Eduardo Avelar - BJJ Black Belt

Eduardo Avelar da Carvalho is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is a profound fighter and a representative of the Double Five team. In June 2019, Avelar won the prestigious rank of the BJJ black belt from his renowned coach, Leandro Escobar.

As Avelar grew up, he had a keen interest in martial arts. Within a duration in professional sport, he built a profile as one of the best lightweights of his time. Eduardo Avelar ruled over many important International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) world circuit tournaments. Avelar has acquired first place in the national and international BJJ bouts: Brazilian Team Nationals, South Brazilian Championship, IBJJF American Nationals NOGI, and CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Kids.

Avelar remained entirely concentrated on his technique and methods; he always paid dire attention to the fundamentals of jiu-jitsu. Avelar is a competitive and exceptional BJJ fighter who has always been dedicated to developing himself in martial arts.

On 19 February, 1997, Eduardo Avelar de Carvalho was born in Rio Comprido, Brazil. Since childhood, he had a keen interest in sports. Eduardo was involved in various sports, including football, and he also likes to do skateboarding in his free time.

As his parents recognized his dedication to the martial arts, he got into practicing Judo at age eight. In this way, the great BJJ fighter commences his journey.

Eduardo Avelar’s experience with Judo dates back to the tender age of four when he first took a particular interest in fighting. Coming from Brazil, the notion of the orthodox sport of Judo, which comprised discipline, technique, and strategy, attracted him most when he began training at the local center.

He was amazed by the art and soon spent all his waking hours practicing various techniques and ideas associated with the martial art of judo. His energetic zeal to go for practice daily helped him sketch out a well-defined base of the essential throws and grappling techniques that underlie the sport.

As Eduardo Avelar had begun training in Judo at the same training academy, he had started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Avelar was under the supervision of the well-renowned coach Luis Carlos.

Avelar was practicing the martial arts of BJJ and judo side by side. He was involved in learning the various aspects of grappling techniques, which provided him the advantage of becoming proficient in takedowns, strikes, and submissions. Eduardo was a great learner; he was dynamic during the transitions.

With the advancement of the rank, Avelar entered several tournaments and obtained experience by fighting with different opponents. He started competing at local and international tournaments when he was only sixteen.

As much as Judo earned him awards, it gave him mastery of timing, balance, and leverage. This later complimented his Brazilian jiu-jitsu practice when he began to mix both arts. Through his Judo journey, Avelar grew up to be a complete martial artist and a Judo instructor. He is a dynamic coach who teaches practitioners while disseminating his passion and knowledge of grappling.

At a very early age, he became part of the local and international tournaments of jiu-jitsu. He has demonstrated his outstanding skills on the mat. He earned most of the titles when he was just in the color belt rank.

2012, he participated in the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Kids and acquired the first position. Eduardo has made a massive list of victories with his passion and tactics. He has acquired 1st place in IBJJF South Brazilian Championship, IBJJF South Brazilian Championship NoGi, CBJJ Brazilian Team Nationals, and IBJJF European Open Juvenile 2.

The list of Eduardo’s victories is vast, and it was made after putting in his ultimate efforts during a bout. It also requires executing the accurate technique with the proper timing and angles. He had the inherent ability that profoundly influenced the BJJ tournament.

Eduardo Avelar evolved with his performance on the podium. He was the representative of the Soul Fighters, or Double Five grappling team. He has distinguished himself among the BJJ fighters of his generation. He has polished the skill set in his professional career. Eduardo Avelar has earned the prestigious rank of BJJ black belt under the legendary coach Leandro Escobar Tatu.

From the beginning, Eduardo Avelar has distinguished himself from others. He has modified his fighting tactics as he has advanced in rank. Avelar was part of the significant jiu-jitsu competitions and competed in the Gi and No Gi tournaments. Eduardo's main black belt achievements are the IBJJF Pan Championship, IBJJF South American Championship NOGI, IBJJF American Nationals, and IBJJF South American Championship.

Eduardo has made a profound fighting record with 77 wins and 52 losses. His favorite move is the open guard method. Eduardo has won 36 bouts with the submission method, out of which he has used rear naked choke and choke from the back quite often.

Eduardo has commenced the practice of BJJ and Judo simultaneously. He was an ardent learner who consistently showed the potential to learn new terminologies. He did not take much time to participate in the national and international tournaments.

As a young athlete, Eduardo Avelar had never acknowledged his victories. His fellow practitioners mentioned this trait and have begun to call him a ‘’Zero Nove”.

This name was chosen in response to a mention of a character in the Brazilian film Elite Squad. That exhibits the same qualities as the Avelar does. This title was given to him when he was at the orange rank in Judo.

In 2019, the Berlin NGO event was held among the top contenders, Eduardo Avelar and Jacopo Pasquini. From the beginning of the bout, both contenders have exerted maximum effort to control the other. In the end, Eduardo made multiple attempts to apply the submission of a rear naked choke. The match lasted four minutes and ended with Eduardo Avelar's victory.

Pan American event of Brazilian jiu-jitsu was organized between Tarik Hopstock and Eduardo Avelar. The fighters were in the weight category of 82 kilograms. Two of them are considered dynamic grapplers; the match was exciting and increased the interest of the spectators. In the end, Zero Nove won the bout with two points.

In the Nashville Open, two fighters, Eduardo Avelar and Vitor Oliveira, squared off each other. They were fighting in the weight category of 82 kilograms. The match lasted almost nine minutes, and Brazilian grappler Eduardo Avelar won with an advantage.

Felipe Aníbal vs Eduardo Avelar / Birmingham Open 2024 

Eduardo Avelar vs Matheus Souza / Birmingham Open 2024 

Tainan Dalpra v Eduardo Avelar / Pan Championship 2022

Andy Murasaki v Eduardo Avelar / Dallas Open 2022

Tainan Dalpra v Eduardo Avelar / Houston Open 2021