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American former mixed martial artist and two-time UFC heavyweight champion. A collegiate wrestler at Arizona State University, he trained at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, where he earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Leandro Vieira.

Teachers (2)

• Da
  Dave Camarillo

  linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu 2

  Probable

  Wikipedia and multiple MMA outlets report Velasquez earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo while training at AKA; single secondary source

  sports_kabaddiAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge (2006)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Wikipedia and multiple MMA outlets report Velasquez earned a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo while training at AKA; single secondary source

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo"

  — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• 
  Leandro Vieira

  linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu 2

  Probable

  Multiple independent MMA outlets report Leandro Vieira of Checkmat awarded Velasquez his BJJ black belt in October 2013; corroborated by Wikipedia

  sports_kabaddiAmerican Kickboxing Academy badge (2013)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Multiple independent MMA outlets report Leandro Vieira of Checkmat awarded Velasquez his BJJ black belt in October 2013; corroborated by Wikipedia

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira"

  — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Ranks (2)

• linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu

  receipt_longBrown belt 2

  Probable

  Wikipedia states Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo; date of promotion not stated

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Dave Camarillo

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Wikipedia states Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo; date of promotion not stated

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo"

  — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt 3

  Confirmed

  Widely reported in October 2013 across multiple independent outlets (MMA Mania, BJJEE, GracieMag) that Leandro Vieira awarded Velasquez his black belt prior to UFC 166

  BJJ Ranking System (2013-10)

  granted by Leandro Vieira

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Widely reported in October 2013 across multiple independent outlets (MMA Mania, BJJEE, GracieMag) that Leandro Vieira awarded Velasquez his black belt prior to UFC 166

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira"

  — Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

Sources