Style Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Martial art Brazilian jiu-jitsu | Notable students Dean Lister Notable student Dean Lister | |
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Born April 4, 1956 (age 60)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( 1956-04-04 ) Rank 7th Degree coral belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Residence San Diego, California, United States Teachers Rickson Gracie, Rolls Gracie Similar Rickson Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Dean Lister, Pedro Sauer, Romero Cavalcanti | ||
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Fábio Santos (born April 4, 1956) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.
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Biography
Santos graduated with a BA in physical education from the Universidade Gama Filho. Upon immigrating to the United States, Santos taught in Rorion Gracie's academy in Torrance, California. He later opened his own academy in San Diego, California.
In the early UFC events, Santos can be seen ringside with the Gracie family and Pedro Sauer, most notably in UFC 3 when he entered the ring to yell at Joe Son who had been taunting the corner after a fatigued and dehydrated Royce Gracie defeated Joe's friend, Kimo Leopoldo.
Fabio Santos is featured in MMA Sports magazine, where he has a column called Jiu-Jitsu 101.
It is widely believed that Dean Lister received his black belt from Santos, since Santos was Lister's jiu-jitsu instructor up to brown belt. However, it was Santos's student Jeffrey Higgs who actually awarded Lister his black belt.
Instructor lineage
Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Fábio Santos