Alexandre Ribeiro

Brazilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[17]

Born (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 45)[1]
Manaus, Brazil[1]
Other namesXande
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight204.1 lb (92.6 kg; 14.58 st)[2]
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Alexandre Ribeiro
Born (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 45)[1]
Manaus, Brazil[1]
Other namesXande
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 Jiu-Jitsu
Rank
Years active1997–2022
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses0
Other information
Websitehttps://sixbladesjiujitsu.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2005 California, USA−99 kg[4]
Gold medal – first place2007 New Jersey, USA−99 kg[5]
Gold medal – first place2009 Barcelona, Spain−99 kg[6]
Silver medal – second place2009 Barcelona, SpainAbsolute
Bronze medal – third place2011 Nottingham, UK−99 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Nottingham, UKAbsolute
Bronze medal – third place2017 Espoo, Finland−88 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Bronze medal – third place2002 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAbsolute
Gold medal – first place2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil−94 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAbsolute[7]
Silver medal – second place2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil−100 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil−94 kg[8]
Gold medal – first place2006 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAbsolute[8]
Gold medal – first place2007 California, USA−94 kg[9]
Bronze medal – third place2007 California, USAAbsolute[9]
Gold medal – first place2008 California, USA−94 kg[10]
Gold medal – first place2008 California, USAAbsolute[10]
Silver medal – second place2010 California, USA−94 kg[11]
Bronze medal – third place2010 California, USAAbsolute[11]
Silver medal – second place2012 California, USA−94 kg[12]
Bronze medal – third place2013 California, USA−94 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 California, USA−94 kg
World No-GI Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 California, USA−97.5kg
Gold medal – first place2012 California, USAAbsolute
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 California, USA-100.5 kg [13]
Silver medal – second place2006 California, USAAbsolute[13]
Gold medal – first place2005 California, USA-100.5 kg[14]
Silver medal – second place2005 California, USAAbsolute[14]
Gold medal – first place2002 California, USA-94.3 kg[15]
Bronze medal – third place2002 California, USAAbsolute[15]
Bronze medal – third place2001 California, USA-94.3 kg[16]
Gold medal – first place2001 California, USAAbsolute[16]
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Biography

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.[18]

After a long time away from competition, Ribeiro decided to make a return in 2020 and competed in several superfights.[19] 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.[20] After one final competition at the 2022 ADCC world championships, Ribeiro announced that he would also be retiring from competition.[21] After spending over two years in retirement, Ribeiro announced that he would return to competition at the IBJJF European Championship 2025.[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. In December 2023, it was announced that Ribeiro would be the first member of the 2024 class of the ADCC Hall of Fame.[23]

Return

Ribeiro then faced Richie Martinez at Who’s Number One 27 on April 18, 2025.[24] He won the match by submission.[25]

Ribeiro then faced Kit Dale in the co-main event of Who’s Number One 28 on June 13, 2025.[26] He lost the match by decision.[27]

Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu

in 2020, Ribeiro announced leaving Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu which he co-founded with his brother, starting his own jiu-jitsu academy and team based in Austin, Texas called “Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu",[28][29] with a number of schools across the US and Brazil joining as affiliates.[30] In 2023, Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu was ranked No.8 for male athletes at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[31]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
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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
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