Lana Stefanac

Lana Stefanac is an American mixed martial artist, grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor. Stefanac is a World, Pan American, and US National Brazilian jiu-jitsu Champion in colored belts, she is a two-time black belt world champion and the first American woman to become world champion in both her weight class and in the Open class.

Career Lana Stefanac was born on 16 June 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, US, her father was born in Lika, Croatia before emigrating to the US. Stefanac started training in Muay Thai then after meeting 3rd degree black belt Donald Park, a student of Royler Gracie, she started Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in 2003. In 2008, she won the ADCC North American Trials. Stefanac retired from MMA undefeated in 2009.

Championships and accomplishments Brazilian jiu-jitsu Main Achievements (Black belt): IBJJF World Champion (2009black/brown division )

Main Achievements (Colored belt): IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Champion (2007 blue/purple division / 2007 Purple )

Grappling ADCC West Coast Trials winner (2008 ) 2nd Place ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (2007 )

Mixed martial arts 3 Professional MMA Title Belts in 2 weight divisions

Mixed martial arts record Win

Teyvia Reid Technical Submission (Armbar) FFF 4 – Call of the Wild

Los Angeles, United States Win

Megumi Yabushita Decision (Unanimous) Smackgirl 7th anniversary: Starting Over

Tokyo, Japan Win

Franita Gathings Decision (Unanimous) AOW – Art of War 3

Dallas, United States Win

Teyvia Reid Technical Submission (Armbar) FCFS 4 – Damage Control

Indiana, United States Win

Stacy Piper Ford Submission (Armbar) FCFS 3 – Full Contact Fight Series

Indiana, United States Win

Martha Salazar Submission (Guillotine Choke) Extreme Wars 3 – Bay Area Brawl

Oakland, United States Private life Stefanac's brother Mark is a police officer, a BJJ black belt and the owner of the Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Willoughby, Ohio.