Giancarlo Bodoni is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiujitsu black belt competitor from Miami, Florida.
28 Facts About Giancarlo Bodoni
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Giancarlo Bodoni is a two-time champion at the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship.
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Giancarlo Bodoni was born on October 15,1995, in Miami, Florida, US.
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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.
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On November 6,2021, Giancarlo Bodoni won the ADCC North American East Coast trials in the 88kg division, earning his place at the 2022 ADCC World Championship.
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Giancarlo Bodoni defeated Isaque Bahiense on points before submitting Matheus Diniz, Eoghan O'Flanagan, and Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa to win the division.
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Giancarlo Bodoni then competed in the absolute division as well, submitting Haisam Rida before losing on points to his teammate Nicholas Meregali.
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Giancarlo Bodoni was then invited to compete in EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23,2022.
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When competing at EBI 20, Giancarlo Bodoni won his first match against Austin Baker but was injured in the process and withdrew from the rest of the tournament.
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Giancarlo Bodoni lost the match by decision and Marinho retained his title.
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Giancarlo Bodoni then competed at the IBJJF Houston International Open on May 14,2023, and won gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions.
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Giancarlo Bodoni was scheduled to compete at Quintet 4 on September 10,2023 where he would represent Team New Wave.
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Giancarlo Bodoni competed in an 8-man tournament at Blue Collar FC: American Dream Conference on September 1,2023.
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Giancarlo Bodoni defeated all three of his opponents and won the tournament.
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Giancarlo Bodoni competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 on September 30,2023.
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Giancarlo Bodoni won his first match by submission but lost in the semi-final to Fabricio Andrey.
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Giancarlo Bodoni 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.
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Giancarlo Bodoni will represented Team Modolfo in the under 91kg division at AIGA Champions League Final 2023 on December 13 and 14.
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Giancarlo Bodoni won his semi-final match on points and his final match by submission in order to help Team Modolfo win the tournament.
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Giancarlo Bodoni competed in the IBJJF No Gi Absolute Grand Prix on February 29,2024.
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Giancarlo Bodoni beat Patrick Gaudio on points and Pedro Rocha on advantages before losing to Kaynan Duarte on points in the final.
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Giancarlo Bodoni was scheduled to compete against Gabriel Arges at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 on May 15,2024.
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Giancarlo Bodoni competed at EBI 21: The Absolutes on June 2,2024.
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Giancarlo Bodoni won two matches by submission and lost to Dan Manasoiu in the semi-final.
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Giancarlo Bodoni has been invited to compete in the under 88kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship.
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Giancarlo Bodoni submitted Andre Porfirio and beat Gabriel Almeida by decision to make it to the semi-final.
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Giancarlo Bodoni defeated Felipe Costa by points to make it to the finals, and beat Jacob Rodriguez by decision to win the title.
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Giancarlo 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.