Marcelo Garcia (grappler)

Marcelo Garcia
Garcia at BJJ Worlds 2011, Long Beach, CA
Born	(1983-01-17) January 17, 1983 Formiga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Residence	New York City, New York
Nationality	Brazilian
Team	Alliance Jiu Jitsu
Rank	3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Website	https://www.mginaction.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Competitor for  Brazil Grappling ADCC 2003 Sao Paulo, Brazil -77 kg 2005 California, USA -77 kg 2005 California, USA Absolute 2007 New Jersey, USA -77 kg 2007 New Jersey, USA Absolute 2009 Barcelona, Spain -77kg 2011 Nottingham, UK -77kg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82 kg 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82 kg 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82 kg 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute 2009 California, USA -82 kg 2010 California, USA -82 kg 2011 California, USA -82 kg Pan American Championship 2007 California, USA -82 kg Brazilian National Championship 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82 kg 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -82 kg 2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute World Cup 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE -75 kg 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE Absolute

Marcelo "Marcelinho" Garcia (born January 17, 1983) is a Brazilian grappler and jiu-jitsu competitor considered by many to be one of the best pound for pound submission grapplers in the world,^[1] Garcia is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Fabio Gurgel of Team Alliance.

Biography

Garcia has five world championship titles in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a black belt in the middle-weight category.^[2] He has many submission grappling titles, including the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. At ADCC, Marcelo has won the 66–76 kg division four times (2003/2005/2007/2011),^[3][4][5] been awarded the most technical fighter twice (2003 and 2007) and won the best fight award in 2005. In 2005, he finished in third place in the absolute (open weight) division and in 2007 finished second in the absolute division.^[6][7] In ADCC 2009, Marcelo finished second in his weight division, losing by points to Pablo Popovitch, whom he had defeated in the two previous finals.

At K-1 HERO'S Korea 2007, Marcelo lost his MMA debut against Dae Won Kim twenty seconds into the second round by doctor's stoppage due to a cut above his eye. It was announced that Garcia has joined up with American Top Team in Florida in order to improve his MMA skills. He will continue to fight in BJJ competitions under the Alliance team while representing ATT at MMA events.^[8]

In September 2008, Marcelo opened up a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida located between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. In September 2009, Marcelo opened an academy in New York City. In addition, Marcelo has teamed up with child chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin to create MGinAction, an online training database that includes recorded instruction from Marcelo's classes in addition to Marcelo's daily sparring sessions.

Instructor Lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti → Fabio Gurgel → Marcelo Garcia

Marcelo Garcia Lineage on a Tee Shirt

Grappling record

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-1	Kim Dae-Won	TKO (cut)	Hero's 2007	000000002007-10-28-0000October 28, 2007	2	0:20	Seoul, South Korea

Championships

• ADCC 2003 66–76 kg Division Champion
• ADCC 2005 66–76 kg Division Champion
• ADCC 2007 66–76 kg Division Champion
• ADCC 2011 66–76 kg Division Champion
• 2003 Campos Open Weight Division & Submission Wrestling Champion
• 2004 Arnold Gracie Pro Division Champion
• 2005 Arnold Gracie Pro Division Champion
• 2011 Mundial 82 kg Black Belt Division Champion
• 2010 Mundial 82 kg Black Belt Division Champion
• 2009 Mundial 82 kg Black Belt Division Champion
• 2006 Mundial 82 kg Black Belt Division Champion
• 2004 Mundial 82 kg Black Belt Division Champion
• Campos Submission Wrestling 3 Champion

See also

• List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners

References

External links

• ADCC highlight video
• Highlight Video
• Marcelo Garcia BJJ/Grappling tournament videos
• www.mginaction.com
• Marcelo Garcia BJJ Heroes Page
• Professional MMA record for Marcelo Garcia from Sherdog
• "Research: Marcelo Garcia at the 2007 Abu Dhabis". Retrieved 2007-05-17 
• "2004 Mundials Results" 
• "2006 Mundials Results" 
• "2006 Brasileiro Results" 
• Marcelo Garcia Vespucio BJJ (GI) career on MARanking | Martial Arts Ranking