Tarsis Humphreys
| Tarsis Humphreys | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 4th, 1983 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality |
 Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Brazil
| ||
| Grappling | ||
| Abu Dhabi Combat Club | ||
| Bronze | 2007 Newark, New Jersey | -88kg |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2007 California, USA | -88kg |
| Bronze | 2008 California, USA | -94kg |
| Silver | 2009 California, USA | -88kg |
| Gold | 2010 California, USA | -88kg |
| Brazilian National Championship | ||
| Silver | 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -88kg |
| Gold | 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
| Gold | 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | -88kg |
| Bronze | 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -83 kg |
| Gold | 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
Tarsis Humphreys (born November 4, 1983 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He became a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Fabio Gurgel, the co-founder of the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team.
Tarsis is one of Alliance’s heavy hitter Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors. From 1998 to 2009 he won a medal in whichever Black Belt adult division he entered. He is the 2010 Medium Heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and the champion of the inaugural World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup, at his weight and at the open division defeating Gracie Barra’s Braulio Estima. He is also a medalist at the last three BJJ World Championships.
Tarsis is a veteran at ADCC. In 2007 he was third place losing at the semi-final in a very tight fight against the UFC and ADCC star Demian Maia (who after that became champion overcoming Flavio “Cachorrao” Almeida).
References
External links
- Tarsis Interview
- Tarsis Humphreys BJJ (GI) career on MARanking | Martial Arts Ranking