Gabrielle McComb Lima (born 3 October 1997), also known as Gabi McComb,[3] is a Brazilian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. McComb is a multiple times World and Pan-American champion, in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the 2021 Black Belt Featherweight World Champion.
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| Born | Gabi McComb Lima 3 October 1997[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | GI Weight Classes
No-GI Weight Classes
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| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Atos Jiu-Jitsu USA[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | André Galvão | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editGabrielle McComb Lima was born on 3 October 1997 in Manaus, Brazil. From the age of 8, she started training Jiu-Jitsu alongside her sister Andrea. As a blue belt she won the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the Absolute division, winning silver in her weight class, followed by gold at the Pan-American Championship in 2015. That same year, she was promoted to purple belt by her sister Andrea McComb. As a purple belt, she won the 2015 Pan-American Championship followed by double gold at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals and double gold at the 2015 South American Championship. The following year, she won double gold at the 2016 World Championship after defeating Andressa Cintra, the middleweight world champion.[4] Subsequent wins included the Absolute division at the Pan Championship after beating Heloisa Ferreira in the final,[5] and double gold at the American Nationals. She was then approached by legendary black belt Leticia Ribeiro and Fabrício Camões who offered her to join Gracie Humaitá South Bay academy.[1] As a brown belt, she became the 2017 World No-Gi Champion also winning the Pans Championship in her weight division and in absolute.[6]
Black belt career
edit2018-2022
editIn June 2018, McComb was promoted to black belt by her coaches. That same year, she won the Pan-American No-GI Championship and the AJP Grand Slam LA World Tour. In 2019, she came in third at the world championship and won the Pan-American two years in a row (2019, 2020). In 2021, McComb changed team and started training at Atos Jiu-Jitsu HQ in San Diego, California.[7] That year, she won two medals at the 2021 World No-GI Championship, silver in the featherweight division and bronze in the Absolute. McComb then won silver at the 2021 Pans and gold at the 2021 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship after defeating Bianca Basilio in the featherweight final.[2]
2023-2024
editShe then competed at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship 2023, where she won a gold medal in the middleweight division and a silver medal in the absolute division.[8] McComb competed at the second ADCC South American Trials 2024 on March 9, 2024, where she won a silver medal at under 65kg.[9]
McComb will now face Raquel Pa'aluhi at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 8 on October 10, 2024.[10]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary
editMain Achievements (Black Belt)[1]
- IBJJF World Champion (2021)
- IBJJF Pans Champion (2019 / 2020)
- IBJJF Pans Champion No-Gi (2018)
- IBJJF American Nationals Champion (2020)
- UAEJJF Grand Slam LA Champion (2018)
- IBJJF LA BJJ Pro Champion (2020)
- 2nd place IBJJF Pan Championship (2021)
- 2nd place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2021)
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship No-Gi (2019[a])
- 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2019)
- 3rd place IBJJF Pans Championship No-Gi (2018[b])
- 3rd place IBJJF American Nationals (2020[b])
Main Achievements (Coloured Belts)[1]
- IBJJF World Champion (2016[a]) purple, 2014[b] blue)
- IBJJF World Champion No-Gi (2017 brown)
- IBJJF Juvenile World Champion (2013)
- IBJJF Pans Champion (2018[a]/2017[a] brown, 2016[b] purple, 2015 blue)
- IBJJF South American Champion (2015[a] purple)
- CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Champion (2015[a] purple)
- CBJJ Juvenile Brazilian Nationals Champion (2014[a])
- UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro Champion (2016 purple)
- IBJJF American Nationals Champion (2016[a] purple)
- UAEJJF Grand Slam LA Champion (2016 purple)
- 2nd place IBJJF World Championship (2014 blue)
- 2nd place IBJJF Pans Championship (2016 purple, 2015[b] blue)
- 2nd place CBJJ Juvenile Brazilian Nationals (2013[a])
- 2nd place UAEJJF Grand Slam LA (2017)
- 2nd place EBI Flyweight Tournament (2017)
- 3rd place IBJJF Juvenile World Championship (2013[b])
Instructor lineage
editCarlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Royler Gracie > Vinicius Aieta > Letícia Ribeiro > Gabi McComb[1]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Gabrielle McComb". BJJ Heroes. 2018-06-21.
- ^ a b "World IBJJF Jiu-jitsu Championship 2021". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
- ^ "Gabi McComb – BJJ". Awakening Fighters. 2018-02-24.
- ^ "BJJ Worlds 2016: Gabrielle McComb Lima highlights her performance with the absolute purple belt title by @gallerr". Gallerr.
- ^ "2016 PAN: Sheil, McComb top blue belt". Graciemag – BJJ news 2016. 2016-03-19.
- ^ Smith, Chase (2017-05-29). "Rising Star: Gracie Humaita Brown Belt Gabby McComb". FloGrappling.
- ^ "New Generation of Black Belts Claim Gold at 2021 IBJJF Worlds". Black Belt Magazine. 2021-12-20.
- ^ "IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2023 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Second ADCC South American Trials 2024 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "UFC Fight Pass Invitational 8 Full Preview". Jits Magazine. Retrieved 6 October 2024.