Charles Negromonte: Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!
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Who is Charles Negromonte?
Charles Nergromonte is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the best medium heavyweight submission grapplers of this era. Negromonte has won medals at the highest level of international competition, including major IBJJF tournaments and ADCC. He is a veteran of both gi and no-gi competitions including both the European Championships and the World Championships.
Who is Charles Negromonte?
Charles Nergromonte is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the best medium heavyweight submission grapplers of this era. Negromonte has won medals at the highest level of international competition, including major IBJJF tournaments and ADCC. He is a veteran of both gi and no-gi competitions including both the European Championships and the World Championships.
The Bull Sweep &Open Guard Tactics by Charles Negromonte
Negromonte was born in the fall of 1988 near the coast in the eastern part of Brazil. He was briefly exposed to martial arts as a child in the form of Judo, but he didn’t take to it at the early age of six. Instead, he found himself focused on more traditional team sports such as soccer. Before he ever truly became interested in martial arts, Charles had spent years as a competitive soccer player.
After his local soccer team had to shutter its doors as a result of budgetary issues, Negromonte found himself without a sport to sink time into. It didn’t take him long to find a new addiction: skateboarding. Before long, Negromonte was finding some success entering competitions as an amateur freestyle skateboarder.
Charles first became interested in Jiu Jitsu around the age of sixteen because his brother, Orlando, was training at a local academy. Seeing an opportunity to join his brother, the young Negromonte decided to try the grappling sport and found that his intense focus on sports transferred well. He had found his true calling.
Charles trained for a few years with his first academy and found himself a brown belt after a very short time. He completed his high school education and turned his life towards sports permanently by choosing to make a living with BJJ. He found himself looking for stiffer competition and, needing to be pushed in order to grow, Negromonte left his first school to join Ze Radiola at Gracie Barra.
Radiola operated what was, at the time, one of the best grappling gyms in the world. They trained hard, competed constantly, and were a team of true professionals dedicated to improving their craft. At Gracie Barra, Negromonte found the challenge he had been looking for and was able to accelerate his growth by training with world-level talent.
Committed to his craft and desperate to make his way onto the professional circuit, Charles moved out of his home and into the gym itself to make training more practical. In order to help fund his tuition and board, Charles also began teaching classes. This gave him invaluable experience working directly under some of the best coaches in the world. He gained the opportunity to travel to affiliate schools and learn from even more world-class talent, including Braulio and Victor Estima in England.
After making the semi finals and the finals at World Championships several times at brown, Charles was promoted to black belt in the summer of 2012. Shortly after being promoted, Negoromonte went back to the UK in order to train with the Estima brothers again. While he was there, he also developed a relationship with one of the best guard players of all time, Roger Gracie. After spending years under Radiola and associating with the Estimas, they gave their blessing for Negromonte to join Roger Gracie Academy.
After becoming a black belt and relocating to London, Negromonte was able to overcome his dry spell and win some major tournaments, including the European No-Gi Open and the South American Championships.
With nearly two decades of experience in grappling, Negromonte has started to film content in his spare time. This gives him another outlet for his passion to help others grow. Charles also continues to compete on the international circuit in 2022, having gone 2-1 at the 2022 ADCC Trials.
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How Old is Charles Negromonte?
Charles Negromonte was born on September 29th in1988. He is 33 years old as of 2022.
Charles Negromonte Family
Charles got started in the sport of BJJ because of his brother, Orlando, who had already found a home on the mats.
How Much is Charles Negromonte Worth?
Charles Negromonte’s net worth is unknown.
How Tall is Charles Negromonte?
Because grapplers are classed by weight, Charles Negromonte's height is not on record.
How Much Does Charles Negromonte Weigh?
Charles Negromonte has competed at many weights. He’s squared off at 82 kg, which is about 181 lbs, and as heavy as 94 kg, or 207 lbs. As is typical with bigger grapplers, Negromonte also regularly competes in the absolute division.
Charles Negromonte Fight List
Grapplers compete so frequently that maintaining a complete list is impractical. Instead of a match-by-match breakdown, here are his biggest accolades in BJJ:
- 2013 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals - Bronze
- 2013 IBJJF London Open - Gold
- 2013 IBJJF South American Championship - Gold
- 2018 AJP King of Mats - Gold
- 2018 AJP Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi - Gold
- 2018 ACB European Championship - Gold
- 2018 Torino JJ Challenge - Double Gold (Weight &Absolute)
- 2019 AJP Grand Slam, RJN Champion - Gold
- 2020 AJP Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi - Gold
Charles Negromonte's Best Fight of All Time
For a fighter like Charles Negromonte, it’s hard to pin down one amazing moment in a career full of highlights. Any fan of competitive BJJ will appreciate Negromonte’s 2016 victory in the finals of the European open. Not only did he take first place, but he did it with an inverted triangle!
Who Did Charles Negromonte Lose To?
Along with the amazing highlights come the more frustrating moments that drive a true competitor to even greater success. Just two years after being promoted to black belt, in 2014, Negromonte would be matched up with another top name in the sport, Leandro Lo. The two met in the finals of the Pan American Games at 82 kg and, although he fought hard, Negromonte lost on points, 2-4.
Charles Negromonte Record
Charles Negromonte has an overall professional grappling record of 90-32. It’s impressive to note that he’s only been submitted three times in well over 100 matches! Negromonte displays a preference for chokes in game, with countless ezekiels, triangles, cross chokes, and rear naked chokes on his resume.
Charles Negromonte Injuries
Charles Negromonte hasn’t missed any matches due to injury or experienced long periods of inactivity. He seems to have stayed relatively healthy throughout his career.
Is Charles Negromonte Retired?
At only 33 years old, Charles Negromonte is far from retiring. He still has many big competitions to attend in 2022 and beyond. His dry spell as a brown belt has driven him to major success at black, and we expect that to continue for the foreseeable future.
In addition to his work as a coach and his personal pursuits as a competitor, Charles Negromonte also works hard to translate his considerable knowledge into videos so that other players can benefit from the time he’s spent learning the art. Make sure to check out his work through BJJ Fanatics, “The Bull Sweep &Open Guard Tactics”. Playing open guard can feel like there's an ocean of space between you and your opponent but Charles Negromonte has a highly developed system. Learn to control the space and sweep for top control with some tips from one of the best to ever do it.
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