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Maria Carolina Vicentini, commonly known as “Maca” Vicentini, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Lucas Gualberto who worked extensively with Marco Barbosa (B9) throughout her kids, teen, juvenile, and colored belt career. Maca started making waves in the sport in the lower belt ranks of the sport where she conquered numerous important events, but it was as a brown belt that Vicentini truly broke through as one of the hottest prospects in the sport, a time when she conquered the three major tournaments on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) schedule, meaning the World, Pan American, and Brazilian National Championships.

Maria Carolina Vicentini Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Maria Carolina Barón Vicentini

Nickname: “Maca”, short for Maria Carolina.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Fábio Gurgel > Isaque Bahiense > Lucas Gualberto > Maria Carolina Vicentini

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2025)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2025)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Sul Americano NOGI (2023**)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2024)
  • 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2024)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2018 blue, 2019 purple)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2023** brown)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2018** blue, 2019** / 2022** purple)
  • 1st Place AJP Grand Slam, RJN (2019 purple)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023* brown)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2019 blue, 2022 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 blue, 2021/2022** purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022* purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2020 purple)
  • 3rd Place AJP Grand Slam, LDN (2023)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2015)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2016)

Favorite Position/Technique: Well-rounded

Weight Division: Pesado (over 79,30 kg / 175.0 lbs)

Team/Association: N/A

Maria Carolina Vicentini Biography

Maria Carolina Vicentini was born on November 23, 2001, in São Paulo the capital city of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, where she grew up.

The connection with jiu-jitsu came at an early age. Maria Carolina’s father was an avid grappling practitioner, and when she was old enough to start (4YO), Vicentini and her brother started accompanying their dad to the B9 gym to practice this martial art.

Marco Barbosa – a historic figure in judo and jiu-jitsu in the São Paulo region – was Maria Carolina Vicentini’s first instructor. “Barbosinha” guided her from when she was a toddler up until her brown belt rank.

Vicentini started competing in BJJ at age 6, a habit she maintained from then on. When she was 15, Maria Carolina added freestyle wrestling to her sporting schedule, competing nearly every weekend in both sports, but after one year, the intensity of her schedule led teenage “Maca” to opt out of the wrestling circuit and focus her energy on jiu-jitsu.

Maria Carolina Vicentini decided to follow jiu-jitsu as a professional path at 17. In 2023, despite her success on the international circuit with gold medals at the Brazilian Nationals (double) & Pan-American, Maca decided to switch camps and join Dream Art, a world-champion team with a terrific professional structure. Her great form good form was maintained while representing DA as she went on to win the Mundial and, subsequently, her black belt, which arrived from the hands of team leader Lucas Gualberto & Maca’s other half, Marcos Froede, in a ceremony that took place in June 2023.

In 2024, Vicentini joined the Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) team, of Guilherme Mendes.

Maria Vicentini Grappling Record

26 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    9 (35%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (12%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    10 (38%)
  • BY DECISION
    3 (12%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

10 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Choke from back
20
2
#86e620
Armbar
20
2
#5AD3D1
Smother tap
10
1
#d1212a
RNC
10
1
#fad11b
Straight ankle lock
10
1
#f58822
Triangle
10
1
#224aba
Mata leao
10
1
#ff9124
Omoplata
10
1
10
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
17 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    9 (53%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (18%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    4 (24%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (6%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

4 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Kimura
25
1
#86e620
Inside heel hook
25
1
#5AD3D1
Bow and arrow
25
1
#d1212a
Choke from back
25
1
4
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Maria Vicentini Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
44546Roberta RibeiroLPointsEuropean NoGiABS4F2023
46393Tayane PorfirioTayane PorfirioLPts: 2x0ADGS TYO95KGRR2024
46674Yara SoaresYara SoaresLBow and arrowEuropean OpenABSR12024
46727Melissa CuetoLReferee DecisionEuropean Open79KGSF2024
49102Yara SoaresYara SoaresLPts: 5x0ADGS Rome95KGF2024
49205Vannessa GriffinVannessa GriffinLPts: 11x0OC OpenABSSF2024
49544Sabatha LaisLPts: 17x0Brasileiro74KGSF2024
50724Thamara FerreiraThamara FerreiraLPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.74KGF2024
52810Anabel LopezAnabel LopezLPts: 4x0JJ CON79KGRR2024
52811Melissa CuetoLPts: 6x0JJ CON79KGRR2024
52816Gabrieli PessanhaGabrieli PessanhaLPts: 0x0, AdvJJ CONABSSF2024
55539Nathiely JesusNathiely JesusLChoke from backIBJJF CrownABS4F2024
55768Melissa CuetoLPts: 0x0, AdvOC Fall OpenABSF2024
56178Salla SimolaSalla SimolaLKimuraWorld NoGiABS8F2024
56230Anabel LopezAnabel LopezLInside heel hookWorld NoGi77KG4F2024
57664Melissa CuetoLPointsLA W OpenABSF2025
59913Elizabeth MitrovicElizabeth MitrovicLPts: 6x2World Champ.74KG4F2025
44179Karen CorreiaWMata leaoSul Am. NoGi77KGF2023
44181Lindacy NacimentoWOmoplataSul Am. NoGiABSR12023
44183Roberta RibeiroWPts: 2x0Sul Am. NoGiABS4F2023
44187Jessica CarolineJessica CarolineWReferee DecisionSul Am. NoGiABSSF2023
44188Julia BoscherWPts: 0x0, AdvSul Am. NoGiABSF2023
44542Laura PerettiWSmother tapEuropean NoGiABSR12023
46392Magdalena LoskaWPts: 6x1ADGS TYO95KGRR2024
46726Salla SimolaSalla SimolaWInjuryEuropean Open79KG4F2024
49100Ana BeardWPts: 2x1ADGS Rome95KGSF2024
49199Emilly AlvesWChoke from backOC Open74KGRR2024
49201Melissa CuetoWPts: 4x2OC Open74KGRR2024
49204Jaine FragosoJaine FragosoWPts: 4x2OC OpenABS4F2024
49540Stephanie AparecidaWRNCBrasileiro74KG4F2024
50723Salla SimolaSalla SimolaWReferee DecisionWorld Champ.74KGSF2024
55764Bruna ValoisWPointsOC Fall OpenO79KGF2024
55766Laura SileciWArmbarOC Fall OpenABSSF2024
57651Melissa CuetoWPointsLA W Open79KGF2025
57660Kyle LasaterWArmbarLA W OpenABS4F2025
57662Nadia FranklandNadia FranklandWPointsLA W OpenABSSF2025
58077Nadia FranklandNadia FranklandWStraight ankle lockPan Champ.74KG4F2025
58081Nia BlackmanNia BlackmanWPts: 2x2, AdvPan Champ.74KGSF2025
58082Aurelie VernAurelie VernWPts: 0x0, AdvPan Champ.74KGF2025
59186Natasha SantosWTriangleBrasileiro74KG4F2025
59187Sabatha LaisWReferee DecisionBrasileiro74KGSF2025
59189Aurelie VernAurelie VernWPts: 6x2Brasileiro74KGF2025
59904Bruna FarahWChoke from backWorld Champ.74KGR12025
Roberto Jimenez BJJ Attacking The Back

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