A-Z BJJ Fighters List

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A
Abmar Barbosa (Drysdale Jiu Jitsu)
Adam Kayoom (BKK BJJ)
Adriana Martins (Akxe)
Adriano Martins
Adriano Silva (Barbosa JJ)
Alan Belcher
Alan do Nascimento “Finfou” (Checkmat)
Alberto Carmona “Beto” (Akxe)
Alexander Trans (Checkmat)
Alessandro da Silva “Charuto” (Cia Paulista)
Alessandro Capodeferro (Barbosa JJ/Escola Bragantina)
Alexandre de Souza “Pop” (Gracie Floripa)
Alexandre Ceconi (Rilion Gracie)
Alexandre de Freitas “Soca” (Soca BJJ)
Alexandre Paiva “Gigi” (Alliance)
Alexandre Pimentel “Pulga” (Nova Geracao)
Alexandre Puga (Alliance)
Alexandre Ribeiro “Xande” (Gracie Humaita)
Alexandre Santos “Baiano” (Cia Paulista)
Alexsandro Machado “Leke” (Checkmat)
Allan Goes
Alvaro Barreto
Alvaro Bobadilla “Cabeção” (GFT)
Amaury Bitetti (Carlson Gracie)
Amin Touati (Royce Gracie JJ)
Ana Laura Cordeiro (Gracie Barra)
Ana Maria “India” (Checkmat)
Anderson Pereira “Deton” (Brazilian Top Team)
Andrea Baggio (Milanimal)
Andre Almeida “Dedeco” (Best Way/American Top Team)
André Galvao (Atos)
Andre Monteiro “Tim” (BJJ Revolution/Nova Geracao)
André Pederneiras “Dedé” (Nova Uniao)
Andre Quiles (Checkmat)
André Terencio “Negao” (Brasil 021)
Anthony Pacenski “Little Tony” (BJJ Revolution Team)
Anthony Perosh “The Hippo” (Machado JJ)
Anthony Scales “AJ” (Nova Uniao)
Antonio Carlos Junior “Cara de Sapato” (Checkmat)
Antonio de Melo (Brasil 021)
Antonio Peinado “Batista” (Alliance)
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira “Minotauro”
Antonio Schembri “Nino” (Gracie Barra)
Antonio Braga Neto (Gordo Jiu Jitsu/Gracie Barra)
Arlisson Melo “Kiki” (Kimura-Nova Uniao)
Ary Farias (Atos)
Armando Wridt
Augusto Ferrari
Augusto Mendes “Tanquinho” (Soul Fighters)

B
Baret Yoshida (Undisputed)
Beatriz Mesquita (Gracie Humaita)
Ben Baxter
Bernardo Faria (Alliance)
Bernardo Pitel (Nova Uniao)
Bianca Andrade (Gracie Barra)
Bibiano Fernandes “Flash” (Gracie Barra)
Bill Cooper “The Grill” (Paragon BJJ)
BJ Penn (Nova Uniao)
Brandon Mullins “Wolverine” (Gracie Barra)
Braulio Estima “Carcará” (Gracie Barra)
Bruno Alves (Gracie Barra)
Bruno Amorim “Robinho” (Gracie Barra)
Bruno Bastos (Nova Uniao)
Bruno de Paula “Bruninho” (Alliance)
Bruno Ferreira (Nova Geracao)
Bruno Frazatto (Atos)
Bruno Malfacine “Bad Boy” (Alliance)
Bruno Matias (Checkmat)

C
Caio Terra (CTBJJA)
Carley Gracie
Carlos Elias “Caique”
Carlos Gracie Senior
Carlos Gracie Junior “Carlinhos” (Gracie Barra)
Carlos Henrique (Brasil 021)
Carlos Lemos Jr “Escorrega” (Gracie Barra)
Carlos Machado
Carlos Vieira “Portugues” (CIA Paulista)
Carlos Vieira Holanda “Esquisito” (Checkmat)
Carlson Gracie
Caroline de Lazzer (Emirates Team)
Cassio Cardoso (Carlson Gracie)
Cassio Werneck
Celso Vinicius “Celsinho” (Ryan Gracie/Gracie Barra)
Cesar Gracie
Cezar Guimarães “Casquinha”
Charles Oliveira “do Bronx” (Macaco Gold Team)
Chico Mendes (Checkmat)
Christian Graugart
Cicero Costha
Clark Gracie (BJJ Revolution Team)
Claudio Calasans (Atos)
Claudio Franca
Claudio Henrique “Banheira” (Checkmat)
Claudio Mattos “Caloquinha” (Gracie Barra)
Craig Kukuk
Crezio de Souza (Carlson Gracie)
Cristiano Carioca
Cristiano Marcello (Chute-Boxe/CM System)

