Rafaela Guedes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Manaus, Brazil[1] | May 23, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | San Diego, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Heavy
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Team | Atos Jiu-Jitsu NS Brotherhood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | André Galvão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | first degree BJJ black belt[a][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rafaela Guedes (born May 23, 1992) is a Brazilian submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete.[a] An IBJJF World champion at brown belt, Guedes is a two-time World No-Gi, Pan American (Gi and No-GI) black belt champion. Originally from Manaus, Brazil now fighting out of San Diego, California, Guedes is also the WNO women's heavyweight champion, a 2021 World jiu-jitsu double medallist and the 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting silver medallist.
Rafaela Ribeiro Guedes was born on 23 May 1992, in Manaus, Brazil.[1] She played handball from the age of 10 until she was forced to stop following an injury at the age of sixteen.[3] After watching her cousin compete, she started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) near her grandmother's house at a neighbourhood's social project before joining Academia Dailson Pinheiro de Jiu-Jitsu in Manaus where she earned her blue belt. At 22 she moved to São Paulo joining Leandro Lo’s New School Brotherhood academy. After moving to San Diego, California to join Atos Academy under André Galvão, Guedes earned her black belt in September 2020.[4]
Guedes attempted to defend her heavyweight title against Nathiely De Jesus at WNO 20: Night of Champions on October 1, 2023.[5] She lost the match by unanimous decision.[6]
Guedes then competed at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship 2023, where she won a silver medal in the heavyweight division.[7]
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