Gabriel Bonfim

Gabriel Bonfim is an up and coming mixed martial artist from Brazil. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight division. Born on April 17, 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel began studying karate at a young age before transitioning to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as a teen.

He started competing professionally when he was only 16 years old and quickly rose through the ranks of local MMA promotions such as Fight Club Brasil between 2010-2014 where he competed 5 times with 4 wins to his record. In 2015, he joined Jungle Fight promotion where he fought 8 times and finished all of his opponents with 7 submissions out of 8 fights.

This impressive record earned him a contract with the UFC in 2018 and since then has been competing against some of the best featherweights in the world such as Cub Swanson, Arnold Allen, Sodiq Yusuff and Shane Young among others. Since joining the UFC roster Gabriel has gone 3-2-0 professional record which includes two submission victories over Martín Bravo and Domingo Pilarte at UFC 233 & Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman respectively .

Outside fighting for his breadwinning career Gabriel also helps other aspiring fighters reach their dreams by training them at Triunfo MMA Academy which offers team coaching as well as private instruction for athletes who want to take their skills to higher levels inside or outside competition matrices.

A true fan favorite due to his exciting standup style combined with top notch grappling skills both offensive & defensive means that whenever you watch Gabrie Bonfim fight there’s always something special around every corner!