This is about as even as a rivalry gets. Giancarlo Bodoni and Lucas Barbosa have met 6 times on record, and the split sits at 3 wins each with no draws. What is worth noting is that every one of those 6 meetings happened in nogi, which tells you where their paths keep crossing.

Most of these matches went the distance rather than ending in a finish. Barbosa took the earlier meetings on points at the 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship and the 2021 Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship, though Bodoni also won a final at that same 2021 event by decision. The one clean finish belongs to Bodoni, a Rear Naked Choke in the final of the 2022 ADCC World Championships. Barbosa answered later that year with a decision win in the final of SUBVERSIV 7, and Bodoni closed the recorded series with a decision at Tezos WNO 21: Pedro Marinho vs Rafael Lovato Jr. in 2023.

Stylistically they are close but not identical. Bodoni finishes 48% of his wins, with the rear naked choke his most frequent tool at 9 wins. Barbosa carries a higher overall win rate at 79% across 214 recorded matches compared to Bodoni's 68% across 79, but a lower submission rate of wins at 38%. Against this specific opponent, the finishing edge showed up only once, and the rest came down to decisions and points.