Amaury Bitetti
Amaury Bitetti won consecutive World Championship absolute titles before coaching Anderson Silva.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, “Amaury Bitetti,” accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The subject profile identifies Amaury Bitetti as the son of another Amaury Bitetti, a Carlson Gracie training partner and academy associate.
Where in the source: Biography — Amaury Bitetti senior and junior
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BJJ Heroes lists Bitetti’s lineage directly under Carlson Gracie and his association as Carlson Gracie.
Where in the source: Jiu Jitsu profile — lineage and association
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BJJ Heroes lists Bitetti as open-weight world champion in 1996 and 1997.
Where in the source: Main achievements — world open-weight titles
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The profile credits Bitetti with Brazilian national titles in 1998 and 2000 and a world bronze medal in 1999.
Where in the source: Main achievements — Brazilian national titles and world bronze
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Wallace Mattos, Tribuna de Minas, interview with Amaury Bitetti, 3 June 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2012 interview, Bitetti said he entered jiu-jitsu at Carlson Gracie’s academy at age five and began competing at age eight.
Where in the source: Interview — question about how he began in martial arts
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The 2012 interview describes Bitetti as a ground-game coach with Team Nogueira who had worked with Anderson Silva.
Where in the source: 2012 interview — Team Nogueira coaching role
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The same interview says Bitetti promoted the mixed martial arts event Bitetti Combat.
Where in the source: 2012 introduction — Bitetti Combat promoter
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Bruno Kaehler, Tribuna de Minas, interview with Amaury Bitetti, 7 October 2018.(opens in a new tab)
Tribuna de Minas identifies Bitetti as the first world absolute champion in 1996 and the first two-time champion after he repeated in 1997.
Where in the source: 2018 interview introduction — first and two-time absolute world champion
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Wikipedia contributors, “Amaury Bitetti,” accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The subject page describes Bitetti as a Brazilian practitioner holding a seventh-degree red-and-black coral belt.
Where in the source: Lead and infobox — seventh-degree coral belt
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The same page gives Bitetti’s coral-belt degree as seventh degree.
Where in the source: Lead and infobox — seventh degree
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Competition results
| Year | Event | Result | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | IBJJF World ChampionshipSource: en.wikipedia.orgAbsoluteGiVerified | 1st place | AbsoluteGiVerified |
| 1996 | IBJJF World ChampionshipSource: en.wikipedia.orgAbsoluteGiVerified | 1st place | AbsoluteGiVerified |