Victor Hugo returned to the Brasileiros for the 2023 edition for the first time since 2019, a year in which he won double gold as a brown belt. He described his 2019 Brasileiros experience as one of his all time favorite moments from all his years of competing. His return was even more epic, as Victor won gold in the ultra-heavy and open class divisions. And he did so in completely dominant fashion, submitting six of his seven opponents without conceding a single point or advantage.

2023 Brasileiros Breakdown

-Ultra-Heavy & Open Class Champion

-7-0 with 6 submissions, 85.71% submission rate

-Used four different submissions

-Outscored opponents 46-0; Averaged 6.57 points per match

-Didn’t concede a single point in ultra-heavy and open class

-Average match length of 6:07

Ultra-Heavy Champion - 3 Matches, 2 Submissions

Victor took gold in the 2023 Brasileiros ultra-heavy division after winning three matches. He finished two of his matches with rear naked chokes, one in the quarterfinal and another in the final. As the reigning ultra-heavy World Champion, Victor was the #1 seed in the division. His ultra-heavy titles include two World Championship golds, a Worlds No-Gi gold, and Pan gi and no-gi golds.

Open Class Champion - 4 Matches, 4 Submissions

Prior to the 2023 Brasileiros, Victor had yet to win a major championship open class gold in the gi. Victor lost two very close open class quarterfinal matches at the Worlds, one to Nicholas Meregali in 2021 and another to Gustavo Batista in 2022. The Brasileiros was Victor’s first open class gi title and was arguably his most dominant performance as a black belt. He finished all four of his opponents, each with a different submission. He used an ezekiel choke, an americana, a kneebar, and a collar choke from the back as his open class finishes. After three major gi championships in 2023 there have been three different double gold medalists, all of whom put on extremely dominant performances. Could we see a fourth double gold medalist at the Worlds, or will Kaynan Duarte, Nicholas Meregali, or Victor Hugo win yet again?

Submissions Analysis

Ultra-Heavy

Quarterfinal - Victor Hugo def. Jacson Ferreira via RNC

Semifinal - Victor Hugo def. Victor Honorio via points, 2-0, 1-1 adv

Final - Victor Hugo def. Cleyton Flores via RNC

Open Class

Qualifier - Victor Hugo def. Pedro Henrique De Lima via ezekiel choke

Quarterfinal - Victor Hugo def. Wellington Luis via americana from mount

Semifinal - Victor Hugo def. Pedro Alex via kneebar

Final - Victor Hugo def. Victor Honorio via choke from the back

You can watch the replays of all of Victor's matches from the 2023 Brasileiros exclusively on FloGrappling.