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Ana Carolina Vieira Srour

“Baby”

Source: bjjheroes.com

Brazilian who quit jiu-jitsu as a teen, returned after watching brother Rodolfo compete, and won five black-belt world titles and two ADCC golds.

Biography

Ana Carolina Vieira Srour, known as "Baby," is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor who won five IBJJF world titles at black belt in the gi, then ADCC world titles in 2024 and 2026. She was born in Rio de Janeiro on 19 November 1993 and is the younger sister of Rodolfo Vieira. Before any of that, she walked away from the sport as a teenager. Leaving and coming back As a girl she hoped to become a gymnast, but her part of the city had no club for it. She tried capoeira briefly, and at about 14 she started jiu-jitsu as well. No other girls trained in her class, and the bruises and injuries embarrassed her, so she stopped going. At 17 she went to see Rodolfo fight at a local tournament. Watching the family gather behind him changed what she wanted for herself, and she returned to the mats. Her first coach was Gabriel Marinho of ProCombat, who backed her through much of her early competing. Gramado, 2012 The turning point came at the 2012 World Pro trials in Gramado, Brazil. She had held her blue belt for only a short time and thought the level would be too high; her brother talked her into entering. At 18 she fought five times in the under-63 kg bracket, won four, three of them by submission, and lost the final to Monique Elias. According to Graciemag, it was her family name that brought the cameras over: Rodolfo coached her from the stands and was interviewed with her afterwards. That attention made her think about jiu-jitsu as a career. To compete full time, she began training at GF Team's headquarters under head instructor Julio César, and later added sessions at SK2 Training with coach Luiz Fernando. The colored belts Her results at the IBJJF World Championship followed quickly. In 2012 she won the blue-belt middleweight division and took bronze in the open class, which Elias won. In 2013, in Long Beach, she won both: she choked Shannon Montgomery in the middleweight final, then beat Natasha Quiza on points for the open title and broke into tears. Afterwards she said the next thing to fix was her mount. Rodolfo told Graciemag he could already picture her among the best black belts and believed she could win weight and open class at every belt, a record he did not hold himself. Graciemag added that among men only Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida had done it. She won the purple-belt middleweight world title in 2014 and the brown-belt title in 2016, with Quiza again in second. In June 2016 Julio Cesar Pereira promoted her to black belt. BJJ Heroes traces her line back through Julio Cesar, Monir Salomão and Oswaldo Fadda to Luis França, and credits her with helping build GF Team's women into a leading squad, together with athletes including Vanessa Oliveira, Nadia Melo, Mayssa Bastos, Thamires Aquino and Amanda Monteiro. World champion at black belt In her first black-belt season she won the 69 kg division at the 2017 European Championship. Later that year she won the middleweight division at the 2017 Worlds, with Monique Elias, the woman who had beaten her in Gramado five years earlier, in second place. She kept that title in 2018, ahead of Raquel Canuto, and in 2019, when GF Team teammate Laurah Hallock finished second; Hallock had also been runner-up to her at the 2019 Pan Championship. At the 2018 No-Gi World Championship she took silver in her division behind Beatriz Mesquita. Several profiles list that event as a no-gi world title, but the official IBJJF results place her second. BJJ Heroes lists the knee slide and the toreando pass, two ways of getting past the guard, as her favorite positions. In September 2020 she won Third Coast Grappling's Kumite 7, an eight-woman bracket worth $10,000, beating Victoria Montrezor on a 12-point technical fall, Nathalie Ribeiro on a referees' decision after overtime and Luiza Monteiro on a unanimous decision. Grappling Insider described the final as steady forward pressure and stacking, ending with an ankle-lock attempt in the closing seconds. Aviv Jiu-Jitsu With her wife, Luanna Alzuguir, she co-founded Aviv Jiu-Jitsu. The couple's retreat site dates the founding to 2018; Grappling Insider reported that the academy officially opened in January 2020. According to that site, the school was set up to give women first-rate instruction in a safe and welcoming place. The couple extended the idea with the AVIV Experience, a women-only retreat with seminars taught by both of them; the site announced its 2024 edition for a resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Competing for Aviv, she entered the medium-heavy division. She won that division at the 2021 Pan and the 2021 Worlds, both times ahead of Elisabeth Clay, and at the 2022 Worlds ahead of Luciana Mota, which brought her black-belt world titles to five. She took a third Pan gold in 2023 and bronze in her division at that year's Worlds. The open class was harder to crack at black belt: at the Worlds she took bronze in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and silver in 2023 behind Gabrieli Pessanha. Pessanha also finished ahead of her in the 2023 Pan open class, as Yara Soares had in 2021. ADCC In March 2024 she won the under-65 kg division at the second ADCC South American Trials, with Gabrielle McComb second, and so earned her place at that year's ADCC World Championship. In Las Vegas she beat Amanda Leve and Beatriz Mesquita on decisions to reach the final, the first at ADCC for both her and 17-year-old Helena Crevar. On 18 August the final went to overtime, and she won it 5-0. BJJ Heroes wrote that the knee-cut pass she had relied on throughout her career carried over to top-level no-gi and that her passing dominated the final. Alzuguir had won the ADCC under-60 kg title in 2009, so they became the first couple in which both partners held ADCC world titles. Two years later, at the Tauron Arena in Kraków, she defended the 65 kg title for Brazil and Aviv. She beat Nadia Frankland 2-0 and Morgan Black 5-2, then submitted Sarah Galvao with a rear-naked choke in the longest final of the weekend. One tournament report put the whole defense at 32 minutes. She was one of just two 2024 champions to come home from Kraków with gold.

