Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is a legend: 10 world titles -- five weight, five openweight -- a record only equaled by Roger Gracie. 

The Checkmat black belt went to war with Leandro Lo in the IBJJF World Championship final of the absolute division in Long Beach, CA, on Sunday and squeaked out a victory via one penalty point on a scoreboard that was dead equal. 



Buchecha's win cements his already solid reputation as one of the greatest black belts to have ever walked the planet. 

In the opening-round weight division, Almeida took out Igor Schneider in an unusual match that ended with an 11-7 score in favor of the big man. 

He followed this with a submission win versus Joao Gabriel Rocha, weathering an onslaught from the Soul Fighters rep before reversing position, turning the tide, and forcing the tap from mount.

That left a final against Gustavo Elias. Buchecha submitted him with a gi brabo choke from top.

Buchecha is scheduled to compete in three big events over the coming months: a superfight with Roger Gracie on July 23, the IBJJF Heavyweight Grand Prix on August August 26, and ADCC in September. 

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