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Jansen Gomes Ramos

“Nenego”

Source: bjjheroes.com

Jansen Gomes got his black belt from his father on the 2021 Worlds podium, then won black belt World titles for Checkmat in 2023, 2025 and 2026.

Biography

Jansen Gomes Ramos, nicknamed Nenego and listed in results as Jansen Gomes, is a Brazilian black belt who competes for Checkmat. He won World titles from the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) at every colored belt level, received his black belt from his father on the World Championship podium in December 2021, and went on to win the black belt World Championship in 2023, 2025 and 2026. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 2001, he took up jiu-jitsu in early childhood, following the lead of his father, the black belt Antônio Carlos "Bode", and of his older brother, Jonata Gomes. Guided by his father and by coach Ricardo Vieira, he grew into a prominent figure in the jiu-jitsu social project Vieira ran for local young people, and he trained as well at Copacabana's Fightzone Academy, the Checkmat headquarters. BJJ Heroes traces his lineage back through his father, Ricardo Vieira and Romero Cavalcanti to Rolls Gracie and, before him, Hélio and Carlos Gracie. It gives his father, Ricardo Vieira and Leonardo "Leo" Vieira as the teachers behind his black belt; FloGrappling's athlete page names his father and Leo Vieira. BJJ Heroes dates the start of his international career to purple belt, when he began making trips to the United States for the IBJJF's major events and trained there with Checkmat coaches Leo Vieira and Lucas Leite. He won the World Championship at purple belt in 2019 and at brown belt in 2021, the year he also won both his weight class and the open-weight absolute division as a brown belt at the Pan Championship and the No-Gi World Championship. The 2021 Worlds were held in December, and that is where the promotion came: with Jansen on the top step of the podium, his father knotted the black belt around his waist. He was 20. His first year at black belt, 2022, included a turn on FloGrappling's reality series Who's Next: Submission Fighter Challenge. He went to Tim Spriggs' Red Team as a first-round pick and made it to the semifinals. There Izaak Michell finished him with a heel hook from the 50-50 leg position after ten minutes. BJJ Heroes also lists 2022 wins at the CBJJ Brazilian No-Gi Nationals and the AJP Grand Slam in Rio de Janeiro, and a loss to Gustavo Batista at that year's World Championship. Until the 2023 World Championship he had usually competed at medium-heavyweight, the 88.3 kg division that BJJ Heroes lists as his weight class. In 2023 he won the European Championship in that division and took silver at the Pan Championship, where Batista beat him in the final on advantages after a 2-2 score. For the Worlds he dropped to middleweight. Seeded third, he won with a short choke against Lucas Brito and a choke from the back against Alexandre Jesus, then beat Tye Ruotolo 4-0 on points in the semifinal. Ruotolo, the 2022 lightweight champion, had moved up a division. In the final Gomes met Tainan Dalpra, the two-time middleweight champion, who had yet to lose a match on IBJJF mats at black belt. The score stayed 0-0, and Gomes won the title 2-0 on advantages, the tiebreaker when points are level. The IBJJF later described that final as historic, and JitsMagazine ranked the title as the biggest result of his career up to that point. FloGrappling pointed out that he had beaten two defending World champions on the way, and noted that Checkmat won two black belt World titles that year, his and Sam Nagai's. Interviewed by the IBJJF in December 2023, he described his game in his own terms. He said he liked takedowns, throws, passing and finishing on the back, that he always tried to push the pace, and that his no-gi game stayed close to his gi game. He had been refining his takedowns, passing and back takes, he said, and adding kinds of passing he had rarely used before. FloGrappling's athlete page calls his passing game fast-paced and his style scrappy, and BJJ Heroes lists guard passing as his favorite position. Batista became a recurring opponent. After losing to him at the 2022 Worlds and the 2023 Pans, Gomes beat him 2-0 on points at BJJ Stars 11 in September 2023. In March 2024 he fought in a cage, headlining the jiu-jitsu main event of ADXC 3 in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, against Portugal's Bruno Lima. He opened with a double-leg takedown, took Lima's back twice and won a unanimous decision after five three-minute rounds. Afterwards he said he had prepared in Dubai with Thiago Sá, using his training there to understand how a fight in the cage works. At the 2024 World Championship he reached the final in both medium-heavyweight and the absolute. In the open class he won four matches, two of them by submission; in the quarterfinal a takedown, a guard pass and the mount carried him to a 9-2 win over Gutemberg Pereira, and in the semifinal he beat Meyram Maquiné on points. Batista beat him in the medium-heavyweight final and Erich Munis won the absolute, so he left with two silver medals. In October 2024 he won ADXC 6's gi main event by unanimous decision over Uanderson Ferreira, and in December, at BJJ Stars 14 in São Paulo, he beat Fellipe Andrew 2-0 on points for the event's 195 lb medium-heavyweight title, having scored early from top position against Andrew's guard. In São Paulo in 2025 he entered the Brazilian National Championship, the Brasileiros, which the IBJJF noted was his first in nine years and his first at black belt. He won the medium-heavyweight title with four victories, three of them by choke from the back, and the IBJJF credited the run to constant pressure, active guard passing and a knack for reaching the back from almost any position. At the 2025 World Championship, BJJ Heroes records armbar finishes against Arthur Mariath and Paulo Merlin and a choke from the back in the round of 16 on his way through the medium-heavyweight bracket. In the semifinal an early snap-down gave him Raul Basílio's back; he then passed, reached mount and won, by a choke from the back according to BJJ Heroes. In the final he met Batista again, a year after losing the 2024 final to him. Batista went after his legs from guard; Gomes escaped, came close to passing and then hunted the back, and the advantages he collected from back-take and choke attempts decided a match that finished 0-0 on points. He also beat Batista at UFC BJJ 3 that year. The 2026 World Championship took place at the Pyramid in Long Beach, California, and he entered it as the defending medium-heavyweight champion. On the first day he won two matches by submission and the quarterfinal; he then beat Gabriel Galvão in the semifinal and finished Enderson Dias with a lapel choke in the final. In its recap the IBJJF highlighted his outside passing and back attacks across the five matches and counted the gold as his third black belt World title. After the win he said he planned a more active competition schedule in 2027.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, 'Jansen Gomes' fighter profile.(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Heroes lists first place at the IBJJF World Championship at black belt in 2023, 2025 and 2026, and second place in 2024 in both weight and absolute.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements (Pro / Adult) list — '2023 / 2025 / 2026'

