Marcelo Fausto de Abreu Montanagna, commonly known as Marcelo Fausto, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Thiago Abreu (Baiano), who was developed in The House FC in São Paulo, Brazil, an affiliate of Team Checkmat that is widely recognized as one of the utmost grappling academies in the jiu-jitsu world. Marcelo made a name for himself as a big player in the BJJ world during his colored belt career, a status he cemented in his first year competing in the pro-division (black belt) with wins over big names such as Ashley Williams, AJ Agazarm, and Igor Feliz.
Marcelo Fausto Jiu-Jitsu
Full Name: Marcelo Fausto de Abreu Montanagna
Nickname: Often referred to as “Faustinho”, an amicable way of saying the family name Fausto in Portuguese jargon.
Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Élcio Figueiredo > Rodrigo Cavaca > Thiago Abreu > Marcelo Fausto
Main Achievements:
- 1st Place ADCJJ World Championship (2021)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2022)
Main Achievements (Colored Belts):
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2018 blue)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2018 blue)
- 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2019 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2019 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF South American Championship (2018 purple)
Main Achievements (Juvenile):
- 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2017)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2017)
Favorite Position/Technique: Botinha (Collar-Grip Straight Ankle Lock)
Weight Division: Peso Leve (76,00 kg / 168.0 lbs)
Team/Association: Checkmat
Marcelo Fausto Biography
Marcelo Fausto was born on November 20, 2000, in São Vicente, on the coastal line of the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
An active and sporty kid growing up, Marcelo was first introduced to martial arts through judo, a sport his father admired greatly and practiced diligently. Despite his dad’s love for the Japanese art of throwing, Fasto did not share the sentiment, and instead would often cause trouble in class. So much so that he abandoned the sport shortly after starting, making two more (unsuccessful) returns at the age of 7, and 9.
The gym where Marcelo Fausto practiced judo also ran a jiu-jitsu kids program, which started every day just after judo practice. Fausto would often interact with the BJJ children in between classes and eventually decided to try his luck on the BJJ mats.
Starting out jiu-jitsu around the age of 10-to-11 years old at the local Checkmat BJJ team affiliate (led by coach “Tio Chico”) Marcelo quickly discovered he was more in tune with the scrappiness and freedom of movement allowed on the BJJ mats opposed to the more rigid system taught in judo. Characteristics that led the São Vicente native to pursue jiu-jitsu more seriously than any other sport until then.
Guided by Tio Chico (Valdir Canuto), Fausto was promoted from white to orange belt. After that, for convenience/location purposes, Marcelo joined his cousin Marcel Ribeiro at another Checkmat affiliate where he was promoted to blue belt.
As a blue belt, Marcelo started studying in the neighboring city of Santos and, as a consequence, he joined The House – one of the sport’s most revered academies where many of Checkmat’s main stars spawned from. While at The House, Fausto trained under the guidance of Thiago Abreu and Gabriel Rollo.
It was also while training at The House that Marcelo started taking jiu-jitsu more seriously, making his first attempts at training and competing under a full-time regime – despite his parents’ vehement opposition at the start. During this process, juvenile Marcelo Fausto would often compete in the adult division (when there was prize money) and win. It was also then that he made his first trip to the IBJJF World Championships in 2017, suffering a disappointing loss in the second round of the tournament. Unhappy with his performance, Marcelo came back for more the following year and was able to conquer a gold medal, submitting 6 out of his 7 opponents.
This gradual growth of Marcelo Fausto’s career saw him earn promotions all the way up to black belt by The House head coach, Thiago Abreu. His black belt promotion taking place on February 26, 2021.
Marcelo Fausto Grappling Record
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BY POINTS
9 (22%) -
BY ADVANTAGES
1 (2%) -
BY SUBMISSION
30 (73%) -
BY DECISION
1 (2%) -
BY PENALTIES
0 (0%) - BY DQ
0 (0%)
30 SUBMISSIONS WINS
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BY POINTS
11 (61%) -
BY ADVANTAGES
1 (6%) -
BY SUBMISSION
5 (28%) -
BY DECISION
1 (6%) -
BY PENALTIES
0 (0%) - BY DQ
0 (0%)
5 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES
Marcelo Fausto Fight History
ID | Opponent | W/L | Method | Competition | Weight | Stage | Year |
