Paulo Miyao
Drags opponents into deep water and watches them sink.
Fight Plan: Paulo Miyao
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to modern leg-locking systems in No-Gi
- Relies heavily on flexibility which can lead to long-term joint wear
- Wrestling and take-down defense are secondary to guard pulling
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Fight IQ and Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression0
- Cardio95
- Wrestling65
- Fight IQ96
- Distance Control67
- Finishing0
Prep for camp: Paulo Miyao
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Relentless guard pulling to initiate complex inversion sequences
- Uses the Berimbolo to negate size advantages in absolute divisions
- Maintains an extremely high pace with constant leg entanglements
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Clinch work, level changes, control time
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Paulo Miyao.
How Paulo has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No current reported injuries; historically known for competing through extreme physical duress.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2022-10-21vs A. VieiraHeel Hook · 2022 BJJ Stars 9
- W2022-02-15vs H. PenneyPoints · 2022 European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship
- L2022-02-15vs H. GeorgeOther · 2022 European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship
- W2022-02-15vs R. AlvesPoints · 2022 European Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship
- L2021-11-27vs A. WilliamsDecision · 2021 Polaris 18
Availability
Currently focusing on coaching at Studio 1908 in New Jersey but remains an active competitor.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Paulo Miyao is a prolific BJJ black belt known for revolutionizing the modern light-featherweight game through his mastery of the Berimbolo and inversions. Along with his brother João, he is famous for a 'non-stop' training ethic and the ability to compete and win in absolute divisions against much larger opponents.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Relentless guard pulling to initiate complex inversion sequences
- Uses the Berimbolo to negate size advantages in absolute divisions
- Maintains an extremely high pace with constant leg entanglements
- Shows extreme pain tolerance and rarely taps to joint locks
- Systematically hunts the back transition from any bottom position
Signature Moves
- Berimbolo
- De La Riva Guard
- Kiss of the Dragon
- Crab Ride
- Heel Hook
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to modern leg-locking systems in No-Gi
- Relies heavily on flexibility which can lead to long-term joint wear
- Wrestling and take-down defense are secondary to guard pulling