Maia defeated heavy handed striker Nate Quarry at UFC 91 by rear naked choke in the first round. His four consecutive dominating submissions in the UFC have quickly brought his skills to the forefront as possibly being the best pure grappler in the UFC. With this award he became the first UFC fighter to earn three consecutive Submissions of the Night awards. Maia went on to defeat MacDonald by rear naked choke at 2:44 of the third round, earning $60,000 for another Submission of the Night bonus. Both fighters entered the cage having won back-to-back Submission of the Night honors in the UFC. Maia's third fight was at UFC 87 where he took on fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jason MacDonald. He again earned Submission of the Night honors for the victory, which paid him $75,000. Maia defeated Herman by technical submission due to a mounted triangle choke at 2:27 of the second round. Maia next fought TUF 3 finalist Ed Herman, another Team Quest fighter, at UFC 83 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 19 April 2008. Maia won by rear naked choke in the first round and was awarded the Submission of the Night award, which paid him an extra $40,000. The preliminary bout took place on 20 October at UFC 77 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ryan Jensen, who trained with Team Quest, was named as his replacement. He was originally matched against veteran Marvin Eastman, but Eastman pulled out due to eye surgery. It was reported on 7 August 2007, that Maia had signed a contract with the UFC.
Early in the first round, Stout's shoulder popped out of its socket after Maia reversing him into a mount, causing a stoppage due to injury. In 2007, he competed in GFC – Evolution against Ryan Stout. Maia next competed at Super Challenge 1, earning three victories in one night to be crowned the 2007 Super Challenge Champion in the under-83 kg division. After a four-year layoff, he returned to submit Lukasz Chewlicki by armbar at The Cage Vol. Maia defeated Sosa by TKO in just 48 seconds to win his MMA debut. On 21 September 2001, fought against Raul Sosa at Tormenta en el Ring in Caracas, Venezuela. Maia has also defeated top-ranked UFC middleweight and multiple-time Mundial champion Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza, as well as former UFC heavyweight title challenger and Mundial champion Gabriel Gonzaga twice in grappling competition. Mir credits Maia with bringing Mir's jiu-jitsu skills to different levels, saying "I thought I was actually good at it until I started rolling with him." Maia's grappling prowess is so highly regarded among MMA fighters that noted heavyweight submission artist and fellow BJJ black belt Frank Mir hired him as his head jiu-jitsu coach prior to his UFC 100 title fight with Brock Lesnar.
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On the heels of his ADCC Championship in 2007, Maia released an instructional DVD series titled The Science of Jiu-Jitsu I & II in collaboration with the World Martial Arts company. He also won the 2007 Super Challenge under 83 kg belt, defeating Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira by rear naked choke and Gustavo Machado by a judges decision before going on to defeat Fabio Negao by guillotine choke in the finals. He won the 77–87 kg weight division at 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, defeating Yushin Okami, Rafael Lovato, and Tarsis Humphres before armbarring Flavio Almeida in the finals. Maia has previously credited a three-hour private lesson he once took with Rickson Gracie as one of the moments that had the biggest impact on his approach to Jiu-Jitsu and changed it entirely.
He is currently a fifth-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has won several major tournaments under Team Brasa. Demian Maia finished college and graduated with a degree in journalism. After four years and seven months, Demian received his black belt. By age nineteen, Maia was introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by his cousin. When he became a teenager, he also began studying Kung Fu and Karate. He began at the age of four and trained until he was six. 2.2.4 Welterweight Title Fight and beyondīorn in São Paulo, Brazil, Maia trained in Judo as a child.He has competed in two UFC title fights, losing against Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2010 and Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2017. Maia is regarded as one of the greatest grapplers in MMA history. He competed in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Demian Maia (born 6 November 1977) is a Brazilian professional submission grappler and mixed martial artist.
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