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Adele Fornarino

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Adele Fornarino is a breakthrough athlete for Australian grappling and a jiu-jitsu black belt under David Hart of Team Dominance MMA. Fornarino broke through as one of the foremost athletes in the feather/light-featherweight division back in 2022 when she conquered the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World No-Gi title as a brown belt, and the Oceania & Asia ADCC Qualifiers. She would go on to win several important medals including a double gold at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) 2024 World tournament, then becoming simultaneously the first Australian to win the event, and the first to win the open class.

Adele Fornarino Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Adele M. Fornarino

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Jean Jacques Machado / Rigan Machado > John Will > David Hart > Adele Fornarino

Main Achievements:

  • GrappleFest U60KG Title Superfight (2023)
  • 1st Place ADCC (2024**)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place ADCC Oceania & Asia Trials (2022 / 2023)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2023)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2023)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship, Juvenile (2016 blue)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship (2019** brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship NOGI (2019** brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2022 brown)
  • 1st Place AJP Oceania Continental Pro (2020 brown)
  • 1st Place AJP Australia National Pro (2019 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2019 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Asian Open (2019 brown)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Armbar

Weight Division: Peso Pluma (53.5kg / 118 lbs)

Team/Association: Dominance MMA

Adele Fornarino Biography

Adele Fornarino was born on September 17, 1999, in Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised.

A sporty child from early on, Adele played competitive football (soccer) from the age of 7 up until her 14th birthday. During this period, more specifically in 2009, 10-year-old Fornarino also added jiu-jitsu to her weekly activities.

Fornarino’s first instructors were David Hart, David Christopher, and Lincoln Handcock, coaches who stood by her as she climbed through the belt ranks.

At the age of 16, two years after she quit her soccer career, Adele started embracing the competition scene and began her incursions into international territories to compete. During her time abroad, Fornarino had the chance to work with a number of different teams and coaches. This habit would persist for most of her career.

Her performances on the global circuit allowed Adele to contemplate a career out of jiu-jitsu and a full time training schedule. This decision was finally made once the young Australian athlete turned 18.

Arguably her breakthrough moment as a jiu-jitsu athlete took place during her brown belt campaign, when Adele conquered an IBJJF World No-Gi title, the ADCC Oceania Trials spot, a Pan American silver medal, and a few other important trophies.

In December 2022, after her successful brown belt run (which lasted for nearly 4 years), Adele Fornarino was promoted to black belt by her long-time instructor, David Hart.

Adele Fornarino Grappling Record

39 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    2 (5%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    0 (0%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    32 (82%)
  • BY DECISION
    4 (10%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    1 (3%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

32 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Armbar
50
16
#86e620
Straight ankle lock
13
4
#5AD3D1
Mir lock
9
3
#d1212a
Triangle
6
2
#fad11b
Outside heel hook
3
1
#f58822
Inside heel hook
3
1
#224aba
Triangle armbar
3
1
#ff9124
Armlock
3
1
#bf1f6c
Kneebar
3
1
#22c9a5
Choke from back
3
1
#fad223
Toe hold
3
1
32
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
5 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    1 (20%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    2 (40%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (40%)
  • BY DECISION
    0 (0%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
RNC
50
1
#86e620
Armbar
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Adele Fornarino Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
35189Ffion DaviesFfion DaviesLRNCADCC60KG4F2022
38703Mayssa BastosMayssa BastosLPts: 3x0Pan American53KG4F2023
39851Mayssa BastosMayssa BastosLPts: 6x6, AdvBrasileiro53KGF2023
40656Jessa KhanJessa KhanLArmbarWorld Champ.53KG4F2023
46008Alex EnriquezAlex EnriquezLPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi World56KGF2023
33302Janice YeeWArmbarADCC AUS Trials60KGR12022
33306Olivia UkmarWArmbarADCC AUS Trials60KG4F2022
33309Georgia BalthazarWArmbarADCC AUS Trials60KGSF2022
33311Nadia FranklandNadia FranklandWPts: 3x1ADCC AUS Trials60KGF2022
33318N. FranklandWPointsBoa Super 8NASPF2022
38980Amanda irahaWArmbarSydney OpenABSF2023
39309Heather MorganWArmbarSanta Cruz O58KGF2023
39336Kaimana NewmanWTriangleS. Cruz NGO55KGF2023
39847N. GomesWArmbarBrasileiro53KG4F2023
39849Andreza CostaWArmbarBrasileiro53KGSF2023
40655Alexa YanesWToe holdWorld Champ.53KG8F2023
41383Vanessa EnglishVanessa EnglishWReferee DecisionGrappleFest 16NASPF2023
43622Emily NicholsonWArmbarNoGi Pan56KGSF2023
43624Vitoria AssisVitoria AssisWArmbarNoGi Pan56KGF2023
44505Raquel SilvaWOutside heel hookEuropean NoGi55KGSF2023
44507Ashley BendleWArmbarEuropean NoGi55KGF2023
45596Soojin HongWStraight ankle lockADCC Trials AO55KG4F2023
45600Joyce IpWInside heel hookADCC Trials AO55KGSF2023
45601Kanae YamadaWArmbarADCC Trials AO55KGF2023
46005Emily NicholsonWTriangle armbarNoGi World56KG4F2023
46006Jessica CraneWArmlockNoGi World56KGSF2023
46962Amanda AlequinAmanda AlequinWStraight ankle lockWNO 2255KGSPF2024
47748Fiona MortelWReferee DecisionGrappleFest 1860KGSPF2024
48588Olivia UkmarWArmbarSubversionNASPF2024
49981Zhanna KaskinovaWMir lockADCC AOT 255KGR12024
49984Kim SieunWTriangleADCC AOT 255KG4F2024
49988Joyce IpWArmbarADCC AOT 255KGSF2024
49990Kanae YamadaWArmbarADCC AOT 255KGF2024
51040Anna RodriguesAnna RodriguesWReferee DecisionWNO 2455KGSPF2024
52611Mayssa BastosMayssa BastosWReferee DecisionADCC55KG4F2024
52613Jasmine RochaJasmine RochaWArmbarADCC55KGSF2024
52615Bianca BasilioBianca BasilioWMir lockADCC55KGF2024
52649Brianna Ste-MarieBrianna Ste-MarieWArmbarADCCABS4F2024
52652Rafaela GuedesRafaela GuedesWKneebarADCCABSSF2024
52654Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaWPts: 0x0, PenADCCABSF2024
54549Bibiana LopesWChoke from backPan Pac58KGF2024
54551Emily TalevskiWMir lockPan PacABSSF2024
54552Hope DouglassWStraight ankle lockPan PacABSF2024
55890Sophia CassellaWStraight ankle lockWNO 2552KGSPF2024
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