Alexandre Ribeiro and Braulio Estima met 5 times on record, with Ribeiro holding a 3 to 2 edge. These were not blowouts. Four of the five meetings were decided on points, and the one that was not came at the 2009 ADCC World Championships final, where Estima took the win by injury. The pair traded results across some of the sport's biggest stages, including two ADCC finals and world and Pan title matches.

The two bring different profiles into these matches. Ribeiro competed at heavy and super heavyweight and carries a deep gi resume, with a favorite finish of the Armbar good for 20 recorded wins. Estima competed at meio pesado and shows a higher submission rate of wins at 59% against Ribeiro's 48%, with the Triangle Choke his signature at 12 wins. Both sit at a 76% win rate on record, so the gap between them is thin.

What decided their meetings was mostly positional grappling rather than the finish. Ribeiro's points wins in 2013, 2007, and 2006 built his 3 to 2 lead, while Estima answered with points in 2005 and the injury stoppage in 2009. Given how close the numbers are, the head to head is best read as a near even rivalry that Ribeiro edged.