Original, editorial profiles. Every fighter researched and written from public competition records — never scraped, never copied.
Super-Heavyweight · 12 fighters

Super-Heavyweight division

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

12 fighters
12 Hall of Fame
8 teams
All Active ★ Hall of Fame
Showing 1–12 of 12 fighters in Super-Heavyweight
Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
RG

Roger Gracie

★ Hall of Fame
Roger Gracie Academy · Super-Heavyweight
Gracie familycross-collar chokemount controlIBJJF Hall of FameADCC Hall of FameGracie BarraMMA crossover
Brazilian Under: Carlos Gracie Jr. Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
MA

Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida

"Buchecha"
★ Hall of Fame
Checkmat · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightADCC-championIBJJF-record-holderCheckmatMMA-crossover
Brazilian Under: Rodrigo Cavaca Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
GR

Gordon Ryan

"The King"
★ Hall of Fame
New Wave Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
no-gi specialistNew WaveDanaher systemleg locksADCCback control
American Under: Garry Tonon, under the John Danaher lineage Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
GP

Gabrieli Pessanha

"Gabi"
★ Hall of Fame
InFight Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightabsolute-divisiongrand-slamwomen's-BJJBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Márcio de Deus Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
BF

Bernardo Faria

★ Hall of Fame
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
pressure-passinghalf-guardIBJJF-world-championAllianceinstructor
Brazilian Under: Ricardo Marques Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
NM

Nicholas Meregali

"Alemão"
★ Hall of Fame
New Wave Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
gi specialistno-gisuper-heavyweightNew Wave Jiu JitsuADCC medalistguard passer
Brazilian Under: Mario Reis Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
GG

Gabi Garcia

★ Hall of Fame
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightAllianceADCC championMMA crossoverdoping controversyBrazilian BJJ
Brazilian Under: Fabio Gurgel Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
TP

Tayane Porfirio

★ Hall of Fame
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightAllianceGrand Slamdoping suspensionBrazilian BJJcomeback
Brazilian Under: Alexandre Paiva Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
KR

Kendall Reusing

★ Hall of Fame
Gracie Barra · Super-Heavyweight
wrestling basesuper-heavyweightAmericanGracie BarraADCCwomen's grappling
American Under: Tom Reusing Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
ES

Erberth Santos

★ Hall of Fame
Atos Jiu-Jitsu · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightBrazilianIBJJF-world-championretired
Brazilian Under: Luiz "Guigo" Guilherme Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
AA

André Almeida

★ Hall of Fame
Gracie Barra · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightGracie-Barrahall-of-fameBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Flávio Almeida and Ricardo Almeida Retired
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
RC

Rodrigo Cavaca

★ Hall of Fame
Zenith BJJ · Super-Heavyweight
super-heavyweightZenith-BJJleg-lockscoachBrazilian
Brazilian Under: Élcio Figueiredo Retired
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