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Alexandre Ribeiro

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Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro(born January 20, 1981) is aBrazilian Jiu-Jitsupractitioner,mixed martial artistand submission wrestler. He is a two-time World Black Belt Absolute (open weight)World Jiu-Jitsu Champion,five-time World Black Belt Heavy Weight Champion, and three-time World Black Belt Pro Division Champion.[16]

Alexandre Ribeiro
Born(1981-01-20)January 20, 1981(age 43)[1]
Manaus,Brazil[1]
Other namesXande
ResidenceAustin, Texas, United States
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight204.1 lb (92.6 kg; 14.58 st)[2]
Division205
Fighting out ofAustin, Texas,U.S.
TeamSix Blades Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Ribeiro Academy
Rank
  • 5th deg.BJJblack belt
  • Judoblack belt
Years active1997–2022
Mixed martial artsrecord
Total2
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses0
Mixed martial arts recordfromSherdog
Medal record
RepresentingBrazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005California, USA −99 kg[3]
Gold medal – first place 2007New Jersey, USA −99 kg[4]
Gold medal – first place 2009Barcelona, Spain −99 kg[5]
Silver medal – second place 2009Barcelona, Spain Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2011Nottingham, UK −99 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011Nottingham, UK Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2017Espoo, Finland −88 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2004Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[6]
Silver medal – second place 2005Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg[7]
Gold medal – first place 2006Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[7]
Gold medal – first place 2007California, USA −94 kg[8]
Bronze medal – third place 2007California, USA Absolute[8]
Gold medal – first place 2008California, USA −94 kg[9]
Gold medal – first place 2008California, USA Absolute[9]
Silver medal – second place 2010California, USA −94 kg[10]
Bronze medal – third place 2010California, USA Absolute[10]
Silver medal – second place 2012California, USA −94 kg[11]
Bronze medal – third place 2013California, USA −94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015California, USA −94 kg
World No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012California, USA −97.5kg
Gold medal – first place 2012California, USA Absolute
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006California, USA -100.5 kg[12]
Silver medal – second place 2006California, USA Absolute[12]
Gold medal – first place 2005California, USA -100.5 kg[13]
Silver medal – second place 2005California, USA Absolute[13]
Gold medal – first place 2002California, USA -94.3 kg[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2002California, USA Absolute[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2001California, USA -94.3 kg[15]
Gold medal – first place 2001California, USA Absolute[15]

Biography

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Alexandre Ribeiro was born in Manaus, Amazonas Brazil. He began training Jiu-Jitsu at the Associacao Monteiro de Jiu-Jitsu under the supervision of Binho, Guto, Yano e Lucinho Monteiro. He moved to the US in 2002 and lived in Toledo, Ohio, for five years, after which in 2007 he moved to San Diego, California, where he founded the University of Jiu-Jitsu and was the brand ambassador of Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu.

Ribeiro lives in Austin, TX, where he teaches at his School Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Austin and coordinate his team and affiliation schools under the Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team.[17]

After a long time away from competition, Ribeiro decided to make a return in 2020 and competed in several superfights.[18]This culminated in an attempt to After competing at the IBJJF World Championships in 2022, he announced his intention to retire permanently from IBJJF competition.[19]After one final competition at the 2022 ADCC world championships, Ribeiro announced that he would also be retiring from competition.[20]After spending over two years in retirement, Ribeiro announced that he would return to competition at theIBJJF European Championship2025.[21]

Ribeiro's brotherSaulo Ribeirois also aJiu-jitsuandsubmission wrestlingchampion. They have both won multipleADCCand together, they hold the most titles in World Brazilian jiu-jitsu Championships. In December 2023, it was announced that Ribeiro would be the first member of the 2024 class of theADCC Hall of Fame.[22]

Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu

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in 2020, Ribeiro announced leaving Ribeiro Academy which he co-founded with his brother, starting his own jiu-jitsu academy and team based in Austin, Texas called “Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu",[23][24]with a number of schools across the US and Brazil joining as affiliates.[25]In 2023, Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu was ranked No.8 for male athletes at the2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[26]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
2 matches 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2–0 Keiichiro Yamamiya KO (punch) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 3 0:51 Tokyo,Japan
Win 1–0 Takashi Sugiura TKO (knees and punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5 September 28, 2008 3 4:18 Tokyo,Japan

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Xande Ribeiro's Sengoku profile".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-01.Retrieved2008-09-28.
  2. ^"- SENGOKU 5 WEIGH-IN VIDEO AND PHOTOS".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-30.Retrieved2008-09-28.
  3. ^"ADCC Results 2005".Official ADCC results.Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 25,2011.
  4. ^"ADCC Results 2007".Official ADCC results.Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 25,2011.
  5. ^"ADCC Results 2009".Official ADCC results.Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 25,2011.
  6. ^"2004 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-09-19.
  7. ^ab"2006 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-03.
  8. ^ab"2007 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-09-04.
  9. ^ab"2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-31.
  10. ^ab"Mundial 2010".Official IFBJJ results.RetrievedSeptember 25,2011.
  11. ^"Mundial 2012".Official IFBJJ results.RetrievedSeptember 7,2012.
  12. ^ab"Pan 2006".Official IFBJJ results.Archived fromthe originalon September 28, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 25,2011.
  13. ^ab"IBJJF Pan-american 2005 result".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-03.
  14. ^ab"IBJJF Pan-american 2002 result".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-03.
  15. ^ab"IBJJF Pan-american 2001 result".
  16. ^"Alexandre Ribeiro BJJ (GI) career on MARanking| MARanking Martial Arts Ranking".Maranking.com. 2014-01-18.Retrieved2014-01-18.
  17. ^Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team
  18. ^"BJJ Bet Full Results and Review".7 September 2020.
  19. ^"Xande Ribeiro and Rafael Lovato Jr Retire from World Championships".8 June 2022.
  20. ^"ADCC 2022 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More".18 September 2022.
  21. ^de Souza, Diogo."Xande Ribeiro Announces Return To BJJ Competition In 2025".Jitsmagazine.Retrieved30 August2024.
  22. ^Jones, Phil (11 December 2023)."Xande Ribeiro Becomes First Member Of ADCC Hall Of Fame 2024 Class".Jitsmagazine.Retrieved11 December2023.
  23. ^Knockout, Technical (2022-07-29)."Alexandre" Xande "Ribeiro – A Pro BJJ Formidable Grappler".Elite Sports.
  24. ^Clements, Averi (2020-07-01)."Xande Ribeiro Founds Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu, Opens First Academy In Austin, TX".Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  25. ^Lindsey, Alex (2020-07-02)."Xande Ribeiro Opens Several New School Locations".Grappling Insider.
  26. ^Results of AcademiesIBJJF
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