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Alice da Silva

Alice da Silva Akaki brought a school-swimming background to a jiu-jitsu career with Kobra Team in Jaru.

Biography

Before jiu-jitsu, Alice da Silva Akaki had swum for AABB/Kolping in Jaru, where she attended Padre Adolpho Kolping school. Her later training base was Kobra Team at Academia Hipegyim. She began jiu-jitsu training geared toward mixed martial arts in January 2025, under Jefferson Sapucaia and Yves Castro. Jaru Online described her August appearance in Ji-Paraná as her official competition debut. She won both bouts by submission, using a bow-and-arrow choke and an armbar. Afterward, she thanked the people who trained alongside her and supported her daily. At the 2025 Manaus Open, IBJJF recorded her first in adult female white-belt light feather, representing GF Team. Its Sul-Americano results listed her third in the same division that year. Gazeta de Alagoas also named her among Yasmim Sanae’s opponents at the tournament in Barueri. In December 2025, Rondônia Dinâmica reported another adult white-belt light-feather title in Porto Velho. It also said she was expected to receive her blue belt shortly, before completing a year of jiu-jitsu training. In June 2026, Rondônia Dinâmica reported her competing as a blue belt at Nova Brasilândia’s NBO Open. She won an open-weight belt, where competitors were not separated by weight, with an armbar against a larger opponent. The report also credited her with light-feather and no-gi wins, the latter in competition without the traditional jacket. In October 2026, she competed at the Brasileiro Norte in Vilhena with Kobra Team Jaru and Hype Gym, under Jefferson Sapucaia and Wesllem Pinheiro. A team report credited her with wins in the 64kg gi division and gi open-weight, both by rear-naked choke.

Sources for this profile

  • Gazeta de Alagoas, 2 December 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Gazeta de Alagoas named Alice da Silva among Yasmim Sanae’s opponents at the 2025 Sul-Americano in Barueri.

      Where in the source: Opponent list.

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  • IBJJF, Sul-Americano 2025 results.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF lists Alice da Silva Akaki of GF Team third in adult female white-belt light feather at the 2025 Sul-Americano.

      Where in the source: Complete female adult white light-feather podium.

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  • Rondônia Dinâmica, Akaki profile, 29 November 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Rondônia Dinâmica’s November 2025 profile identified Alice da Silva Akaki as a former Padre Adolpho Kolping pupil in Jaru who had swum for AABB/Kolping before training with Kobra Team at Academia Hipegyim. It connected her full name to the adult white-belt light-feather bronze in Barueri.

      Where in the source: School, swimming, club and event paragraphs.

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  • Jaru Online, Akaki debut report, 18 August 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Jaru Online reported in August 2025 that Akaki had begun MMA-oriented jiu-jitsu training that January with Jefferson Sapucaia and Yves Castro. At her reported official debut in Ji-Paraná, she won two bouts using a bow-and-arrow choke and an armbar. She thanked the people who trained with and supported her.

      Where in the source: Training, debut and team appreciation.

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  • IBJJF, Manaus Open 2025 results.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF’s 2025 Manaus Open results place Alice da Silva Akaki of GF Team first in adult female white-belt light feather.

      Where in the source: Complete female adult white light-feather podium.

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  • Rondônia Dinâmica, Akaki report, 22 December 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • In December 2025, Rondônia Dinâmica reported a state-title win for Akaki in adult white-belt light feather at Porto Velho. Before she had completed a year of jiu-jitsu, it said a blue-belt promotion was expected shortly.

      Where in the source: State result and promotion plan.

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  • Rondônia Dinâmica, NBO report, 10 June 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • By June 2026, a report named Alice da Silva Akaki in blue-belt competition at Nova Brasilândia’s NBO Open. It described her winning an open-weight belt with an armbar against a larger opponent, alongside light-feather and no-gi success.

      Where in the source: Blue-belt event and separate format descriptions.

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  • Rondônia Dinâmica, Vilhena report, 6 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • An October 2026 team report named Akaki winning gi open-weight and 64kg categories at the Brasileiro Norte in Vilhena, both by rear-naked choke. It placed the Jaru group with Kobra Team and Hype Gym under Jefferson Sapucaia and Wesllem Pinheiro.

      Where in the source: Alice’s categories and team paragraph.

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