Anna Rodrigues

Anna Rodrigues is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor from Niteroi, Brazil. Rodrigues is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Champion, a two-time IBJJF Pan champion and a Brasileiros Champion at black belt level.^[1]

Anna Rodrigues
Born	Ana Cristina Araujo Rodrigues (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 26) Niteroi, Brazil
Residence	Houston, Texas
Division	Featherweight / light-featherweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Dream Art Alliance
Rank	BJJ black belt
Medal record Representing  Brazil Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2023 California, USA -58.5 kg 2021 California, USA -53.5 kg kg Pan-American Championship 2023 Florida, USA −58.5 kg 2022 Florida, USA −58.5 kg 2021 Florida, USA −53.5 kg Brazilian Championship 2021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −53.5 kg

Grappling career

Rodrigues competes in the light-feather and featherweight divisions. She currently trains at Dream Art Project in Houston, Texas, having come up through the colored belt ranks at the Dream Art headquarters in São Paulo.^[1]

2023

Rodrigues competed in the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship on June 3 and 4, 2023 and won a silver medal in the featherweight division, losing out to Bianca Basilio in the final.^[2]

Rodrigues competed at the Tough Roll Winter Grand Prix on June 29, 2023, losing a decision to Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths.^[3]

Rodrigues won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023 on November 10, 2023.^[4]

2024

Rodrigues competed at the second ADCC South American Trials 2024 on March 9, 2024, where she won a gold medal at under 55kg and was invited to the 2024 ADCC World Championship.^[5] Rodrigues then won a gold medal in the light-featherweight division at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam - Rome on April 14, 2024.^[6]

Rodrigues was scheduled to defend her featherweight title against Bianca Basilio at BJJ Stars 12 on April 27, 2024.^[7] Basilio withdrew shortly before the event and was replaced by Ana Schmitt,^[8] and Rodrigues won the match on points to retain her title.^[9]

Rodrigues won a silver medal in the featherweight division of the IBJJF World Championship 2024 on June 1, 2024.^[10]

Rodrigues competed against Adele Fornarino in a superfight at Who's Number One 24 on June 20, 2024.^[11] She lost the match by submission. ^[12]

Rodrigues defeated Alex Enriquez by decision and lost a decision to Bianca Basilio in the 2024 ADCC World Championship on August 17-18, 2024, forgoing the third-place match and accepting fourth-place.^[13]

Competitive summary

Main achievements:^[1]

• IBJJF World Champion (2021)
• IBJJF Pan Champion (2021 / 2022 / 2023)
• IBJJF European Open Champion (2020 / 2022 / 2023)
• AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (November 2021)
• AJP South American Continental Pro Champion (2021)
• AJP Grand Slam Champion, LDN (2023)
• AJP Grand Slam Champion, MIA (2021)
• AJP Grand Slam Champion, RJ (2019)
• AJP Grand Slam Champion, LA (2019)
• 2nd IBJJF World Championship (2023)
• 2nd Place AJP Queen Of Mats (2019)

In coloured belts:^[1]

• IBJJF World Championship (2016 blue, 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
• IBJJF World Championship NoGi (2016 blue)
• IBJJF World Championship Juvenile (2015)
• IBJJF Pan Championship (2017 purple, 2018 / 2019 brown)
• IBJJF European Open (2017 purple
• CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2016 blue, 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
• CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Juvenile (2014 / 2015)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship Juvenile (2015*)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2017 purple)
• 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2016 blue)
• 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2016 blue*)
• 3rd Place AJP Abu Dhabi Pro (2019)
• 3rd Place AJP Grand Slam, RJ (2018)

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Fábio Gurgel > Isaque Bahiense > Anna Rodrigues^[1]