Roberto Abreu
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Roberto Abreu, better known as "Cyborg", is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and one of the most accomplished heavyweight no-gi competitors of his generation. Known for his explosive athleticism, tactical intelligence, and pressure-heavy top game, Abreu has built a long, decorated career competing against the elite of the sport. He represents and leads the Fight Sports team, an international affiliation he founded and developed into a major presence in competitive grappling.
Cyborg’s no-gi achievements include ADCC World Championship gold, multiple ADCC podium finishes, IBJJF No-Gi Worlds titles, and victories across major professional superfight platforms. His style blends strong wrestling entries with a dynamic, mobile passing game and an exceptional ability to impose heavy top pressure on even the largest and strongest opponents. He is also well known for his trademark Tornado guard, which showcases his rare combination of agility and heavyweight power.
Throughout his career, Abreu has remained a highly consistent force in the openweight divisions, competing successfully for more than a decade at the highest levels. His longevity, adaptability, and strategic approach to no-gi grappling have earned him recognition as one of the most respected veterans in the sport.
As the head of Fight Sports, Cyborg continues to lead and develop athletes around the world, contributing to the growth of high-level jiu-jitsu while remaining an active and influential competitor.
Personal
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Rankings
Submissions Breakdown
| Submission | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Armbar | 7 | 1 |
| Guillotine | 3 | 0 |
| Rear naked | 2 | 0 |
| Kneebar | 1 | 1 |
| Reverse triangle | 1 | 0 |
| Inside heel hook | 1 | 1 |
| Kata gatame | 1 | 0 |
| Arm-in guillotine | 0 | 2 |
| Opponent | Result | Date | Event | Method | Weight | Round | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yatan Bueno | Loss | 2025 | BJJ Stars 16 | Decision | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | — |
| Henrique Cardoso | Loss | 2024 | ADXC 3 | Decision | Absolute | — | — |
| Haisam Rida | Win | 2024 | ADXC 8 | Decision | Absolute | — | 33 |
| Giancarlo Bodoni | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 831 |
| Izaak Michell | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 356 |
| Luiz Paulo | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | 16 | 309 |
| Michael Pixley | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 8-0 | -99KG | — | 356 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2024 | ADCC | Arm-in guillotine | -99KG | Finals | — |
| Kaynan Duarte | Loss | 2024 | ADCC | Arm-in guillotine | -99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Javier Zaruski | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | -99KG | Quarter-Finals | 356 |
| Daishi Goto | Win | 2024 | ADCC | Points: 5-0 | -99KG | 16 | 309 |
| Nicholas Meregali | Loss | 6/29/2023 | UFC FPI 4 | EBI Overtime | Absolute | — | — |
| Anton Minenko | Win | 2023 | ADXC 1 | Decision | 120KG | — | 30 |
| Yuri Simoes | Win | 2022 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 744 |
| Victor Hugo | Win | 2022 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 319 |
| Haisam Rida | Loss | 2022 | ADCC | Armbar | +99KG | 16 | — |
| Elder Cruz | Win | 2022 | ADCC | Points: 3-0 | 99KG | Semi-Finals | 744 |
| Victor Hugo | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 170 |
| Michael Perez | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 15-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 68 |
| Mike Perez | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 15-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 68 |
| Bryan Peterson | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | Absolute | 16 | 51 |
| Victor Hugo | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | +97KG | Finals | 323 |
| John Hansen | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Kata gatame | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 170 |
| Austin Baker | Win | 2022 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 39-0 | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | 68 |
| Tim Spriggs | Win | 2021 | F2W 161 | Decision | Absolute | — | 21 |
| Pedro Marinho | Loss | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Decision | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Gabriel Almeida | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 5-0 | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 120 |
| Max Gimenis | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 3-0 | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 48 |
| Ruben Coronado | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Unknown | Absolute | 16 | 36 |
| Victor Hugo | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 4-0 | +97KG | Finals | 228 |
| John Hanson | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 3-0 | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 120 |
| Austin Baker | Win | 2021 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | 48 |
| Lucas Barbosa | Win | 2020 | WNO 3 | Decision | Absolute | — | 225 |
| Felipe Andrew | Win | 2020 | 3CG Kumite IV | Guillotine | Absolute | Finals | 105 |
| Fellipe Andrew | Win | 2020 | 3CG Kumite IV | Guillotine | Absolute | Finals | 105 |
| Roberto Jimenez | Win | 2020 | 3CG Kumite IV | Decision | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 60 |
| Arnaldo Maidana | Win | 2020 | 3CG Kumite IV | Points | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 21 |
