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Rafaela Guedes

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Rafaela Guedes is a jiu-jitsu black belt under André Galvão and Angelica Galvão, who also worked extensively with coach Daílson Pinheiro. Guedes became widely recognized as one of the rising prospects in the sport while representing the Atos Team, during her colored belt career, where she earned important titles in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) and the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF), two of the most prestigious leagues in the sport.

Rafaela Guedes Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Rafaela Ribeiro Guedes

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: C. Gracie R. Gracie > Osvaldo Alves > Luis Dagmar > André Galvão (> Angelica Galvão) > Rafaela Guedes

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2021**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2020*)
  • 1st Place WNO Championship (2021)
  • 2nd Place ADCC (2022)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 brown)
  • 1st Place UAFJJF Grand Slam, MIA (2020 brown + black)
  • 1st Place UAFJJF Grand Slam, LA (2017 purple)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019 brown)
  • 2nd Place UAFJJF Grand Slam, RJ (2017 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016 purple, 2019* brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019* brown)
  • 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2016** / 2017 / 2018 purple)
  • 3rd Place UAFJJF Grand Slam, LA (2019 brown + black)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Lasso Guard & Closed Guard

Weight Division: Pesado (79.3 kg / 175.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Atos

Rafaela Guedes Biography

Rafaela Guedes was born on May 23, 1992, in Manaus, a city located on the banks of the Negro River in northwestern Brazil, and the capital of the state of Amazonas.

While growing up, Rafaela practiced a number of sports, with handball being the one she took most seriously, playing it at a competitive level from the age of 10. Although embedded in this sport for an extended period, a serious injury threw her out from the handball tournament scene for good at the age of 15.

During her teens, Rafaela became a regular face at local jiu-jitsu tournament stands, being there in support for her cousins, who practiced the gentle art. Her admiration for her cousins would be behind Guedes’ decision of starting jiu-jitsu at the age of 17, after struggling with depression and her weight since leaving her handball life.

Rafaela’s first experience in jiu-jitsu took place at a local social project where she earned her blue belt. After that, Guedes wanted to place more effort into her tournament experience, then joining coach Daílson Pinheiro’s school – also in Manaus, for that purpose. It was while training with Pinheiro that Guedes’ love for competition developed, leading her to leave her hometown at the age of 22, to live in São Paulo, where she had access to Brazil’s strongest jiu-jitsu circuit.

Rafaela spent a few years at the New School Brotherhood academy, one of the leading grappling gyms of that time, where she became good friends with one of the team’s top athletes, Luiza Monteiro, who moved to the United States in 2017 to join the Atos Academy Headquarters, in San Diego.

By the start of 2018, Rafaela was at a crossroads, unhappy with the way things were going with her sporting career in São Paulo, she questioned herself on whether she should quit her jiu-jitsu aspirations and lead a more standardized lifestyle. While debating this in her head, Guedes went to a tournament in Abu Dhabi, where she was able to spend time with her friend, Luiza, and speak her mind. After listening to Rafaela’s predicament, Monteiro posed the possibility of Guedes coming to California to train with her and the Atos team. That same year, Guedes visited the headquarters in San Diego and felt truly welcome and supported by the team leaders André and Angelica Galvão, deciding to stay.

Her decision to continue her competitive career in jiu-jitsu, and the added benefit of training in one of the top grappling gyms in the world, coincided with much-improved results on the mats, which earned her, her brown and black belts from coach André Galvão. The latter, awarded in September 2020.

