Alexandre Ribeiro

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]

Alexandre Ribeiro
Born	(1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 43)[1] Manaus, Brazil[1]
Other names	Xande
Residence	Austin, Texas, United States
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	204.1 lb (92.6 kg; 14.58 st)[2]
Division	205
Fighting out of	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Team	Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu[1] Ribeiro Academy
Rank	5th deg. BJJ black belt Judo black belt
Years active	1997–2022
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Representing  Brazil Submission Grappling ADCC World Championship 2005 California, USA −99 kg[3] 2007 New Jersey, USA −99 kg[4] 2009 Barcelona, Spain −99 kg[5] 2009 Barcelona, Spain Absolute 2011 Nottingham, UK −99 kg 2011 Nottingham, UK Absolute 2017 Espoo, Finland −88 kg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2002 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[6] 2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −100 kg 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −94 kg[7] 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute[7] 2007 California, USA −94 kg[8] 2007 California, USA Absolute[8] 2008 California, USA −94 kg[9] 2008 California, USA Absolute[9] 2010 California, USA −94 kg[10] 2010 California, USA Absolute[10] 2012 California, USA −94 kg[11] 2013 California, USA −94 kg 2015 California, USA −94 kg World No-GI Championship 2012 California, USA −97.5kg 2012 California, USA Absolute Pan-American Championship 2006 California, USA -100.5 kg [12] 2006 California, USA Absolute[12] 2005 California, USA -100.5 kg[13] 2005 California, USA Absolute[13] 2002 California, USA -94.3 kg[14] 2002 California, USA Absolute[14] 2001 California, USA -94.3 kg[15] 2001 California, USA Absolute[15]

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.^[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

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

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

• List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners

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. "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

External links

• Professional MMA record for Alexandre Ribeiro from Sherdog
• Official Site of Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu Association
• Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
• Saulo & Xande Ribeiro's University of Jiu Jitsu
• Official Site of Xande Ribeiro
• Alexandre Ribeiro "Xande" Facts Bio