Rivalry · 5 recorded meetings

Ronaldo Souza Júnior vs Tainan Dalpra

Head-to-head record

Ronaldo

Tainan

Ronaldo

Tainan

2021 → 2022, oldest first

Did you know?

Across 5 recorded meetings, Dalpra won all 5, leaving Ronaldo Junior at 0 wins in the series.
4 of the 5 meetings were decided on points, and the fifth ended by injury at the 2021 Pan.
Every one of their fights on record came in the gi and inside the semi-finals or quarter-finals of an IBJJF major.
Both men list the Gi Choke From Back as their most frequent finish, with Dalpra at 18 and Junior at 15.
They share several common opponents, including Roberto Jimenez, whom each beat with a 2-0 record.

The rivalry

This is a lopsided rivalry on paper. Tainan Dalpra holds a 5-0 record over Ronaldo Junior across their recorded meetings, all in the gi, and all in the semi-finals or quarter-finals of IBJJF majors. Four of those five came by points, and one ended by injury at the 2021 Pan. These were not blowout finishes. Dalpra found ways to stay ahead on the scoreboard rather than close the show, which tells you how close the exchanges likely were even in a clean sweep.

The two are elite but built differently. Dalpra competes at Peso Médio out of Art Of Jiu-Jitsu Academy (AOJ) and carries a 99% win rate with a 67% submission rate on his wins. Ronaldo Junior is a Meio Pesado for Atos JJ with an 82% win rate and a 44% submission rate on wins. Both favor the Gi Choke From Back as their top finish, with Dalpra logging 18 and Junior 15. The gap in these matchups comes down more to whose game imposed itself in the gi than to any difference in submission threat.

Their meetings clustered tightly in time. All five fights happened in 2021 and 2022, split between the 2021 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, the 2021 Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, and the Pan bracket in 2022. That short window makes this more a season-long roadblock than a decade-long feud, but the pattern was consistent throughout.