Gabrielle Lemos "Gabi" Garcia (born November 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler.
Garcia's early and mid-teens were spent playing sports including volleyball, team handball, and field hockey.
Before eventually committing herself full-time to a jiu-jitsu career, Garcia was in her final year of a university course study in advertising.
[4] Garcia's results from the 2013 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships were automatically disqualified when she tested positive for the fertility drug Clomiphene, which is on the USADA banned list.
[7] At Who's Number One (WNO) on February 26, 2021, Garcia faced Nathiely de Jesus in the rubber match of a trilogy.
The result was labeled an upset due to the smaller Leve controlling the majority of the match and putting Garcia into several deep rear-naked choke attempts.
[11][12][13][14] At the 2021 IBJJF World Championships in December, Garcia was submitted for the first time in the history of her competitive career at black belt by Yara Soares.
[16] She submitted Nikki Lloyd-Griffiths in the opening round with an armbar, but then lost to Amy Campo on points in the semi-final.
Garcia was at one point scheduled to face Megumi Yabushita for the Japanese promotion Real Fight Championship.
On November 6, 2015, it was announced during Bellator 145 that Garcia would face Lei'D Tapa for Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2015.
The bout was declared a no contest after twice hitting Yabushita with illegal soccer kicks when her opponent fell to the ground.