Sources for this profile

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

    • In her first season at black belt she won the middleweight (69 kg) division of the 2017 IBJJF European Championship, with Paivi Aittamaa second.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (69.00KG), place 1

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  • BJJ Heroes, "Ana Carolina Vieira" (athlete profile).(opens in a new tab)

    • Ana Carolina Vieira was born on 19 November 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      Where in the source: Biography section, opening sentence giving birth date and city

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    • Her full name is Ana Carolina Vieira Srour, and she is often called "Baby" or "Carol".

      Where in the source: Fact list under the profile intro: Full Name and Nickname lines

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    • She is the younger sister of the jiu-jitsu champion Rodolfo Vieira.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph of the profile, last sentence naming her brother

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    • As a child she wanted to be a gymnast, but there were no gymnastics clubs in her area; she did capoeira for a short time and added jiu-jitsu at around 14.

      Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph (gymnastics, capoeira)

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    • There were no other girls in her jiu-jitsu class, and she grew embarrassed by the bruises and injuries the sport brought, so she left the academy.

      Where in the source: Biography section, third paragraph (no girls in her class)

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    • At 17 she went to watch her brother Rodolfo compete at a local tournament; seeing the family rally around him made her rethink her goals and return to jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: Biography section, fourth paragraph (17 years old, brother's local tournament)

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    • Her first coach was Gabriel Marinho of ProCombat, who supported much of her early career.

      Where in the source: Biography section, paragraph beginning with her first coach

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    • She had only just received her blue belt and was reluctant to enter the 2012 Gramado trials, believing the level too high, but her brother convinced her to compete.

      Where in the source: Biography section, paragraph describing a major turning point in Gramado

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    • The attention after Gramado led her to consider jiu-jitsu as a profession; to become a full-time athlete she began training with GF Team head instructor Julio César at the team's headquarters, and later also at SK2 Training with coach Luiz Fernando.

      Where in the source: Biography section, two paragraphs after the Gramado account

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    • BJJ Heroes credits her with helping make GF Team's women's squad a dominant force, alongside athletes such as Vanessa Oliveira, Nadia Melo, Mayssa Bastos, Thamires Aquino and Amanda Monteiro.

      Where in the source: Biography section, penultimate paragraph (female team of GFT)

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    • She received her black belt from Julio Cesar Pereira in June 2016.

      Where in the source: Intro paragraph (black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira) and end of Biography section (June 2016)

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    • Her lineage runs Luis França, Oswaldo Fadda, Monir Salomão, Julio Cesar, Ana Carolina Vieira.

      Where in the source: Fact list under the profile intro: Lineage line

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    • Her favourite position is the knee slide, together with the toreando guard pass.

      Where in the source: Fact list: Favorite Position/Technique line

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  • Graciemag, "Rodolfo and Ana Carolina Vieira interview", 4 March 2012.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2012 World Pro (WPJJ) trials in Gramado, Brazil, the 18-year-old blue belt from Rio de Janeiro had five matches, won four, three of them by submission, and lost the under-63 kg final to Monique Elias.