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    • BJJ Heroes lists guard passing as his favourite position and medium-heavyweight (88.3 kg) as his weight division.

      Where in the source: Favorite Position/Technique and Weight Division fields

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    • Jansen Gomes Ramos was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2001.

      Where in the source: Biography section, first sentence (birth year and place)

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    • He is commonly known by the nickname Nenego.

      Where in the source: Nickname field near the top of the profile

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    • On BJJ Heroes, Jansen Gomes is listed as a black belt whose teachers are his father, Antônio Carlos 'Bode', and the Vieiras Ricardo and Leonardo; the page places his training in the Fightzone Academy programme in Rio de Janeiro and his team as Checkmat.

      Where in the source: Opening paragraph (teachers and team) — 'Antônio Carlos “Bode”'

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    • He began training jiu-jitsu in early childhood, influenced by his older brother, Jonata Gomes, and his father, black belt Antônio Carlos 'Bode'.

      Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph (how he started)

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    • Guided by his father and coach Ricardo Vieira, he became a prominent figure in Vieira's jiu-jitsu social project for local young people, and also trained at Fightzone Academy, Checkmat's headquarters in Copacabana.

      Where in the source: Biography section, third paragraph — 'social project'

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    • As a purple belt his international career took off: he began travelling to the United States for the main IBJJF events and worked there with Checkmat coaches Leonardo Vieira and Lucas Leite.

      Where in the source: Biography section, fourth paragraph (purple belt years) — 'Lucas Leite'

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    • He was promoted to black belt in December 2021 while standing on the top step of the World Championship podium; his father, Antônio Carlos, tied the belt around his waist.

