Lloyd Irvin | |
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Born | [1] | May 17, 1969
Nationality | American |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Team | Lloyd Irvin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2] |
Rank | 4th deg. BJJ black belt [a] |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Losses | 0 |
Notable students | Dominick Cruz, Phil Davis, Brandon Vera, Mike Easton, Jonathan Torres, Marcos Torregrosa, Keenan Cornelius, Sodiq Yusuff, De'Alonzio Jackson |
Website |
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Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Lloyd Irvin Jr. is a mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt practitioner and coach. [a] The founder of Team Lloyd Irvin, the first non-Brazilian team to take a world team title, he is the head coach to several champion grapplers. [2] [3]
Lloyd Emory Irvin, Jr. was born May 17, 1969, training from a young age in boxing and wrestling in 1983. After watching Royce Gracie UFC fights, Irvin started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a gym in Rockville, Maryland under Mario Yamasaki and Leo Dalla. Receiving his blue belt after a month Irvin continued training and opened his own academy using aggressive advertising campaigns. [2] In 2008 and 2012 Irvin won the Master 2 World No-Gi Championship Super Heavy. [2] In 2008, Lloyd Irvin, his family, and former student Brandon Vera were the victims of a home invasion robbery. Reportedly, Irvin was able to disarm one of the robbers and send both men fleeing the residence shortly thereafter. There were no reports of injuries. [4] [5]
Irvin became the head coach of the eponymous Team Lloyd Irvin, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts organization operating in the Mid-Atlantic States of the U.S. [6] [7] [8] A number of prominent grapplers and MMA fighters have attended his academy at one time, such as Mike Fowler, JT Torres, and Ryan Hall. [9] Irvin's team grew to be one of the best, earning medals in some of the most prestigious Brazilian jiu-jitsu championships. [2]
In January 2013, two of Lloyd Irvin's students (Nicholas Schultz and Matthew Maldonado) were arrested and charged for the violent rape of a female teammate on New Years Eve. [10] [11] [12] Irvin came under scrutiny after it was revealed that he had been involved in a 1989 gang rape case, for which he was acquitted while his fellow defendants were all convicted. [1] [2] [13] In the wake of the controversy and after reports of abuse, including allegations of sexual misconduct, came up from former students of Irvin. [14] [15] [16] As a result, most of the team's senior competitors, including Keenan Cornelius, JT Torres, Marcos Yemaso and Jordon Shultz left the team. [17] [18] A December 2013 article on the controversy in the Miami New Times, including accounts from former Irvin associates and students, claimed that students were training in a cult like environment. [19] In March 2013 Irvin disbanded his affiliate program, citing the "lynch mob" mentality of his attackers. [20] [21]
1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
By submission | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 1–0 | Arthur Gant | Submission (heel hook) | USVTO – US Vale Tudo Open 1996 | November 6, 1996 | 1 | 1:48 | United States |
FOX 5's Holly Morris visited Team Lloyd Irvin Martial Arts and Fitness in Arlington, Virginia where they train athletes of any skill level...including professional UFC fighters!