Bruno Fernandes

Brazil
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Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and instructor, best known for awarding Georges St-Pierre his BJJ black belt in September 2008. Fernandes was a top representative of the Gracie Barra team in the early 2000s and later moved to Montreal, Canada, where he became a coach at Tristar Gym and founded the first Gracie Barra academy in Montreal.

Students (1)

  • Georges St-Pierre
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    Wikipedia explicitly confirms GSP earned his BJJ black belt under Bruno Fernandes
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (2006–2008)
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Wikipedia explicitly confirms GSP earned his BJJ black belt under Bruno Fernandes
    “In September 2008, St-Pierre earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.”
    — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Georges St-Pierre - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Sources

BJJ Heroes: Bruno Fernandeslink
“In September 2008, St-Pierre earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Georges St-Pierre - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bruno Fernandes. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYSNKBS8KT92XAMGEFQDWBXW - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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