Sean Alvarez
| Sean Eric Alvarez | |
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| Born | July 14, 1971 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | monster , master |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Submission wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | New York City, New York, United States |
| Team | Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Submission grappling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1998 Abu Dhabi | +99 kg |
| Silver medal – second place | 1999 Abu Dhabi | +99 kg |
| Silver medal – second place | 2000 Abu Dhabi | Absolute |
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Sean Alvarez (born July 14, 1971) is an American retired mixed martial artist and grappler. He competed in the Heavyweight division. An accomplished grappler, Alvarez won gold medals at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Championships and the Pan American Championships[1] as well three-silver medals at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. In MMA, he competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, and RINGS.[2][3][4]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit | edit source]Sean Alvarez started his MMA career in 1996, taking part in the "U - Japan" event. He defeated Japanese pro-wrestler Yoji Anjo via submission. He lost to Russian Sambo master Oleg Taktarov in 1997. At the same year he made debut in RINGS and held wins over Willie Peters and Wataru Sakata. After two years break he took part in KOTC 9: Showtime and lost to Eric Pele. In 2003 he made debut in UFC and loss to Wesley Correira at UFC 42.
Grappling
[edit | edit source]Alvarez took part in 1998 ADCC World Championships at +99 weight category. After defeating Nader Ghaith, Brad Anderson, Simon Siasi he met Ricco Rodriguez in final match and loss by decision and won a silver medal. Next year He took part in 1999 ADCC World Championships. He defeated Garth Taylor, Ricco Rodriguez and Luis Roberto Duarte and loss to Mark Kerr and again won a silver medal. At 2000 ADCC World Championships Alvarez defeated Carlos Barreto, Ricco Rodriguez and Tito Ortiz and again loss to Mark Kerr in final match at absolute weight category and third time won a silver medal. In 2001 he won Luis Castello Branco and Marcio Cruz and loss to Jeff Monson at +99 weight category and loss to Mike Van Arsdale in absolute weight category. Alvarez then won the first ADCC North American trials in 2002, earning an invite to ADCC 2003 in the over 99 kg division.[5] In 2003 Alvarez defeated Christoph Midoux and loss to Alex Paz.
After retirement
[edit | edit source]After retirement Alvarez works as coach and organizes BJJ seminars.[citation needed]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit | edit source]| 7 matches | 4 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 3 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4–3 | Wesley Correira | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 42 | April 25, 2003 | 2 | 1:46 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4–2 | Mike Radnov | Submission (rear naked choke) | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 | June 15, 2002 | 2 | 2:02 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | Won the UCC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Loss | 3–2 | Eric Pele | KO | KOTC 9: Showtime | June 23, 2001 | 3 | 0:27 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Wataru Sakata | Decision | RINGS: Final Capture | February 21, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Japan | |
| Win | 2–1 | Willie Peeters | N/A | RINGS: Mega Battle Tournament 1997 Semifinal | December 23, 1997 | 1 | 9:40 | Japan | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oleg Taktarov | KO (punches) | Pentagon Combat: Pentagon Combat | September 27, 1997 | 1 | 0:52 | Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Yoji Anjo | TKO (submission to punches) | U-Japan ‘96 Superfighting Vol.1 | November 17, 1996 | 1 | 34:26 | Tokyo, Japan |
Submission grappling record
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| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
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| Loss | 15–6 | Brazil Alex Negao | Decision points | 2003 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | May 17, 2003 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 15–5 | Error creating thumbnail: Christoph Midoux | Decision points | 2003 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | May 17, 2003 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Loss | 14–5 | Brazil Mike Van Arsdale | Decision points | 2001 ADCC World Championships | Absolute | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Loss | 14–4 | Brazil Jeff Monson | Decision points | 2001 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 14–3 | Brazil Marcio Cruz | Decision points | 2001 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 13–3 | Brazil Luis Castello Branco | Decision points | 2001 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Loss | 12–3 | United States Mark Kerr | Decision points | 2000 ADCC World Championships | Absolute | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 12–2 | United States Tito Ortiz | Decision points | 2000 ADCC World Championships | Absolute | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 11–2 | United States Ricco Rodriguez | Decision points | 2000 ADCC World Championships | Absolute | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 10–2 | Brazil Carlos Barreto | Decision points | 2000 ADCC World Championships | Absolute | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Loss | 9–2 | United States Mark Kerr | Decision points | 1999 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 9–1 | Brazil Luis Roberto Duarte | Decision points | 1999 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 8–1 | United States Ricco Rodriguez | Decision points | 1999 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 7–1 | United States Garth Taylor | Decision points | 1999 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Loss | 6–1 | United States Ricco Rodriguez | Decision points | 1998 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | March 20, 1998 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 6–0 | United States Simon Siasi | Decision points | 1998 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | March 20, 1998 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 5–0 | United States Brad Anderson | Armbar | 1998 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | March 20, 1998 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 4–0 | United States Nader Ghaith | Choke | 1998 ADCC World Championships | Over 99 | March 20, 1998 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Win | 3–0 | United States Alex Paz | - | 1997 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | Over 99 | July 25, 1997 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | 2–0 | Brazil Alberto Lima Vieira | - | 1996 Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship | Heavyweight | April 2, 1996 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | 1–0 | United States Garth Taylor | - | 1996 Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship | Heavyweight | January 1, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Professional MMA record for Sean Alvarez from SherdogLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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