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Faris Ben-Lamkadem is a British professional grappler and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Roger Gracie, who also worked extensively with Charles Negromonte. Ben-Lamkadem first …

BJJ Heroes returns with another end-of-year ranking of submission-wrestling & no-gi jiu-jitsu’s season, our attempt to find the best and most consistent athletes in …

MARCH 11, 2024, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, held the second and final qualifier for the ADCC in South America. Traditionally, this has been the toughest …

APRIL 4, 2023, MANAUS, BRAZIL. As rumors keep piling up regarding Mica Galvão‘s absence from the IBJJF circuit, the 19YO phenom remains active in …

NOVEMBER 14, 2022, ROME, ITALY, saw another edition of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Open, one of the biggest no-gi jiu-jitsu tournaments on …

FEBRUARY 12, 2022. SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, is widely regarded as the Mecca of jiu-jitsu in the South American country, this weekend, however, it was …

MARCH 21, 2021, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An important day for our sport as we had the pleasure of witnessing the first tournament organized …

Eduardo Ramos da Silva, commonly known as Ed Ramos, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Ramon Lemos and a former member of the original …

JANUARY 25, 2020, Pavilhão Multiusos de Odivelas, Lisbon – Portugal. On Day 7 of this year’s International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) European Open Championship, …

NOVEMBER 19, 2019, saw another edition of the IBJJF/CBJJ South American Championship, which took place in São Paulo – Brazil. The event brought out …

Alexandre de Jesus, also known as “Robinho”, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Claudio Calasans, being also one of the main representatives of …

MARCH 23, 2019, Bren Center – Irvine California housed another big event of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), the 3rd day overall, and …

André Ushirobira is an accomplished Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Robson Moura, with wins in important tournaments such as the Master World Championship, Brazilian National Championship (Gi & No-Gi) and South American Championship. André is also the founder of the Ushirobira Jiu Jitsu academy from where he developed talented athletes such as Fellipe Trovo and Felipe Guria Brava.

Guard passing and top position are subjects sometimes overlooked by jiu jitsu’s focus on the guard, but many of the most accomplished athletes in the sport have succeeded through their abilities to pass guards. In this article BJJ Heroes goes by a top 20 list of the best guard passers in the history of Brazilian jiu jitsu.

The BJJ World Pro Championship in Abu Dhabi is about to start, and this year the UAE is broadcasting the event, live and for free! Check here for the live feed of the stream, also available here the times all over the world for the starting times, so you can tune in according to the country you reside. The World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship is held in the UAE, more precisely in Abu Dhabi, which is also home of the original ADCC tournament.

One of the top jiu jitsu teams on the planet with strong ramifications all over the world, namely in Brazil, USA, Australia, Portugal, Italy and many other countries, Nova Uniao has been a synonym of slick and technical jiu jitsu since the 1990’s when it was considered to be the best lightweight team in the world. Nova Uniao is also famed for its strong MMA team having produced great champions such as Eduardo Dantas, Jose Aldo, Jussier Formiga and Renan Barao.

Josef Manuel Junior, mostly known by his “war name” of “Zé Cobra”, is a martial artist with over 20 years experience in the fight game. He is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under one of the legends in the sport, the honourable Robson Moura.

Comprehensive list of the top competitors in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since records began, only the best of the best. The list is unbiased and relies on a scoring system based on competitive achievements within BJJ’s toughest tournaments.

Bruno Amorim, the Draculino Magalhaes Black Belt from Gracie Barra is a fierce competitor in BJJ with several titles.

Robson Moura, also known as “Robinho”, is one of the greatest competitors in jiu jitsu’s super featherweight division, a weight class he dominated for years achieving 6 world titles in his career. After retiring (unofficially) from his competitive career, Robson Moura dedicated his full attention to his career as a grappling coach in the United States where he developed his own association RMNU (Robson Moura – Nova Uniao).