Paulo Miyao

About

Professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) competitor with an impressive record of wins. He has gained a following of over 500,000 on his Instagram, paulomiyao, for posting videos of his competitions. He is known for fighting alongside his brother, João Miyao. 

Before Fame

He has been competing in BJJ- a self-defense martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds- since 2012 when he won his first black belt tournament while still a brown belt at the ADCC tryouts in Natal, Brazil. He was promoted to black belt on June 25, 2013.

Trivia

After taking a break from competition to focus on coaching, he returned in 2022 when he was invited to compete in a super fight against Alexandre Vieira at BJJ Stars 9 on October 21, 2022. He won the fight early on. He announced in March 2023 that he would be opening his own academy, Studio 1908, with his brother João Miyao.

Family Life

He married fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete Gabi Pires on June 28, 2024.

Associated With

He had a competitive rivalry with Keenan Cornelius after several defeats in 2012. He went on to defeat Keenan at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the brown belt absolute division.