Rafaela Guedes Grappling Record

37 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    11 (30%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (8%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    14 (38%)
  • BY DECISION
    8 (22%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

14 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Guillotine
21
3
#86e620
Armbar
21
3
#5AD3D1
RNC
14
2
#d1212a
Inside heel hook
14
2
#fad11b
Anaconda choke
7
1
#f58822
Triangle armbar
7
1
#224aba
Amassa pao choke
7
1
#ff9124
Omoplata
7
1
14
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
9 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    2 (22%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    1 (11%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (22%)
  • BY DECISION
    4 (44%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Armbar
50
1
#86e620
Kneebar
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Rafaela Guedes Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
24382Amanda LeveAmanda LeveLReferee DecisionSubversiv 4ABS4F2020
26672Erin HarpeErin HarpeLReferee DecisionWNO 10O65KGSPF2021
33208Larissa DiasLarissa DiasLPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.79KGF2022
33221Gabrieli PessanhaGabrieli PessanhaLPts: 2x0World Champ.ABSSF2022
33243Ffion DaviesFfion DaviesLReferee DecisionSUBVERSIV 7ABSF2022
35201Amy CampoAmy CampoLPts: 3x2ADCCO60KGF2022
43478Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusLReferee DecisionWNO 20ABSSPF2023
46034Andressa CintraLArmbarNoGi World77KGF2023
52652Adele FornarinoAdele FornarinoLKneebarADCCABSSF2024
24285Vannessa GriffinVannessa GriffinWPts: 11x0Pan American69KGSF2020
24287Claire NorthClaire NorthWPts: 0x0, AdvPan American69KGF2020
24290Jessica FlowersJessica FlowersWPts: 2x0Pan AmericanABS4F2020
24291Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWPts: 2x2, AdvPan AmericanABSSF2020
24372Cristina BriggsWArmbarSubversiv 4ABSR12020
24387Fatima KleineWReferee DecisionSubversiv 4ABSSF2020
24585Tara WhileWOmoplataNo Gi Pan Am.ABS4F2020
24586Gabi McCombWRNCNo Gi Pan Am.ABSSF2020
24588Vannessa GriffinVannessa GriffinWPts: 0x0, AdvNo Gi Pan Am.ABSF2020
24598Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWReferee DecisionF2W 15870KGSPF2020
25112Ana VieiraAna VieiraWReferee DecisionF2W 162N/ASPF2021
25456Maggie GrindattiMaggie GrindattiWRNCWNO 7O65KGSPF2021
26031Juliana FortunaWAnaconda chokeSUBVERSIV 5ABS4F2021
26042Maggie GrindattiMaggie GrindattiWArmbarSUBVERSIV 5ABSSF2021
26048Nathalie RibeiroWReferee DecisionSUBVERSIV 5ABSF2021
27963Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWReferee DecisionWNO Champ.ABS4F2021
27967Amanda LeveAmanda LeveWReferee DecisionWNO Champ.ABSSF2021
28005Kendall ReusingKendall ReusingWGuillotineWNO Champ.ABSF2021
28426Elizabeth MitrovicElizabeth MitrovicWArmbarNoGi Worlds76KGSF2021
28427Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWReferee DecisionNoGi Worlds76KGSF2021
28438Maggie GrindattiMaggie GrindattiWTriangle armbarNoGi WorldsABS4F2021
28439Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWPts: 6x0NoGi WorldsABSSF2021
28441Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWPts: 10x0NoGi WorldsABSF2021
33205Tara WhiteWPts: 5x0World Champ.79KG4F2022
33206Melissa CuetoWPts: 2x0World Champ.79KGSF2022
33213Kristin MikkelsonWPts: 2x0World Champ.ABSR12022
33217Luciane SantosWAmassa pao chokeWorld Champ.ABS4F2022
33224Michelle LopezWInside heel hookSUBVERSIV 7ABS4F2022
33238Brittany ElkinWGuillotineSUBVERSIV 7ABSSF2022
35198Eleftheria ChristodoulouEleftheria ChristodoulouWPts: 3x0ADCCO60KG4F2022
35199Kendall ReusingKendall ReusingWInjuryADCCO60KGSF2022
46032Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWInside heel hookNoGi World77KGSF2023
52626Nia BlackmanWPts: 2x0ADCCO65KG4F2024
52628Kendall ReusingKendall ReusingWGuillotineADCCO65KGSF2024
52631Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusWPts: 2x0ADCCO65KGF2024
52648Bianca BasilioBianca BasilioWPts: 6x0ADCCABS4F2024
56889Paige IvetteWReferee DecisionWNO 2679KGSPF2025
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