Wikipedia: André GalvãoAndré Galvão
"Deco"
Wins on the mat — every scramble is a trap.
Fight Plan: André Galvão
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Striking defense and head movement historically secondary to grappling
- Age/Physicality decline in later career ADCC superfights against younger explosive athletes
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Orthodox volume strikers in camp to mirror lead-hand exchanges
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Fight IQ and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression61
- Cardio90
- Wrestling92
- Fight IQ98
- Distance Control83
- Finishing80
Prep for camp: André Galvão
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes explosive sprawl-to-back transitions to secure dominant positions
- Employs a relentless guard passing style with heavy pressure and lateral movement
- Uses aggressive hand fighting and snap-downs to set up double-leg or single-leg takedowns
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Orthodox volume boxer
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Clinch work, level changes, control time
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to André Galvão.
How André has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No active competitive injuries reported.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2022-09-17vs Gordon RyanRNC · R1 · 2022 ADCC World Championships
- D2022-03-26vs Reinier de RidderDraw · R1 · ONE X
- W2019-09-27vs Felipe PenaPoints · R1 · 2019 ADCC World Championships
Availability
Primarily active as the head coach of Atos San Diego.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
André Galvão is a legendary competitive grappler and a 5th-degree BJJ black belt known for his nearly unmatched success in ADCC and IBJJF competitions. While he had a short stint in MMA, his primary scouting profile is that of a technical powerhouse who excels at combining explosive wrestling with high-pressure guard passing and back-takes.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes explosive sprawl-to-back transitions to secure dominant positions
- Employs a relentless guard passing style with heavy pressure and lateral movement
- Uses aggressive hand fighting and snap-downs to set up double-leg or single-leg takedowns
- Systematically isolates limbs for submissions while maintaining total positional control
Signature Moves
- Rear Naked Choke
- Armbar
- Knee Cut Pass
- Double Leg Takedown
- Back Take from Turtle
Weaknesses
- Striking defense and head movement historically secondary to grappling
- Age/Physicality decline in later career ADCC superfights against younger explosive athletes