Steve competes as a classical guard player, building his game around a methodical, structured approach to controlling opponents from the bottom position. He competes at middleweight, around 82.3 kg / 181.5 lbs, and has represented Belgium throughout his career.
Blue and Purple Belt Success
Steve's colored belt record stands among the most decorated of his generation. At blue belt, he claimed gold at the IBJJF World Championship in 2021 and followed it with a title at the AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro the same year, announcing himself early as a prospect of genuine international caliber. His progression to purple belt brought continued success — a European Championship title in 2022, multiple podium finishes at the IBJJF World Championship across 2022, 2023, and 2024 — alongside runners-up finishes at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals in 2023 and 2024 and at the IBJJF Pan Championship in 2024.
Brown Belt Dominance
The brown belt years produced the most complete version of Steve's competitive résumé. He won gold at the IBJJF European Championship in 2025, claimed the IBJJF World Championship title in 2025, added an AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro title in 2024, and took the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals in both 2024 and 2025. Across these results, Steve established himself as one of the defining colored belt competitors of the early 2020s — a competitor whose guard-based approach proved consistently effective against the world's best.