Fernando "Tererê" Augusto

Fernando Augusto da Silva
Born November 15, 1979
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names Tererê
Residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12.9 st)
Division Middleweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team Alliance Jiu Jitsu, Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fernando "Tererê" Augusto
Medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82kg
Silver 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82kg
Gold 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82kg
Silver 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +100kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pan American Championship
Gold 2004 California, USA -82kg
Silver 2004 California, USA Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian National Championship
Gold 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82kg
Gold 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Gold 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82kg

Fernando Augusto da Silva (born November 15, 1979) is a former Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor, mixed martial arts fighter, and submission grappler. He is a black belt under professor Alexandre Paiva of Team Alliance. Tererê is a two-time World Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2000 and 2003) in black belt division. He has also won a number of other Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions, including Pan-American Championship, South-American Championship, Copa do Mundo and Brazilian National Championship.

Tererê is known as one of the most influential competitors of all-time, as well as the most entertaining, because of his aggressive and highly active style.

Early years

Born in the slums of Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, Tererê began his fighting career by training the other Brazil originated martial art, capoeira. His Brazilian jiu-jitsu career began at the age of 14 when professor Otavio Couto invited him to try Brazilian jiu-jitsu at his recently opened gym in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro. Professor Couto had met Tererê and his friends parking cars at McDonalds on Rua de Amoedo, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. At the gym, Couto and other teachers, Alexandre Paiva and Roberto Traven, were impressed by Tererês passion and desire to learn and began to teach him the techniques and principles of jiu-jitsu.

Competition career

The first big victory for him was when in 1994 he won the Brazilian Championship. In 1997 he won the World Championship (Mundials) as a blue belt. In 1998 Professor Couto awarded Tererê with a purple belt, who later that year won the open weight division in the Mundials.
A year later Fernando received a brown belt from professor Paiva and won the Mundials in his weight division (under 181 lbs), beating 2000 champion and future UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn in the semi-final.[1]
Some time after the competition professor Fabio Gurgel invited Tererê to São Paulo to train with him. Before leaving, Tererê received his black belt from professor Paiva. Next year in the Mundials Tererê won his weight class, first time as a black belt. By that time he had won the title in every belt class available. He went to win the title again in 2003.

Despite being fairly light weight (weighing around 165 lbs) Tererê competed the 2004 Championships in ultra-heavy class (over 221 lbs) finishing second, only losing to Fabrício Werdum in the final by points.

Championships

World Championship (Mundials)

Copa do Mundo

Brazilian Nationals

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 0-1 Brazil Gleison Tibau Decision (split) Bitetti Combat Nordesta 2 March 20, 2003 3 5:00 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

TT Team

Tererê and Eduardo Telles together established the TT Team in the beginning of 2003. The team was partly assembled to train and prepare future champions in the field of jiu-jitsu, but its main focus was to improve peoples lives by developing a healthy lifestyle via training. Fernando and Eduardo wanted to make it possible for everyone to enjoy of their life, despite their backgrounds.

TT Team met its end in 2006 due to differences between Terere and Telles.

During its short existence the TT Team produced notable fighters like Rubens 'Cobrinha' Charles and André Galvao.

References

  1. ↑ Penn BJ (2010): Why I Fight ISBN 978-0-06-180365-9 page 91

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