Haisam Rida

Haisam Rida is a Ghanaian professional athlete competing in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He moved to Tokyo with his family at age 15. He trained at Carpe Diem gym in Tokyo before moving to Michigan where he now trains at Assembly Jiu Jitsu.[1]

Professional grappling career

2020-2021

Rida competed against Igor Tanabe at Quintet Fight Night 5 on October 27, 2020 and was submitted with a leglock.[2] He then faced Nonso Ebede at Fight 2 Win 167 on March 20, 2021 and won a unanimous decision.[3] Rida was then invited to compete against Sloan Clymer at Who's Number One: Lovato Jr. v Burns on April 30, 2021, winning another unanimous decision.[4]

Rida returned to Who's Number One on June 18, 2021 to compete against Keenan Cornelius, but instead faced his student Miha Perhavec after Cornelius withdrew due to injury.[5] He submitted Perhavec with an armbar, registering the fastest submission win in the promotion's history.[6] This performance led to Rida being invited to compete in the heavyweight division of the Who's Number One Championships on September 25-26, 2021.[7] He was submitted by the eventual champion Tim Spriggs in the opening round, but came back to defeat both Orlando Sanchez and Giancarlo Bodoni to win a bronze medal.[8]

He then competed in the main event of Submission Underground 28 against Andy Varela on October 31, 2021, losing the match in EBI overtime.[9]

2022

Rida returned to Who's Number One on March 25, 2022 to compete against Elder Cruz. He won the match after submitting Cruz with a rear-naked choke.[10]

At the 2022 ADCC World Championship, Rida was invited to compete at the event for the very first time.[11] He won an upset victory in the opening round, submitting multiple-champion Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu by arm-bar.[12][13] Rida then lost on points in the quarter-final to Roosevelt Sousa.[14] He returned to compete in the absolute division at the same event, but went out in the opening round to the 88kg champion Giancarlo Bodoni.[15]

Rida was invited to take part in a tournament shortly afterward at EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23, 2022.[16] He withdrew from the event shortly before it took place however, and did not compete.[17] Rida was then invited to compete in an absolute grand prix at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 on December 13, 2022.[18] He was submitted in Patrick Gaudio with a triangle choke in the opening round.[19]

2023

Rida is set to compete against fellow ADCC 2022 veteran Vinicius 'Trator' Ferreira at Grapple In The Temple 3 on January 27, 2023.[20]


References
  1. Get to Know Haisam Rida FloGrappling, Hywel Teague, July 26, 2018
  2. "Quintet Fight Night 5 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  3. "Fight 2 Win 167 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. "Who's Number One: Rafael Lovato Jr v Gilbert Burns Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. Burne, Kathrine. "Keenan Cornelius Out Of WNO Miha Perhavec Steps An Against Haisam Rida/". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Who's Number One: Craig Jones v Tye Ruotolo Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. Rogers, Kian. "The Full Heavyweight Division For WNO Championships Revealed". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. "WNO Championships Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. "Submission Underground 28 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. "Who's Number One: Gordon Ryan v Jacob Couch Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. Burne, Kathrine. "Two More Newcomers Announced For ADCC 2022". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. ADCC 2022 Highlights: Old Champs Dethroned, New Champs Crowned – Gordon Ryan Submits André Galvão Andrea Tang, Jiujitsu Times, September 18, 2022
  13. See The Nominees For 2022 FloGrappling Submission Of The Year FloGrappling, Corey Stockton, December 23, 2022
  14. "ADCC 2022 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  15. "ADCC 2022 Absolute Division Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  16. Jones, Phil. "Full Lineup Announced For EBI 20: The Absolutes". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  17. "EBI 20: The Absolutes Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  18. Lindsey, Alex. "Lineup Confirmed For UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 Absolute Tournament". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  19. "UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  20. Lindsey, Alex. "Haisam Rida Takes On Vinicius 'Trator' Ferreira At Grapple In The Temple 3". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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