Hugo Duarte

Hugo Duarte (born August 9, 1968) is a former mixed martial artist, practitioner of Luta Livre, or Brazilian Catch Wrestling, and Vale Tudo specialist.[1][2] Hugo Duarte was born on August 8, 1968.[1] He was a protege of Marco Ruas.[3] Holding a mixed record, Hugo is best known for his bizarre fight with Mark Kerr, where he completely refused to engage, and faked injuries to continually force the referee to pause the match.

Hugo Duarte
A picture of Hugo Duarte.
Born	August 9, 1968 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg; 17 st)
Style	Luta Livre
Team	Hugo Duarte Luta Livre
Rank	Black belt in Luta Livre
Years active	1995-2000
Mixed martial arts record
Total	9
Wins	6
By submission	5
By disqualification	1
Losses	3
By knockout	3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Early Years Luta Livre

Hugo Duarte is also famous for his beach fight in Rio against Rickson Gracie.[4] Hugo Duarte at the age of 20, was famously confronted by Rickson Gracie and his friends at Pepe beach[5] in Brazil in 1988.[6] Rickson arrived with 50 followers to the beach.[7] This crowd included Rodrigo Vaghi[8] and Renzo Gracie. Rickson was 30 at the time was offered a hand shake by Duarte.[7] Rickson proceeded to slap Hugo in the face and a fight started.[9] There were allegations that Rickson threw sand into Hugo's face. [10] Other allegations were that jiujitsu practitioners were kicking Duarte during the fight.[7] After the fight, Hugo Duarte went to the Gracie Academy with a number of people to confront Rickson.[5] The result was the same with Rickson winning this time in a parking lot.[5] They would have disdain for each other for years.[10] The fight was taped by a few individuals including a tourist.[11] The Gracie family would go on to market the taping of this event in their self-defense videos.[7] The video of the fight was edited and made to show that Rickson Gracie dominated the fight, which included Duarte's knees to Rickson's body.[4] The tape was especially used in America.[4] Hugo would go on to coach the likes of Eugenio Tadeu.

Mixed Martial Arts

He competed in the Heavyweight division. Hugo, Johil de Oliveira, and Eugenio Tadeu are amongst the most notable representatives of the Luta Livre style that was famous for opposing against Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the Vale Tudo events held in Brazil.[12] Hugo had the reputation as one of the best Brazilian heavy weight fighters during his fighting era. One of his two most recognized matches was in the UFC against Tank Abbot where he lost by some heavy punches to the head region in 43 seconds,[13] and which was refereed by Big John McCarthy.[14] [15] The second was in PRIDE against Mark Kerr where he stated in an interview that he had gassed out and suffered a broken foot via foot stomp from Mark Kerr. Duarte would leave the ring any time the fighters were about to engage.[16] and his corner would throw in the towel with the fight ruled a TKO.[17] He lost his last fight at 2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle against Bob Schrijber on March 5, 2000. Duarte is considered to be an MMA bust despite his record.[17] A tournament Copa Hugo Duarte is named in his honor for being key in the spreading wrestling to the Amazon.[18]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches	6 wins	3 losses
By knockout	0	3
By submission	5	0
By disqualification	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6-3	Bob Schrijber	TKO (punches)	2H2H 1 - 2 Hot 2 Handle	March 5, 2000	1	3:34	Netherlands
Win	6-2	Mikhail Avetisyan	DQ (eye gouging)	WVC 8 - World Vale Tudo Championship 8	July 1, 1999	1	1:51	Havana Beach Club, Aruba
Loss	5-2	Mark Kerr	TKO	Pride 4	October 11, 1998	3	2:32	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5-1	Tank Abbott	TKO (strikes)	UFC 17	May 15, 1998	1	0:43	Alabama, United States
Win	5-0	Steve Seddon	Submission (rear naked choke)	WFF - World Fighting Federation	February 14, 1997	1	0:31	Alabama, United States
Win	4-0	Harold Howard	Submission (punches)	UVF 3 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 3	August 14, 1996	1	0:29	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-0	Gerry Harris	Submission (punches)	UVF 2 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 2	June 24, 1996	1	0:08	Brazil
Win	2-0	Dieusel Berto	Submission (kimura)	UVF 1 - Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1	April 5, 1996	1	1:28	Japan
Win	1-0	Marcelo Raul	Submission (strikes)	GCVT 2 - Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo 2	October 8, 1995	1	0:20	Brazil

References

1. "Hugo Duarte". Sherdog.
2. "Hugo Duarte". mixedmartialarts.com.
3. "The riot over Renzo Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu". Bloody Elbow.
4. Snowden, Jonathan (15 December 2010). Total Mma. google.com. ISBN 9781554903375.
5. "The Biggest Rivalry in Martial Arts History: BJJ vs Luta Livre". BJJ Heroes: the jiu jitsu encyclopedia.
6. "Rickson Gracie vs. Hugo Duarte in the Greatest Beach Fight Ever". Bloody Elbow.
7. Snowden, Jonathan (15 December 2010). Total Mma. google.com. ISBN 9781554903375.
8. "North Broadway Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Fitness .:. Story Time". guidrytraining.com.
9. "Old Wounds". FIGHT! Magazine.
10. "Brazil versus Brazil, MMA's most intense rivalry". ESPN.com.
11. "Luta Livre in Brazil, looking at the history and struggles it faces". Enso Martial Arts.
12. Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall (November 2010). The MMA Encyclopedia. google.com. ISBN 9781554908448.
13. Wall, Jeremy (2005). UFC's Ultimate Warriors. google.com. ISBN 9781550226911.
14. John, Big (May 2010). Let's Get It On!. google.com. ISBN 9781605422008.
15. "Black Belt". google.com. March 2000.
16. Jason Schielke. "MMA: 10 of the Wussiest Moments in the Octagon". Bleacher Report.
17. Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall (November 2010). The MMA Encyclopedia. google.com. ISBN 9781554908448.
18. "Inscrições estão abertas para Copa Hugo Duarte de Luta Livre em Manaus". d24am.com.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Hugo Duarte from Sherdog
• Hugo Duarte at UFC