Nathalie Ribeiro

Nathalie "Tata" Ribeiro (born 6 November 1992) is a submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and instructor. A multiple time world champion in colored belt, Ribeiro is a three-time World Championship medallist, the 2019 World No-Gi Champion, the 2022 European Champion, the 2022 Pan-American champion and the 2021 Pan-American champion in both Gi and No-Gi. She became an IBJJF world champion in 2017 in both Gi and No-Gi, winning bronze that same year at the IBJJF Pans Championship. She joined Checkmat becoming an instructor at Checkmat's La Habra location in California while training under Lucas Leite, she won the 2018 Pans Championship. In June Ribeiro won bronze at the 2022 World Championship.

2023-2024 Ribeiro competed in a superfight against Janaina Lebre in the IBJJF FloGrappling Grand Prix 2023 on March 3, 2023 and won the match 3-2 on points. At the IBJJF Santa Cruz International Open on April 22nd, 2023, Ribeiro won gold in the lightweight division. She then competed at the IBJJF San Diego Spring Open 2023 on May 20, winning gold in the featherweight division.

Ribeiro competed at the IBJJF Master World Championship on September 2, 2023, where she won the master 1 lightweight division.

Ribeiro competed in a superfight against Luiza Monteiro at ADXC 1 on October 20, 2023. She lost the match by unanimous decision.

Ribeiro was invited to compete in the women's lightweight division of The Crown on November 19, 2023 along with Brianna Ste-Marie, Janaina Lebre, and Luiza Monteiro. She won a silver medal at the event.

Ribeiro then won gold medals in the lightweight and absolute divisions of the IBJJF Houston Open on April 13, 2024, before also winning the lightweight division of the IBJJF Orange County Open on April 21, 2024.

Ribeiro won a gold medal in the featherweight division of the IBJJF World Championship 2024 on June 1, 2024.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary Main Achievements (Black Belt) / 2021) IBJJF European Open Champion (2022) Abu Dhabi Grand Slam LA Champion (2018) IBJJF Las Vegas Open Champion (2018) IBJJF San Diego Open Champion (2018) IBJJF Dallas Spring Open Champion (2018) 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020) 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2021) 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2023) 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2018 / 2021 / 2022) 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2020) 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2019)

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts) IBJJF World Champion (2017 brown) IBJJF World Champion No-Gi (2017 brown) IBJJF Pans Champion (2018 brown) SJJIF World Champion No-Gi (2015 purple) 2nd Place UAEJJF Grand Slam LA (2017 brown) 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2016 brown) 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2015 purple, 2017 brown) 3rd Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2015 purple)

Instructor lineage Carlos Gracie > Hélio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Léo Vieira > Lucas Leite > Nathalie Ribeiro