Rivalry · 6 recorded meetings

Hiago George vs João Miyao

Head-to-head record

Hiago

João

Hiago

João

2015 → 2019, oldest first

Did you know?

Joao Miyao holds a 4-2 edge over Hiago George across 6 recorded meetings, with no draws.
All 6 of their recorded matches were contested in the gi, and 4 of them were finals.
Half of George's meetings with Miyao were decided by advantages, including both of George's wins.
Miyao carries an 89% win rate over 234 recorded matches, while George sits at 79% over 199.
Miyao's most frequent recorded finish is the gi choke from back with 43 wins, and he submitted George twice in their series, once by toe hold.

The rivalry

Joao Miyao leads Hiago George 4-2 across 6 recorded meetings, all in the gi and all at the featherweight limit. Every one of these matches came on the Abu Dhabi circuit between 2015 and 2019, and four of the six were finals. This is a rivalry that played out at the top of the same bracket over several seasons.

The two came up in the same environment, with Miyao rising through Cícero Costha's Projeto Social Lutando Pelo Bem before settling at Studio 1908, and George a black belt under Cícero Costha. Their meetings often came down to the smallest margins. Both of George's wins, the 2019 final at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Abu Dhabi and the 2017 final at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro, were decided on advantages. Miyao also took one final on advantages, at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles.

Where Miyao pulled ahead was his finishing. He submitted George twice in this series, once at the 2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship semi-final and once by Toe Hold in the 2015 Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro final. That fits their broader numbers on record: Miyao finishes 48% of his wins by submission against George's 39%.