Julia Alves – Lightweight BJJ Black Belt

Alves's birthplace is one of Brazil’s most prominent locations, Rio de Janeiro. She was born on January 24, 2001. Alves is a black belt under Julio Cesar Pereira. She is a professional grappler who represents the GF Team in the international BJJ competitions.

Julia Alves spent most of her childhood years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She didn't have an athletic background. Her family was also least supportive in this regard.  

After turning thirteen, Julia Alves became interested in  Jiu-Jitsu as she peered through an academy’s glass-pane, while a class was being trained. That marked the historic moment as she made her career decision.

When Julia became a member of her very first jiu-jitsu academy, Mike Sousa was her first BJJ instructor. She developed a deeper interest in BJJ after the first session and performed exceptionally well over the years.

Dedicated and passionate, Julia earned her blue belt within a short time period.

When Julia started her BJJ training, her instructor Sousa became a GF Team member. Julia had immense learning from the Sousa x GFT coalition by becoming a member of the team’s headquarter group in Meyer, RJ. There she got a chance to train with some of the best athletes in the country and enlist her as one of them. She got a purple belt under the supervision of Julio Cesar Pereira - the head coach of GF Team.

Julio Cesar Pereira as her leading supervisor, promoted her to brown belt. Alves was always judged by her sports skills. She fought historic fights as a brown belt.

Pereira also holds the credit of promoting Julia to the black belt level after she won the  2022 IBJJF World Championship.

As a well-known BJJ hero, she showed her spark in martial arts. She kept on submitting top-ranked black belt competitors in the AJP fighting arena in the mixed division. The ADCC Brazilian Trials earned her high praise for demonstrating her grappling prowess. Her professional record is decorated with worth-knowing performances.

Julia Alves of the GF Team competed against Natalia Zumba of the Alliance Team. Julia applied leg-lock and arm-lock techniques from the bottom while simultaneously pulling her opponent in Lassu guard and then closed guard.

Julia lying at the bottom applied fighting techniques leglocks, and arm locks while using the positions of Lassu guard and closed guard respectively. She kept opponent under her power. She dominated her opponent throughout the match and secured a remarkable victory by points.

In the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Miami final, Julia Alves faced Larissa Santos in the lightweight black belt division. Julia made fast attacks to dominate and submit her opponent in less than two-minutes. Julia successfully locked the lasso guard and quickly elevated her hips to attempt a triangle. Though Larissa avoided the triangle, she left her arm exposed. This provided Julia the perfect opportunity to secure an armbar submission and win the match.

Julia Alves is making her way to success, and her most historic moments are captured in the visuals  provided below. Explore her best moves and techniques that she used to  win historic fights.

Julia Alves x Natalia Zumba de Souza - Final Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro 2021

Julia Alves x Ivhalaynie Meira Final Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro 2020

Júlia Alves vs Maria Luiza / Vitória Open 2023

Júlia Alves vs Stephanie Torres / São Paulo BJJ Pro 2023

Julia Alves vs Maja Povsnar- Bronze match 62kg Abu dhabi World Professional Jiu Jitsu 2021

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