D
Daisuke Nakamura (Grabaka)
Daniel Azevedo (Cia Paulista)
Daniel Beleza (SAS)
Daniel Garcia Dias (Nova União)
Daniel Gracie (Renzo Gracie)
Daniel Moraes (Relson Gracie)
Daniel Otero (Equipe Fabricio)
Daniel Valverde
Dave Camarillo
Davi Ramos (Atos/Top Brother)
David Hertzog “Juggernaut”
David Juliano Lemes
David Onuma “Malandro”
Dean Lister
Delson Heleno “Pe de Chumbo”
Demian Maia
Denilson Pimenta (GFTeam)
Dennis Asche (Gordo Evolve)
Denny Prokopos (10th Planet)
Denys Darzi (Brazil 021)
Deoclecio Paulo
Diogo Sampaio Araujo “Moreno” (Soul Fighters)
DJ Jackson (Lloyd Irvin)
Dustin Denes “Clean”

E
Eduardo Azevedo (Checkmat)
Eduardo Barros “Dudu” (Nova Uniao)
Eduardo Conceição “Jamelao”
Eduardo Monteiro (Gracie Fortaleza)
Eduardo Santoro (Cia Paulista)
Eduardo Telles (Nine Nine)
Erik Wanderley (Gracie Barra)
Everton Santana “Dentinho”

F
Fabiana Borges (Gracie Barra)
Fabiano Silva (ATT)
Fabio Andrade “Coringa” (GFT)
Fabio Clemente (Alliance)
Fabio Gurgel “General” (Alliance)
Fabio Leopoldo (Gracie Morumbi)
Fabio Prado “Pateta” (FP Jiu Jitsu)
Fabio Santos
Fabricio Martins (Equipe Fabricio)
Fabricio Werdum “Vai Cavalo” (Winner-Behring)
Felipe Cavalcante (Gracie Humaita)
Felipe Costa “Magrinho” (Brasa)
Felipe Pena “Preguiça” (Gracie Barra)
Fernando Augusto “Terere” (Alliance/Brasa/TT)
Fernando Di Piero “Soluco” (Alliance)
Fernando Guimaraes “Pinduka”
Fernando Marques “Boi”
Fernando Monteiro (Brasil 021)
Fernando Paradeda
Fernando Pontes “Margarida”
Fernando Vieira
Flavio Aleluia (Brazil 021)
Flavio Almeida “Cachorrinho” (Gracie Barra)
Flavio Behring
Francisco Albuquerque “Toco” (Nova Geracao)
Francisco Mansor
Francisco Sá
Fredson Paixao (Osvaldo Alves/Gracie Barra)

G
Gabriel Goulart (Alliance)
Gabriel Moraes
Gabriel Vella (Gracie Elite)
Gabriel Rainho “Biel” (GFT)
Gabriel Ribeiro (Brazil 021)
Gabrielle Garcia (Alliance)
Garth Taylor
Gastao Gracie
George Gracie “Gato Ruivo”
Gerardi Rinaldi “Jerry” (Renzo Gracie)
Gilbert Burns “Durinho” (Atos)
Gregor Gracie (Renzo Gracie)
Guilherme Cascon (Brazil 021)
Guilherme Mendes (Atos)
Gunnar Nelson
Gustavo Campos “Guto” (Atos/Getho)
Gustavo Dantas (Nova Uniao)

H
Hanette Staack (Brazil 021)
Helio Gracie
Helio Moreira “Soneca” (Gracie Barra)
Helvecio Penna (De La Riva)
Henrique Machado (ASLE)
Hillary Williams “Paquita” (West Side MMA)
Huanderson Pavao (GFTeam)
Humberto Silveira (Academia Shiozawa)

