Fellipe Andrew Silva (born October 24, 1994) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca.
[10] In September 2024 Andrew was stripped of his Pan Ams medal and accepted two years of ineligibility for failing anti-doping tests.
Rodrigo Cavaca, who would later leave Checkmat to form Zenith BJJ, trained with both Andrew and Estanislau.
As a purple belt, Andrew moved to Santos, São Paulo to join Cavaca, after which his career took off in the Brazilian national and international circuits.
In 2017 Andrew was matched against some of the best black belts in the world at the Copa Podio Grand Prix and obtained an honorable 2nd place.
[20] He then competed against Yuri Simões in the main event of Fight 2 Win 185 on September 24, 2021, and he lost a decision.
[23] Andrew was then invited to compete in the IBJJF Heavyweight Grand Prix 2021 on November 11, 2021, although he lost to Mahamed Aly in the opening round.
[25] He was then invited to compete against Gutemberg Pereira in a superfight at BJJ Stars 8 on April 30, 2022, although he lost the match by submission.
[43] Andrew then won a gold medal in the light-heavyweight division of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam - Miami on September 17, 2023.
[46] He then moved up to the super-heavyweight division for the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship on November 8–10, 2023.
[55] He then won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute divisions of the IBJJF New York Spring Open 2024 on April 6, 2024.
[61] He defeated Greg Kerkvliet, Joao Gabriel Rocha, and Inacio Santos before losing to Nick Rodriguez in the final.
[63] In September 2024, Andrew was stripped of his Pan Ams title and accepted two years of ineligibility after testing positive for clomiphene and its metabolites on March 24, 2024.
[67] Andrew then won a gold medal in the light-heavyweight division of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam - Dallas on September 29, 2024.
[68] Andrew faced Jansen Gomes for the medium-heavyweight title in the main event of BJJ Stars 14 on December 7, 2024.