Micael Galvao
-82kg · Black belt
Fratres Jiu Jitsu · Manaus, SP
Mica Galvao's sourced record is 111-7-7 with 85 submissions, a 77% finish rate. His gi record is 37-0. He took ADCC gold in 2024 and the IBJJF World Championship in 2022 and 2024, and in 2024 he also won Pans, Europeans and the Brazilian Nationals. He got his black belt from his father Melqui Galvao in 2021, at 17, and represents Fratres Jiu Jitsu out of Manaus, Brazil.
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111 wins. 7 losses. How they came.
- Grappling record: 111-7-7
- By submission: 85
- By points: 14
- By decision or advantage: 9
- Finish rate: 77% of wins
- No-Gi record: 36-3-7
- Gi record: 37-0
- Sourced results: 2021–2026
Grappling and submission-only results. Professional MMA bouts are recorded separately and are not included in this record.
85 finishes, 7 doors.
- Armbar: 17
- Rear naked choke: 16
- Choke from back: 15
- Other submission: 10
- Triangle: 7
- Bow and arrow choke: 5
- Other (8): 15
The numbers behind the game.
- 77% Wins by submission
- Armbar Most-used finish
- 52 Finishes by choke
- 107 Opponents faced
- -76kg → -88kg Divisions competed
- 19 Absolute matches
- 29-4 In finals
- 6 Years competing
Hardware, in order.
- 2024 ADCC: 1st place
- 2024 IBJJF World Championship: 1st place
- 2024 IBJJF Pan Championship: 1st place
- 2024 IBJJF European Championship: 1st place
- 2024 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals: 1st place
- 2023 Who’s Number One 170 lb Champion: Champion
- 2023 AJP Grand Slam, LDN: 1st place
- 2022 IBJJF World Championship: 1st place
- 2022 CBJJ Brazilian Nationals: 1st place
- 2022 ADCC: 2nd place
- 2021 ADCC Balneário Brazil Trials: 1st place
- 2021 AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro: 1st place
- 2021 AJP Grand Slam, RJ: 1st place
- 2021 3CG MW Grand Prix: 1st place
- 2021 WNO Championship: 2nd place
Match history
| Date | Opponent | Event | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pablo Ferreira | NJersey SPO · Final | Guillotine | Win |
| 2026 | Igor Carlos | NJersey SPO · Semifinal | Submission | Win |
| 2026 | Alexandre Manara | NJersey SPO · Final | Armbar | Win |
| 2025 | Luan Lima | Rio Fall NGO · Semifinal | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2025 | Darlan Casaca | Rio Fall NGO · Final | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2025 | Jon Blank | BJJ Stars 15 · Quarterfinal | Points | Win |
| 2025 | Elijah Dorsey | BJJ Stars 15 · Semifinal | Decision | Win |
| 2025 | Roberto Jimenez | BJJ Stars 15 · Final | Armbar | Win |
| 2025 | Jonnatas Gracie | WNO 28 · Superfight | Decision | Win |
| 2025 | Deandre Corbe | CJI 2 · Rounds | Draw | Draw |
| 2025 | Lucas Barbosa | CJI 2 · Semifinal | Draw | Draw |
| 2025 | Chris Wojcik | CJI 2 · Final | Draw | Draw |
| Aug 2024 | Dante Leon | ADCC · Quarterfinal | Straight ankle lock | Loss |
| Aug 2024 | Elder Cruz | ADCC · Round 1 | Rear naked choke | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Vagner Rocha | ADCC · Final | Rear naked choke | Win |
| Aug 2024 | PJ Barch | ADCC · Semifinal | Decision | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Oliver Taza | ADCC · Quarterfinal | Points | Win |
| Aug 2024 | Luiz Paulo | ADCC · Round 1 | Rear naked choke | Win |
| 2024 | Gyula Szabo | European Open · Round of 16 | Armbar | Win |
| 2024 | Tarik Hopstock | European Open · Quarterfinal | Submission | Win |
125 sourced matches in total.
Against the names that matter.
- vs Oliver Taza: 3-0 across 3 meetings
- vs Dante Leon: 2-1 across 3 meetings
- vs Andy Murasaki: 3-0 across 3 meetings
- vs Keith Krikorian: 2-0-1 across 3 meetings
- vs Igor Carlos: 2-0 across 2 meetings
- vs Lucas Barbosa: 1-0-1 across 2 meetings
Where the game came from.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda · Carlos Gracie · Osvaldo Alves · Luis Alves · Melqui Galvao · Micael Galvao
- Team: Fratres Jiu Jitsu
- Promoted by: Melqui Galvao
- Base: Manaus, SP
- Black belt since: 2021
- Nationality: Brazilian
- Born: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Height: 5'9" · 175 cm
- Weight: 77 kg
- Status: Active
- Division: -82kg
- Competing since: 2021
Undefeated in the gi, 37 matches deep
Melqui Galvao promoted his son to black belt in 2021, when Mica was 17. Most competitors that age are still colored belts. He was in ADCC finals the following year.
The gi number is the one to sit with: 37 wins, 0 losses. Every loss on his record came in no-gi, where he's 36-3-7. Those seven draws are the other oddity, and they're a product of competing in ruleset formats that allow them rather than anything about his style.
2024 is the year the résumé closed. He won ADCC, the IBJJF World Championship, Pans, Europeans and the Brazilian Nationals in the same season. Very few grapplers have taken all of those in one year at black belt, at any age.
His seven losses read like a list of the division's best. Kade Ruotolo caught him with an inside heel hook at ADCC 2022. Dante Leon beat him by straight ankle lock at ADCC 2024. Tye Ruotolo, Johnatha Alves, Isaque Bahiense, Mauricio Oliveira and Fellipe Andrew make up the rest, and five of the seven came in 2021 and 2022, his first two years at black belt.
He finishes 77% of his wins and takes the back to do it
17 armbars, 16 rear naked chokes and 15 chokes from the back lead his map, with bow and arrow chokes and triangles behind them. Add the two back-attack categories together and 31 of his 85 finishes come from behind the opponent.
The armbar count is what separates him from the pure back-takers. He's finishing from the top, from guard and from scrambles rather than steering everything into one position, which is how a 20-year-old wins Worlds in the gi and ADCC in no-gi in the same year.
Common questions.
How old was Mica Galvao when he got his black belt?
Seventeen. He was born on 8 October 2003 and his father Melqui Galvao promoted him in 2021. He won his first IBJJF World Championship the following year.
Who has beaten Mica Galvao?
Seven opponents: Dante Leon (2024), Fellipe Andrew (2023), Kade Ruotolo (2022), Isaque Bahiense (2022), Johnatha Alves (2021), Mauricio Oliveira (2021) and Tye Ruotolo (2021). Every one of those losses came in no-gi. He's 37-0 in the gi.
What is Mica Galvao's record?
111 wins, 7 losses and 7 draws across 125 sourced matches from 2021 to 2026. 85 of his wins came by submission, which is a 77% finish rate.
Has Mica Galvao won ADCC?
Yes, gold in 2024. He took silver in 2022, losing to Kade Ruotolo by inside heel hook, and won the Balneário Brazil Trials in 2021 to qualify.
Fighters on the other side of the record.
- Kade Ruotolo — 0-1
Sourcing
Record compiled from 125 sourced results and 17 title records across 1 source page. 10 matches carry an exact date; the remaining 115 are dated to the year only, as published by the source. Last verified 2026-08-28.