Dante Leon (martial artist)

Dante Leon (born May 6, 1995) is a Canadian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor.

[4] After being promoted to purple belt Leon won the 2015 IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship under the Gracie Humaitá/Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu team.

[4] At the 2018 World No-Gi Championship, Leon won bronze after reaching the semi-finals before losing to Hugo Marques.

[2][7] At the 2022 ADCC World Championship, Leon defeated Magid Hage and Mateusz Szczecinski before losing to Micael Galvão in the semi-finals.

[11] Leon competed in the IBJJF Indianapolis no gi Open on June 18, 2023, and won a gold medal in the medium-heavyweight division.

[14] Leon then entered the super-heavyweight division of the IBJJF No Gi Pan Championship 2023 on October 1, 2023, and won a gold medal.

[19] Leon was voted MVP of AIGA Season 2 as a result,[20] and later won 'Male Grappler of the Year (No Gi)' at the JitsMagazine BJJ Awards 2023.

[24] He beat Elder Cruz in the opening round before losing to eventual champion Kaynan Duarte in the semi-final.

[28] Leon returned in the men's absolute division, where he beat Michael Perez and Micael Galvão before losing to Kaynan Duarte in the semi-final.

[37] Main Achievements as black belt:[1] Main Achievements as coloured belt:[1] Main Achievements (juvenile divisions):[1] Lineage 1: Kanō Jigorō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Luis França > Oswaldo Fadda→ Monir Salomão → Júlio César Pereira → Dante Leon Lineage 2: Kanō Jigorō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Helio Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Adilson Lima → Vitor Oliveira → Dante Leon