I
Ian Mcpherson (Alliance)
Ida Hansson (Checkmat)
Igor Rodrigues (Checkmat)
Igor Silva (GFTeam/Brasa)
Italo Lins (GFT)
Ivan Gomes
Ivaniel Oliveira (Atos)

J
Jair Lourenco (Kimura/Nova Uniao)
Jake Mackenzie
Jefferson Moura (Gracie Barra)
Jake Shields (Cesar Gracie)
James Brasco (BJJ Center)
James Harbison (Lloyd Irvin)
James Puopolo (Gracie Humaita)
Jean Jacques Machado
Jean Kleber (Kimura/Nova Uniao)
Jeff Glover “The Pipelayer” (Paragon)
Jeff Joslin
Jeremy Arel “Gerbil”
Joao Alberto Barreto
Joao Assis (Checkmat)
Joao Faria “Johnny” (Gracie Humaita)
Joao Gabriel Rocha
Joao Roque (Nova Uniao)
Joao Zeferino (Gracie Floripa)
Joe Moreira
Jorge Patino “Macaco” (Macaco Gold Team)
John Danaher (Renzo Gracie Academy)
John Frankl (Straight Blast Gym)
John Will
Jonatas Gurgel “Tagarela” (ATT)
Jose Aldo “Junior” (Nova Uniao)
José Leão Teixeira “Zé Beleza” (Escola de Jiu Jitsu/BJJ School)
Jose Junior
José Mario Sperry (Carlson Gracie/Brazilian Top Team)
Jose Olimpio “Ze Radiola” (Gracie Barra)
Josef Manuel (Nova Uniao)
Josh Griffiths (Clockwork Jiu Jitsu)
Julio Cesar (GFTeam)
Jurandir Moura
Justin Rader (Gracie Humaita)
JT Torres (Lloyd Irvin)

K
Keith McKenzie (Checkmat)
Kid Peligro
Koji Shibamoto (Tri-Force)
Kyra Gracie (Gracie Elite Team)
Kron Gracie (Rickson Gracie)
Kayron Gracie (Gracie Barra)
Kurt Osiander (Ralph Gracie)

L
Laercio Fernandes (Team Oyama)
Laurence Cousin Fouillat
Leandro Lo (Cicero Costha)
Leandro Lora (Brazil 021)
Leandro Martins (Checkmat)
Leandro Nyza (Nova Uniao)
Leka Vieira
Leonardo Arruda (Guigo JJ)
Leonardo Castello Branco (Brasa)
Leonardo Leite (Alliance)
Leonardo Nogueira (Alliance)
Leonardo Santos (Nova Uniao)
Leonardo Vieira “Leozinho” (Checkmat)
Leticia Ribeiro (Gracie Humaita)
Lloyd Irvin
Luana Alzuguir (Alliance)
Louie Cercedez (Ronin BJJ)
Lucas Lepri (Alliance)
Lucas Leite (Checkmat)
Lucio Rodrigues “Lagarto” (Gracie Barra)
Luis Carlos “Manimal” (Carlson Gracie/Manimal Fight Team)
Luis Gustavo “Guga” (Alliance)
Luis Roberto Duate “Bebeo”
Luis Sergio Roman
Luiz Dias (GAS)
Luiz França
Luiz Guilherme “Guigo”
Luiz Renato Abdo “Tom”
Luiz Ribeiro “Manxinha”

