| 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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| Residence | New York City |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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 best grapplers in the world and arguably the best pound for pound submission grappler. 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.