Marcelo Garcia

Marcelo Garcia is a Brazilian submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach, born in Formiga, Minas Gerais, and widely regarded as one of the greatest grapplers of his era. The article credits him with five World Jiu-Jitsu Championship titles and four ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship titles, and he is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame and the third BJJ athlete inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame. He won world titles at the blue, purple and brown belt levels and received his black belt from Fabio Gurgel, and he is known for popularising techniques such as the X-Guard, arm drags and the high wrist guillotine. After retiring from competition in 2011 he opened academies in Florida, New York City and later Hawaii, and in January 2025 he returned to competition against Masakazu Imanari at ONE 170.