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Giancarlo Bodoni is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiujitsu black belt competitor from Miami, Florida. A multiple time World, Pan and European championships medallist in colored belts, Bodoni is the 2021 Pan No-Gi heavyweight champion and the 2022 ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion in the 88 kg division.
Biography
Giancarlo Bodoni was born on October 15, 1995, in Miami, Florida, US. Bodoni is Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Lucas Lepri. 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.
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. 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.
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. He then competed in the absolute division as well, submitting Haisam Rida before losing on points to his teammate Nicholas Meregali.
Bodoni was then invited to compete in EBI 20: The Absolutes on October 23, 2022. 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. 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. 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. Bodoni lost the match by decision and Marinho retained his title. He then competed at the IBJJF Houston International Open on May 14, 2023, and won gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions.
Bodoni competed in the under 100kg division at the ADCC Dallas Open on June 18, winning a gold medal. Bodoni was scheduled to compete at Quintet 4 on September 10, 2023 where he would represent Team New Wave. However, the entire team withdrew from the event and was replaced by B Team Jiu-Jitsu.
Bodoni competed in an 8-man tournament at Blue Collar FC: American Dream Conference on September 1, 2023. He defeated all three of his opponents and won the tournament.
Bodoni competed in an 8-man absolute grand prix tournament at Polaris 25 on September 30, 2023. He won his first match by submission but lost in the semi-final to Fabricio Andrey. This match with Andrey won 'Match of the Year' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023. 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. He won the match by judge's decision.
Bodoni will represented Team Modolfo in the under 91kg division at AIGA Champions League Final 2023 on December 13 and 14. He won his semi-final match on points and his final match by submission in order to help Team Modolfo win the tournament.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary
Main achievements at black belt level:
- ADCC World Champion (2022)
- IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship (2021)
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship (2020)
- 3rd place IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship (2021)
Main achievements in lower belts divisions:
- IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2019 brown)
- IBJJF Pan Championship (2020 brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 brown)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019 brown)
- 3rd place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020 brown)
- 3rd place IBJJF Pan Championship No-Gi (2018 brown)
- 3rd place IBJJF European Open(2019 brown)
Awards and honors
- Jitsmagazine 2022 BJJ Awards: Male Breakout Grappler of the Year