Bernardo Faria is one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athletes today. He is a 5 time IBJJF World Champion as a Black Belt. His resume also includes Pan Am, Europeans, Brazilian Nationals titles. Here are his most impressive 5 matches.

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Bernardo Faria vs. Xande Ribeiro – Black Belt Heavyweight Finals IBJJF World Championship 2010

Although in 2009 Bernardo reached the semifinals of the World Championship, in his first year as a Black Belt, 2010 was the year that made him a star. He faced in the finals one of the best BJJ athletes of all time: Xande Ribeiro. Click on the image for the video (opens in new tab):

Bernardo Faria vs. Leandro Lo –  Black Belt Open Weight Finals IBJJF Pan Am Championship 2016

It was their 4th meeting and the last one till date. In the previous fights, Bernardo had 3 wins, 2 of them by submission. He managed to submit again one of the toughest competitors of today, who was submitted by only 3 other athletes in his career as a Black Belt

Bernardo Faria vs. Marcus „Buchecha” Almeida –  Black Belt Open Weight SemiFinals IBJJF World Championship 2013

This was the semifinals of the Open Division in the 2013 IBJJF World Championship. It is considered to be one of the most spectacular BJJ matches ever. With almost one minute to go Bernardo was leading on points. Watch how the match ends:

Bernardo Faria vs. Leandro Lo –  Black Belt Open Weight SemiFinals IBJJF World Championship 2015

One of the 3 times Bernardo submitted Leandro in competition. Faria being the only athelete to submit Lo 3 times in competitions at Black Belt level, each time with a different submission. Check out what submission did he mange to catch this time:

Bernardo Faria vs. Braga Neto –  Black Belt Open Weight Finals IBJJF Pan Am Championship 2010

The first major title won by Bernardo as a Black Belt. He faced Braga Neto in the finals of the Open Weight division of 2010’s Pan Ams. It is interesting to mention that Faria lost the final of his weight division in the same competition to Rafael Lovato jr. Click on the image for the video (opens in new tab):