Roberto Traven

Roberto Traven
Roberto Traven
Born	Roberto Traven; September 16, 1968; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Spider
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Roberto Traven BJJ
Rank	6th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	6
By submission	4
By decision	2
Losses	4
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Draws	1
Other information
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Representing Brazil
Grappling
ADCC
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Brazilian National Championship
World Master Championship

Roberto "Spider" Traven (born September 16, 1968) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist whose fighting style is based in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission wrestling. He was a sporty person growing up, it took him 16 years to find Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but straight away he picked up tuition with one of the most highly decorated coaches of all time, Romero Cavalcanti AKA “Jacaré”. His natural ability for BJJ was clear from the get-go and the fact that he was obstinate made a recipe for a good fighter. Training 3 times per day alongside other historical figures such as Fabio Gurgel, Leo Vieira, Jamelão and many others, Traven managed to reach the grade of black belt within 4 years, an almost record breaking time frame in BJJ.[1]

Traven started coaching at the “Academia Strike”, and soon pulled out one of his students, Muzio de Angelis, to help him with the classes. The team grew strong, but the venue ended closing in 1997. Roberto Traven did not give up and he re-opened his academy, this time making his former student, Muzio, his associate naming the team “Academia Muzio & Traven”.[1]

Having started his MMA career in the United States in 1996 UFC 11 vs. Dave Berry and in UFC 34 vs. Frank Mir, Roberto Traven started seeing more and more of US territory as the years went by. Understanding that America had a great potential for jiu-jitsu, Roberto decided to leave the “Muzio & Traven” partnership a few years after he began it, and moved for long term to the US.[1]

Though his once promising MMA career died down after the turn of the millennium, due to a series of losses, Traven’s career as a BJJ instructor blossomed with several students, having also graduated some of the American students with the grade of black belt.[1]

Traven is currently sponsored by UK Jiu Jitsu apparel company, AESTHETIC.[2]

Roberto Traven BJJ are multiple time IBJFF Atlanta International Open Champions & 2016 Atlanta BJJ Pro Champions.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Titles

First Place - Brazilian National Championship - 1995
First Place - Brazilian Team Championship - 1995
First Place - Brazilian Team Championship – 1996
First Place - AFC Russia Ultimate Fighting – 1997
First Place - World Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1998
First Place - open class in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (grappling) – 1999
First Place - Brazilian Team Championship – 1999
First Place - World Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1999
First Place - Rings Japan – 2000
Second Place - Super fight in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (grappling) – 2000
Second Place - Masters World Championship– 2002
First Place - Master's World Cup super heavy-weight – 2002
First Place - Master's World Cup open class – 2002
First Place - Master's World Cup heavy weight – 2003
First Place - Pan Ams open and super heavy weight division (class Senior I) - 2006
First Place - Pan American Senior II Heavy Weight division - 2010
Third Place - ADCC Trials New Jersey Adult division - 2011
First Place - World Master Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship Heavy Weight Division (class Master IV) - 2014
First Place - Pan Ams open and super heavy weight division (class Master IV) - 2015
First Place - World Master Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship Heavy Weight Division (class Master IV) - 2016

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches	6 wins	4 losses
By knockout	0	2
By submission	4	1
By decision	2	1
Draws	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6–4–1	John Salter	KO (punches)	Adrenaline MMA 3	June 13, 2009	1	2:15	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Draw	6–3–1	Yukiya Naito	Draw	Warriors Realm 3	March 15, 2005	3	5:00	Brisbane, Australia
Loss	6–3	Elvis Sinosic	KO (punch)	Warriors Realm 1	September 3, 2004	2	0:35	Queensland, Australia
Loss	6–2	Frank Mir	Submission (armbar)	UFC 34	November 2, 2001	1	1:05	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	6–1	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A	October 9, 2000	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6-0	Mikhail Borissov	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A	October 9, 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–0	Gueorguiev Tzvetkov	Decision (majority)	Rings: Millennium Combine 2	June 15, 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4–0	Maxim Tarasov	Submission (rear naked choke)	Absolute Fighting Championship 2	April 30, 1997	1	2:47	Moscow, Russia	Won IAFC 2 Day 1 Tournament
Win	3–0	Leonid Efremov	Submission (punches)	Absolute Fighting Championship 2	April 30, 1997	1	2:54	Moscow, Russia
Win	2–0	Artyom Vilgulevsky	Submission (rear naked choke)	Absolute Fighting Championship 2	April 30, 1997	1	2:28	Moscow, Russia
Win	1–0	Dave Berry	Submission (strikes)	UFC 11	September 20, 1996	1	1:23	Augusta, Georgia, United States

