Fabio Gurgel
4x IBJJF World Champion · 1990–2005
Lineage
Gurgel's strong Competition IQ (88) and strong Guard Passing (85) define this era.
Competition Record
Career grappling record
4x IBJJF World Champion, Alliance co-founder
Mat Resume
Time on the mats in professional competition
88
Pro Matches
42
Mat Hours
35
Events
7.0 min
Avg Duration
1:00
Fastest Sub
Style Analysis
The architect of modern competitive BJJ. Built Alliance into the most successful team in history while winning 4 World titles.
Signature Submissions
Notable Matches
Key competition results
Did You Know?
Alliance under his leadership has won more team trophies than any other academy
Co-founded Alliance in 1993
Trophy Case
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
4 consecutive World titles at heavyweight
Signature Moments
Building Alliance Into the Greatest Team
Fabio Gurgel co-founded Alliance and built it into the most successful competition team in BJJ history. Alliance has produced more world champions than any other academy — Marcelo Garcia, Cobrinha, Lucas Lepri, Bernardo Faria, and dozens more. Gurgel won four world titles himself before becoming the greatest coach in BJJ.
The architect of the greatest dynasty in BJJ. Alliance's trophy case is unmatched because of Fabio Gurgel.
Season Stats · 4x IBJJF World Champion
Engine Attributes
Data Coverage
FloGrappling / BJJ Heroes / IBJJF
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