Alessandra Vieira

In 2002, Vieira won the World Championship and the Pan American in the same year. After promoting Cindy Omatsu in 2002, she became the first woman to promote another woman to BJJ black belt. (Black Belt awarded together with Rigan Machado She won the Pan championship again in 2003 in the featherweight division.) In 2005, she faced Kyra Gracie in the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship final losing on points after a 16-minute match for the woman's under title that same year, representing Gracie Humaitá, Vieira won the World Championship for the third time after defeating Kyra Gracie in the lightweight final. In 2004, Vieira opened her own school out of Torrance, California. In 2015, she opened CheckMat Valencia an affiliate of Checkmat. In 2014, she became a member of Black Belt Magazine hall of fame after being chosen as Competitor of the Year. and was inducted in the United States Martial Art Hall of Fame. )

Recognitions Black Belt Magazine hall of fame (2014 Competitor of the Year ) United States Martial Art Hall of Fame (Silver Life Award 2022

Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Robson Gracie > Aloísio Silva > Leka Vieira