Joao Carlos Kuraoka

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• ▸ Kuraoka sits at 12 wins and 6 losses across 18 recorded matches, so he wins the clear majority of the time when he steps on the mat.
• ▸ Only 1 of his 12 recorded wins came by submission, an 8 percent submission win rate against a site average of 40 percent. He tends to grind out decisions rather than hunt the tap.
• ▸ He met Jose Carlos Lima 3 times on record and came out ahead 2 to 1, including a win at the 2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
• ▸ His recorded matches span from 2009 to 2022, and one of the earliest is a win over Felipe Costa at the 2009 IBJJF Pan Championship.
• ▸ 2018 was his busiest recorded year with 8 matches, and his most frequent event was the 2018 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship at 4 appearances.