| Vinicius Trator | Win | 2020 | F2W 139 | Decision | 115KG | — | 21 |
| Rafael Lovato Jr. | Win | 2020 | Sub Stars | Points | N/A | — | 1 |
| Nick Rodriguez | Draw | 2020 | KASAI Pro 7 | N/A | 120KG | — | 12 |
| Lucas Barbosa | Win | 2020 | KASAI Pro 7 | Points: 6-0 | 120KG | — | 48 |
| Bruno Bastos | Win | 2020 | KASAI Pro 7 | Points: 6-0 | 120KG | Quarter-Finals | 48 |
| Lucas Barbosa | Win | 2020 | WNO | Decision | Absolute | — | 225 |
| Kaynan Duarte | Win | 2020 | BJJ Bet | Inside heel hook | +95KG | — | 1 |
| Victor Hugo | Loss | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Kneebar | Absolute | Finals | — |
| Devhonte Johnson | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Decision | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 60 |
| Jackson Sousa | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Guillotine | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 24 |
| Fernando Ribas | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Armbar | Absolute | 16 | 18 |
| James Puopolo | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Armbar | +97KG | Finals | 114 |
| Victor Hugo | Win | 2019 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 60 |
| Nick Rodriguez | Loss | 2019 | ADCC | Decision | +99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| John Hansen | Win | 2019 | ADCC | Points: 6-0 | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 113 |
| Hudson Taylor | Win | 2019 | ADCC | Points: 2-0 | +99KG | 16 | 98 |
| Joao Gabriel Rocha | Win | 2019 | IBJJF Grand Prix | Decision | Absolute | Finals | 3 |
| Nick Calvanese | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 10-0 | Absolute | — | 24 |
| John Combs | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 4-2 | Absolute | — | 24 |
| Gordon Ryan | Loss | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | DQ | +97KG | Finals | — |
| Max Gimenis | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 2-0 | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 60 |
| Gustavo Dias | Win | 2018 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | 24 |
| Joao Rodrigues | Win | 2017 | Miami Spring No-Gi | Armbar | Absolute | Finals | 2 |
| Vinny Magalhaes | Win | 2017 | ADCC Trials - West Coast North America | Points: 3-0 | +99KG | — | 7 |
| Joao Gabriel Rocha | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Advantage | +97KG | Finals | 76 |
| Adam Sachnoff | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 29-0 | +97KG | Semi-Finals | 40 |
| Raymond Seraile | Win | 2017 | No-Gi Worlds | Armbar | +97KG | Quarter-Finals | 16 |
| Gordon Ryan | Loss | 2017 | ADCC | Inside heel hook | Absolute | 16 | — |
| Jared Dopp | Win | 2017 | ADCC | Decision | +99KG | — | 75 |
| Marcus Almedia | Loss | 2017 | ADCC | Points: 4-0 | +99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Victor Honorio | Win | 2017 | ADCC | Decision | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 75 |
| Khamzat Stambulov | Win | 2017 | ADCC | Penalty | +99KG | 16 | 65 |
| Joseph Moku | Win | 2015 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 4-2 | +100KG | Quarter-Finals | 12 |
| Andre Galvao | Loss | 2015 | ADCC | Points: 6-0 | Absolute | Championship | — |
| Marcus Almeida | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Points: 10-0 | Absolute | Finals | 150 |
| Keenan Cornelius | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Points | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 88 |
| Kamil Huminski | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Points | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 38 |
| Garry Tonon | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Points | Absolute | 16 | 33 |
| Jared Dopp | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | — | 38 |
| Marcus Almeida | Loss | 2013 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Orlando Sanchez | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Penalty | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 38 |
| Mike Martelle | Win | 2013 | ADCC | Armbar | +99KG | 16 | 33 |
| Gustavo Dias | Win | 2012 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | +100KG | Finals | 38 |
| Leonardo Davila | Win | 2012 | No-Gi Worlds | Rear naked | +100KG | Semi-Finals | 20 |
| Ricardo Feliciano | Win | 2011 | No-Gi Worlds | Reverse triangle | +100KG | Finals | 19 |
| Luis Pedro | Win | 2011 | No-Gi Worlds | Armbar | +100KG | Semi-Finals | 10 |
| Gerardi Rinaldi | Win | 2011 | ADCC | Kneebar | +99KG | — | 19 |
| Fabricio Werdum | Loss | 2011 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Semi-Finals | — |
| Glover Teixeira | Win | 2011 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 19 |
| Sekine Hideki | Win | 2011 | ADCC | Armbar | +99KG | 16 | 16 |
| JT Torres | Win | 2010 | No-Gi Worlds | Points | Absolute | — | 4 |
| Lucas Leite | Win | 2010 | No-Gi Worlds | Points | Absolute | Semi-Finals | 10 |
| Fabricio Camoes | Win | 2010 | No-Gi Worlds | Points | Absolute | Quarter-Finals | 4 |
| David Herzog | Win | 2010 | No-Gi Worlds | Unknown | +100KG | Finals | 19 |
| Joao Pinho | Win | 2010 | No-Gi Worlds | Unknown | +100KG | Semi-Finals | 10 |
| Fabricio Werdum | Loss | 2009 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Finals | — |
| Jeff Monson | Win | 2009 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Semi-Finals | 44 |
| Asa Fuller | Win | 2009 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | Quarter-Finals | 19 |
| Tom DeBlass | Win | 2009 | ADCC | Points | +99KG | 16 | 16 |
| Brago Neto | Loss | 2008 | No-Gi Worlds | Points: 6-0 | 100KG | Finals | — |
| Cristiano Lazzarini | Win | 2008 | No-Gi Worlds | Points | 100KG | Semi-Finals | 10 |