Alexandre Ribeiro

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. BJJ black belt
  • Judo black belt
Years active1997–2022
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 California, USA −99 kg[3]
Gold medal – first place 2007 New Jersey, USA −99 kg[4]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Barcelona, Spain −99 kg[5]
Silver medal – second place 2009 Barcelona, Spain Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nottingham, UK −99 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nottingham, UK Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Espoo, Finland −88 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[6]
Silver medal – second place 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg[7]
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[7]
Gold medal – first place 2007 California, USA −94 kg[8]
Bronze medal – third place 2007 California, USA Absolute[8]
Gold medal – first place 2008 California, USA −94 kg[9]
Gold medal – first place 2008 California, USA Absolute[9]
Silver medal – second place 2010 California, USA −94 kg[10]
Bronze medal – third place 2010 California, USA Absolute[10]
Silver medal – second place 2012 California, USA −94 kg[11]
Bronze medal – third place 2013 California, USA −94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 California, USA −94 kg
World No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 California, USA −97.5kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 California, USA Absolute
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 California, USA -100.5 kg [12]
Silver medal – second place 2006 California, USA Absolute[12]
Gold medal – first place 2005 California, USA -100.5 kg[13]
Silver medal – second place 2005 California, USA Absolute[13]
Gold medal – first place 2002 California, USA -94.3 kg[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2002 California, USA Absolute[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2001 California, USA -94.3 kg[15]
Gold medal – first place 2001 California, USA Absolute[15]

Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro (born January 20, 1981) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and 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]

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 the IBJJF European Championship 2025.[21]

Ribeiro's brother Saulo Ribeiro is also a Jiu-jitsu and submission wrestling champion. They have both won multiple ADCC and 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 the ADCC 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 the 2023 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. ^ a b c d "Xande Ribeiro's Sengoku profile". Archived from the original on 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  2. ^ "- SENGOKU 5 WEIGH-IN VIDEO AND PHOTOS". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. ^ "ADCC Results 2005". Official ADCC results. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "ADCC Results 2007". Official ADCC results. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "ADCC Results 2009". Official ADCC results. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "2004 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2008-09-19.
  7. ^ a b "2006 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  8. ^ a b "2007 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04.
  9. ^ a b "2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31.
  10. ^ a b "Mundial 2010". Official IFBJJ results. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "Mundial 2012". Official IFBJJ results. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Pan 2006". Official IFBJJ results. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  13. ^ a b "IBJJF Pan-american 2005 result". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  14. ^ a b "IBJJF Pan-american 2002 result". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  15. ^ a b "IBJJF Pan-american 2001 result".
  16. ^ "Alexandre Ribeiro BJJ (GI) career on MARanking| MARanking Martial Arts Ranking". Maranking.com. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  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. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ^ Jones, Phil (11 December 2023). "Xande Ribeiro Becomes First Member Of ADCC Hall Of Fame 2024 Class". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  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 Academies IBJJF
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