Brazilian practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts
Bruno Francisco Vicentini Pucci (born July 23, 1990) known professionally as Bruno Pucci is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who holds a black belt and is best known for winning gold in the featherweight division at the 2009 and 2010 No Gi Grappling World Championships . In total, Pucci has secured podium finishes five times at the World Championship both with Gi and No Gi. He was also a mixed martial artist who fought in ONE Championship .[ 5]
Background
As a child Pucci had growth problems and needed hormone replacement because he was always short and weak. The treatment made him overweight and he wanted to take up a sport and chose Brazilian jiu-jitsu , eventually becoming a BJJ black belt under Sebastian Lalli at Checkmat in Brazil.[ 6]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Pucci made his MMA debut on October 15, 2011 and submitted Raoni Tavares in the opening round at Adventure Fighters Tournament in Paraná . His next fight was on October 20, 2012, and he submitted Fernando Cabral in the opening round at Empire FC in Paraná.
In November 2012 Pucci moved to Singapore to join the fight team at Evolve MMA which included fellow Brazilians Rafael Dos Anjos and Leandro Issa .[ 7]
ONE Championship
On June 10, 2013 it was announced that Pucci would be fighting Bashir Ahmad at ONE FC: Champions & Warriors .[ 8] [ 9]
On May 30, 2014, Pucci faced Major Overall at ONE FC: Honor and Glory , suffering his first loss by first-round knockout via punches and a soccer kick.[ 10]
Pucci bounced back on December 11, 2015 at ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions with a submission win over Anthony Engelen.[ 11]
On September 2, 2016, Pucci was knocked out in 8 seconds by Bahetihan Nuertiebieke at ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors .[ 12]
On June 30, 2017, Bruno Pucci secured his first TKO victory against Jimmy Yabo at ONE Championship: Light of a Nation .[ 13]
On January 26, 2018, Pucci lost by first-round knockout to Emilio Urrutia at ONE Championship: Global Superheroes .[ 14]
On November 17, 2018, Pucci submitted Xie Chao in under one minute at ONE Championship: Warrior's Dream .
Pucci picked up his second consecutive victory against former ONE Lightweight Champion Kotetsu Boku at ONE Championship: Eternal Glory on January 19, 2019.
On November 22, 2019, Pucci made his bantamweight debut against Shuya Kamikubo at ONE Championship: Edge Of Greatness . He lost by unanimous decision.[ 15]
Pucci lost his next fight against Kwon Won Il by first-round knockout at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4 on November 20, 2020.[ 16]
Pucci faced Kirill Gorobets on November 19, 2022, at ONE 163 .[ 17] [ 18]
Grappling career
Pucci faced Dante Leon at ONE Fight Night 26 on December 6, 2024. He lost the match by submission.[ 19]
Personal life
Pucci is married to former MMA fighter Angela Lee . Both Pucci and his wife are head coaches at United BJJ Hawaii, a gym that they founded in 2020. The opening of their gym was delayed by several days as the result of vandalism just prior to the date.[ 20] Victoria Lee 's death, the Lees shut down their family-owned MMA training facility in Waipahu, Hawaii , and said it would remain permanently closed.[ 21]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
13 matches
7 wins
6 losses
By knockout
1
4
By submission
6
0
By decision
0
2
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
7–6
Kirill Gorobets
Decision (unanimous)
ONE 163
November 19, 2022
3
5:00
Kallang , Singapore
Return to Lightweight.
Loss
7–5
Kwon Won-il
TKO (punches)
ONE: Inside the Matrix 4
November 20, 2020
1
2:00
Kallang , Singapore
Loss
7–4
Shuya Kamikubo
Decision (unanimous)
ONE: Edge of Greatness
November 22, 2019
3
5:00
Kallang , Singapore
Return to Featherweight.
Win
7–3
Kotetsu Boku
Submission (rear-naked choke)
ONE: Eternal Glory
January 19, 2019
1
3:32
Jakarta , Indonesia
Win
6–3
Xie Chao
Submission (guillotine choke)
ONE: Warrior's Dream
November 17, 2018
1
0:56
Jakarta , Indonesia
Loss
5–3
Emilio Urrutia
KO (punches)
ONE: Global Superheroes
January 26, 2018
1
3:33
Pasay , Philippines
Lightweight debut.
Win
5–2
Jimmy Yabo
TKO (elbows and punches)
ONE: Light of a Nation
June 30, 2017
1
2:12
Yangon , Myanmar
Loss
4–2
Bahetihan Nuertiebieke
KO (punch)
ONE: Unbreakable Warriors
September 2, 2016
1
0:08
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Win
4–1
Anthony Engelen
Submission (rear-naked choke)
ONE: Spirit of Champions
December 11, 2015
2
2:19
Pasay , Philippines
Loss
3–1
Major Overall
KO (punch and soccer kick)
ONE FC: Honor and Glory
May 30, 2014
1
2:52
Kallang , Singapore
Win
3–0
Bashir Ahmad
Submission (rear-naked choke)
ONE FC: Champions and Warriors
September 13, 2013
1
3:13
Jakarta , Indonesia
Win
2–0
Fernando Cabral
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Empire FC 1
October 30, 2012
1
3:08
Paraná , Brazil
Win
1–0
Raoni Tavares
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Adventure Fighters Tournament 3
October 15, 2011
2
2:09
Paraná , Brazil
Featherweight debut.
References
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