Roberto Traven

Roberto Traven
Born (1968-09-16) September 16, 1968
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names Spider
Residence Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality Brazilian
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 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
Medal record
Competitor for  Brazil
Grappling
ADCC
1999 Absolute
2000 Super Fight
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
1998 +100 kg
1999 +100 kg
Brazilian National Championship
1995 +100 kg
World Master Championship
2014 Heavy (Master 4)
2014 Open Class (Master 4)
2015 Heavy (Master 4)
2015 Open Class (Master 4)

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 Jiu Jitsu apparel, AESTHETIC.[2]

Roberto Traven BJJ are the two time IBJFF Atlanta International Open Jiu-Jitsu,[3][4] 2015 Atlanta Summer International Open Gi & No-Gi,[5][6] and 2x Atlanta Winter International Open.[7][8]

Titles

Mixed martial arts record

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
Win 6–1 Mikhail Borissov Decision (unanimous) Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–1 Dave Menne Decision (unanimous) Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A October 9, 2000 3 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 [9]
Win Charles Faria Points World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - -94 kg Division first round Gi 2003 [9]
Loss Tom Erickson N/A ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg first round No-Gi 2001 [10]
Loss Mario Cruz Points ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division first round No-Gi 2001 [10]
Loss Mario Sperry Points ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Super Fight No-Gi 2000 Sliver in ADCC Super Fight[11]
Win Hayato Sakurai Points (2x0) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division finals No-Gi 1999 Wins Gold in Absolute[12]
Win Garth Taylor Points (5x0) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division semi finals No-Gi 1999 [12]
Win Luis Roberto Points (6x0) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division quarter finals No-Gi 1999 [12]
Win Fabiano Capoane Points (2x0) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - Absolute Division first round No-Gi 1999 [12]
Loss Jeff Monson Points (0x3) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg Division semi finals No-Gi 1999 [12]
Win Jurie Rachel Submission ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship - +99 kg Division first round No-Gi 1999 [12]
Win Andre Marques N/A World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division semi finals/ finals Gi 1999 Wins Second Gold[9]
Win Minotauro Nogueira Points World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division quarter finals Gi 1999 [9]
Win John Machado Points (10x0) World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division finals Gi 1998 Wins First Gold[9]
Win Otavio Duarte Penalty World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division semi finals Gi 1998 [9]
Win Roberto Godoi N/A World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) - +100 kg Division quarter finals Gi 1998 [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ (PDF) http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000497/en-US/Results.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BJJ Heroes. "Roberto Traven". BJJ Heroes.
  10. 1 2 "ADCC 2001 – Results". ADCC NEWS.
  11. ↑ "ADCC 2000 – Results". ADCC NEWS.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ADCC 1999 – Results". ADCC NEWS.
  1. International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. World Championship, Results. ibjjf.com. URL last accessed April 21, 2007.
  2. Ultimate Fighting Championship. UFC Home Page, Past UFC Events. URL last accessed April 21, 2007.

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