Irux Almeida

Irux Almeida da Silva, known on the circuit as Hilux, competes for GF Team, now registered with GFTeam Barreiras. At purple belt he reached the final of the 2025 IBJJF Worlds at medium-heavyweight and took silver, the same result he had that year at the Brazilian Nationals.

In 2026, at brown belt, he took bronze at medium-heavyweight and in the open class at the Pans, where he lost the semifinal to Márcio Ítalo Landim. At the Worlds he again reached the medium-heavyweight final and met Márcio Ítalo once more, who won the title.

Now a black belt, he was the runner-up at the 2026 American Nationals after beating Marcos Martins and Lucas Garcia, and has been competing in IBJJF opens in the United States.