Fabyury Khrysthyan Teixeira Freitas
Fabyury Khrysthyan turned an early decision to go professional into no-gi titles, an AOJ move and a high-tempo submission game.
Biography
Sources for this profile
IBJJF, “Athlete Results: Fabyury Freitas” (complete current ranking record; accessed 13 September 2026).(opens in a new tab)
In 2026 no-gi competition, the IBJJF record lists Khrysthyan as the Los Angeles Winter medium-heavyweight champion and open-class bronze medalist.
Where in the source: No Gi / Medium Heavy and Open Class — Los Angeles Winter 2026
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The current IBJJF athlete record lists Khrysthyan as the 2024 European No-Gi middleweight champion and the 2024 World No-Gi middleweight silver medalist at black belt.
Where in the source: No Gi Grand Slam / Adult / Middle — 2024 European and World
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The current IBJJF athlete page displays Khrysthyan as a black belt representing AOJ–BR.
Where in the source: Athlete identity card — team and full belt value
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The IBJJF record shows that Khrysthyan won both middleweight and open-class gold at the 2025 Los Angeles Winter Open while representing AOJ.
Where in the source: Adult / Middle and Open Class — Los Angeles Winter 2025
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Kaelan Crisosto, “Weekend Recap | IBJJF Grand Prix, Orange County & Curitiba Opens,” IBJJF, 3 March 2026.(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's March 2026 weekend recap included Khrysthyan among the male black-belt champions at the Orange County Winter Open, with AOJ third in the overall team standings.
Where in the source: Orange County Winter Open — notable black-belt champions
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BJJ Heroes, “Fabyury Khrysthyan” (complete rendered profile; accessed 13 September 2026).(opens in a new tab)
Fabyury Khrysthyan Teixeira Freitas was born on 25 August 2001 in Luziânia, Goiás, near Brasília.
Where in the source: Biography — full name, birth date and Luziânia
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His unusual first name combined the preferences of his parents: his father Fábio wanted his own name represented, while his mother Anayany preferred Yury, leading them to create Fabyury.
Where in the source: Biography — origin of the name Fabyury
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Khrysthyan began capoeira at four and practiced Muay Thai from roughly nine to eleven. His cousin's success in local jiu-jitsu tournaments and mentions in the local newspaper then drew him toward grappling.
Where in the source: Biography — capoeira, Muay Thai and cousin's influence
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At eleven or twelve, Khrysthyan entered Adielson Meireles's Gracie Barra academy in Luziânia and remained there through the early belts. After his first competition, he decided he wanted grappling to become his profession, a direction supported by his family and especially his father.
Where in the source: Biography — first academy and professional ambition
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At purple belt, Khrysthyan moved to GFTeam in Rio de Janeiro for a professional training structure. Beginning in 2019, he also made regular trips to Europe to train under Gabriel Rainho, and Rainho and Julio Cesar Pereira later promoted him to brown belt.
Where in the source: Biography — GFTeam move, European training and brown belt
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After winning the 2023 Pan No-Gi and World No-Gi Championships at brown belt, Khrysthyan received his black belt from Gabriel Rainho on 20 December 2023.
Where in the source: Biography — 2023 no-gi titles and black-belt promotion
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Khrysthyan's colored-belt no-gi success led Rafael and Guilherme Mendes to invite him to AOJ as a training partner for Tainan Dalpra's no-gi debut camp. He accepted, then returned to GFTeam after that camp.
Where in the source: Biography — first AOJ invitation and return to GFTeam
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Khrysthyan has long admired Leandro Lo and commemorates him at the start of matches by circling the mat with his arms spread, echoing Lo's familiar entrance ritual.
Where in the source: Biography — Leandro Lo influence and match-opening tribute
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Carlos Arthur Jr., “WNO 25: Andrew Tackett enfrenta Fabyury Khrysthyan,” FloGrappling, 25 October 2024.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling explicitly describes Fabyury Khrysthyan as Brazilian in its 2024 WNO profile.
Where in the source: Athlete introduction — explicit Brazilian description
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IBJJF, “European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023 — Final Results.”(opens in a new tab)
In the complete 2023 European No-Gi results, Khrysthyan won the adult brown-belt middleweight division and placed second in the open class while representing GFTeam–Jiu Art.
Where in the source: Male / Adult / Brown / Middle and Open Class
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Joe Gilpin, “WNO Winner Fabyury Khrysthyan Reflects On His Journey,” FloGrappling, 5 December 2024.(opens in a new tab)
By December 2024, FloGrappling introduced AOJ as Khrysthyan's new home. The accompanying athlete interview was framed around his path to a major professional stage, his WNO debut and the sacrifices involved in reaching that point.
Where in the source: Interview description — new AOJ home and journey
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BJJ Heroes, “WNO 25 Results,” 6 December 2024.(opens in a new tab)
Khrysthyan won his December 2024 WNO match against Daniel Sathler by decision. The event report described an unusually active match featuring takedowns, back attacks, submission attempts and sweeps.
Where in the source: WNO 25 report and complete card results — Khrysthyan–Sathler
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Joe Gilpin, “Black Belt Day One 2025 Recap,” FloGrappling, March 2025 (reviewer-rendered page shows 23 March).(opens in a new tab)
At the 2025 Pan Championship, Khrysthyan and Ethan Roy combined for twenty points before Khrysthyan finished the match with a kneebar. FloGrappling's reporter selected it as the standout match of the day, illustrating the movement and finishing intent also seen in his WNO debut.
Where in the source: Day-one recap — Ethan Roy versus Fabyury Khrysthyan
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