M
Mackenzie Dern (Gracie Humaita)
Marc Laimon
Marcel Louzado (Checkmat)
Marcelino Freitas “Telino” (Nova Uniao)
Marcelo Behring
Marcelo Garcia “Marcelinho” (Alliance)
Marcelo Machado (Gracie Tijuca/Humaita)
Marcelo Ribeiro (Gracie Barra)
Marcelo Salazar “The Barbarian”
Marcelo Saporito (Carlson Gracie)
Marcio Cruz “Pé de Pano” (Gracie Barra)
Marcio Feitosa (Gracie Barra)
Marco Barbosa “Barbosinha” (Barbosa)
Marco Canha (Checkmat)
Marco Vilella “Gigante” (Gracie Oceania)
Marcos Barreto
Marcos da Matta “Parrumpinha” (ATT)
Marcos Escobar
Marcos Cerqueira (Heights BJJ)
Marcos de Souza (Bonsai)
Marcos Galvao “Lôro” (Nova Uniao)
Marcos Torregrosa “Yemaso” (Team Lloyd Irvin)
Marcus Almeida “Buchecha” (Checkmat)
Marcus Bello (GFTeam)
Marcus Norat (Gracie Humaita)
Marina Ribeiro (Checkmat)
Mario Reis (Gracie Barra)
Mario Sergio Yokoyama (Ryan Gracie)
Mariusz Linke
Mark Ramos
Marlon Sandro (Nova Uniao)
Matt Serra (Renzo Gracie)
Mauricio Gomes (Gracie Barra)
Mauricio Mariano “Tinguinha”
Mauro Chueng (Rio Grappling Club)
Maximiliano Trombini (Cia Paulista)
Michael Langhi (Alliance)
Michel Langhi (Alliance)
Michelle Nicolini (Checkmat)
Mike Fowler (Lloyd Irvin)
Milton Regis (Kioto)
Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa (Tri Force)
Moises Murad (Lótus JJ)
Monica Vanessa Silva
Monte Egbert “Montanha” (Cesar Gracie)
Murilo Bustamante (BTT)
Murilo Santana (Barbosa)
Muzio De Angelis (Brasa)

N
Nelson Monteiro (Gracie Barra)
Nicolas Gregoriades (Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood)
Nivaldo Oliveira (Checkmat)

O
Octavio Couto “Ratinho” (Brasa)
Octavio de Almeida
Oliver Geddes (Roger Gracie Academy)
Omar Salum (Gracie Humaita)
Otavio de Almeida “Peixotinho” (Carlson Gracie)
Otavio Sousa (Gracie Barra)
Orlando Sanchez (Gracie Barra)
Osvaldo Alves
Oswaldo Fadda (Fadda)
Oswaldo Gracie
Oswaldo Paqueta

P
Patricia Lage
Pablo Popovitch
Pablo Silva (Gracie Barra)
Paulo Filho
Paulo Gazze Junior (Cia Paulista)
Pedro Hemeterio
Pedro Pacheco Fernandes (Tu Kaha JJ)
Pedro Sauer
Penny Thomas (Gracie Humaita)
Peter Letsos “The Greek” (Rio JJ)

Q

R
Rafael Barbosa “Formiga” (Soul Fighters)
Rafael Correa “Gordinho”
Rafael Freitas “Barata” (Gracie Barra)
Rafael Heck (Checkmat)
Rafael Mendes (Atos)
Rafael Dallinha “Rafinha” (Revolution Team/Carlson Gracie)
Rafael dos Anjos (Gracie Barra/Gracie Fusion)
Rafael Lovato Jr (Gracie Humaitá)
Ralph Gracie
Ramon Lemos (Atos)
Rany Yahya (Athaíde Jiu Jitsu)
Raphael Abi-Rihan (Carlson Gracie)
Raphael Chaves “Catatau” (The Armoury)
Raoni Barcelos (Laerte Barcelos)
Reginaldo Gurgel Almeida (SAS)
Reinaldo Ribeiro
Relson Gracie
Renan Barao (Nova Uniao)
Renato Barreto (Gracie Humaita)
Renato Cardoso (Checkmat)
Renato Migliaccio (Gracie Barra/Ryan Gracie)
Renato Tavares (American Top Team)
Renzo Gracie
Reyson Gracie
Ricardo Abreu “Demente” (Nova Uniao)
Ricardo Almeida “Cachorrao” (Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu)
Ricardo Arona “Brazilian Tiger” (Carlson Gracie/Brazilian Top Team)
Ricardo Cavalcanti (Team Cavalcanti)
Ricardo De La Riva (Carlson Gracie)
Ricardo Diog0 “Rey” (Carlson Gracie)
Ricardo Evangelista (GFTeam)
Ricardo Liborio (American Top Team)
Ricardo Miller “Franjinha” (Paragon)
Ricardo Vieira “Ricardinho” (Checkmat)
Richard Martin “Dickie” (Carlson Gracie)
Rickson Gracie
Rigan Machado
Rilion Gracie
Robert Drysdale
Roberto Alencar “Tussa” (Gracie Barra)
Roberto Abreu “Cyborg” (Nova Geracao)
Roberto Atalla “Risada” (Rio Grappling Club)
Roberto Correa “Gordo” (Gracie Barra/Gordo Jiu Jitsu Evolve)
Roberto Godoi (Godoi JJ)
Roberto Lage
Roberto Magalhaes “Roleta” (Gracie Barra)
Roberto Satoshi (Bonsai)
Roberto Tozi (Godoi Jiu Jitsu)
Roberto Traven
Robson Moura “Robinho” (Nova Uniao)
Rodney Ellis (Nova Uniao)
Rodolfo Vieira “Cacador de Faixas Pretas” (GFTeam)
Rodolphe Olivier (Gokudo)
Rodrigo Antunes (Gracie Humaita)
Rodrigo Cabral “Brucutu” (Alliance)
Rodrigo Cavaca (Checkmat)
Rodrigo Caporal (Atos)
Rodrigo Fajardo (Gracie Barra)
Rodrigo Medeiros “Comprido” (Brasa)
Rodrigo Medeiros (Revolution BJJ)
Rodrigo Ranieri (Checkmat)
Roger Coelho
Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra)
Rogerio Poggio (Infight)
Rogerio Taborda “Tatu” (Nova Uniao)
Rolker Gracie
Rolls Gracie (Father)
Rolles Gracie (Son)
Romero Cavalcanti “Jacaré” (Alliance)
Romulo Barral “Rominho” (Gracie Barra)
Ronaldo Souza “Jacaré” (ASLE)
Ross Dallow “White Devil” (Cia Paulista)
Rousimar Palhares “Toquinho” (Brazilian Top Team)
Royce Gracie
Royler Gracie (Gracie Humaita)
Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” (Alliance)
Rufino Gomes “Morcego” (Checkmat)
Ryan Hall (50/50)
Ryan Beauregard
Ryan Murphy (Crosley Gracie)
Ryo Ominami (Gracie Barra)
Ryron Gracie (Gracie Academy)

