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American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder and CEO of Meta (formerly Facebook). An avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and competitor, training at Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu in San Jose, California.

Teachers (1)

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  Dave Camarillo

  linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu 3

  Confirmed

  Two independent live sources (ESPN, BJJEE) report Camarillo as Zuckerberg's BJJ coach, quoting Camarillo directly on the relationship

  sports_kabaddiGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose badge (2022)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Two independent live sources (ESPN, BJJEE) report Camarillo as Zuckerberg's BJJ coach, quoting Camarillo directly on the relationship

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about one year under Dave Camarillo"

  — ESPN - "'One of the best students I've ever had': Coach marvels about Mark Zuckerberg winning BJJ tournament" (Marc Raimondi, 2023-05-11)link

  "And he excels. He's one of the best students I've ever had."

  — BJJEE - "Dave Camarillo: 'Mark Zuckerberg Is One Of The Best Students I Ever Had'" link

Ranks (1)

• linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu

  receipt_longBlue belt 3

  Confirmed

  Zuckerberg announced the promotion on his own Instagram; multiple outlets (BJJEE, FloGrappling) independently reported it the same day

  BJJ Ranking System (2023-07-22)

  granted by Dave Camarillo

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Zuckerberg announced the promotion on his own Instagram; multiple outlets (BJJEE, FloGrappling) independently reported it the same day

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Also honored to be promoted to compete at blue belt for @guerrillajjsanjose team."

  — Mark Zuckerberg Instagram post announcing his blue belt promotion (2023-07-22)link

  "The promotion took place last evening, by coach Dave Camarillo"

  — BJJEE - "Mark Zuckerberg Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt"link

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