The Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing. The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, submission wrestling and mixed martial arts.

BTT maintains an intense rivalry with Brazilian mixed martial arts stable Chute Boxe, which is descended from a Muay Thai lineage. BTT traces its lineage to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu of Carlson Gracie. The most storied chapter of this rivalry was reached at the apex of each teams success in PRIDE FC. Chute Boxe which was comprised, at the time, of such fighters as Wanderlei Silva, Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons, Murilo and Shogun Rua, and current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.

While BTT consisted of top fighters such as, Ricardo Arona, former UFC Middleweight Championship holder Murilo Bustamante, The Nogueira Brothers, Vitor Belfort, Allan Goes, Mario Sperry, and former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho. Competition between the two teams was not limited to Pride FC matches. Bouts between fighters of the two camps had taken place in Brazil, Portugal, the U.S., and other parts of the world on a regular basis.

Murilo Bustamante (Portuguese pronunciation: [muˈɾilu buʃtɐˈmɐ̃tʃi]; born July 30, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) (Japanese pronunciation: [Murīrobusutamante]; is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight champion. He is one of the founders of the Brazilian Top Team and is the current leader. He holds notable victories over Dave Menne (twice), Matt Lindland and Ikuhisa Minowa.

Murilo Bustamante is a black belt under the renowned Carlson Gracie. He has won numerous world titles in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which includes the World Championships of Jiu-Jitsu. His impressive MMA resume includes wins over Jerry Bohlander of the Lion's Den, Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai (twice), Dave Menne (which won him the UFC middleweight championship) and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → Murilo Bustamante

Murilo's grappling accomplishments include Championships at the World Class level, as well as appearances at the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he has won The Mundials World Championships in 1999 and has won the Brazilian National Championship 4 times.

Fabio Holanda (born September 9, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who practices out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He currently fights in TKO and MFC as a lightweight and is a contender for the title in the former organization.

Born in Natal, Brazil, Fabio is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He received his black belt from Brazilian Top Team (BTT) in Brazil and heads Brazilian Top Team Canada in Montréal, Québec. He also trains in Muay Thai, boxing and wrestling at Gelinas Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (Gamma), which is headed by Philip Gelinas, an original Dog Brother and 9th degree Kajukenbo black belt. Holanda has trained and cornered some of Canada's most prominent mixed martial artists, including Georges St. Pierre, Patrick Côté, David Loiseau and Ivan Menjivar. Most recently he helped Georges St. Pierre and Patrick Côté prepare for their victories at UFC 74. He has also trained with other UFC veterans like Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine and Nate Marquardt.

Holanda's MMA career had a rough start with three consecutive losses as a welterweight to opponents who were then or would go on to be fighters in the UFC. As a lightweight he has fared better, with five victories and two losses. His first win came via a kimura submission over Kultar Gill. He followed this with another submission win, over Gill's teammate Blake Fredrickson.Holanda lost his next bout with UFC veteran Rich Clementi by TKO, in a match where the stoppage and quick stand-ups by the referee were controversial. He pushed on to defeat UFC veteran Alvin Robinson via TKO. Then, after submitting Mike Bell with an armbar, Holanda fought Sam Stout for the TKO lightweight championship belt. Although Holanda controlled the first rounds with take-downs, dominant positioning and submission attempts, he did not answer the bell for the third and Stout retained his title. In his next match, Holanda outstruck Shaun Krysa, earning a victory by Submission do to strikes.

Rousimar Christian Palhares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁowziˈmaʁ paˈʎaɾiʃ]; born February 20, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is known for leg locks, physical strength, and bizarre behavior during fights. His nickname Toquinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [toˈkĩɲu]), Portuguese for "little tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build. Palhares' signature heel hook has been widely regarded as the single most effective and dangerous submission in the UFC.

Palhares grew up in abject poverty in the Brazilian countryside. He recalls working in the fields to help support his family as young as age seven and said that there were times where there was not enough food for everyone. He eventually had to leave his shanty and move underneath a local bridge in a tent city slum.

He claimed the Fury Fighting Championship middleweight title in December 2007 after defeating Flavio Mura, Pan-Am Jiu-Jitsu champion Fabio Negao, and Chute Boxe's Daniel Acacio in a tournament.

Palhares earned his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under former UFC champion Murilo Bustamante and Bebeo Duarte. Experts in martial arts touted Palhares as one of the most naturally gifted grapplers today.

Carlos Robson Gracie (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔbsõ ˈɡɾejsi]; born 1935) is the 2nd son of Carlos Gracie, the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and a member of the Gracie Family. Grandmaster Robson is a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is the father of several children including notable black belts Charles Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Flavia Gracie, Ralph Gracie, and the late Ryan Gracie. He is also the grandfather of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Kyra Gracie Guimaraes.

He currently lives and teaches in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he is the president of the Federacão de Jiu-jitsu do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.