Paulo Alberto de G. Nardy Junior

162 Grand Slam189 overallELO 1228

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Seed

Overall

189

Grand Slam

162

ELO

1228

No. 1 seed. 162 Grand Slam points — the only true GS heavyweight in this bracket.
Infight founder. 5th-degree black belt. 11-fight win streak in the division on BJJ Metrics.
2026 form is gold-only: Pan, Rio Fall, Brasileiro. He is not here to medal. He is here to win.
Old-school Gracie-lineage pressure. Expect a complete IBJJF game and no panic in a 5-minute final.
Bye into the quarterfinals on Mat 18. He is fresh if you meet him.

BJJ Metrics YouTube: Paulo Nardy Junior IBJJF YouTube: Paulo Alberto Nardy Infight jiu-jitsu Search Flo JiuJitsu.net

Game plan

Elite threat

The #1 seed. Treat him like a final, because he is one.

Infight founder, 5th degree, 2026 Pan / Rio Fall / Brasileiro gold, 11-fight streak, 162 Grand Slam points. He has a bye. If your half holds, he is who you meet in the bracket final.

Weaknesses

He is the marked man

Everyone in his quarter is hunting him. He still has to win two before you.

Exploit: Do not think about him until Vitullo is done. Then watch his quarter from the rail.

By phase

01
Only if you are in the bracket final
You will be the fresher athlete only if you won clean. Play your A-game. Do not invent a new one for a 5th-degree Brazilian.

IBJJF notes

He has been winning IBJJF gold since the 2010s. Hidden time and advantages are his language.

Watch in the film

2026 Pan gold-medal match if it is on Flo. That is the current version.

You make the final unprepared and lose to the only man in the bracket who is clearly better on paper.