Famously undefeated at one time with a record of 65–0, Cordeiro has been described as: "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport",[1] and "one of the most accomplished women in Jiu-Jitsu history".

[3] Ana Laura Gonçalves Cordeiro was raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

A year later, competing as a brown belt, she won the World Championship title for the fourth time, also winning double gold at the 2008 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in the combined female brown/black belt division.

While a serious back injury unexpectedly interrupted her competitive career for 5 years, she is still regarded as "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport".

[1] In 2014 she returned to competition winning gold at the Las Vegas International Championship,[2] then winning the following year the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship the most prestigious tournament in submission grappling.