Did you know?

• ▸ Of Janaina Maia Lebre's 29 recorded wins, 16 came by submission, a 55 percent submission rate that sits well above the site average of 40 percent. That tells you she is genuinely hunting the finish, not just riding points.
• ▸ Her most reliable finish on record is the straight ankle lock with 5 wins, ahead of the gi choke from back and the armbar at 4 each. A footlock leading the list for a gi competitor is worth studying.
• ▸ She has met both Luiza Monteiro and Nathalie Ribeiro 5 times each on record, going 2 wins and 3 losses in each series. These are the kind of even matchups that get decided by small adjustments.
• ▸ In 2025 she beat Luiza Monteiro on points at the IBJJF World Championship and then finished Luizia Monteiro with a straight ankle lock at the IBJJF Pan Championship, turning a longtime tough series in her favor.
• ▸ Her recorded matches run from 2019 to 2025, with a busiest year of 14 matches in 2022. The bulk of her work is in the gi, with 37 gi matches to just 3 in nogi.