Original, editorial profiles. Every fighter researched and written from public competition records — never scraped, never copied.
Middleweight · 15 fighters

Middleweight division

Every competitor we've profiled in the Middleweight weight class — lineage, team, and career achievements, researched and written from scratch.

15 fighters
15 Hall of Fame
13 teams
All Active ★ Hall of Fame
Showing 1–8 of 8 fighters in Middleweight
Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
MG

Marcelo Garcia

"Marcelinho"
★ Hall of Fame
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu · Middleweight
AllianceX-guardarm dragguillotineADCC Hall of FameIBJJF Hall of Famecomeback
Brazilian Under: Fabio Gurgel Active competitor
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Black Belt (5th degree)
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
RL

Rafael Lovato Jr.

★ Hall of Fame
Lovato Jiu-Jitsu Association · Middleweight
American BJJMMA crossoverBellator championADCCRibeiro lineagemiddleweight
American Under: Saulo Ribeiro Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
LG

Lachlan Giles

"Velachiraptor"
★ Hall of Fame
Absolute MMA · Middleweight
leg locksno-giheel hookAbsolute MMAAustralian BJJADCCK-guardcoach
Australian Under: John Simon Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
EC

Elisabeth Clay

★ Hall of Fame
Ares Jiu-Jitsu · Middleweight
no-gi specialistleg locksAmericanAres Jiu-JitsuADCCwomen's grappling
American Under: Samir Chantre and Osvaldo Moizinho Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
RC

Renato Canuto

"King of Armbar"
★ Hall of Fame
Checkmat · Middleweight
middleweightBrazilianCheckmatIBJJF-world-champion
Brazilian Under: Valdir "Tio Chico" Canuto Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
CC

Cláudio Calasans

"Juninho"
★ Hall of Fame
Atos Jiu-Jitsu · Middleweight
middleweightADCC-championIBJJF-world-championAtos-Jiu-JitsuBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Erivaldo Junior Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
MS

Murilo Santana

★ Hall of Fame
Unity Jiu-Jitsu · Middleweight
middleweightUnity-Jiu-JitsuADCC-competitorhead-coachBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Mario Yamasaki Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
AC

Andressa Cintra

★ Hall of Fame
Gracie Barra · Middleweight
middleweightGracie-Barrawomen's-BJJworld-championBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Sebastian Lalli Active competitor
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