Joaquim Valente Net Worth: How Rich is MMA Instructor Actually?

Joaquim Valente is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainer and martial arts teacher. He is best known for being a rumored boyfriend of Brazilian supermodel, Gisele Bundchen. Valente and Gisele were seen enjoying a dinner date in Costa Rica on November 12 just after two weeks Gisele announced her divorce from Tom Brady. Joaquim Valente net worth is not known at the moment.

Early life

Joaquim Valente was born on November 1, 1988, in Brazil. Not much is known about his early life, parents, and education. However, it is known that he has two older brothers named Pedro and Gui. It is also known that Valente’s family has been practicing jujutsu for three generations. The first family member to discover jujutsu were Dr. Syllo Valene and General Eliezer Valente.

Joaquim Valente Net Worth & Career

In the 1920s, the Valente brothers, Syllo and Eliezer were taught some basic principles of self-defense by a Japanese friend. Joaquim and his two brothers were born into the jujutsu tradition. They started learning jujutsu from their father even before they learned to stand and walk. Joaquim and his older siblings were two when they started taking private lessons from Grandmaster, Hello Gracie.

Valente brothers later got enrolled at the Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro where they were trained under Hello, Roller, and Royle Gracie. Joaquim’s father, Pedro Sr. always wanted him to learn jujutsu as a complete fighting system. In 2007, Joaquim shifted to Miami to study criminology at Barry University. He studied at Barry University from the year 2007 to 2011.

Valente received the Professors’ Diploma from Grandmaster Helio Gracie in 2007. It was a great accomplishment for him as only 27 people could receive this diploma from Grandmaster, Helio Gracie. Joaquim is currently working as a Jiu-Jitsu instructor at Valente Brothers Jiu-Jitsu. As per the reports, he has been teaching jiu-jitsu to supermodel, Gisele Bundchen’s kids for years.

Personal Life

Joaquim Valente is rumored to be dating Brazilian fashion supermodel, Gisele Bundchen. The 42-year-old supermodel sparked romance rumors with Valente after they were caught having dinner on Saturday, November 12 in Costa Rica. Valente and Bundchen were also seen enjoying an evening out together at the restaurant Kohi in Costa Rica alongside Gisele’s two kids, Benjamin and Vivian. The two were also seen together in a photoshoot for Dust Magazine alongside his brothers last year.

Gisele confirmed that she was divorcing her husband, Tom Brady after 13 years on October 28. According to close friends of the supermodel, Valente and Gisele are just close family friends and there is nothing more than that. The close source also furiously denied the two of being in a relationship and insisted that the date was anything but romantic.

Joaquim and Gisele actually met because of he son and her friend who told her about the Valente brothers and their martial art school. As she wanted to steer her almost teenage son in the right direction, she eventually thought Valente might be interested in teaching her son.

Initially, she had a doubt that she should teach her son jiu-jitsu. However later when she started talking with Joaquim and bought her son Ben into the first class. Then, she realized that it was much more than self-defense. Because of that, she later let her daughter, Vivienne also got into jujutsu.

In February 2022, the Brazilian supermodel also shared a video of herself practicing the sport with him and Valente brothers at their gym. While practicing with Joaquim, she even put him in a rear-naked choke. Later, she shared a post on her Instagram with the caption, she feel stronger, more confident, and empowered since she started practicing self-defense.

Joaquim Valente Net Worth

Joaquim Valente’s net worth is not revealed yet at the moment. He might be making an annual salary of around $57,673 per year as a Jiu Jitsu Instructor. Considering his estimated annual income, his net worth might fall somewhere above $500 thousand.