S
Salvatore Pace (Gracie Barra)
Samir Chantre
Samuel Braga (Gracie Barra)
Samy Al Jamal (Source MMA)
Saulo Ribeiro (Gracie Humaitá)
Sergio Moraes “O Orgulho da Cohab” (Alliance)
Sergio Gasparelli “Babu”
Sergio Penha
Sergio Souza “Bolao”
Shane Rice (Rickson Gracie)
Shawn Williams (Renzo Gracie Academy)
Silvana Abreu (Brasil 021)
Sim Go (Cobra Kai)
Shinya Aoki
Stuart Marks (Gracie Oceania)
Sylvio Behring

T
Talita Nogueira “Treta” (Ryan Gracie)
Tarcisio Jardim (Checkmat)
Tarsis Humpreys (Alliance)
Thadeu Vieira
Theodoro Canal (GF Team)
Thiago Borges “Monstro” (Checkmat)
Thiago Fernandes (Nova Uniao)
Thiago Leiras (Brazil 021)
Thiago Rogerio (Brazil 021)
Thibaut Olivier
Tiago Alves (Barbosa JJ)
Travis Lutter

U
Ulpiano Malachias (Gracie Barra)

V
Valmyr Neto (VN Team)
Vanessa Oliveira (GFTeam)
Victor Costa
Victor Estima (Gracie Barra)
Vinicius Aieta (Gracie Humaita)
Vinicius Corrales (Sul Jiu Jitsu)
Vinicius Magalhaes “Draculino” (Gracie Barra)
Vinny Magalhaes
Vinicius Marinho (GFT)
Vitor Ribeiro “Shaolin” (Nova Uniao)
Vitor Henrique (GFTeam)
Vitor Toledo

W
Wagner Campos “Galeto” (Gile Ribeiro Brothers)
Wagnney Fabiano (Nova Uniao)
Waldemar Santana
Waldomiro Perez (Cia Paulista)
Walid Ismail (Carlson Gracie)
Walter Mattos
Wellington Dias “Megaton” (Gracie Humaitá)
Wendell Alexander “Del” (Nova Uniao)

X

Y
Yuki Nakai (Paraestra)
Yuri Simoes (Checkmat)
Yusuke Honma (Paraestra)

Z
Zak Maxwell (Gracie Humaita)