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26437 | Sergio Soares | L | Pts: 4x3 | SA Cont. Pro | 77KG | 8F | 2021 |
29359 | Leandro RounaudLeandro Rounaud | L | Loop choke | Balneario Open | 76KG | 4F | 2021 |
29814 | Vladislav Losev | L | Pts: 8x2 | ACB World NG | 75KG | SF | 2021 |
30616 | Espen MathiesenEspen Mathiesen | L | Pts: 4x4, Adv | European Open | 76KG | F | 2022 |
31151 | Luiz PauloLuiz Paulo | L | Pts: 2x1 | Grand Slam LDN | 77KG | 4F | 2022 |
31157 | Luiz PauloLuiz Paulo | L | Referee Decision | Grand Slam LDN | 77KG | 3RD | 2022 |
31695 | Hugo MarquesHugo Marques | L | Pts: 8x4 | Pan American | 76KG | R2 | 2022 |
32972 | Lucas ValenteLucas Valente | L | Pts: 4x2 | World Champ. | 76KG | 8F | 2022 |
33338 | Hunter Colvin | D | --- | Polaris 20 | ABS | RR | 2022 |
37067 | Romao Carvalho | L | Submission | ACB World NG | 75KG | F | 2022 |
37337 | Natan ChuengNatan Chueng | L | Pts: 4x2 | European Open | 76KG | 4F | 2023 |
39499 | Lucas Wilhan | L | Pts: 3x0 | ADCC OC | 76KG | F | 2023 |
40004 | Francisco LoFrancisco Lo | L | Pts: 2x0 | Denver Open | ABS | F | 2023 |
40250 | Fellipe AndrewFellipe Andrew | L | Katagatame | SD Open | ABS | F | 2023 |
40479 | Austin OrandayAustin Oranday | L | Pts: 4x2 | World Champ. | 82KG | 8F | 2023 |
53599 | Tarik HopstockTarik Hopstock | L | Inside heel hook | Kaizen 2 | 80KG | SPF | 2024 |
53679 | Pedro Leonardo | L | N/A | London FNGO | 73KG | SF | 2024 |
54052 | Kieran KichukKieran Kichuk | L | Pts: 9x4 | Euro NoGi | 79KG | 4F | 2024 |
55871 | Alexandre JesusAlexandre Jesus | L | Armbar | World NoGi | 79KG | 8F | 2024 |
26424 | Matheus Garcia | W | Points | SA Cont. Pro | 77KG | R1 | 2021 |
26425 | Jackson Ratigueri | W | Pts: 10x0 | SA Cont. Pro | 77KG | R2 | 2021 |
29788 | Fedor Shumejko | W | Toe hold | ACB Worlds | 75KG | 4F | 2021 |
29789 | Vitalii Sergeev | W | Toe hold | ACB Worlds | 75KG | SF | 2021 |
29790 | Isa Karasanov | W | Botinha | ACB Worlds | 75KG | F | 2021 |
29813 | Isa Karasanov | W | Referee Decision | ACB World NG | 75KG | 4F | 2021 |
30572 | Dinu Bucalet | W | Choke | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30573 | Rafael Colonhese | W | Katagatame | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30574 | Josh williams | W | Armbar | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30575 | Ashley WilliamsAshley Williams | W | Points | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30576 | Janis Riekstins | W | Points | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30577 | Tomas Tovey | W | Botinha | All Stars | N/A | N/A | 2022 |
30603 | AJ AgazarmAJ Agazarm | W | Choke from back | European Open | 76KG | R1 | 2022 |
30612 | Dinu Bucalet | W | Choke from back | European Open | 76KG | 4F | 2022 |
30615 | Igor FelizIgor Feliz | W | Pts: 2x0 | European Open | 76KG | SF | 2022 |
31147 | Antonio Silva | W | Choke from back | Grand Slam LDN | 77KG | R1 | 2022 |
31156 | Natan ChuengNatan Chueng | W | Pts: 4x2 | Grand Slam LDN | 77KG | RPC | 2022 |
32963 | Johnny TamaJohnny Tama | W | Estima lock | World Champ. | 76KG | R1 | 2022 |
33324 | Geo MartinezGeo Martinez | D | --- | Polaris 20 | ABS | RR | 2022 |
33345 | Nick Ronan | D | --- | Polaris 20 | ABS | RR | 2022 |
37053 | Artur Prokopev | W | Choke from back | ACB World | 75KG | 4F | 2022 |
37055 | Abubakar Khadaev | W | Submission | ACB World | 75KG | SF | 2022 |
37056 | Romao Carvalho | W | N/A | ACB World | 75KG | F | 2022 |
37065 | Mikhail Vasilenko | W | Submission | ACB World NG | 75KG | SF | 2022 |
37070 | Artur Prokopev | W | Submission | ACB World NG | LWA | 4F | 2022 |
37071 | Abubakar Khadaev | W | Submission | ACB World NG | LWA | SF | 2022 |
37072 | Romao Carvalho | W | Submission | ACB World NG | LWA | F | 2022 |
37329 | Vinicius PereiraVinicius Pereira | W | Straight ankle lock | European Open | 76KG | R2 | 2023 |
39491 | A. Rajaram | W | RNC | ADCC OC | 76KG | R1 | 2023 |
39493 | Zak Stepniewski | W | RNC | ADCC OC | 76KG | 8F | 2023 |
39495 | Jett Thompson | W | Estima lock | ADCC OC | 76KG | 4F | 2023 |
39498 | Chris Vukaj | W | Pts: 4x2 | ADCC OC | 76KG | SF | 2023 |
39984 | Luis Briceno | W | RNC | Denver Open | 82KG | 4F | 2023 |
39989 | Michael LieraMichael Liera | W | Estima lock | Denver Open | 82KG | F | 2023 |
40001 | Bryce Sexton | W | Estima lock | Denver Open | ABS | 4F | 2023 |
40232 | Sebastian Guevara | W | Estima lock | SD Open | 82KG | F | 2023 |
40249 | Sergio RiosSergio Rios | W | Kimura | SD Open | ABS | SF | 2023 |
53299 | Joel Smith | W | Shoulder pressure | Sacramento NGO | 79KG | RR | 2024 |
53301 | Mateus MoraesMateus Moraes | W | Adv | Sacramento NGO | 79KG | F | 2024 |
53678 | Julio Arantes | W | Kneebar | London FNGO | 73KG | 4F | 2024 |
54032 | Petri Moilanen | W | Darce choke | Euro NoGi | 79KG | R1 | 2024 |
54043 | Adam Leddy | W | Katagatame | Euro NoGi | 79KG | 8F | 2024 |
55864 | Ariel TabakAriel Tabak | W | Pts: 6x4 | World NoGi | 79KG | R1 | 2024 |