Instructor - Wander Braga

Name: Wander Braga

Height :5’9’’

Weight : 155 pounds(70kg)

Belt: Black Belt , under Jorge Pereira and Rickson Gracie , judo brown belt Style: Brazilian jiu jitsu

Head Instructor ,Gauntlet Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/MMA to present

Head Instructor , Fight Forun BJJ/MMA to present

 Jiu-Jitsu Competition- Submission (NO GI)

• World Championship NO Gi –  champion , 2008 .(lightweight)
• World Championship NO GI –2^nd place , 2008  (Absolute Div.)
• World Championship NO GI – 2^nd  place , 2007.(lightweight)
• Virginia State Tournament – 2006 – 2^nd place (middle weight)
• US Open Brazilian JJ Tournament  -3rd place , 2002
• US Open Brazilian JJ Tournament -3rd place , 2003
• Pan American JJ Tournament -2nd place , 2003
• Copa Pacifica JJ Tournament- super fight Champion , 2003
• Joe Moreira Black Belt Chalenger-super fight Champion, 2003 (Holywood Park Cassino)
• North American Tournament – 3^rd place ,2003 (open weight) 
• Arnold / Gracie World Tournament-  Champion ,2002
• World CA State Tournament-3rd place, 2002
• Pro Am Grappling -super fight  Champion , 2001
• Pro Am Grappling  Tournament – 3^rd/4^th place , 2001
• U.S.Opem Brazilian JJ Tournament-2nd place , 2001
• Copa Pacifica JJ Tournament-super fight Champion, 2000
• World BJJ Tournament-3rd place,1999
• Pan American JJ Tournament- 2nd place,1999
• Pan American JJ Tournament- 3rd place 1996
• 8th Annual Joe Moreira JJ Tournament - super fight Champion,2000
• Brazilian JJ Tournament-   multiple  x  Champion (CBJJ) / National
• Liga of Brazilian JJ Tournament- 2 x Champion (98 / 99 LBJJ) /National
• Liga of Brazilian JJ Tournament- Open Division, 2nd place   (98 LBJJ) /National
• Qualify to ABUDHABI –(Rio de Janeiro-Brazil) 1999
• State of Rio de Janeiro Tournament- multiple x  Champion (FJJRJ)
• Sao Paulo State JJ Tournament-2nd place , 1998
• 1st Copa Mac Donalds of Jiu-Jitsu- Champion 1986
• 1st Copa Nova Ipanema of JJ -Champion 1987

Mixed Martial Arts -Vale Tudo

• MMA Record : 16 – 1
• 2nd Circuit of Free Style fights- Champion ,1996(SP-Brazil)
• 3rd Circuit of Free Style fights- Champion , 1997(SP-Brazil)
• 1st Brazilian Free Style fights- Champion , 1997(SP-Brazil)
• 1st Inside Fighter of Vale Tudo- Champion , 1998(Vitoria/ES-Brazil)
• 2nd Inside Fighter of Vale Tudo- Champion , 1999(Vitoria/ES-Brazil)
• World Extreme Cagefighting 7 -  Champion ,2003(Lemoore/California)
• King of The Cage 33 (AFTER SHOCK)-Champion,2004(Soboba Cassino/California)
• King of The Cage 36(Unfinish Busines)-Champion,2004(Soboba Cassino/California) 
• 8 Times Vale Tudo Champion

Have recently sign with UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)

Still a undefeated fighter

Considered by United States BJJ Federation (Joe Moreira ) one of the best lightweights on the west side.