How Xande Ribeiro Holds A Near Unbreakable ADCC Record
How Xande Ribeiro Holds A Near Unbreakable ADCC Record
Making it to the ADCC stage is one of the most prestigious accomplishments in modern grappling. Who has the most time on the world stage?
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Standing on the top of the ADCC podium is one of the most prestigious accomplishments in modern martial arts. Few are honored enough to even earn their way into the tournament. Those who do will battle against the top one percent of grapplers worldwide to earn the title, ADCC Champion.
Xande Ribeiro has stood on the ADCC mats more than any other martial artist in history. Xande is a seven-time ADCC veteran and is a two-time 99KG champion. He first took gold in 2007 over Braulio Estima, and again in 2009 over Gerardi Rinaldi. Today, Xande proudly holds the record for the most ADCC matches in history, competing 42 times between 2003 and 2017. The only competitor to come close to his record is Andre Galvao who currently has 25 matches under his belt. Throughout his ADCC career, Xande has walked away with 30 victories, winning over 70 percent of all his matches.
Below is a complete breakdown of Xande'e ADCC career; courtesy of BJJ Heroes.
| A. Cacareco | L | Leg lock | ADCC | 99KG | SF | 2003 |
| Erik Paulson | W | Points | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2003 |
| Dean Lister | W | Pts: 8x0 | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2003 |
| Roger Gracie | L | Pts: 3x0 | ADCC | 99KG | 3PLC | 2003 |
| Roger Gracie | L | RNC | ADCC | 99KG | SF | 2005 |
| Roger Gracie | L | RNC | ADCC | ABS | SF | 2005 |
| Michael Groth | W | Armbar | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2005 |
| Antoine Joude | W | N/A | ADCC | ABS | R1 | 2005 |
| Jamal Peterson | W | Pts: 2x0 | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2005 |
| Gabriel Napao | W | RNC | ADCC | ABS | 4F | 2005 |
| John Einimo | W | Pts: 6x0 | ADCC | 99KG | 3PLC | 2005 |
| Marcelo Garcia | L | RNC | ADCC | ABS | 3PLC | 2005 |
| Robert Drysdale | W | Points | ADCC | 99KG | SF | 2007 |
| David Avellan | L | Referee Decision | ADCC | ABS | R1 | 2007 |
| Yukissyu Ozawa | W | Submission | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2007 |
| Braulio Estima | W | Points | ADCC | 99KG | F | 2007 |
| Tim Carpenter | W | Kimura | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2007 |
| Vinny Magalhaes | W | Points | ADCC | 99KG | SF | 2009 |
| Gunnar Nelson | W | Kneebar | ADCC | ABS | SF | 2009 |
| Ilir Latifi | W | Points | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2009 |
| Ricco Rodriguez | W | Armbar | ADCC | ABS | R1 | 2009 |
| Gerardi Rinaldi | W | Pts: 3x0 | ADCC | 99KG | F | 2009 |
| Braulio Estima | L | Injury | ADCC | ABS | F | 2009 |
| Radek Turek | W | RNC | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2009 |
| Andre Galvao | W | Points | ADCC | ABS | 4F | 2009 |
| Pablo Popovitch | L | Referee Decision | ADCC | ABS | SF | 2011 |
| Kari Petola | W | Pts: 5x0 | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2011 |
| Jeff Monson | W | DQ | ADCC | ABS | R1 | 2011 |
| Joao Assis | L | RNC | ADCC | 99KG | Gerardi Rinaldi | 2011 |
| Lucio Lagarto | W | RNC | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2011 |
| Gunnar Nelson | W | Pts: 2x0 | ADCC | ABS | 4F | 2011 |
| Antonio Peinado | W | Pts: 4x0 | ADCC | 99KG | 3PLC | 2011 |
| Murilo Santana | W | Pts: 2x0 | ADCC | ABS | 3PLC | 2011 |
| Rodolfo Vieira | L | Pts: 6x0 | ADCC | 99KG | SF | 2015 |
| Yukiyasu Ozawa | W | Omoplata | ADCC | 99KG | R1 | 2015 |
| Hector Lombard | W | Referee Decision | ADCC | 99KG | 4F | 2015 |
| Gordon Ryan | L | Referee Decision | ADCC | 88KG | SF | 2017 |
| John Salter | W | Armbar | ADCC | 88KG | E1 | 2017 |
| T. Pyylampi | W | Armbar | ADCC | ABS | E1 | 2017 |
| Rustam Chsiev | W | Armbar | ADCC | 88KG | 4F | 2017 |
| Marcus Almeida | L | Pts: 3x0 | ADCC | ABS | 4F | 2017 |
| Craig Jones | W | Pts: 2x0 | ADCC | 88KG | 3RD | 2017 |
ADCC 2017: Xande's Most Recent Appearance
Although Xande has traditionally always competed at 99KG, he decided to drop down to 88KG for ADCC 2017. There he faced off against some of the best P4P grapplers on the mats today including Gordon Ryan, Marcus Buchecha Almedia and Craig Jones. Below we have compiled all his matchups during ADCC 2017.
Xande vs Rustam Chsiev - 88KG 4F
Xande vs Gordon Ryan - 88KG SF
Xande vs Craig Jones - 88KG 3rd
In 2017, Xande made headlines with his unique "matrix" armbar over the very tough Rustam Chsiev. We sat with Xande afterward to get the details.
WNO: Featuring Xande Ribeiro
We are proud to have Xande Ribero be a guest on our Who's#1 podcast. Don't miss this ADCC legend share stories about his experience on the world stage and the memories he's made along the way.
