{{short description|Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner from Brazil (born 1983}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Gezary Matuda | birth_name = Gezary Matuda Bandeira | other_names = Gezary Matuda Kubis Bandeira | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|07|12}} | birth_place = Curitiba, Brazil<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda">{{cite web | title=Gezary Matuda | website=BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News| url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/gezary-matuda}}</ref> | occupation = BJJ instructor and coach<ref name="Tang 2022">{{cite web | last=Tang | first=Andrea | title=Gezary Matuda on Chasing Passions Beyond the Competition Mats| website=Jiu-Jitsu Times | date=2022-01-24 | url=https://jiujitsutimes.com/gezary-matuda-on-chasing-passions-beyond-the-competition-mats-when-hard-work-meets-opportunity-success-happens/}}</ref> | fighting_out_of = Coconut Creek, Florida<ref name="BJJ Legends Magazine">{{cite web | title=Interview with World Champion Gezary Matuda – BJJ Legends Magazine | website=BJJ Legends Magazine – Training Tomorrows Legends Today | date=2014-06-17 | url=https://bjjlegends.com/2014/06/not-a-phase-being-tapped-is-part-of-the-game-an-interview-with-2013-2014-ibjjf-world-champion-gezary-matuda}}</ref> | weight_class =Light Feather (−53.5 kg) | rank = ''BJJ black belt''{{efn|under Ricardo Libório}} | trainer = Ricardo Libório |teacher = Alexandre Penão | team = American Top Team | style = | website = [https://www.gezary.com/ gezary] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }} {{MedalSport | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championship}} {{MedalBronze | 2019 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalBronze | 2018 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalSilver | 2017 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalGold | 2016 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalSilver | 2015 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalGold | 2014 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalGold | 2013 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Pan-American Championship}} {{MedalGold | 2018 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalGold | 2016 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalGold | 2015 California, USA | −53.5 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championship}} {{MedalGold | 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.
== Career == Gezary Matuda Bandeira was born on 12 July 1983 in Curitiba, Brazil.<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda" /> Matuda started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in 2004, in addition to Capoeira and Muay Thai.<ref name="Girls in Gis 2016">{{cite web |date=2016-04-23 |title=Actions Speak Louder Than Words-Gezary Matuda |url=https://www.girls-in-gis.com/blog/actions-speak-louder-than-words-gezary-matuda |website=Girls in Gis}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BJJ Legends Magazine" /> She kept training in Muay Thai, one of her first teachers being Anderson Silva.<ref name="Graciemag — BJJ news 2017">{{cite web |date=2017-02-08 |title=World champion Gezary Matuda on training with mentor Anderson Silva |url=https://www.graciemag.com/world-champion-gezary-matuda-on-training-with-mentor-anderson-silva |website=Graciemag}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BJJ Legends Magazine" /> 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.<ref name="Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2010">{{cite web |title=Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2010 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2010-pan-jiu-jitsu-ibjjf-championship |website=Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FloGrappling 1983">{{cite web |date=1983-07-12 |title=Gezary Matuda – Grappling |url=https://www.flograppling.com/people/5950161-gezary-matuda |website=FloGrappling}}</ref><ref name="Matuda 2021">{{cite web |last=Matuda |first=Gezary |date=2021-04-30 |title=Articles |url=https://jiujitsux.com/articles |website=Jiu Jitsu X}}</ref>
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,<ref name="Polaris Pro Grappling 2017">{{cite web |date=2017-11-01 |title=Polaris 2 – Polaris Pro Grappling |url=https://polarisprograppling.com/events/polaris-2/ |website=Polaris Pro Grappling}}</ref> she submitted Michelle Nicolini in 15 seconds with a flying armbar.<ref name="Attack The Back 2016">{{cite web |date=2016-10-15 |title=9 of the best women in BJJ |url=https://www.attacktheback.com/the-best-women-in-bjj |website=Attack The Back}}</ref> She became black belt 2015 Pan American Champion, then won silver at the 2015 World Championship facing Rikako Yuasa in the final.<ref name="IBJJF 2015 World">{{cite web |title=IBJJF 2017 World |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/415/PublicResults |website=International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation}}</ref> In April 2016 at Polaris 3, her fight against Laurence Cousin ended in a draw.<ref name="Polaris Pro Grappling 20172">{{cite web |date=2017-11-01 |title=Polaris 3 – Polaris Pro Grappling |url=https://polarisprograppling.com/events/polaris-3/ |website=Polaris Pro Grappling}}</ref> 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.<ref name="IBJJF 2017 World">{{cite web |title=IBJJF 2017 World |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/730/PublicResults |website=International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation}}</ref> In 2018 she became Pan Champion for the third time and then won bronze at the World Championship.<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda" /> Competing against Ffion Davies at Polaris 9 in March 2019 in London, Matuda was defeated via Submission.<ref name="Tapology">{{cite web |title=Ffion Davies vs. Gezary Matuda, Polaris 9 – Grappling Bout |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/410789-polaris-9-ffion-the-honeybadger-davies-vs-gezary-matuda |website=Tapology}}</ref> At the 2019 World Championship Matuda won bronze.<ref name="BJJ World 2019">{{cite web |date=2019-06-04 |title=IBJJF 2019 Worlds Results And Memorable Moments |url=https://bjj-world.com/ibjjf-2019-worlds-results |website=BJJ World}}</ref>
== Championships and accomplishments == Main Achievements (at black belt):<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda" /> * 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<ref name="IBJJF 2017 World" />) * 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2018<ref name="IBJJF World 2018">{{cite web |title=IBJJF World 2018 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/926/PublicResults |website=IBJJF}}</ref>/2019<ref name="IBJJF World 2019">{{cite web |title=IBJJF World 2019 |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/1209/PublicResults |website=IBJJF}}</ref>)
Main Achievements (at colored Belts):<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda" /> * 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)
== Instructor lineage == Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Ricardo Libório > Gezary Matuda<ref name="BJJ Heroes – Gezary Matuda" />
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