Tayane Porfírio

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Tayane Porfirio
Born (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 29)
Sobral, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom
NationalityBrazilian
Divisionsuper-heavyweight
79.3 kilograms (175 lb)
TeamGracie Barra
Alliance
Rank  black belt in BJJ
OccupationBJJ instructor
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Anaheim, California +60kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA 79.3kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 California, USA +79.3kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lisbon, Portugal +79.3kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal +79.3kg
Brazilian National Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ultra-Heavy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barueri, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barueri, Brazil Ultra-Heavy
Rio International Open
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +79.3kg
Sao Paulo International Open
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil +79.3kg

Tayane Porfírio de Araújo (born 11 December 1994 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) 4x World Championship black belt champion. In 2017 Porfirio realized a "BJJ Grand Slam" after winning her weight category and the absolute category at all 4 major Gi Championships: World Championship, European Open Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Brazilian Nationals Championship.

Career

Tayane Porfírio de Araújo was born on 11 December 1994 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. She began training in 2010 at Mestre Márcio Rodrigues academy. In 2014 she moved to train with Mestre Alexandre Paiva at Alliance Jiu Jitsu in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She started 2018 winning the 2018 European Open Championship in both her weight category and the absolute category.[2] Porfirio missed the 2018 Pan Ams but came back after a slight injury to win her category and the absolute at the 2018 Brazilian Nationals.[3] Porfírio then won her category and the absolute at the 2018 World Championships.[a] Porfirio ended 2018 as the number one black belt female competitor in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation rankings.[4]

In October 2019 Porfirio won a bronze medal at the 2019 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.[5] In 2019 Porfirio announced leaving team Alliance In Brazil, with whom she had been since blue belt, to join Gracie Barra In The UK.[6]

Doping ban

In May 2019, Porfirio received a four-year competition ban from the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) after she tested positive for Nandrolone,[7] a prohibited substance found in samples, collected on 3 June 2018, during the 2018 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[8] Porfirio’s four-year period of ineligibility began on 22 June 2018,[9] in addition, Porfirio has been disqualified from all competitive results subsequent to 30 May 2018.[10] Porfirio accepted the sanction while maintaining her innocence and the innocence of her team.[11][12]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements at black belt level:[1]

  • IBJJF World champion (2018[b]) (disqualified[a])
  • IBJJF World Championship (2017[b])
  • IBJJF European Open (2018[b]) / 2017[b]))
  • IBJJF Pan American Championship (2017)
  • CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018[b]) / 2017[b]))

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts):[1]

  • IBJJF World Championship (2015[b]) purple, 2016 brown)
  • UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro (2016[b]) brown)
  • IBJJF Pan American (2017, 2015[b]) purple)
  • IBJJF European Open (2015[b]) purple, 2016[b]) brown)
  • CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2014[b])/2015[b]) purple)
  • UAEJJF Grand Slam – London (2016[b]) brown)
  • UAEJJF Grand Slam – Rio de Janeiro (2016[b]) brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016[c]) brown)

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Alexandre Paiva > Tayane Porfirio[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Disqualified from those results see Doping ban
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Weight and absolute
  3. ^ Absolute

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tayane Porfirio". BJJ Heroes. 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ "IBJJF Results Page". Official IBJJF results. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "GracieMag Brasileiro 2018". GracieMag Brasileiro 2018: Hulk x Honório e Tayane x Do Val nas finais do absoluto. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "IBJJF black belt female adult rankings". IBJJF black belt female adult rankings. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "ADCC 2019 Results: Gordon Ryan wins double gold". ADCC 2019 Results: Gordon Ryan wins double gold. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ Clements, Averi (18 April 2019). "World Champion Tayane Porfirio Leaves Alliance In Brazil, Joins Gracie Barra In The UK". Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  7. ^ "Tayane Porfirio Suspended For 4 Years Following Doping Test Results". Bjj Eastern Europe. 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Tayane Porfirio Will Fight USADA Doping Ban". BJJ Heroes. 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Tayane Porfírio caught in drug test, suspended for 4 years - read her statement". Graciemag. 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athlete, Tayane Porfirio de Araùjo, Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation". LawInSport. 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ Bradley, Kevin (10 May 2019). "2018 World BJJ Champion Tayane Porfirio Receives 4-Year ban for Failed Drug Test". Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  12. ^ Teague, Hywel (10 May 2019). "Tayane Porfirio Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation". FloGrappling.
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