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Gabrielle Garcia commonly known as Gabi Garcia is the most dominant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor in the female division’s history, where she won the vast majority of important tournaments before receiving her black belt rank. The famous Gaúcha (person from a southern region of Brazil) has since reached the degree of black belt under the illustrious Fábio Gurgel, quickly becoming one of the brightest stars in the Alliance Academy, a camp that is regarded as the strongest in the sport. In 2014 Gabi Garcia failed a test for illegal substances by the USADA and was stripped of her 2013 IBJJF Pan American and World Titles.

Gabi Garcia Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Gabrielle Lemos Garcia

Nickname: Gabi or Gabis, both short was of saying, Gabrielle.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Fábio Gurgel > Gabrielle Garcia

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place ADCC World Championship (2019 / 2017 / 2013 / 2011)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2013***/2012**/2011**/2010**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2019**/2013***/2011**/2010**)
  • 1st Place UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro Champion (2010/2011)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2010**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2015**/2011*)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2021*)
  • 3rd Place ADCC (2022)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2008 brown)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2009 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2009/2008 brown)

* Absolute
** Weight and absolute
***Stripped of title

Favorite Position: Kimura lock & Americana

Weight Division: Pesado (Over 69kg/151lbs)

Team/Association: Alliance

Gabrielle Garcia Biography

Gabrielle Garcia was born on the 17th of November 1985 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She was very sporty from the get-go, practicing a variety of activities, namely volleyball, team handball, and field hockey, where she was most successful in her early and mid-teens, playing in a high-level team.

Gabrielle moved to Sao Paulo with her family when she was 13 years of age. Her uncle trained Jiu-Jitsu and she was curious to give it a try. She visited a local gym and took a class with a coach who went by the name “Johnny” and there she stayed for a while.

Gabrielle was very successful as a competitor from the start, but she didn’t seek a career in the sport. She kept a busy schedule trying to juggle both training and her studies, but after some time she came to terms with placing her advertising career on hold, on the last year of her university course. At the time she was already training with Fabio Gurgel and she had the full support of her family, especially her father who is a big BJJ enthusiast.

In 2009 Gabrielle fought the World No-Gi Championship, a competition she had won the previous year. Being the favorite to win, Gabrielle cruised to the final with ligament damage to the knee. She almost missed the final as the pain was getting close to unbearable, but again rising to the occasion, Gabrielle managed to fight and win in the final match against Emily Wetzel.

With her training schedule stretched to a maximum with training sessions 3 times per day, Gabrielle Garcia had an amazing competitive year, winning the Pan American, the “Brasileiro” and the World Pro Cup as well as the “Mundial”, receiving her long-awaited black belt from the hands of her master Fabio Gurgel on the podium of the World Championships.

On February 2014 the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency), the organization responsible for testing IBJJF’s athletes for Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED) announced that Gabrielle Garcia had used such substances during the course of her 2013 campaign. She was stripped of her titles for that year, however, she was found to have used PED’s unknowingly and as such was not suspended from the organization.

Gabrielle Garcia Grappling Record

71 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    25 (35%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    5 (7%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    37 (52%)
  • BY DECISION
    3 (4%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    1 (1%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

