# Gabriel Figueiró

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## Overview

**Name:** Gabriel Figueiró


## Bio

Gabriel Figueiró was born on March 30, 1994, in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

During his pre-teens (12), Gabriel and his family moved to Europe, establishing themselves on the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, where Figueiró started training jiu-jitsu. The interest for grappling started brewing after he watched Royce Gracie’s performances in the early Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) line-ups, and by the age of 17, he decided to join a local  Gracie Barra Academy , where he started developing his skills under Diogo Valença’s supervision.

By the time Gabriel reached the blue belt rank, he had his mind set on becoming a professional jiu-jitsu athlete, and after his 19th birthday, he decided to move to São Paulo to train at the Alliance ‘Matriz’ Academy (HQ) on a full-time regimen. Back in his home country, Figueiró became a student of  Thomas Lisboa ,  Michael Langhi  and  Fábio Gurgel .

As a brown belt, Figueiró started his coaching career at the Alliance HQ Academy, a tribute to how respected his jiu-jitsu qualities were regarded within the team’s leadership. Gabriel’s consistent form, competing in the local and international circuits would lead to his black belt promotion, on June 2019.

Gabriel Figueiró vs Ygor Rodrigues
## Specialties

- Open Guard
## Achievements

- 1st Place IBJJF Belo Horizonte Winter Open (2019)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Floripa Winter Open (2019)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2015 blue, 2017 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2017 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF São Paulo BJJ Pro (2018 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF São Paulo Open (2017 brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NoGi (2016 purple)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2015 blue, 2016 purple)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2019 brown)
- 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018 brown)
- 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2016 purple, 2018 brown)

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**Last Updated:** March 20, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/people/gabriel-figueiro)