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Anabel Lopez Beard is a Spanish-British grappler and student of Marco Canha of the Fightzone gym in London who represents Team Checkmat in the sport’s global circuit. Anabel first made waves in grappling as a colored belt by winning multiple consecutive world titles in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) as a blue, purple, and brown belt, before earning her black belt rank at 18.

Anabel Lopez Beard Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Anabel Lopez Beard

Nickname: Ana & Aninha.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Ricardo Vieira > Marco Canha > Anabel Lopez Beard

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship NOGI (2024)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2024*)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 purple, 2024 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2023 purple)
  • 1st Place ADCC Wales Championship (2024**)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022*)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2022**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2022)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship NOGI (2022**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Kids Championship (2019)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF European Championship (2022*)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Single Leg X

Weight Division: Pesado (79 kg / 175.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Checkmat / Fightzone

Anabel Lopez Beard Biography

Anabel Lopez Beard was born in Galicia, Spain on June 6, 2005, to a Dominican mother and an English father. Anabel spent her early years between Monforte de Lemos (Spain) and the Dominican Republic.

Lopez’s first sport was volleyball, but watching Ronda Rousey dominate the UFC’s bantamweight class with her judo skills sparked an interest in martial arts. Anabel was 8 when she asked her parents to enlist her in a judo club.

After a year in judo, Anabel’s coach suggested that she should pursue other martial arts as she was showing a natural talent for this type of activity. This coincided with Lopez’s father finding a leaflet advertising jiu-jitsu classes at a local health club, which she ended up attending. The BJJ club was called Alpha Wolf Pack and it was led by instructor Luis Castaño. As there were no children she trained with the adults.

With her grandparents living in London, England, Anabel often visited the UK during school vacations. In 2015 her BJJ instructor, Luis, mentioned the Fightzone Academy in London as he believed it had one of the best kids programs in Europe. Lopez spent that Summer training with coach Marco Canha at FZN and the other children there, making the young athlete fall deeper in love with the sport.

In 2016, Anabel moved to London with her father and joined Fightzone. Lopez went on to develop into one of the stars of the kids program with many wins at an international level in the kids and adults divisions, a program that produced many other big names of the European circuit such as Nia Blackman, Junior Fernandes, Laura Sieradzan, Rodrigo Mariani to name a few. During this period, Anabel had 1-year hiatus from jiu-jitsu, (15-16) after Covid-19 and the company she kept drove her away from the training room. She made a comeback in late 2021, winning her first European a few weeks later after she returned to the FZN mats.

Anabel Lopez’s good form earned her, her black belt in June 2024 at the hands of her long-term instructor, Marco Canha, while on the podium steps of the IBJJF World Championships. Then becoming one of the youngest UK black belts ever promoted in BJJ.

ANABEL LOPEZ’S BELT PROMOTIONS:
Blue belt: October 2020 (15yo)
Purple belt: January 2023 (17yo)
Brown belt: January 2024 (18yo)
Black belt: June 2024 (18yo)

Anabel Lopez Grappling Record

15 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    5 (33%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (20%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    5 (33%)
  • BY DECISION
    2 (13%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

5 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Inside heel hook
60
3
#86e620
Submission
20
1
#5AD3D1
Armbar
20
1
5
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
7 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    3 (43%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    0 (0%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    3 (43%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (14%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

3 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Bow and arrow
33
1
#86e620
Kimura
33
1
#5AD3D1
Armbar
33
1
3
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Anabel Lopez Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
52713Melissa CuetoLBow and arrowJJ CON79KGRR2024
53615Isabely LemosLKimuraADGS DLS95KGSF2024
54226Aurelie VernAurelie VernLArmbarEuro NoGiABSF2024
55255Yara SoaresYara SoaresLPts: 5x1World Pro95KGRR2024
55256Yasmira DiasLPts: 2x0World Pro95KGRR2024
56088Brianna Ste-MarieBrianna Ste-MarieLPts: 9x5World NoGiABSSF2024
56860Helena CrevarHelena CrevarLReferee DecisionPolaris 3170KGSPF2025
51162Maria RosenthalWPts: 0x0, AdvAmerican NGN77KGF2024
51546Yasmyn CastroWPts: 3x0OC SMOABSF2024
52711Maria VicentiniMaria VicentiniWPts: 4x0JJ CON79KGRR2024
52763Denise KrahnWInside heel hookJJ CON NG77KGF2024
53617Mayara MoreiraWPts: 3x0ADGS DLS95KG3RD2024
54211Bridget McelieceWInside heel hookEuro NoGi79KGSF2024
54212Nia BlackmanWReferee DecisionEuro NoGi79KGF2024
54215Elizabeth MitrovicElizabeth MitrovicWPts: 0x0, AdvEuro NoGiABSR12024
54223Gamila KanewWSubmissionEuro NoGiABS4F2024
54225Ane SvendsenWReferee DecisionEuro NoGiABSSF2024
56075Beatrice JinWArmbarWorld NoGiABS8F2024
56084Salla SimolaSalla SimolaWPts: 2x0World NoGiABS4F2024
56128Maria VicentiniMaria VicentiniWInside heel hookWorld NoGi77KG4F2024
56130Maria RuffattoMaria RuffattoWPts: 3x0World NoGi77KGSF2024
56132Paige IvetteWPts: 0x0, AdvWorld NoGi77KGF2024
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