Gustavo Falciroli (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian-Brazilian former

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Falciroli has formerly competed in

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, where he was the inaugural bantamweight champion. He also competed in

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, and Cage Fighting Championship (CFC), where he was the former bantamweight champion. He is regarded as one of the most decorated mixed martial arts fighters in Australia’s history and he is a fourth degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Gustavo started his training in 1996 with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Paulo Roberto de Miranda Streckert and has also trained with Carlos Alberto Liberi, in 2003 he was awarded his black belt by Roberto Tozi and Roberto Godoi. After placing third at the BJJ World Championships, winning the Brazilian Cup and taking home a slew of state titles in Brazil—all as a black belt—in 2007 he made the move to Australia and the transition into MMA. Since entering the world of mixed martial arts, Gustavo has replicated the success he found in BJJ and is renowned for his ability to apply his grappling and submissions in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Gustavo made his

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debut at Shooto Australia in Perth in May, 2007. Gustavo defeated Richie Vaculik for the inaugural Cage Fighting Championships (CFC) bantamweight title at CFC 12, December 2010, via unanimous decision (5 rounds). He defended for the first time on 9 December 2011, winning by submission against Nick Honstein at Cage Fighting Championship 19. In February 2012 Gustavo attended at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes,

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to be the first ever Australian to fight in the Asian show. He submitted Soo Chul Kim via rear naked choke on the first round to become victorious. In August 2012 Gustavo contended in a main event ONE Fighting Championship at ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation,

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. He was defeated by Bibiano Fernandes via unanimous decision. Gustavo is the inaugural

(AFC) bantamweight title holder after defeating New Zealander Kai Kara-France at AFC 9, via submission in round 1 in May 2014. The title fight was a rematch from AFC 7 after France fell out of the ring after being knocked out and struck a ringside table, a controversial No Contest was adjudicated by officials.

Achievements

Mixed martial arts

*Cage Fighting Championship **CFC Bantamweight Championship (Two times) *Australian Fighting Championship **AFC Bantamweight Championship (One time; current) *K-Oz Entertainment **K-Oz Entertainment Bantamweight Championship (One time; current) *Xtreme Fighting Championship **XFC Xtreme Fighting Bantamweight Championship (One time; current)

Main titles

*Black Belt **2011 – Gold – Pan Pacific Championship (Melbourne, Australia) **2011 – Gold – Australian Cup (Perth, Australia) **2006 – Gold – São Paulo State Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) **2006 – Silver – South American Championship ( Florianópolis, Brazil) **2006 – Silver – Brazilian Cup (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **2005 – Gold – King of the Grappler (Seoul, South Korea) **2004 – Bronze – World Championships (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **2004 – Gold – Brazilian South Cup (Porto Alegre, Brazil) **2004 – Gold -Brazilian Cup (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **2004 – Gold -São Paulo State Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) *Brown Belt **2003 – Gold – World Cup (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **2003 – Gold – Brazilian Championship (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **2003 – Gold – São Paulo State Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) *Purple Belt **2001 – Bronze – Pan-American Championship (Orlando, USA) **2000 – Gold – São Paulo State Championship (São Paulo, Brazil) **2000 – Bronze – Pan-American Championship (Orlando, USA) *Blue Belt **1999 – Gold – Brazilian Championship (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **1999 – Bronze – World Championship (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) **1999 – Gold – São Paulo State Championship (São Paulo, Brazil)

Personal life

Gustavo immigrated to Australia and has lived in

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but has since relocated to Melbourne. In December 2012, Falciroli was subject to xenophobia on Melbourne public transport. After hearing him speak in Portuguese, a man approached Falciroli and told him that this was "not his country". He threatened to "cut" and "rape" him, his wife, and his two children. Falciroli got off the train and called the police. "Despite it einga bad situation, once again life has showed me that violence just creates more violence and I never should use my skills outside a cage, a ring or a mat," Falciroli said on social media.

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falciroli, Gustavo Living people Australian male mixed martial artists Brazilian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian emigrants to Australia Australian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1982 births Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Martial artists from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen