Gabi Garcia

Gabrielle Lemos Gabi Garcia, born on 17 November 1985 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, is a Brazilian grappler and mixed martial artist and one of the most successful competitors in the history of the female black belt divisions. She spent her early teens playing volleyball, team handball and field hockey, and after her family moved to São Paulo she began jiu-jitsu with the help of an uncle. She trains with Fábio Gurgel on the Alliance team, where she has won four Abu Dhabi Combat Club championships and nine World Jiu-Jitsu Championships, and she is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame. In 2019 she became the first woman to win four ADCC gold medals, and she retired from IBJJF competition after the 2021 World Championships. She has also fought in Rizin and other mixed martial arts and shoot boxing events.