Professor & Competitor
Ariel Alves is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who competes in both Gi and No-Gi. His teams, as tagged in his competition posts, are ACE MMA BJJ, Corinthians Jiu-Jitsu, De La Riva Orlando, and Gaviões Training.
Black belt since 2022. 1st degree on black belt, December 2025.
Headline Titles
- NJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2026 — Men's Gi Black Belt Absolute Champion
- NJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025 — Absolute Champion, Black Belt Adult
- IBJJF Orlando Summer International Open 2026 — 1st, Master 1 Black Ultra Heavy; 2nd, Master 1 Black Open Class (official IBJJF results)
Selected Results
- 2026 — Ft. Lauderdale International Open, IBJJF: double gold, as posted on Instagram
- 2026 — Orlando Spring International Open, IBJJF: competed, result not stated in caption
- 2025 — Tampa International Open, IBJJF: gold and silver, as posted
- 2025 — Orlando Summer International Open, IBJJF: gold, as posted
- 2025 — Miami International Open, IBJJF: bronze in division and open class
- 2025 — Fight to Win 275: competed
- 2024 — Tampa International Open, IBJJF: gold, as posted
- 2024 — NAGA Fighter North American Grappling: champion, category and open class
- 2024 — NJJF World Championship: win, as posted
- 2023 — CBJJE World Champion; AJP Abu Dhabi Pro champion, category and absolute, and Gi and No-Gi
- 2022 — South American No-Gi Champion (IBJJF/CBJJ); São Paulo International Open champion, category and absolute; Brazilian No-Gi Champion
- 2021 — Brazilian CBJJE Champion, category and absolute; South American Champion, category and absolute; World No-Gi CBJJE Champion, category and absolute
- 2020 — South American No-Gi CBJJE Champion, weight and absolute
Private Classes
Private classes are available. Contact details will be added after Ariel confirms which contact method he wants to use. No phone number or email is listed here yet.
Future Gym
Coming soon. No address, date, schedule, or prices yet. Follow on Instagram for updates.
"Sow and water, wait and harvest." — "The best is yet to come."
Sources
- IBJJF Orlando Summer 2026 Gi results: https://ibjjf.com/events/3242/results
- IBJJF Orlando Summer 2026 No-Gi results: https://ibjjf.com/events/3243/results
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariel_alvees