      Where in the source: Article body, paragraphs two to four (five matches; final against Monique Elias)

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    • What drew the cameras to her in Gramado was her surname: she was the sister of Rodolfo Vieira, who coached her from the crowd and was interviewed alongside her.

      Where in the source: Article body, paragraphs five to seven (her last name; brother in the crowd)

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2012 IBJJF World Championship she won the adult female blue-belt middleweight division for GF Team and took bronze in the blue-belt open class, which Monique Elias won.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / MIDDLE (147.00LB), place 1; FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / OPEN CLASS, place 3

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2013 IBJJF World Championship she won both the blue-belt middleweight division (Shannon Montgomery second) and the blue-belt open class (Natasha Quiza second).

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / MIDDLE (147.00LB) and FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / OPEN CLASS, place 1 in both

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  • Graciemag, "Ana Carolina Vieira e o olho no recorde que o mano Rodolfo não tem", 1 June 2013 (Portuguese).(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2013 Worlds in Long Beach she choked Shannon Montgomery in the middleweight final, then beat Natasha Quiza on points in the blue-belt open final and broke down in tears; afterwards she said she would train to improve her mount.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraphs after the photo caption, and her quoted remark about the mount (Portuguese)

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    • After the 2013 Worlds, Rodolfo Vieira said he could already see her among the best black belts and believed she had what it took to win weight and open class at every belt, a record he himself did not hold; Graciemag noted that among men only Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida had done it.

      Where in the source: Quoted paragraph from Rodolfo and the following paragraph on the record (Portuguese)

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the adult female purple-belt middleweight division at the 2014 IBJJF World Championship.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / MIDDLE (147.00LB), place 1

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2016, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the adult female brown-belt middleweight division at the 2016 IBJJF World Championship, with Natasha Quiza second.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / MIDDLE (147.00LB), place 1

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

    • She won the black-belt middleweight division of the 2017 IBJJF World Championship for GF Team; Monique Elias finished second.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (152.60LB), place 1

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

    • At the 2018 IBJJF World Championship she won the black-belt middleweight division again (Raquel Canuto second) and took bronze in the open class.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (152.60LB), place 1; FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / OPEN CLASS, place 3

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2018, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • Conflicting accounts

      At the 2018 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship she took silver in the black-belt middleweight division, behind Beatriz Mesquita.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (147.00LB), place 2

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

    • She won the black-belt middleweight division of the 2019 IBJJF Pan Championship, with GF Team teammate Laurah Hallock second.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (152.60LB), place 1

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

    • At the 2019 IBJJF World Championship she won the black-belt middleweight division for a third straight year, again beating teammate Laurah Hallock to gold, and took bronze in the open class.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE (152.60LB), place 1; OPEN CLASS, place 3

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  • Jeff Liwag, "Ana Carolina Vieira, Queen of the Kumite (Third Coast Grappling: Kumite VII Results and Review)", Grappling Insider, 28 September 2020.(opens in a new tab)

    • In September 2020 she won Third Coast Grappling's Kumite 7, an eight-woman bracket with a $10,000 prize, beating Victoria Montrezor on a 12-point technical fall, Nathalie Ribeiro on a referees' decision after overtime, and Luiza Monteiro on a unanimous referees' decision in the final.

      Where in the source: Recap sections for the quarter-final, semi-final and FINALS; closing line naming the Queen of the Kumite

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    • Grappling Insider described her final against Luiza Monteiro as constant forward pressure and stacking from the top, with an ankle-lock attempt in the last seconds.

      Where in the source: FINALS section, paragraph on the Monteiro match

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  • Jeff Liwag, "Powerful Female Profile: Ana Carolina Vieira", Grappling Insider, 8 September 2020.(opens in a new tab)

    • Conflicting accounts

      She and her partner Luanna Alzuguir opened their own academy, Aviv Jiu-Jitsu, which officially opened in January 2020.

      Where in the source: Section 'Starting a New Life', first paragraph

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  • AVIV Experience, "The Experience" (about page of the Aviv women's retreat).(opens in a new tab)

    • Conflicting accounts

      According to the Aviv Experience site, Aviv Jiu Jitsu was founded in 2018 by world champions Luanna Alzuguir and Ana Carolina Vieira with the aim of empowering women through world-class instruction in a safe, welcoming environment.

