Lachlan Giles

Lachlan Sven McDonald Giles (born 17 June 1986) is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor and coach. He is a bronze medalist in both the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship and World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Early life and education Lachlan Giles was born on 17 June 1986, in Victoria, Australia. After watching the event, he was convinced that BJJ was the best form of self defense and shortly afterwards joined a BJJ academy to focus on it.

Grappling career In 2015, Giles competing at Eddie Bravo Invitational 5 where he came third place after defeating Nathan Orchard and Rani Yahya before losing to Garry Tonon by Armbar.

In 2017, Giles competed at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship where he came third place after being defeated by AJ Agazarm by points in the semi-finals.

In the 2019 ADCC World Championship, Giles defeated Kaynan Duarte and Patrick Gaudio before being submitted by Gordon Ryan. Giles defeated Mahamed Aly by leglock to earn a bronze medal in the absolute category. Gordon Ryan made a response accusing Giles of using PEDs.

Grappling competition achievements 3rd place ADCC World Championship (2019) 3rd place World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship (2019) 3rd place Eddie Bravo Invitational 5 (2015) 2nd place UAEJJF Grand Slam Abu Dhabi (2018)

Instructor lineage Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr → Jean Jacques Machado / Rigan Machado → John Will → John Simon → Lachlan Giles