Felipe Pena

Biography

Felipe Pena, also known by his nickname "Preguica", is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt world champion from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Born on October 19, 1991, Pena represents the Gracie Barra team in competition. Pena is one of the most successful competitive grapplers of the last decade. He won the 2017 ADCC absolute division, and has won gold at the IBJJF World Championships three times, in 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2015 he won both weight and the absolute at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships. He is also a four-time Abu Dhabi World Pro champion, winning gold in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.