fighter Girls. 28 August 2007.
- ^ "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2005 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. 6 October 2010.
- ^ a b "2005 ADCC Championships - Grappling Event". Tapology. 28 May 2005.
- ^ "World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009". World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009.