Gezary Matuda

Gezary Matuda
Born	Gezary Matuda Bandeira (1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 41) Curitiba, Brazil[1]
Other names	Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira
Division	Light Feather (−53.5 kg)
Fighting out of	Coconut Creek, Florida[2]
Team	American Top Team
Teacher(s)	Alexandre Penão
Trainer	Ricardo Libório
Rank	BJJ black belt[a]
Occupation	BJJ instructor and coach[3]
Website	gezary
Medal record Representing  Brazil Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2019 California, USA −53.5 kg 2018 California, USA −53.5 kg 2017 California, USA −53.5 kg 2016 California, USA −53.5 kg 2015 California, USA −53.5 kg 2014 California, USA −53.5 kg 2013 California, USA −53.5 kg Pan-American Championship 2018 California, USA −53.5 kg 2016 California, USA −53.5 kg 2015 California, USA −53.5 kg European Championship 2017 Lisbon, Portugal −53.5 kg

Gezary Matuda is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner from Brazil. A two-time World and Pan Champion in colored belts, she is a three-time IBJJF World Champion, a three-time Pan American Champion, and a European Open black belt Champion.

Gezary Matuda Bandeira was born on 12 July 1983 in Curitiba, Brazil.^[1] Matuda started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in 2004, in addition to Capoeira and Muay Thai.^[4] Her first BJJ teacher was Carlos ‘Penão’ Alexandre Conceição, a black belt under Carlson Gracie, from whom she received all her belts from white to purple.^[2] She kept training in Muay Thai, one of her first teachers being Anderson Silva.^[5] As a blue belt in 2009, she won the CBJJF South American Cup then the CBJJE World Cup.

In 2009 Matuda and her husband, ATT pro-team Muay Thai coach Katel Kubis moved to the United States.^[2] Matuda began training under Ricardo Libório at American Top Team. As a purple belt she won the IBJJF Pan American followed by the 2010 IBJJF World Championship.^[6] In 2011 Matuda won the Pan in the brown belt division, a year later she was promoted to black belt by Liborio in July 2012 after winning the IBJJF World Championship.^[7][8]

As a black belt, she won the World Championship in 2013 and 2014. Competing at Polaris 2 Pro Grappling on 12 September 2015 in Cardiff, Wales,^[9] she submitted Michelle Nicolini in 15 seconds with a flying armbar.^[10] She became black belt 2015 Pan American Champion, then won silver at the 2015 World Championship facing Rikako Yuasa in the final.^[11] In April 2016 at Polaris 3, her fight against Laurence Cousin ended in a draw.^[12] That same year she won the 2016 World Championship for the third time as a black belt and the Pan American Championship. Facing Talita Alencar in the final of the World Championship light feather division, she won silver in 2017.^[13] In 2018 she became Pan Champion for the third time and then won bronze at the World Championship.^[1] Competing against Ffion Davies at Polaris 9 in March 2019 in London, Matuda was defeated via Submission.^[14] At the 2019 World Championship Matuda won bronze.^[15]

Main Achievements (at black belt):^[1]

• IBJJF World Champion (2016/2014/2013)
• IBJJF Pan American Champion (2018/2016/2015)
• IBJJF European Open Champion (2017)
• 2nd place IBJJF World Championship (2015/2017^[13])
• 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2018^[16]/2019^[17])

Main Achievements (at colored Belts):^[1]

• IBJJF World Champion (2012 brown, 2010 purple)
• IBJJF Pan American Champion (2011 brown, 2010 purple)
• CBJJE World Cup Champion (2009 blue)
• CBJJF South American Cup Champion (2009 blue)

Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Ricardo Libório > Gezary Matuda^[1]