Claudia do Val is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who won IBJJF World titles at black belt in three weight classes. She completed the IBJJF Grand Slam in 2018. Her Instagram covers training, teaching and competition.

Background

Do Val was born on 1 June 1988 in Resende, Rio de Janeiro. She started judo in 2006, following her younger brother, and began jiu-jitsu at 21. From 2010 she studied engineering at CEFET/RJ, but she left before graduating to teach and compete full time. She received her black belt in December 2016, the year she won the Worlds and Europeans at brown belt. Wikipedia lists her team as Soul Fighters.

Competition highlights

• IBJJF World Championship: won in her first black belt year at heavy (2017), then at medium-heavy (2018) and super-heavy (2019).
• IBJJF Grand Slam (2018): Europeans, Pans, Brazilian Nationals and Worlds in one season.
• Europeans: black belt gold in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
• Pans: black belt gold in 2017 and 2018.
• Brazilian Nationals: heavy gold in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and open-class gold in 2017 and 2018.
• No-gi: World No-Gi medium-heavy champion in 2018, and European No-Gi and Brazilian No-Gi heavy champion in 2019.
• Rankings: No. 1 in the IBJJF gi rankings for the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, and No. 1 in no-gi from 2018 to 2020.

At the 2019 Manila Open she won a match 91–0, which was reported as a record, and finished with a submission in the final seconds. FloGrappling nominated her for Female Black Belt of the Year in 2017 and 2018.

Injuries

She injured her shoulder in early 2016 and had surgery in 2018. She has said it never fully healed.

Related pages

Her judo background links to our harai goshi, osoto gari and uchi mata pages. For top control, see side control and mount. Follower counts are curated snapshots, not live data.