Nickname: Deco
Born in 1982
Home: Minas Gerais – Brasil
Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team: Nogueira and TT Jiu-Jitsu
Division: under 87.9 Kg
BJJ/ADCC record:
Bronze Medal in ADCC 2007 in his division and in the absolute
Gold Medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2008 – under 87.9 Kg
Bronze Medal in Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2008 – absolute division
MMA record: 3 – 1 – 0 (100% of victories by submission)
Bio: Galvão was a third place finisher in the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships in the open weight and under 77 kg class. He currently fights as one of the welterweight competitors in DREAM’s 2009 Welterweight Grand Prix. He won all his MMA fights with his killing armbar.
“Agradeço a Deus por isso, ter me dado força, treinamento e estratégia. Essa é uma categoria nova e, apesar de eu não estar no limite, porque bati 85 Kg, acho que consegui ser um pouco mais rápido que os adversários e isso me favoreceu muito.”
He uses a very special workout after his trainings, focused in dexterity, strenght, resistance and in the mind, all at the same time.