Ariel Gasperini

Ariel "Underdog" Gasperini (born 1990) is a female grappler and college student born in Connecticut, raised in New Hampshire and from New Jersey.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Ariel studies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the International Karate school under Fernando Yamasaki and UFC referee Mario Yamasaki.[1] She got the nickname "Underdog" because she was the first woman training at her gym, making her an automatic underdog.[2] Her signature moves include the flying armbar and guard work.[3] Ariel placed in the following non exhaustive list of tournaments:

Event Name Division Place
2007 Grapplers Quest Liberty Bell No-Gi Challenge Women's Advanced No-Gi Class D (145-159.9 lbs.) 1st Place
2007 Grapplers Quest North American Championships Women’s BJJ Blue Belt Class D (145-159.9 lbs.) 3rd Place
2007 Diamond State Games Teen's Advanced BJJ Middleweight (130-149.9 lbs.) 3rd Place
2007 Diamond State Games Teen's Advanced No-Gi Middleweight (135-149.9 lbs.) 3rd Place

Ariel is ranked 1st in Women's Advanced No-Gi Class D (145-159.9 lbs.) according to Grappling League.[4] In NAGA events, Ariel is ranked 36th in no-gi and 28th in gi with 4 NAGA-associated event wins according to Rated.[5] She currently works for Grapplers Quest.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Underdog's OTM profile". http://onthemat.com/belts_database.php?mode=details&beltid=709. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  2. ^ "Grapplers Quest interview". http://grapplersquest.proelite.com/60697. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  3. ^ a b "Hoofprints newspaper interview". http://underdogbjj.proelite.com/75050. Retrieved 2007-11-24. 
  4. ^ "Grappling League's U.S. National Grappling Ratings 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20071226033523/http://www.grapplers.com/Rated/standing_national.cfm. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
  5. ^ "Rated's profile for Ariel Gasperini". http://www.nationallyranked.com/index.cfm?ac=RANKEDfighterDetail&UID=234759. Retrieved 2007-11-24.