Ana Carolina Schmitt

Ana Carolina Schmitt is a Brazilian competitor and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, born on 6 January 1990, who has won major titles on the IBJJF circuit. She first trained in rhythmic gymnastics from the age of six and took second place in the ball category at the Brazilian National Championship, until a spinal injury ended that career at twelve. At fourteen she took up Brazilian jiu-jitsu, trained under Guilherme Neves and Juliano Wandalen, and later joined the team of professor Marcos Cunha. She travelled to the United States in 2014 for the IBJJF World Championship, trained at Gracie Humaita in San Diego, and was promoted to black belt on the podium that year. Competing at featherweight and light featherweight, she is known for a balanced, strategic style in both gi and no-gi, and she won the black belt World IBJJF title in 2019.