Grappling record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Gi/No-Gi	Date	Notes
Loss	Jefferson Moura	Submission (Triangle)	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - -94 kg Division semi finals	Gi	2003	[10]
Win	Charles Faria	Points	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - -94 kg Division first round	Gi	2003	[10]
Loss	Tom Erickson	N/A	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg first round	No-Gi	2001	[11]
Loss	Mario Cruz	Points	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division first round	No-Gi	2001	[11]
Loss	Mario Sperry	Points	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Super Fight	No-Gi	2000	Sliver in ADCC Super Fight[12]
Win	Hayato Sakurai	Points (2x0)	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division finals	No-Gi	1999	Wins Gold in Absolute[13]
Win	Garth Taylor	Points (5x0)	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division semi finals	No-Gi	1999	[13]
Win	Luis Roberto	Points (6x0)	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division quarter finals	No-Gi	1999	[13]
Win	Fabiano Capoane	Points (2x0)	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division first round	No-Gi	1999	[13]
Loss	Jeff Monson	Points (0x3)	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg Division semi finals	No-Gi	1999	[13]
Win	Jurie Rachel	Submission	ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg Division first round	No-Gi	1999	[13]
Win	Andre Marques	N/A	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division semi finals/ finals	Gi	1999	Wins Second Gold[10]
Win	Minotauro Nogueira	Points	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division quarter finals	Gi	1999	[10]
Win	John Machado	Points (10x0)	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division finals	Gi	1998	Wins First Gold[10]
Win	Otavio Duarte	Penalty	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division semi finals	Gi	1998	[10]
Win	Roberto Godoi	N/A	World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division quarter finals	Gi	1998	[10]

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References

"BJJ Heroes".
"Team AESTHETIC USA".
"Atlanta International Open 2013 Final Results" (PDF).
"Atlanta International Open 2014 Final Results" (PDF).
"Atlanta Summer International Open 2015 Final Results" (PDF).
"Atlanta Summer International Open No-Gi 2015 Final Results" (PDF).
"Atlanta Winter International Open IBJJF Championship 2015" (PDF).
"Atlanta Winter IO Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016" (PDF). static.ibjjfdb.com.
http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000536/en-US/Results.pdf
BJJ Heroes. "Roberto Traven". BJJ Heroes.
"ADCC 2001 – Results". ADCC NEWS.
"ADCC 2000 – Results". ADCC NEWS.
"ADCC 1999 – Results". ADCC NEWS.

International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. World Championship, Results. ibjjf.com. URL last accessed April 21, 2007.
Ultimate Fighting Championship. UFC Home Page, Past UFC Events. URL last accessed April 21, 2007.

External links

Professional MMA record for Roberto Traven from Sherdog
Roberto Traven at UFC

BJJ Heroes: Roberto Traven
Official Website
Website of Traven's training facility, "Unit 2 Fitness"
French academy Roberto Traven / Muzio de Angelis

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[auto-1] "BJJ Heroes".

[2] "Team AESTHETIC USA".

[3] "Atlanta International Open 2013 Final Results" (PDF).

[4] "Atlanta International Open 2014 Final Results" (PDF).

[5] "Atlanta Summer International Open 2015 Final Results" (PDF).

[6] "Atlanta Summer International Open No-Gi 2015 Final Results" (PDF).

[7] "Atlanta Winter International Open IBJJF Championship 2015" (PDF).

[8] "Atlanta Winter IO Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016" (PDF). static.ibjjfdb.com.

[9] ttp://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000536/en-US/Results.pdf

[bjjheroes-10] BJJ Heroes. "Roberto Traven". BJJ Heroes.

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