Andre Galvao
| André Luiz Leite Galvão | |
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André Galvão setting up a choke on his opponent at the 2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
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| Born |
September 29, 1982 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 07 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California |
| Team | Atos Jiu-Jitsu (2008-present) Team Brasa (2007-2008) TT jiujitsu (2003-2006) |
| Rank | 3rd degree Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo[1] |
| Years active | 1996 -present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Grappling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
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2007 | -77 kg |
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2007 | Absolute |
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2009 | -88 kg |
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2011 | -88 kg |
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2011 | Absolute |
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2013 | Super Fight |
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2015 | Super Fight |
| World Championship | ||
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
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2016 | -94 kg (black) |
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2014 | -94 kg (black) |
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2013 | -88 kg (black) |
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2008 | -88 kg (black) |
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2008 | Absolute (black) |
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2007 | -82 kg (black) |
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2006 | -82 kg (black) |
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2005 | -82 kg (black) |
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2004 | -82 kg (brown) |
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2004 | Absolute (brown) |
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2003 | -82 kg (purple) |
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2003 | Absolute (purple) |
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2002 | -82 kg (blue) |
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2001 | -82 kg (blue) |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||
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2014 | Absolute (black) |
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2014 | Ultra heavy (black) |
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2013 | Absolute (black) |
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2013 | Medium heavy (black) |
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2011 | Medium heavy (black) |
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2008 | Medium heavy (black) |
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2008 | Absolute (black) |
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2006 | Middleweight (black) |
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2005 | Middleweight (black) |
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2005 | Absolute (black) |
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2004 | Middleweight (brown) |
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2004 | Absolute (brown) |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Cup | ||
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2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -88kg |
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2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
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2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -88kg |
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2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | -88kg |
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2012 Abu Dhabi, UAE | Absolute |
André Luis Leite Galvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ɡaɫˈvɐ̃w̃]; born September 29, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler and former professional mixed martial artist.
Andre Galvão is a 3rd degree black belt student under BJJ legend Fernando "Tererê" Augusto and now heads the Atos Jiu-Jitsu team in San Diego, California. He is the author of the martial arts book Drill to Win: One Year to Better Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Victory Belt Publishing, 2010). It focuses on learning the transitional skills of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission wrestling, and MMA through proper diet, calisthenics, and technical drills.
Galvão has won the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (weight and absolute) Brazilian National Championship, World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan American Championships multiple times and has also taken third place in the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship at both -77 kg and openweight.
Galvão was a competitor in the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Barcelona, Spain where he placed second in the -88 kg class. More recently, Galvao had a standout performance in 2011, first by winning the Ultimate Absolute NYC by defeating standouts Antonio Braga Neto, Vinny Magalhaes, and Rustam Cshiev. At the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Galvão captured gold in both the -88 kg and absolute weight classes defeating Rousimar Palhares and Pablo Popovitch, in each respective finals. Galvão defeated Braulio Estima by rear naked choke in their Superfight at the 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.
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