Alexandre de Jesus Brings a No-Gi World Title to the 2026 Brasília Open
The 2024 No-Gi world champion at middle has a bye into his first match Friday morning, against the winner of Joao Pedro Duarte vs Fabio Carvalho.
- Publish together with the Weekend Ahead, which links here. He competes Friday morning in Brasília, so this needs to go up Thursday.
- The Alexandre de Jesus tag is new, with a bio from IBJJF results.
- Match times come from the IBJJF brackets and can move during the day.
Alexandre “Robinho” de Jesus is registered at middle in the no-gi tournament at the Brasília International Open, Friday at Ginásio Poliesportivo do Cruzeiro in Brasília. He has a bye into his first match, at 10:30 AM local (5:30 AM PT, 8:30 AM ET) on Mat 10, according to the IBJJF brackets.
Robinho won middle at the 2024 No-Gi Worlds and light at the 2025 Pans, according to IBJJF results. He represents Esporte Dez / Instituto Calasans Camargo and is No. 72 in the no-gi ranking as of November 4.
Robinho against Fabyury Khrysthyan in the middle final at the 2024 No-Gi Worlds:
His titles and medals
Robinho’s medals at the IBJJF majors, according to IBJJF results:
| Year | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | No-Gi World Championship | Gold, middle |
| 2025 | Pan Championship | Gold, light |
| 2025 | World Championship | Bronze, light |
| 2022 | European No-Gi Championship | Silver, medium heavy Bronze, open class |
He’s also registered at middle for the 2026 No-Gi Worlds, according to IBJJF registrations.
And against Jackson Nagai in the light final at the 2025 Pans:
The middle division
Five men are registered at no-gi middle, according to the IBJJF brackets. Every match is on Mat 10, and the final is set for 11:06 AM local (6:06 AM PT, 9:06 AM ET).
| Athlete | Team | First match (local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre de Jesus | Esporte Dez / Instituto Calasans Camargo | 10:30 AM, against the winner of Duarte vs Carvalho |
| Joao Pedro Duarte | Gracie Barra | 9:42 AM, against Fabio Carvalho |
| Fabio Carvalho | Skull BJJ | 9:42 AM, against Joao Pedro Duarte |
| Italo Henrique Oliveira | Gracie Barra | 10:18 AM, against Matheus Silva |
| Matheus Silva | Equipe Vilhena Jiu-Jitsu | 10:18 AM, against Italo Henrique Oliveira |
Duarte took silver at middle at last year’s Brasília Open No-Gi, according to IBJJF results.
How to watch
No stream has been announced for the Brasília Open. Results go up on our Brasília Open event page and in Monday’s results post.
Brackets from the IBJJF’s no-gi bracket page, medals from the IBJJF results pages linked above, and the ranking from the IBJJF’s 2026 adult black belt no-gi ranking as of November 4.
