Adele Fornarino

Adele Marie Fornarino (born 17 September 1999) is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor and coach.

As she got older, a lack of female opponents led Fornarino to begin competing in the white belt adult divisions.

In 2015, she won the Grappling Tournaments Australia which is a life-changing event in her career since it earned her a paid ticket to compete at the 2016 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Due to her strong performances, at age 18, Fornarino made the decision to compete as in BJJ as a full-time career.

Her most significant accomplishment was winning the 2022 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship as brown belt in the featherweight weight class.

[1] In September 2022, Fornarine competed at the 2022 ADCC World Championship where she was eliminated in the first round by Ffion Davies via rear naked choke.

[2] On 9 February 2024, Fornarino came in on short notice to replace an injured Davies to compete against Tubby Alequin at WNO 22 which was her debut.