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Sean Alvarez

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Sean Eric Alvarez
Born (1971-07-14) July 14, 1971 (age 53)
New York City, New York, United States
Other namesmonster , master
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleBrazilian jiu-jitsu, Submission wrestling
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofNew York City, New York, United States
TeamRenzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins4
By submission2
By decision1
Unknown1
Losses3
By knockout3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Sean Alvarez
Medal record
Representing  United States
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

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

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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

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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

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After retirement Alvarez works as coach and organizes BJJ seminars.[citation needed]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
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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? Matches, ? Wins (? Submissions), ? Losses (? Submissions), ? Draws
Result Record Opponent Method Event Division Date Location
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 France 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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References

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  1. ^ "Sean Alvarez Biography". GracieBarraWestchester. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "ADCC Championships 1998". ADCC. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "ADCC Championships 1999". ADCC. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "ADCC Championships 2000". ADCC. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  5. ^ de Souza, Diogo (2 August 2023). "Throwback: The First Ever ADCC Trial Takes Place In 2002". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Sean Alvarez MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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