      Where in the source: Biography section, final paragraph (black belt promotion) — 'December 2021'

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    • BJJ Heroes traces his lineage as Carlos Gracie, Hélio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Romero Cavalcanti, Ricardo Vieira, Antônio Carlos, Jansen Gomes.

      Where in the source: Lineage field near the top of the profile

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    • BJJ Heroes lists IBJJF World titles at purple belt (2019) and brown belt (2021), and brown-belt double gold, weight and absolute, at the 2021 Pan Championship and the 2021 No-Gi World Championship.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements (Colored Belts) list

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    • BJJ Heroes' fight history lists repeated meetings with Gustavo Batista: losses at the 2022 World Championship (8F round) and in the 2023 Pan Championship final (on advantages after 2-2), a 2-0 win at BJJ Stars in 2023, a loss in the 2024 World Championship final, and wins in the 2025 World Championship final and at UFC BJJ 3 in 2025.

      Where in the source: Fight history table, rows with opponent Gustavo Batista (2022–2025)

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    • BJJ Heroes' fight history records his 2023 World Championship middleweight run as a short choke against Lucas Brito, a choke from the back against Alexandre Jesus, a 4-0 points win over Tye Ruotolo in the semifinal and an advantage win over Tainan Dalpra after 0-0 in the final.

      Where in the source: Fight history table, rows for World Champ., 82KG, 2023

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    • BJJ Heroes' fight history records his 2025 World Championship medium-heavyweight run as five wins: armbars against Arthur Mariath and Paulo Merlin, a choke from the back in the round of 16, another against Raul Basílio in the semifinal, and an advantage win over Gustavo Batista in the final.

      Where in the source: Fight history table, rows for World Champ., 88KG, 2025

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    • In his first black belt year, 2022, BJJ Heroes lists wins at the AJP Grand Slam in Rio de Janeiro and the CBJJ Brazilian No-Gi Nationals; its adult list also includes gold at the 2023 IBJJF European Championship and the 2025 Brazilian Nationals.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements (Pro / Adult) list

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    • BJJ Heroes' fight history records his 2025 World Championship medium-heavyweight final as a win over Gustavo Batista on advantages after a 0-0 score.

      Where in the source: Fight history table, row for Gustavo Batista, World Champ., 88KG, F, 2025

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  • FloGrappling, athlete page 'Jansen Gomes'.(opens in a new tab)

    • FloGrappling describes him as a black belt under his father, Antônio Carlos, and Leo Vieira, who represents Checkmat.

      Where in the source: Athlete bio at the top of the page — 'represents Checkmat'

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    • He won the IBJJF World Championship at every coloured belt level and took double gold at the 2021 No-Gi World Championship as a brown belt.

      Where in the source: Athlete bio at the top of the page — 'every colored belt level'

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    • FloGrappling describes him as known for a fast-paced passing game and a scrappy style.

      Where in the source: Athlete bio at the top of the page — 'fast-paced passing game'

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    • He was one of the 16 contestants on FloGrappling's reality series Who's Next: Submission Fighter Challenge.

      Where in the source: Athlete bio at the top of the page — '16 contestants'

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  • FloGrappling, 'First-Round Picks & Fan Favorites Face Off In Semifinals | WNX Ep. 6 Recap', 24 June 2022.(opens in a new tab)

    • On Who's Next (2022) he was a first-round pick of Tim Spriggs' Red Team and reached the semifinals, where Izaak Michell caught him in a heel hook from the 50-50 position at the 10-minute mark.

      Where in the source: Episode 6 recap, opening paragraph and second semifinal paragraph — 'first round pick Jansen Gomes'

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  • FloGrappling, Joe Gilpin, 'WATCH: Jansen Gomes Wins Gold In 2023 Middleweight Final', 5 June 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2023 IBJJF World Championship, Gomes, seeded third, won the black belt middleweight division, beating Tye Ruotolo in the semifinal and Tainan Dalpra in the final on tiebreaking advantages after a 0-0 score (2-0 advantages).

