Alexandre Ribeiro

Alexandre 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.[18]

Alexandre Ribeiro
Born (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981[1]
Manaus, Brazil[1]
Other namesXande
MoonFox34
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]
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
Alexandre Ribeiro
Medal record
Grappling
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 −99 kg[3]
Gold medal – first place 2007 −99 kg[4]
Gold medal – first place 2009 −99 kg[5]
Silver medal – second place 2009 Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2011 −99 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Absolute
Bronze medal – third place 2017 −88 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1997−73 kg (blue)
Gold medal – first place 1999−73 kg (purple)
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Absolute
Gold medal – first place 2004 −94 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Absolute[6]
Silver medal – second place 2005 −100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 −94 kg[7]
Gold medal – first place 2006 Absolute[7]
Gold medal – first place 2007 −94 kg[8]
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Absolute[8]
Gold medal – first place 2008 −94 kg[9]
Gold medal – first place 2008 Absolute[9]
Silver medal – second place 2010 −94 kg [10]
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Absolute[10]
Silver medal – second place 2012 −94 kg [11]
Bronze medal – third place 2013 −94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 −94 kg
Nogi World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 −97.5kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Absolute
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Super-heavyweight (black) [12]
Silver medal – second place 2006 Absolute (black)[12]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Super-heavyweight (black)[13]
Silver medal – second place 2005 Absolute (black)[13]
Gold medal – first place 2002 Light-heavyweight (black)[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Absolute (black)[14]
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Light-heavyweight (black)[15]
Gold medal – first place 2001 Absolute (black)[15]
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lightweight (purple)[16]
Gold medal – first place 1998 Featherweight (purple)[17]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE −100 kg
Nogi World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Abu Dhabi, UAE +92 kg

Biography

Xande 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. Now Xande 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.[19]

After a long time away from competition, Xande decided to make a return in 2020 and competed in several superfights.[20] 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.[21] After one final competition at the 2022 ADCC world championships, Xande announced that he would also be retiring from this competition format as well.[22]

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.

Mixed martial arts record
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

References
  1. "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. "2006 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  8. "2007 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04.
  9. "2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship results". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31.
  10. "Mundial 2010". Official IFBJJ results. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  11. "Mundial 2012". Official IFBJJ results. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  12. "Pan 2006". Official IFBJJ results. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  13. "IBJJF Pan-american 2005 result". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  14. "IBJJF Pan-american 2002 result". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  15. "IBJJF Pan-american 2001 result".
  16. "IBJJF Pan-american 1999 result".
  17. "IBJJF Pan-american 1998 result".
  18. "Alexandre Ribeiro BJJ (GI) career on MARanking| MARanking Martial Arts Ranking". Maranking.com. 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  19. Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Team
  20. "BJJ Bet Full Results and Review". 7 September 2020.
  21. "Xande Ribeiro and Rafael Lovato Jr Retire from World Championships". 8 June 2022.
  22. "ADCC 2022 Live Results, Play-by-play, Analysis, Highlights, More". 18 September 2022.
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