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Oliver Geddes

Oliver Geddes is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu brown belt from London, England. He is coached by one of the best BJJ competitors of all time Roger Gracie and is always a very active competitor in the United Kingdom Jiu Jitsu scene.
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Full name: Oliver Leys Geddes
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Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling): 2 x CBJJ European Lightweight Champion (Purple Belt Division; 2009, 2010), No-Gi Pan-American Lightweight Silver Medallist (Purple Belt, 2009), Pan-American Lightweight Bronze Medallist (Purple Belt, 2009), British Open Lightweight Champion (Purple Belt, 2009), No-Gi British Open Lightweight Champion (Purple Belt, 2009), 2x CBJJE European Absolute Champion (Purple Belt lightweight and Open Weight Divisions, 2009).
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Oliver Geddes Favourite Technique: Half Guard and Loop Choke.
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Oliver Geddes Weight Category (in BJJ/Grappling): Lightweight.
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Oliver’s Most Memorable Fight: Fighting and beating Helio Perdigão in the finals of the Abu Dhabi Pro European Trials Purple/Brown/Black division to book a place in the Abu Dhabi Pro itself in Dubai as a 2 Stripe Purple Belt.
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Oliver Geddes’s Affiliation (BJJ): Roger Gracie Academy.

Oliver Geddes Personal History

Oliver Geddes was born in London, England on the 29th of August 1984.

He started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in August 2005 with the objective to become a more complete martial artist, however, he soon found that he enjoyed BJJ much more then the other MA’s he was training at and decided to work full time on his grappling.

Today he dedicates himself full time to BJJ working at Roger Gracie’s Academy in London, giving private classes and training full time. He is also one of the most avid competitors in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu UK Scene.

He was awarded all belts by Roger Gracie himself, Blue Belt in 2006, Purple Belt in 2008 and his Brown Belt in 2010.

Oliver Geddes vs Helio Perdigão