Introduction
André Luis Leite Galvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ɡaɫˈvɐ̃w̃]; born September 29, 1982) is a Brazilian grappler and formerprofessional mixed martial artist.
Career
Andre Galvão is a 4th degree black belt student under BJJ legend Fernando "Tererê" Augusto and now heads the Atos Jiu-Jitsu team in San Diego, California.He is the author of the martial arts book Drill to Win: One Year to Better Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Victory Belt Publishing, 2010). It focuses on learning the transitional skills of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission wrestling through proper diet, calisthenics, and technical drills.
Submission grappling
Galvão has won the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (weight and absolute) Brazilian National Championship, World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan American Championships multiple timesand has also taken third place in the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship at both -77 kg and openweight.
Galvão was a competitor in the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Barcelona, Spain where he placed second in the -88 kg class. More recently, Galvao had a standout performance in 2011, first by winning the Ultimate Absolute NYC by defeating standouts Antonio Braga Neto, Vinny Magalhaes, and Rustam Cshiev. At the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Galvão captured gold in both the -88 kg and absolute weight classes defeating Rousimar Palhares and Pablo Popovitch, in each respective finals. Galvão defeated Braulio Estima by rear naked choke in their Superfight at the 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship.
Galvão faced Chael Sonnen at Metamoris IV on August 9, 2014.He won the bout via a rear-naked choke submission.
On August 30, 2015, he defeated Roberto Abreu via points (6-0) at the 2015 ADCC Superfight.
At ADCC 2017, Galvão defeated Claudio Calasans via decision.
At ADCC 2019, Galvão defeated Felipe Pena via decision.
Mixed martial arts
Galvão made his mixed martial arts debut in 2008, and in 2009 he entered DREAM's 2009 Welterweight Tournament.
Since completing the tournament, Galvão fought in Strikeforce. He earned a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the promotion before retiring from the sport.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 5 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5–2 | Tyron Woodley | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | October 9, 2010 | 1 | 1:48 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jorge Patino | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Houston | August 21, 2010 | 3 | 2:45 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Luke Stewart | Decision (split) | Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe | March 26, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jason High | Decision (split) | Dream 10 | July 20, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 3–0 | John Alessio | Submission (armbar) | Dream 8 | April 5, 2009 | 1 | 7:34 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mikey Gomez | Submission (armbar) | FSC: Evolution | December 14, 2008 | 1 | 3:59 | Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jeremiah Metcalf | Submission (armbar) | JG and TKT Promotions - Fighting 4 Kidz | August 30, 2008 | 2 | 2:05 | Santa Monica, California, United States |
Submission grappling record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Felipe Pena | Points (2-0) | ADCC 2019 | Superfight | September 29, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Win | Claudio Calasans | Points (6-0) | ADCC 2017 | Superfight | September 23, 2017 | Espoo |
| Loss | Leandro Lo | Referee Decision | IBJJF Pro League | Absolute | August 26, 2017 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | Alexandre Ribeiro | Referee Decision | ||||
| Win | Patirick Gaudio | Referee Decision | IBJJF World Championships | -88 kg | June 4, 2017 | Long Beach, CA |
| Win | Felipe Pena | Points (2-0) | ||||
| Win | Kit Dale | Points (9-0) | ||||
