This is a lopsided rivalry on paper. Fellipe Andrew and Victor Hugo have met 6 times on record, and Hugo has won all 6. Their first meeting dates back to Royal Invitational 2017, and the most recent came at the 2023 IBJJF Absolute Grand Prix. Four of the six wins came by submission finish, so these were not close decisions stacking up over time.

The way Hugo won tells you a lot about the stylistic gap in these particular matches. He closed out the pair with the Triangle Choke, hit the Estima Lock twice across the Third Coast Grappling events, and took the 2017 final by Rear Naked Choke. Only one meeting, the KUMITE VI semi-final, went to a decision. For context, both men finish at a high rate in general: Andrew submits in 62% of his wins and Hugo in 44% of his, but head to head it was Hugo doing the finishing.

The broader records are closer than the head to head suggests. Andrew sits at 188 wins and 42 losses with an 81% win rate over 231 recorded matches, while Hugo is at 110 wins and 22 losses with an 83% win rate over 133 recorded matches. Common opponents also cut both ways: Andrew holds a 5-2 mark against Kaynan Duarte where Hugo is 0-4, so this is less about one man being better everywhere and more about a specific matchup that has consistently gone one way.