Quick Facts
Biography
Carlos "Escorrega" Lemos, Jr. is a multiple World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pioneer in Scandinavia, as well as the first Brazilian to teach martial arts in South Korea. Carlos is the Regional Director of Gracie Barra in the Chicago area, and is currently a fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Master Carlos Gracie, Jr.
Accomplishments
He became a World Champion for the first time in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a purple belt in 1999, followed by his second Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion as a black belt in 2002. Carlos repeated the feat after 13 years of success in tournaments, leading up to the victory of another World Championships of Masters in 2015 and again winning the title in 2018 earning him his fourth world title. He also won and medaled in countless Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling competitions around the World, including multiple Brazilian National titles, two Pan-American titles (2001, 2015) , the European title in 2004, three National American Grappling Association divisional titles, one National Absolute title, an American National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi championship and, most recently, the Black Belt Absolute champion of the Chicago International Open IBJJF Championship. He is currently the head instructor of Gracie Barra Downers Grove in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2011 | Win | 1-0 | Jason Rine | TFC | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:59 | Carlos showed he's more than a Jiu Jitsu fighter when he knocked down Rine in less than a minute | |
| July 23, 2011 | Win | 2-0 | Mike Phillips | TFC | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Carlos had a fully extended armbar locked in at the end of round 3 |