Beatriz Mesquita also known as Bia Mesquita is a

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

(BJJ) competitor with arguably the best competitive record in both Gi and Nogi of all time having won 24 titles at black belt level in the 4 major Gi Championships. With 10x gold medals, as of Worlds 2021, she holds the record for the most

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titles at black belt level and is a member of the

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Career

Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita began training

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

at aged five in 1996, besides jiujitsu she also trained in judo, wrestling and swimming. By the time she was 10 she had won the Brazilian National Junior Championships, three State Championships and several other major tournaments, she was sent to train under BJJ legend

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, in

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. At 15 she trained in

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winning a junior state title before dedicating herself to BJJ. She received her brown belt in June 2009 from professor Leticia Ribeiro, while standing on the podium of the

. She went on to receive her black belt in March 2011 again from professor Ribeiro. In 2017 she defeated

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fighter and 2x World Jiu Jitsu Black Belt Champion

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in 64 seconds at their first competitive meeting in the Rio Falls Jiu Jitsu open. In June 2018 Mesquita became the

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Invitational (EBI) Women's Bantamweight Champion submitting

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in the Semi-final and

Bianca Basílio Bianca Barbosa Basílio (born 2 February 1996) also known as Bia Basílio is a submission grappler, mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. A multiple time world champion in coloured belts, Basílio is a black be ...

in the final. On 12 December 2021, Mesquita won her 10th world title at the 2021 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship after beating

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in the semi-final and Luiza Monteiro in the final. At the

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Mesquita defeated

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via points but then lost to

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in the semi-finals; Mesquita won bronze after defeating Bianca Basilio by submission.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Major gi championships: *10x

champion *7x Pan-American Championship champion *4x European Championship champion *3x

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champion Major Nogi championships: *5x World Nogi Championship champion *7x Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship champion Submission Fighting: *Bronze medal at the 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship in the 60 kg category. *Gold medal at the 2017

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in the 60 kg category.

Personal life

In January 2021, she announced being engaged to fellow BJJ competitor Patrick Gaudio after he proposed to her.

Instructor lineage

Royler Gracie Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Gracie ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro for many years under his father Helio's dir ...

→ Vini Aieta → Leticia Ribeiro → Beatriz Mesquita

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mesquita, Beatriz Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people 1991 births People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champions (women) World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists ADCC Submission Fighting World Champions (women)