      Where in the source: About the AVIV Experience, first paragraph

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    • The couple extended that mission with the AVIV Experience, a women-only jiu-jitsu retreat with seminars led by both black-belt world champions; the site announced the 2024 edition for a resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

      Where in the source: About page, second and third paragraphs and 'What to expect at AVIV 2024'

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  • IBJJF, Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2021, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • Competing for Aviv Jiu-Jitsu, she won the black-belt medium-heavy division of the 2021 IBJJF Pan Championship (Elisabeth Clay second) and took silver in the open class behind Yara Soares.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (163.60LB), place 1; OPEN CLASS, place 2

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2021, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the black-belt medium-heavy division of the 2021 IBJJF World Championship for Aviv Jiu-Jitsu, with Elisabeth Clay second.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (163.60LB), place 1

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2022, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2022 IBJJF World Championship she won the black-belt medium-heavy division (Luciana Mota second) and took bronze in the open class.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (163.60LB), place 1; OPEN CLASS, place 3

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  • IBJJF, Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the black-belt medium-heavy division of the 2023 IBJJF Pan Championship (Amy Campo second) and took silver in the open class behind Gabrieli Pessanha.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (163.60LB), place 1; OPEN CLASS, place 2

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  • IBJJF, World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2023, official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2023 IBJJF World Championship, representing Aviv Jiu-Jitsu, she took bronze in the black-belt medium-heavy division and silver in the open class behind Gabrieli Pessanha.

      Where in the source: Results list: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / MEDIUM HEAVY (163.60LB), place 3; OPEN CLASS, place 2

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  • Jitsmagazine, "Second ADCC South American Trials 2024 Full Results And Review", March 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • She won the women's under-65 kg division at the second ADCC South American Trials on 9 March 2024, earning an invitation to the 2024 ADCC World Championship; Gabrielle McComb was second.

      Where in the source: Intro paragraphs and Full Results: Under 65kg, place 1

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  • BJJ Heroes, "ADCC 2024 Results, Fornarino First Aussie Gold, Mica Earns Super Grand Slam And Kaynan The Double".(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2024 ADCC World Championship she won the women's 65 kg division by beating Amanda Leve and Beatriz Mesquita on decisions and Helena Crevar 5-0 in the final.

      Where in the source: 65-KILO DIVISION section: QUARTER-FINALS, SEMI-FINALS and FINAL lists

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    • BJJ Heroes wrote that she built her career on the knee-cut guard pass and that it held up at the top level of no-gi, giving her dominant passing in the ADCC final.

      Where in the source: 65-KILO DIVISION section, second paragraph (knee-cut guard pass)

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  • Kylie Rodriguez, "Ana Vieira Is The -65kg 2024 ADCC World Champion", FloGrappling, 19 August 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • The 2024 final, on 18 August in Las Vegas, was the first ADCC final for both her and 17-year-old Helena Crevar; it went to overtime and she won 5-0 for her first ADCC world title.

      Where in the source: Article body, first three paragraphs after the video block

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    • With the 2024 title she and her wife Luanna Alzuguir, who won the ADCC -60 kg title in 2009, became the first couple to both hold ADCC world titles.

      Where in the source: Paragraph beginning 'Even though she didn't win', on the history made by the couple

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  • Dan Kuhl, "2026 ADCC World Championships Results: Pena, Crevar, Hugo Win Gold", Combat Press, 17 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2026 ADCC World Championships at Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland, she retained the women's 65 kg title for Brazil and Aviv, beating Nadia Frankland 2-0, Morgan Black 5-2 and, in the final, Sarah Galvao by rear-naked choke.

      Where in the source: Champions list (Women's 65 kg) and results section Women's 65 kg: quarter-final, semi-final and final lines

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  • MixedMartialArts.com, "ADCC 2026 wrap: A new king by injury, a Polish coronation, Pena's history, and a changing of the guard in Kraków", September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Her 2026 title defence made her one of only two 2024 ADCC champions to leave Kraków with gold; according to the wrap, that 65 kg defence took 32 minutes and ended with a submission of Sarah Galvao in the longest final of the weekend.

      Where in the source: Paragraph on Felipe Pena, closing clause naming her 65-kilogram defence

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  • Wikipedia, "Ana Carolina Vieira (fighter)", revision of 16 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Wikipedia describes her as a Brazilian grappler and jiu-jitsu competitor.

      Where in the source: Lead sentence of the article

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