# Suyan Queiroz

> Black Belt

## Overview

**Name:** Suyan Queiroz

**Belt Rank:** Black Belt


## Bio

A brown belt lightweight champion at the 1998 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship under the Carlson Gracie Academy, Suyan Queiroz earned his black belt directly from Carlson Gracie after Ricardo Libório promised the promotion if he closed the division. Born September 27, 1974 in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, he began training at age ten under Elias Martins and later Ailson “Jucão” Brites before joining the legendary Copacabana academy in 1993. When the team fractured in 2000, Queiroz aligned with Brazilian Top Team, traveling twice to Abu Dhabi as part of BTT’s ADCC coaching program. He later spent seven years in the UAE alongside Carlão Santos and Olavo Abreu, helping integrate jiu-jitsu into the country’s army training and school curriculum before relocating to Salt Lake City, Utah.
## Specialties

- donkey
## Achievements

- World Champion (1998 brown)
- World Masters Champion (2015 Master 3)
- Rio de Janeiro State Champion FJJ-RIO (1997/1998 brown, 2002/2014 black)
- Pan American Champion (1996 purple, 2013 Senior 1)
- Brazilian National Teams Champion (1996 purple)
- American National Champion (2015 Master 3)
- American National No-Gi Champion (2015 Master 3)
- Pan American Championship Runner-up (2015 Master 2)
- World Championship 3rd Place (1999)
- Brazilian National Championship 3rd Place (1998)
- World Cup CBJJO 3rd Place (2002)
- World Masters 3rd Place (2013 Senior 1)
- Pan American Championship 3rd Place (2014 Master 2)
## Lineage

- Carlson Gracie (Red Belt)

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**Last Updated:** September 08, 2026

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