| Marcelo Garcia |
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| Born | (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982
Formiga, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Other names | Marcelinho |
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| Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
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| Rank | 5th deg. BJJ black belt
(under Fabio Gurgel) |
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| Occupation | Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor and coach |
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| Website | Marcelo Garcia Academy |
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
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| Representing Brazil
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| Grappling
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| ADCC
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2003 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
-77 kg
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2005 California, USA |
-77 kg
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2005 California, USA |
Absolute
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2007 New Jersey, USA |
-77 kg
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2007 New Jersey, USA |
Absolute
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2009 Barcelona, Spain |
-77kg
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2011 Nottingham, UK |
-77kg
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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| World Championship
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2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-82 kg
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2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-82 kg
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2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Absolute
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2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-82 kg
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2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Absolute
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2009 California, USA |
-82 kg
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2010 California, USA |
-82 kg
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2011 California, USA |
-82 kg
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| Pan American Championship
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2007 California, USA |
-82 kg
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| Brazilian National Championship
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2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-82 kg
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2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Absolute
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2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-82 kg
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2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Absolute
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| World Cup
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2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
-75 kg
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2009 Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Absolute
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Marcelo Garcia (born January 17, 1983) is a Brazilian submission grappler, a 5th degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A highly decorated competitor, Garcia is widely considered to be one of the greatest submission grapplers of all time, and one of the pound for pound greatest of his era. Holding 5 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and 4 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship titles, Garcia is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and the third BJJ athlete to be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame.
Marcelo is widely known for his innovation of various techniques such as X-Guard, arm-drags and high wrist guillotines which became popular following his success in high level completion, influencing the grappling world for the years following.