Joe Moreira

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| residence = Newport Beach, California, United States

| nationality = Brazilian

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| martial_art = Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Ruas Vale Tudo

| teacher = Carlson Gracie, Sr., Reyson Gracie, Reylson Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Mauricio LaCerda, Francisco Mansour

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{{JudoRank|red}} 9th deg. BJJ red belt{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Phil |title=BJJ Legend Joe Moreira Promoted To 9th Degree Red Belt |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/bjj-legend-joe-moreira-promoted-to-9th-degree-red-belt/ |website=Jitsmagazine |access-date=11 May 2024}}
{{JudoRank|black}} 3rd dan Judo black belt

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| sherdog = 126

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Jose Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist.

Career

=Mixed martial arts=

Following his long string of Jiu-Jitsu and Judo victories, Moreira decided to test his skills in mixed martial arts competition via the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On February 16, 1996, Moreira fought the six-foot-eight-inch, 360-pound Paul Varelans in the UFC 8 and lost by a narrow decision.[http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Joe-Moreira-126 Sherdog]. URL accessed on June 15, 2010 He competed again the following year at UFC 14, winning his first match against Yuri Vaulin by unanimous decision, putting him in the finals of the Middleweight bracket. After his bout however, the on-site doctor concluded Moreira showed signs of a concussion, and did not clear him to fight, leading to Moreira being replaced by an alternate.{{cite AV media | people = | title =UFC 14: Showdown | medium = | publisher =Semaphore Entertainment Group | location =Birmingham, Alabama | date =July 27, 1997}}