Isaque Bahiense

Isaque Bahiense is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Fábio Gurgel and Michael Langhi of Team Alliance, having also worked extensively with Fábio Andrade of Nova União – Bangu. One of the most talented middleweights of his generation, Bahiense earned the reputation of being a talented guard passer in the lower belt divisions of the sport through his numerous World, Pan, and Brazilian titles. Isaque would later lead the Dream Art Project, an ambitious professional jiu-jitsu program that focuses on scouting the best grappling talent from the colored belt divisions and building them into word champions at the highest level in this sport.

Isaque Bahiense Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Isaque Bahiense Braz

Nickname: n/a

Lineage 1: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Fábio Gurgel > Isaque Bahiense

Lineage 2: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Alexandre Paiva > Fernando Tererê > Rubens Charles > Michael Langhi > Isaque Bahiense

Main Achievements:

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2018)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2019)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2018 / 2019)
• 1st Place IBJJF European No-Gi Open (2017)
• 1st Place ADCC Balneário Brazil Trials (2021)
• 1st Place Copa Pódio LW Grand Prix (2017)
• 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2017)
• 1st Place ACB South American Championship (2018*)
• 1st Place AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro (2021 / 2021+)
• 1st Place AJP Grand Slam, RJ (2017 / 2018 / 2021)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 / 2021 / 2022)
• 2nd Place IBJJF Pan American Championship (2017)
• 2nd Place AJP Grand Slam, ABD (2018)
• 2nd Place AJP King of Mats 85 kg (2019)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2023)

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts):

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2016 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2015 brown, 2013** purple)
• 1st Place AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro (2016 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2016 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pan American Championship (2015** brown, 2014 purple)
• 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2015 brown)
• 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2016 brown, 2015 purple)
• 1st Place Real Deal Alliance HQ In-House Tournament (2016*)
• 1st Place IBJJF São Paulo BJJ Pro (2016 brown)
• 1st Place CBJJ Juvenile Brazilian Nationals (2012 blue)
• 1st Place IBJJF Juvenile World Championship (2012** /2013 blue)
• 1st Place IBJJF Juvenile World No-Gi Championship (2012** blue)
• 2nd Place ADCC Brazilian Trials (2015)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016* brown)
• 2nd Place IBJJF Juvenile World Championship (2011 blue)
• 2nd Place IBJJF Pan American Championship (2016 brown, 2015 purple)
• 2nd Place CBJJ Juvenile Brazilian Championship (2012/2011 blue)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2015 purple, 2014** purple)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2014 purple)

* Absolute
** Weight and absolute
+ The AJP federation ran two Abu Dhabi World Pro events in 2021, one in April another in November, the “+” sign represents the 2nd event, in November.

Favorite Position/Technique: Guard Passing

Weight Division: Peso Médio (82,30 kg / 181.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Alliance

Isaque Bahiense Biography

Isaque Bahiense was born on December 10, 1995, in Bangu – a neighborhood on the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

As a child Isaque met Fábio Andrade on the streets of his community. On several occasions, the (now famous) jiu-jitsu instructor invited Bahiense to try one of his classes but as the youngster could not afford the gear, he repeatedly turned down the offer. That was until Andrade gifted Bahiense with his very first kimono when he was around 10 years old.

Under professor Fábio’s guidance, Isaque quickly became one of the sport’s hottest prospects, winning junior world titles with and without the gi (3x), as well as a juvenile Brazilian national title, campaigns that had continuous success as a purple belt.

In 2014 Isaque moved to São Paulo (SP) for a month, to be close to his girlfriend and compete in a few international tournaments that were taking place in the famous Brazilian city. While in SP Bahiense kept in shape by training at the Alliance Academy Headquarters with Fábio Gurgel and Michael Langhi. After Isaque returned to Bangu’s Nova União, the relationship between Alliance’s leaders and Bahiense remained. So much that soon the young prodigy decided to move to São Paulo in order to continue his evolution alongside one of the strongest jiu-jitsu teams in the world – a decision fully supported by his mentor Andrade.

The change to Alliance gave an extra boost to Isaque’s career, who went on to earn his brown and black belts from the illustrious Gurgel and Langhi. The black belt arriving in December 2016.

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Isaque Bahiense Highlight

Isaque Bahiense vs Jeremy Jackson