Giancarlo Bodoni

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Giancarlo Bodoni
Born (1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 29) [1]
Miami, Florida, USA
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
DivisionHeavy
Team New Wave Jiu Jitsu
Alliance
Trainer John Danaher
Lucas Lepri
Rank     Black belt in BJJ
(under Lucas Lepri)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nevada, USA -88kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Nevada, USA -88kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pan American No-Gi Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 California, USA − 91.5 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 California, USA Absolute
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 California, USA − 91.5 kg

Giancarlo Bodoni is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiujitsu black belt competitor from Miami, Florida. He is a two-time champion at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship.

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Biography

Giancarlo Bodoni was born on October 15, 1995, in Miami, Florida, US. Bodoni is Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Lucas Lepri. [3] In October 2021 Bodoni left Boston and his teaching position at Bernardo Faria Academy and moved to Austin, Texas, to train with Gordon Ryan and John Danaher at New Wave Jiu Jitsu. [4]

Professional grappling career

2021-2022

On November 6, 2021, Bodoni won the ADCC North American East Coast trials in the 88kg division, earning his place at the 2022 ADCC World Championship. [5] On February 9, 2022, he competed in the main event of Fight 2 Win 193 against Igor Schneider and won the match by unanimous decision. [6]

In September 2022, he was not considered one of the pre-tournament favorites to win ADCC 2022 at 88kg. He defeated Isaque Bahiense on points before submitting Matheus Diniz, Eoghan O'Flanagan, and Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa to win the division. [7] He then competed in the absolute division as well, submitting Haisam Rida before losing on points to his teammate Nicholas Meregali. [8]

Bodoni was then invited to compete in EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23, 2022. [9] At the same time, he was given the opportunity to compete against Pedro Marinho for the Who's Number One Light-Heavyweight title on November 11, 2022. [10] When competing at EBI 20, Bodoni won his first match against Austin Baker but was injured in the process and withdrew from the rest of the tournament. [11] The same injury also forced him to withdraw from his title-fight against Marinho the following month.

2023

Bodoni's title-fight against Marinho was then rescheduled and the pair met in the co-main event of WNO: Rodriguez v Pena on February 25, 2023. [12] Bodoni lost the match by decision and Marinho retained his title. [13] He then competed at the IBJJF Houston International Open on May 14, 2023, and won gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions. [14]

Bodoni competed in the under 100kg division at the ADCC Dallas Open on June 18, winning a gold medal. [15] Bodoni was scheduled to compete at Quintet 4 on September 10, 2023 where he would represent Team New Wave. [16] However, the entire team withdrew from the event and was replaced by B Team Jiu-Jitsu. [17] [18]

Bodoni competed in an 8-man tournament at Blue Collar FC: American Dream Conference on September 1, 2023. [19] He defeated all three of his opponents and won the tournament. [20]

Bodoni competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 on September 30, 2023. [21] He won his first match by submission but lost in the semi-final to Fabricio Andrey. [22] This match with Andrey won 'Match of the Year' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023. [23] He then stepped in on short notice to replace his teammate Gordon Ryan in a match against Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa at Who's Number One 21 on November 30, 2023. [24] He won the match by judge's decision. [25]

Bodoni will represented Team Modolfo in the under 91kg division at AIGA Champions League Final 2023 on December 13 and 14. [26] He won his semi-final match on points [27] and his final match by submission in order to help Team Modolfo win the tournament. [28]

2024

Bodoni competed in the IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix on February 29, 2024. [29] He beat Patrick Gaudio on points and Pedro Rocha on advantages before losing to Kaynan Duarte on points in the final. [30]

Bodoni is scheduled to compete against Gabriel Arges at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15, 2024. [31] He won the match by submission. [32]

Bodoni competed at EBI 21: The Absolutes on June 2, 2024. [33] He won two matches by submission and lost to Dan Manasoiu in the semi-final. [34]

Bodoni has been invited to compete in the under 88kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship. [35] He submitted Andre Porfirio and beat Gabriel Almeida by decision to make it to the semi-final. He defeated Felipe Costa by points to make it to the finals, and beat Jacob Rodriguez by decision to win the title. [36] Bodoni returned in the men's absolute division where he beat Davi Ramos and Vagner Rocha but lost to Kaynan Duarte and Dante Leon to finish fourth. [37] His match with Rodriguez was awarded ‘Best Match’ at the 2024 ADCC World Championship. [38]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main achievements at black belt level: [1]

Main achievements in lower belts divisions: [1]

Awards and honors

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ -88kg division
  2. 1 2 3 Absolute

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