Nicholas Meregali broke through as a black belt by beating Leandro Lo in the 2017 IBJJF Worlds final, then added Worlds gold in 2019 and absolute gold in 2022. After Alliance and Dream Art, he joined New Wave in Austin and medaled twice at ADCC 2022 while building a submission-heavy no-gi resume.

He later stepped away from IBJJF tournament cycles to focus on superfights. Readers studying his game can start with De La Riva guard, back control, and armbar pages.

Major Titles & Notes

3× IBJJF World Champion (2017 −94 kg, 2019 −100 kg, 2022 absolute)ADCC silver (2022 absolute) and bronze (2022, −99 kg)IBJJF Pan double gold (2023)

Signature Techniques

De La Riva guardBack takesPassing

Related Techniques

De La Riva GuardOpen GuardBack ControlArmbarBow and Arrow ChokeKnee Slide Pass

Fight History

OpponentResultMethodEventDivisionStageDateSource
Leandro LoWinPoints (2–0)World Jiu-Jitsu Championship-94 kgFinal2017Source
Craig JonesLossDecisionADCC World Championship-99 kgSemi-final2022Source

Sources