| Bruno Pucci | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bruno Francisco Vicentini Pucci (1990-07-23)July 23, 1990 (age 34) Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Other names | Puccibull |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Bantamweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,Muay Thai,Submission Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Tanjong Katong,Singapore |
| Team | Evolve MMA Checkmat BJJ(former) |
| Rank | Black belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Notable students | Victoria Lee[2] |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Brazil | ||
| Submission Wrestling | ||
| No Gi Grappling World Championship | ||
 | 2009Long Beach | -70 kg[3] |
| 2010Long Beach | -70 kg[3] |
| Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | ||
| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
 | 2009Long Beach | -70 kg[4] |
Bruno Francisco Vicentini Pucci (born July 23, 1990) known professionally asBruno Pucci is aBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who holds ablack belt and is best known for winning gold in thefeatherweight division at the 2009 and 2010No 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 amixed martial artist who fought inONE Championship.[5]
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 choseBrazilian jiu-jitsu, eventually becoming a BJJ black belt under Sebastian Lalli atCheckmat in Brazil.[6]
Pucci made his MMA debut on October 15, 2011 and submitted Raoni Tavares in the opening round at Adventure Fighters Tournament inParaná. 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 atEvolve MMA which included fellow BraziliansRafael Dos Anjos andLeandro Issa.[7]
On June 10, 2013 it was announced that Pucci would be fightingBashir Ahmad atONE FC: Champions & Warriors.[8] He won the fight via submission in the opening round.[9]
On May 30, 2014, Pucci faced Major Overall atONE 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 atONE 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 atONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors.[12] Unofficially, this is the second-fastest knockout in ONE Championship history.
On June 30, 2017, Bruno Pucci secured his first TKO victory against Jimmy Yabo atONE Championship: Light of a Nation.[13]
On January 26, 2018, Pucci lost by first-round knockout to Emilio Urrutia atONE Championship: Global Superheroes.[14]
On November 17, 2018, Pucci submitted Xie Chao in under one minute atONE Championship: Warrior's Dream.
Pucci picked up his second consecutive victory against formerONE Lightweight ChampionKotetsu Boku atONE Championship: Eternal Glory on January 19, 2019.
On November 22, 2019, Pucci made hisbantamweight debut against Shuya Kamikubo atONE Championship: Edge Of Greatness. He lost by unanimous decision.[15]
Pucci lost his next fight againstKwon Won Il by first-round knockout atONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 4 on November 20, 2020.[16]
Pucci faced Kirill Gorobets on November 19, 2022, atONE 163.[17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]
Pucci facedDante Leon atONE Fight Night 26 on December 6, 2024. He lost the match by submission.[19]
Pucci is married to former MMA fighterAngela 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] AfterVictoria Lee's death, the Lees shut down their family-owned MMA training facility inWaipahu, Hawaii, and said it would remain permanently closed.[21]
| 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. |
