# Oliver Geddes ("Oli")

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## Overview

**Name:** Oliver Geddes

**Nickname:** Oli

**Date of Birth:** August 29, 1984 (age 42)


## Bio

A Londoner born in 1984, Oliver Geddes traded a mundane job for the mats in 2005, quickly committing full-time to grappling under Roger Gracie. He became a fixture at Roger Gracie’s London academy, even living at the gym while coaching and emerging as one of Europe’s most relentless competitors, logging hundreds of matches. All his belts—blue in 2006, purple in 2008, brown in 2010, and black in December 2011—were awarded by Roger Gracie himself, cementing a direct lineage that defined his high-volume, pressure-heavy game.

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**Last Updated:** September 30, 2026

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