# Leonardo Silva

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## Overview

**Name:** Leonardo Silva

**Date of Birth:** May 06, 1994 (age 32)


## Bio

A restless grappler from Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Silva started in tae kwon do at age 7 before chasing MMA dreams through muay Thai, only to fall for jiu-jitsu at 16 after a friend invited him to drill on a local outdoor field. He cycled through GF Team under Luiz “Mestre Branca,” then Gracie Humaitá under Alessandro Nunes for four years, before returning to Master Julio Cesar Pereira’s GFT and eventually settling at GF Team TREVO under Gutemberg Pereira. Silva received his black belt in August 2019 from Pereira.

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**Last Updated:** September 24, 2026

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