Gabi Pessanha

Gabrieli 'Gabi' Pessanha is a professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler from Brazil.

Early career

At 17 years old, she was the only athlete to win a double grand slam at purple belt in 2018, winning Mundials, Euros, Pans and Brasileiros.[1]

Black belt career

At the age of 18, Pessanha was promoted to black belt in June 2019 by Mauricio de Deus.

Pessanha competed at BJJ Bet 2 on August 1, 2021 where she fought multiple-time world champion Tayane Porfirio in the co-main event, narrowly losing by two points.[2] On September 6, 2021, Pessanha won gold in the super-heavyweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship.[3] She finished the year by winning gold medals in both the super-heavyweight and the absolute division at the IBJJF World Championship on December 12, 2021.[4] Pessanha went 31-5 throughout the course of the year and was awarded "Female Grappler of the Year" at the JitsMagazine 2021 BJJ Awards as a result.[5]

2022 - First double grand slam

Pessanha experienced an unprecedented year of success in 2022, which she started by winning gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions at the IBJJF European Championship on February 20, 2022.[6] She then repeated that feat at the IBJJF Pan Championship on April 10, 2022, winning gold in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions once again.[7] In her third major IBJJF tournament of the year, she won gold in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions once again at the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu. To finish off the year, Pessanha won another pair of gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions at the IBJJF World Championship on June 5, 2022 and completed a double grand slam.[8] She finished the year with over 50 wins in competition and not a single loss, earning her "Female Grappler of the Year (Gi)" at the Jitsmagazine 2022 BJJ Awards.[9]

2023

Pessanha started out 2023 in the exact same fashion, winning gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions at the IBJJF European Championship on January 29, 2023.[10] She continued her success at the IBJJF Pan Championship on March 26, 2023, by winning both the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions once again.[11] Pessanha then competed at the IBJJF Rio Fall Open on April 1, 2023 where she won five matches in a row and took gold medals in the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions.[12] On May 7, 2023, Pessanha returned to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu and once again won both the super-heavyweight and absolute divisions at the event.[13]

References
  1. Smith, Chase (2018-07-10). "Early Look: The UAEJJF 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo". FloGrappling.
  2. "BJJ Bet 2 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. "IBJJF Pan-Ams 2021 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. "IBJJF World Championships 2021 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. "The JitsMagazine 2021 BJJ Awards". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. "IBJJF European Championships 2022 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  7. "IBJJF Pan Championship 2022 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. "IBJJF World Championships 2022 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  9. "The JitsMagazine 2022 BJJ Awards". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. "IBJJF European Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. "IBJJF Pan Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. "Exciting Results All Round At IBJJF Rio Fall Open 2023". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. "IBJJF Brazilian National Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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