37 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Americana
38
14
#86e620
Choke
19
7
#5AD3D1
Armbar
11
4
#d1212a
Clock choke
11
4
#fad11b
Kimura
5
2
#f58822
Shoulder Pressure
5
2
#224aba
Darce choke
3
1
#ff9124
Bread cutter
3
1
#bf1f6c
Toe hold
3
1
#22c9a5
Submission
3
1
37
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
10 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    3 (30%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    0 (0%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (20%)
  • BY DECISION
    4 (40%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    1 (10%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Choke
50
1
#86e620
Choke from back
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Gabrielle Garcia Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
2310Ana CordeiroAna CordeiroLPointsPan AmericanABSSF2009
2311Lana StefanacLPts: 16x0World Champ.ABSSF2009
7175Mackenzie DernMackenzie DernLPts: 0x0, PenWorld ProABSSF2015
7981Jessica OliveiraLReferee DecisionADCCO60KGSF2015
21323Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusLReferee DecisionF2W 121ABSSPF2019
25173Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusLReferee DecisionWNO 6ABSSPF2021
27894Amanda LeveAmanda LeveLReferee DecisionWNO Champ.ABS4F2021
29602Yara SoaresYara SoaresLChokeWorld Champ.ABSSF2021
29653Gabrieli PessanhaGabrieli PessanhaLChoke from backWorld Champ.O79KGSF2021
35100Amy CampoAmy CampoLPts: 2x0ADCCO60KGSF2022
1901Maria do CarmoWChokeWorld Champ.O79KGF2008
2646Luzia FernandesLuzia FernandesWPts: 8x2World Pro.O63KGF2010
2647Luzia FernandesLuzia FernandesWPts: 4x2World Pro.O72KGF2010
2648Talita NogueiraTalita NogueiraWClock chokeWLPJJABSF2010
2660Katrina WeilbacherWPts: 7x0World Champ.O79KGF2010
2834Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWAmericanaEuropeanABSSF2011
2866Fabiana BorgesFabiana BorgesWPts: 2x0Pan AmericanABSF2011
2867Tammy GriegoWPts: 4x2Pan AmericanO79KGF2011
2934UnknownWAmericanaWorld Pro.O72KGRDS2011
2935Penny ThomasPenny ThomasWPts: 6x0World Pro.O72KGF2011
2969Penny ThomasPenny ThomasWAmericanaWorld Champ.ABSSF2011
3161Emily WetzelWShoulder PressureWorld Champ.O79KGF2011
3162Bia MesquitaWPts: 2x0World Champ.ABSF2011
3303Hanette StaackHanette StaackWPts: 2x0ADCCO60KGF2011
3322Penny ThomasPenny ThomasWAmericanaADCCO60KGSF2011
3323Hannette StaackWPointsADCCO60KGF2011
3531M. DernWClock chokePan AmericanABSSF2012
3669Emely WetzelWChokePan AmericanO79KGF2012
3754Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWPts: 7x0World Pro.ABSF2012
3834Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWPointsWorld Pro.O72KGF2012
3835Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 3x2World Pro.ABSF2012
3868Talita NogueiraTalita NogueiraWSubmissionWorld Champ.ABS4F2012
3869Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.ABSSF2012
3870Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWAmericanaWorld Champ.ABSF2012
4626Fabiana BorgesFabiana BorgesWAmericanaPan AmericanABS4F2013
4627Mackenzie DernMackenzie DernWClock chokePan AmericanABSSF2013
4629Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWN/APan AmericanABSF2013
4652Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 9x0World Pro.ABSF2013
4973Yurika NakakuraWDarce chokeADCCO60KG4F2013
4974Tammy GriegoWPointsADCCO60KGSF2013
4975Fernanda MazelliWN/AADCCO60KGF2013
5608Janni LarssonJanni LarssonWKimuraWorld Pro.ABSF2014
5609D. ObelenyteWPts: 3x0World Pro.O72KGF2014
5610Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 3x0World Pro.ABSF2014
5893Talita NogueiraTalita NogueiraWAmericanaSP OpenO79KGF2014
5894Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWAmericanaSP OpenABSF2014
5999Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWArmbarNoGi WorldsABSSF2014
6001Mackenzie DernMackenzie DernWAmericanaNoGi WorldsABSF2014
6467Anna Louise MayneWArmbarEuropeanABS4F2015
6470Shanti AbelhaShanti AbelhaWChokeEuropeanABSSF2015
6472Mackenzie DernMackenzie DernWClock chokeEuropeanABSF2015
6638Samuela LeiteWArmbarEuropeanO79KGSF2015
6640Venla LuukkonenVenla LuukkonenWAmericanaEuropeanO79KGF2015
6917Leanna DittrichWChokePan AmericanABS4F2015
6919Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWChokePan AmericanABSSF2015
6921Mackenzie DernMackenzie DernWBread cutterPan AmericanABSF2015
7161Maria MalyjasiakMaria MalyjasiakWPts: 8x0World ProO75KG4F2015
7162UnknownWAmericanaWorld ProO75KGSF2015
7163Vanessa OliveiraVanessa OliveiraWPts: 0x0, AdvWorld ProO75KGF2015
7164n/aWAmericanaWorld ProABSR12015
7169Ana CordeiroAna CordeiroWPts: 2x0World ProABSR22015
7172Luanna AlzuguirWPointsWorld ProABS4F2015
7176Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 3x0World ProABS3RD2015
7980Alison TremblayWArmbarADCCO60KG4F2015
7983Amanda SantanaWReferee DecisionADCCO60KG3RD2015
13940Amanda AlequinAmanda AlequinWToe holdADCCO60KG4F2017
13944Jessica FlowersJessica FlowersWPts: 2x0ADCCO60KGSF2017
13947Talita TretaWAmericanaADCCO60KGF2017
19690Jessica FlowersJessica FlowersWPts: 0x0, AdvPan AmericanO70KGSF2019
19691Carina SantiWChokePan AmericanO70KGF2019
19692Ana VieiraAna VieiraWPts: 0x0, AdvPan AmericanABS4F2019
19693Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWShoulder pressurePan AmericanABSSF2019
19694Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusWPts: 0x0, AdvPan AmericanABSF2019
20847Hillary OrnumWChokeF2W 114N/ASPF2019
21882Stefanie EggerWPts: 2x0ADCCO60KG4F2019
21883Ana CarolinaWReferee DecisionADCCO60KGSF2019
21884Carina SantiWKimuraADCCO60KGF2019
23735Kendall ReusingKendall ReusingWAmericanaF2W 142124KGSPF2020
24080Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWReferee DecisionWNO 4ABSSPF2020
24412Claudia DovalClaudia DovalWPointsBJJ Stars 4ABSSPF2020
29600Ana VieiraAna VieiraWPts: 0x0, PenWorld Champ.ABS4F2021

Gabi Garcia vs Mackenzie Dern

Gabi Garcia vs Luzia Fernandes

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9 Comments

  • Golani says:

    The Bio Rocks Gabi , nice for you keep going champ !!!!!

  • Robert says:

    Gabi is awesome! Repeat in 2011!!!

  • Tawnda Thomas says:

    Gabrielle,

    I was so glad to see your videos. You remind me so much of my daughter and I cannot wait to show your videos to her. She is 13 yrs old and started out so quiet and shy. She started taking BJJ two years ago and trains with Randall Phillips at Auburn MMA. ( http:// http://www.auburnmma.com ) She has become a completely different person. She now has confidence and is proud of herself. She is about to test for her orange belt.

    In our area we do not have much Jiu Jitsu opportunities for tournaments so we do NAGA. Because of her age/weight she would always be placed against large boys. She did GREAT against the boys, she just did not have equal enough strength to pull in the wins. She had the technique, they had their strength and weight against her. ha ha

    Her last tournament she made the decision to enter in the teen division in hopes of fighting against girls. They still had a hard time finding a match for her, but did find some. She got second in no-gi and first in gi. So I think that helped her confidence come back.

  • Paul 90 says:

    Gabi absolutely crushes everyone!

  • tex says:

    is it true that the coach "Johnny" is Joao Faria?

  • Gabi will dominate the field just with her absolute size and strength. she will not find anybody in the ladies division who will really offer her a real challenge to test her skill…

  • Cris Cyborg says:

    Please add or correct the following errors;

    In the “2019 Pan American” she won 5 fights and not 3 as shown on the winning list. In addition to the three, she defeated Nathiely de Jesus and Carina Santi.

    Already in “Fight 2 Win 121”, she lost to Nathiely de Jesus.

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