| Win | Jorge Britto | Submission (kimura) | ||||
| Win | Eduardo Telles | Points (8-0) | IBJJF Sand Diego Open | Superfight | May 13, 2017 | San Diego, CA |
| Win | Jackson Souza | Referee Decision | IBJJF World Championships | -94 kg | June 5, 2016 | Long Beach, CA |
| Win | Cassio Francis | Advanntages | ||||
| Win | Lucas Rocha | Penalty | ||||
| Win | Felipe Mota | Submission (choke) | ||||
| Win | Bruno Bastos | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight2Win Pro | Superfight | May 8, 2015 | San Diego, CA |
| Loss | Felipe Pena | Points (0-4) | World Pro | -94 kg | April 22, 2016 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | Jackson Souza | Submission (wristlock) | ||||
| Win | Tiago Pessoa | Points (2-0) | ||||
| Loss | Erbeth Santos | Advantages | Absolute | April 21, 2016 | ||
| Win | Davi Ramos | Advantages | ||||
| Win | Patrick Gaudio | Advantages | ||||
| Win | Romulo Barral | Points (1-0) | Berkut 2 | Superfight | November 21, 2015 | Moscow |
| Win | Igor Silva | Technical Submission (injury) | IBJJF European Championship | Absolute | January 25, 2015 | Lisbon |
| Win | Renato Cardoso | Points (4-0) | -88 kg | |||
| Win | Rodrigo Fajardo | Submission (choke) | ||||
| Win | Martin Aedma | Submission (choke) | ||||
| Win | Samuel Monin | Submission (armbar) | ||||
| Win | Tarcisio Jardim | Submission (armbar) | Absolute | January 24, 2015 | ||
| Win | Erbeth Santos | Submission (north/south choke) | ||||
| Win | Thomas Johannesson | Submission (armbar) | ||||
| Win | Gabriel Rosberg | Submission (choke) | ||||
| Win | Roberto Abreu | Points (6-0) | ADCC 2015 | Superfight | August 29, 2015 | São Paulo |
| Win | Chael Sonnen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Metamoris IV | Superfight | August 9, 2014 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Win | Braulio Estima | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 2013 | Superfight | October 19, 2013 | Beijing |
| Draw | Ryron Gracie | Draw | Metamoris I | Superfight | October 14, 2012 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Win | Pablo Popovitch | Submission (toe hold) | ADCC 2011 | Absolute | September 25, 2011 | Nottingham |
| Win | Murilo Santana | Points (0-0) | ||||
| Win | Sergio Moraes | Points (6-0) | ||||
| Win | Shinsho Anzai | Submission (rear naked choke) | ||||
| Win | Rousimar Palhares | Points (9-4) | -88 kg | |||
| Win | Pablo Popovitch | Points (2-0) | ||||
| Win | Gunnar Nelson | Points (2-0) | September 24, 2011 | |||
| Win | Don Ortega | Points | ||||
| Win | Rustam Chsiev | Judges Decision | Ultimate Absolute NYC | Absolute | July 30, 2011 | New York City, NY |
| Win | Vinny Magalhães | Points (4-0) | ||||
| Win | Antônio Braga Neto | Points (2-0) | ||||
| Win | Nolan Dutcher | Submission (armbar) | ||||
| Loss | Alexandre Ribeiro | Points (0-3) | ADCC 2009 | Absolute | September 27, 2009 | Barcelona |
| Win | Tom DeBlass | Points (3-0) | ||||
| Loss | Braulio Estima | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | -88 kg | |||
| Win | David Avellan | Points (2-0) | ||||
| Win | Kassim Annan | Points (11-0) | September 26, 2009 | |||
| Win | Chris Weidman | Points (4-0) | ||||
| Win | Bruno Bastos | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC Brazilian Championship 2009 | -88 kg | February 21, 2009 | São Paulo |
| Win | Rodolfo Vieira | Points | ||||
| Win | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 2007 | Absolute | May 6, 2007 | Trenton, NJ |
| Loss | Robert Drysdale | Submission (rear naked choke) | ||||
| Win | Fabricio Werdum | Points | ||||
| Win | Baret Yoshida | Points | ||||
| Win | Mike Fowler | Points | -77 kg | May 5, 2007 | ||
| Loss | Pablo Popovitch | Points | ||||
| Win | Mark Bocek | Submission (heel hook) | May 4, 2007 | |||
| Win | Chris Bright | Points | ||||
| Win | Rafael dos Anjos | Submission (heel hook) | ADCC Brazilian Championship 2007 | -77 kg | February 4, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro |
Instructor Lineage
Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti → Alexandre Paiva → Fernando "Tererê" Augusto →André Galvao.