Fabio Caloi

Fabio Caloi is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Fabio Gurgel, who belongs to a generation of grapplers developed in the Sao Paulo headquarters of the Alliance Academy, one that raised waves in the lower belts of the sport, continuing in great form through the black belt divisions. In this group were competitors such as Dimitrius Souza, Juan Caio Kamezawa.

Fabio Caloi Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Fabio Murat Caloi

Nickname: “Fabinho” Caloi, a friendly way of saying Fabio in Portuguese.

Lineage: C. Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie >Romero Cavalcanti > Fábio Gurgel > Fábio Caloi

Main Achievements:

• 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2016)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship NOGI (2019)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2019)
• 1st Place IBJJF Rio Summer Open (2016)
• 1st Place IBJJF Floripa Fall Open (2017)
• 1st Place IBJJF Floripa Fall Open NOGI (2017)
• 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2016)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2019 / 2021)
• 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018/2016)
• 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2016*)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

• 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2014 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship Juvenile (2006 )
• 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals (2014 brown)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2013 brown)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2012 brown)

* Absolute
** Weight and absolute

Favourite Position/Technique: Balão Sweep (tomoe nage) to Armbar

Weight Division: Peso Pena (70kg/141lbs)

Team/Association: Alliance

Fabio Caloi Biography

Fabio Caloi was born on the 10th of January, 1989 in São Paulo Brazil. He became interested in martial arts at a young age, influenced by Jean Claude Van Damme, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and other Hollywood action heroes. Fabio’s introduction to combat sports came by way of Judo at the age of 7. The experience was short-lived and he moved on the Karate at 9 and later Kung Fu.

Caloi enjoyed Kung Fu but felt that without real-life sparring the techniques were untested and could not be taken seriously, for that reason he gradually lost interest in the activity. In 2003 (shortly after his 14th birthday) Fabinho’s cousin (Bob) and his brother Ricardo decided to do a Jiu-Jitsu trial class at Macaco Gold Team academy, influenced by Caloi’s father who was a grappling enthusiast. Fabio went along with the intent of checking the gym to join the Thai Boxing there. After seeing the BJJ class he decided he wanted to try that as well. He enjoyed grappling from the start and trained both disciplines (Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu) for one year, after which he opted to dedicate his full attention to Jiu-Jitsu and dropped the striking sport altogether.

Diego Latorre was Caloi’s first coach who awarded Fabio’s blue and purple belts. In 2008, however, Latorre stopped coaching Jiu-Jitsu, this caused Caloi to seek for another gym to train with. Being a huge fan of Marcelo Garcia he chose to accept an invitation from a friend to visit the Alliance academy. There he met Fabio Gurgel and a world-class training regime.

The professional environment found at Alliance boosted Caloi’s competitive record which earned him his brown belt by Master Gurgel in 2011, it also earned him a spot as a BJJ instructor at the Be Fit sports academy.

Early in 2012, Fabio suffered an injury that put him out of any Jiu-Jitsu related training for 3 months, he returned to the academy with only one week remaining until the World Championship but decided to try his luck at the toughest tournament in the world. Though out of shape for such a high demand competition, Caloi’s talent shined through, earning the Sao Paulo native a bronze medal. After a near-miss at the Mundial in 2013, and a gold medal at the Pan American Championship and the Brazilian Nationals in 2014, Caloi was awarded his black belt (July 2014).

Banner picture by BJJ Club.

Fabio Caloi Highlight

Fabio Caloi vs Ivan Turek

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Fabio Caloi vs Nicholas Welker