Anna Rodrigues

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Anna Rodrigues
BornAna Cristina Araujo Rodrigues
(1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)
Niteroi, Brazil
Residence Houston, Texas
Division Featherweight / light-featherweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team Dream Art
Alliance
Rank BJJ black belt
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 California, USA -58.5 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 California, USA -53.5 kg kg
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Florida, USA −58.5 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Florida, USA −58.5 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Florida, USA −53.5 kg
Brazilian Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil −53.5 kg

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]

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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]

In coloured belts: [1]

Instructor lineage

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

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