Original, editorial profiles. Every fighter researched and written from public competition records — never scraped, never copied.
Heavyweight · 6 fighters

Heavyweight division

Every competitor we've profiled in the Heavyweight weight class — lineage, team, and career achievements, researched and written from scratch.

6 fighters
6 Hall of Fame
6 teams
All Active ★ Hall of Fame
Showing 1–6 of 6 fighters in Heavyweight
Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
FG

Fabio Gurgel

"The General"
★ Hall of Fame
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu · Heavyweight
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Brazilian Under: Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
KD

Kaynan Duarte

"Thanos"
★ Hall of Fame
Independent · Heavyweight
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Brazilian Under: André Galvão Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
FP

Felipe Pena

"Preguiça"
★ Hall of Fame
Atos Jiu-Jitsu · Heavyweight
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Brazilian Under: Vinícius "Draculino" Magalhães and Marcelo "Uirapuru" Azevedo Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
XR

Xande Ribeiro

"Xande"
★ Hall of Fame
Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu · Heavyweight
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Brazilian Under: Royler Gracie (belt awarded in a ceremony led by his brother Saulo Ribeiro) Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
RV

Rodolfo Vieira

"The Black Belt Hunter"
★ Hall of Fame
GF Team · Heavyweight
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Brazilian Under: Julio Cesar Pereira Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
AW

Adam Wardzinski

"Megatron"
★ Hall of Fame
Checkmat · Heavyweight
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Polish Under: Alan "Finfou" do Nascimento Retired
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