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Ana Carolina Schmitt

Ana Carolina Schmitt is a black belt featherweight competitor who won the 2019 IBJJF world title for Nova União.

Biography

Ana Carolina Schmitt is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt whose 2019 world featherweight title came while she competed for Nova União and trained under Marcos Cunha. She has said that she began jiu-jitsu at about 14. After moving to the United States, training with women at a Gracie academy helped her believe a world title was possible. In 2014, she won the adult women's black belt featherweight division at the South American championship for Nova União. The IBJJF lists Schmitt second in the adult black belt featherweight division at the 2017 and 2018 world championships, registered with Gracie Humaitá and The Match Champ respectively. She took silver at the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro before winning that year's world division for Nova União. Her final against Bianca Barbosa Basílio ended tied, with Schmitt winning by judges' decision. Speaking after the 2019 world championship, Schmitt told Graciemag that she had visualized winning each day. She described improvement through training, dedication, humility and wisdom. In another interview, she presented the title as a test of what she could accomplish and advised women starting jiu-jitsu to train for themselves and take difficult days one at a time. Schmitt also won the women's Master 1 black belt featherweight division at the Campeonato Brasileiro in 2023 and 2025, registered with Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu on both occasions.

Sources for this profile

  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2019 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • Ana Carolina Schmitt won the Adult / Female / Black / Feather division at the 2019 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, competing for Nova União. Bianca Barbosa Basilio (Atos Jiu-Jitsu) placed second and Ariadne de Oliveira third.

      Where in the source: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2019; FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (129.00LB): 1 Ana Carolina Schmitt, Nova União; 2 Bianca Barbosa Basilio; 3 Ariadne de Oliveira.

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • Schmitt placed second in Adult / Female / Black / Feather at the 2017 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, competing for Gracie Humaitá.

      Where in the source: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2017; FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (129.00LB): 1 Emilie Maxine M. H. Thylin; 2 Ana Carolina Schmitt, Gracie Humaita; two third-place rows follow.

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • Schmitt placed second in Adult / Female / Black / Feather (129.00lb) at the 2018 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, competing for The Match Champ.

      Where in the source: WORLD IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2018; FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (129.00LB): 1 Karen Deisy Antunes Girotto Borges; 2 Ana Carolina Schmitt, The Match Champ; two third-place rows follow.

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  • Graciemag Newsroom, Graciemag, 30 July 2019(opens in a new tab)

    • Graciemag reported in July 2019 that Schmitt, then 29 and a black belt coached by Marcos Cunha, had taken silver at that year's Campeonato Brasileiro before winning her IBJJF world title in California in June.

      Where in the source: 4 lições para você evoluir no Jiu-Jitsu hoje mesmo, com a campeã Ana Schmitt; opening: 'medalha de prata no Campeonato Brasileiro', 'A atleta de Marcos Cunha', 'Aos 29 anos'.

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    • After the 2019 world championship, Schmitt told Graciemag that she had visualized winning every day while preparing for the event. She said progress in jiu-jitsu comes from training, dedication, humility and wisdom.

      Where in the source: 4 lições para você evoluir no Jiu-Jitsu hoje mesmo, com a campeã Ana Schmitt; 'Mentalize sua vitória': 'Para o Mundial, eu mentalizei minha vitória todos os dias'; 'Acredite no processo': 'A evolução não tem segredo. Tudo é treino, dedicação, humildade e sabedoria.'

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  • BJJEE1 Admin, interview with Ana Carolina Schmitt, BJJ Eastern Europe, 31 July 2019(opens in a new tab)

    • Schmitt said she began jiu-jitsu at about 14 without knowing the size of the sport. Training with women at a Gracie academy after moving to the United States helped her believe she could become a world champion.

      Where in the source: The Smile Of Jiu-Jitsu: Ana Carolina Schmitt, 2019 BJJ World Champion; answer beginning 'No, I didn’t always feel like a champion' and the passage beginning 'When I moved to the US'.

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    • In a 2019 interview Schmitt described the world title as a personal test of what she could do. She advised newer women in jiu-jitsu to train for themselves, stay with the process and take difficult days one at a time.

      Where in the source: The Smile Of Jiu-Jitsu; opening answer: 'show myself that I could do this'; answer to advice for female readers: 'do it for yourself' and 'take it day by day'.

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Sul-Americano de Jiu-Jitsu 2014 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • The official 2014 South American championship results place Ana Carolina Schmitt first in adult women's black belt featherweight for Nova União, ahead of Andressa Lídia de Souza.

      Where in the source: CAMPEONATO SUL-AMERICANO DE JIU-JITSU 2014; FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / FEATHER (56.50KG): 1 Ana Carolina Schmitt, Nova União; 2 Andressa Lídia de Souza.

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2023 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • Schmitt won the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro women's Master 1 black belt featherweight division while registered with Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu; Tamara Jessica Daniela Canelas placed second.

      Where in the source: CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO DE JIU-JITSU (JUVENIL, ADULTO E MASTER) 2023; FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / FEATHER (58.50KG): 1 Ana Carolina Schmitt, Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu; 2 Tamara Jessica Daniela Canelas.

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2025 official results(opens in a new tab)

    • Schmitt won the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro women's Master 1 black belt featherweight division while registered with Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu; Thauany Xavier Corrêa placed second.

      Where in the source: CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO DE JIU-JITSU 2025; FEMALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / FEATHER (58.50KG): 1 Ana Carolina Schmitt, Espíndola Jiu-Jitsu; 2 Thauany Xavier Corrêa.

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  • Vitor Freitas, TATAME interview published by Lance!, 18 June 2019(opens in a new tab)

    • In the 2019 world featherweight final against Bianca Basílio, Schmitt won a judges' decision after a tie. She told TATAME that she had trailed by an advantage and tried to attack more as the match went on.

      Where in the source: Campeã mundial, Ana Schmitt vai recuperar lesões e retorna em 2020; paragraphs beginning 'Apesar do empate com Bia' and Schmitt's answer beginning 'A luta foi bem dura e equilibrada'.

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