14 Facts About Gustavo Falciroli

Gustavo Falciroli was born on 13 December 1982 and is an Australian-Brazilian former mixed martial artist.

Brazilian-born Gustavo has lived in Australia since 2007 and is an Australian citizen.

Gustavo Falciroli is a former Cage Fighting Championship and Australian Fighting Championship bantamweight champion, one of the most decorated mixed martial arts fighters in Australia and a fourth degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

Gustavo Falciroli started his training in 1996 with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Paulo Roberto de Miranda Streckert and has trained with Carlos Alberto Liberi, in 2003 he was awarded his black belt by Roberto Tozi and Roberto Godoi.

Since entering the world of mixed martial arts, Gustavo Falciroli has replicated the success he found in BJJ and is renowned for his ability to apply his grappling and submissions in MMA.

Gustavo Falciroli made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Australia in Perth in May, 2007.

Gustavo Falciroli defeated Richie Vaculik for the inaugural Cage Fighting Championships bantamweight title at CFC 12, December 2010, via unanimous decision.

Gustavo Falciroli defended for the first time on 9 December 2011, winning by submission against Nick Honstein at Cage Fighting Championship 19.

In February 2012 Gustavo Falciroli attended at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes, Jakarta to be the first ever Australian to fight in the Asian show.

Gustavo Falciroli submitted Soo Chul Kim via rear naked choke on the first round to become victorious.

Gustavo Falciroli was defeated by Bibiano Fernandes via unanimous decision.

Gustavo Falciroli is the inaugural Australian Fighting Championship bantamweight title holder after defeating New Zealander Kai Kara-France at AFC 9, via submission in round 1 in May 2014.

Gustavo Falciroli immigrated to Australia and has lived in Perth in Western Australia but has since relocated to Melbourne.

In December 2012, Gustavo Falciroli was subject to xenophobia on Melbourne public transport.