Rivalry · 5 recorded meetings

Paulo Miyao vs Tiago Bravo

Head-to-head record

Paulo

Tiago

Paulo

Tiago

2015 → 2019, oldest first

Did you know?

Across 5 recorded meetings, Paulo Miyao won all 5 and Tiago Bravo won 0.
Three of the five meetings were decided on points, with the other two ending by submission.
Every recorded meeting between the two was contested in the gi.
The Gi Choke From Back that Miyao used to finish Bravo in 2016 is also his most productive submission on record, accounting for 29 of his wins.
Against common opponent Gianni Grippo, Miyao is 4-2 on record while Bravo is 0-3.

The rivalry

This is a one-sided series on record. Paulo Miyao holds all 5 meetings against Tiago Bravo, with no draws. The matches ran from 2015 through 2019, all in the gi, and most of them came in finals at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

The two men come from different weight backgrounds, which shapes how these meetings played out. Miyao competes at Pluma, while Bravo has campaigned as a Featherweight, and their recorded encounters happened up at lightweight events like the Abu Dhabi King of Mats, Lightweight. Three of the five went to points, so Bravo was staying in the fight and forcing Miyao to grind out decisions rather than getting run over early.

When Miyao did finish, it came off his best-known weapon. He closed the 2016 semi-final at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship with a Gi Choke From Back, the same submission that leads his recorded wins overall. He added a second finish in the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam final, though the method there is not recorded beyond being a submission.