Jose Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist.
Following his long string of Jiu-Jitsu and Judo victories, Moreira decided to test his skills in mixed martial arts competition via the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
On February 16, 1996, Moreira fought the six-foot-eight-inch, 360-pound Paul Varelans in the UFC 8 and lost by a narrow decision.
[2] He competed again the following year at UFC 14, winning his first match against Yuri Vaulin by unanimous decision, putting him in the finals of the Middleweight bracket.
[3] Kano Jigoro → Tomita Tsunejiro → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Francisco Mansor → Joe Moreira