      Where in the source: Article intro and second paragraph — 'third seeded Gomes'

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    • The 2023 final defeat was Tainan Dalpra's first loss in his IBJJF black belt career.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph — 'his first loss'

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  • IBJJF, Kaelan Crisosto, '2026 World Championship Black Belt Recap', 4 June 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • The 2026 medium-heavyweight gold was his third black belt World Championship title.

      Where in the source: Medium-Heavyweight section — 'his third World title'

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    • The IBJJF's 2026 World Championship recap identifies him as a Checkmat athlete.

      Where in the source: Medium-Heavyweight section — 'Jansen Gomes of CheckMat'

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    • At the 2026 World Championship, held at the Pyramid in Long Beach, California, Gomes returned as the defending medium-heavyweight champion, a year after his 2025 World title.

      Where in the source: Introduction and Medium-Heavyweight section — 'year long absence'

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    • In 2026 he won five matches: two submissions and a quarterfinal win on day one, then a semifinal win over Gabriel Galvão and a lapel-choke finish of Enderson Dias in the final.

      Where in the source: Medium-Heavyweight section — 'lapel choke'

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    • The IBJJF singled out his outside passing and back attacks during the 2026 run.

      Where in the source: Medium-Heavyweight section, sentence on his passing — 'back attacks'

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    • After the 2026 title he said he intended to compete more actively in 2027.

      Where in the source: Medium-Heavyweight section — 'more active 2027 season'

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  • FloGrappling, 'CheckMat At Worlds: Top Moments & Matches From CheckMat's 2023 IBJJF Worlds', 10 June 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • FloGrappling wrote that two of the opponents he beat on the way to the 2023 gold were defending world champions, and that his title and Sam Nagai's gave Checkmat two black belt world champions that year.

      Where in the source: Article intro — 'two defending world champions'

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  • JitsMagazine, Todd Blackett, 'Jansen Gomes Dethrones Tainan Dalpra At IBJJF World Championship 2023', 5 June 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • Before the 2023 Worlds he had usually competed at medium-heavyweight, where his biggest results had been gold at the 2023 IBJJF European Championship and silver at the 2023 Pan Championship; he dropped to middleweight for the Worlds.

      Where in the source: First paragraph — 'drop down to middleweight'

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    • JitsMagazine reported that Dalpra had not lost a match on IBJJF mats as a black belt before the 2023 final, that Tye Ruotolo, the 2022 lightweight champion, had moved up to middleweight, and that Gomes beat Ruotolo in the semifinal before beating Dalpra.

      Where in the source: Second and third paragraphs — 'lightweight champion from 2022'

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    • JitsMagazine called the 2023 middleweight title the biggest win of his career up to then.

      Where in the source: First paragraph — 'biggest win of his career'

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  • IBJJF, Danny O'Donnell, '2023 World Champion Jansen Gomes Aims for Second World Title of 2023', 4 December 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • In December 2023 the IBJJF previewed his entry in the medium-heavyweight division of the No-Gi World Championship in Las Vegas, his first major tournament since winning the gi Worlds in June.

      Where in the source: Subtitle and first paragraph — 'long-awaited return'

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    • In an IBJJF interview he said his no-gi game stays close to his gi game: he likes takedowns, throws and passes and finishing on the back, while always trying to push the pace.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph, Jansen's own words — 'finish on the back'

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    • He told the IBJJF that he had been sharpening his takedowns, passes and back takes, adding some types of passing he had not used much before.

      Where in the source: Large highlighted quote in the lower half of the article — 'sharpening my game'

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    • He said he had faced Sebastian Rodriguez often in the colored-belt divisions, with and without the gi, but never as a black belt.

      Where in the source: Third paragraph, Jansen's comments on the division — 'never at black belt'

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    • The IBJJF called his 2023 World Championship final win over Tainan Dalpra, the two-time middleweight champion, historic.

      Where in the source: First paragraph — 'historic win in the final'

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  • JitsMagazine, 'BJJ Stars 11 Full Results And Review', 11 September 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • At BJJ Stars 11 in September 2023 he beat Gustavo Batista by decision, 2-0 on points.

      Where in the source: Results list — '2-0 on Points'

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  • FloGrappling, Carlos Arthur Jr., 'ADXC 3: Jansen Gomes, Bia Mesquita, and more champions in Brazil', 3 March 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • At ADXC 3 in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, on 2 March 2024, he headlined the jiu-jitsu main event in the cage and beat Portugal's Bruno Lima by unanimous decision over five three-minute rounds, opening with a double-leg takedown and twice taking Lima's back.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph, jiu-jitsu main event — 'five three-minute rounds'

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    • FloGrappling's ADXC 3 report identifies Gomes as Brazilian, set against his Portuguese opponent.

      Where in the source: Second paragraph — 'the Brazilian Jansen Gomes'

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    • After the ADXC 3 win he said he had prepared in Dubai with Thiago Sá, working in training to understand fighting in the cage.

      Where in the source: Quote after the jiu-jitsu main event — 'prepared in Dubai with Thiago Sá'

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  • JitsMagazine, 'ADXC 6 Full Results And Highlights', 26 October 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • In the gi main event of ADXC 6 in October 2024 he beat Uanderson Ferreira by unanimous decision.

      Where in the source: Third paragraph and results list — 'Decision – Unanimous'

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  • FloGrappling (Portuguese), Vitor Freitas, 'Jansen Gomes e Erich Munis estão na final do absoluto; Gabi enfrenta Yara', 2 June 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2024 World Championship he reached the open-weight final with four wins: two submissions, a 9-2 quarterfinal win over Gutemberg Pereira built on a takedown, a guard pass and mount, and a semifinal points win over Meyram Maquiné.

      Where in the source: Third paragraph (Portuguese) — 'virou o placar para 9 a 2'

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  • JitsMagazine, 'IBJJF World Championship 2024 Full Results And Review', 3 June 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2024 World Championship he took silver at medium-heavyweight, losing the final to Gustavo Batista, and silver in the absolute, which Erich Munis won.

      Where in the source: Men's results paragraph and lists 'Medium-Heavyweight' and 'Absolute Division' — 'his second final of the day'

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  • IBJJF, Danny O'Donnell, 'Inside the 2025 Brasileiros: Results, Grand Slams, and Breakthrough Performances', 6 May 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • He won the medium-heavyweight black belt title at the 2025 Brazilian National Championship (Brasileiros) in São Paulo with four wins, three of them by choke from the back.

      Where in the source: Section 'Jansen’s Long-Awaited Brasileiro Debut Ends in Gold' — 'choke from the back'

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    • The IBJJF described the 2025 Brasileiros as his first event after the 2024 World Championship, where he had won two silver medals, in his weight class and the absolute, and as his first Brasileiros for nine years and his first there at black belt.

      Where in the source: Same section, first and second paragraphs — 'in nine years'

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    • The IBJJF attributed his 2025 Brasileiros run to constant pressure, active guard passing and a knack for reaching the back from almost any position.

      Where in the source: Same section, final paragraph — 'take the back'

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  • FloGrappling, Joe Gilpin, 'IBJJF World Championship Live Black Belt Bracket & Finals Updates/Results', 2 June 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • In the 2025 World Championship medium-heavyweight semifinal he beat Raul Basílio, using an early snap-down to take the back, passing and reaching mount.

      Where in the source: Live blog, semifinal morning entry — 'early snap down'

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    • He won the 2025 World Championship medium-heavyweight final against Gustavo Batista on advantages.

      Where in the source: Live blog, finals entry for the men's medium-heavy division — 'up 3-0 on advantages'

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    • In the 2025 final Batista attacked his legs from the guard, Gomes escaped, nearly passed and then hunted Batista's back, building his lead on advantages from back-take and choke attempts.

      Where in the source: Live blog, same finals entry — 'hunting the back'

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  • FloGrappling, Joe Gilpin, 'BJJ Stars 14 Results: Fabricio Andrey, Jansen Gomes Score Major Wins', 8 December 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • At BJJ Stars 14 in São Paulo in December 2024 he won the event's medium-heavyweight (195 lb) championship, beating Fellipe Andrew 2-0 on points after scoring early with his top game against Andrew's guard.

      Where in the source: Title-fight paragraph and results list — 'Fellipe Andrew by points (2x0)'

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