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Biography
Lucas Dos Santos Pinheiro known as Lucas Pinheiro (born 11 February 1994 in Manaus, Amazon, Brazil) is a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete who competes professionally for the Atos Jiu Jitsu Team in the United States. Pinheiro is a 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion.
Career
Lucas Pinheiro is a 1st degree black belt student under BJJ legend André Galvão in San Diego, California. Pinheiro is also a former student of Faustino Neto (Mestre Pina) and Cícero Costha. He has earned important medals at the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship as well as World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and is currently one of the top competitors in the Rooster and Light-featherweight divisions. In 2019, Pinheiro was ranked #9 over all weights by IBJJF in the No-Gi category.
Instructor lineage
Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Osvaldo Alves → Faustino Neto → Carlos Holanda → Lucas Pinheiro
Championships and accomplishments
Grappling
- 2014
IBJJF Rio International Open
- 2015
- CBJJ Brazilian Nationals
- UAEJJF Brazil National Pro
- IBJJF Austin International Open
IBJJF World Championship- IBJJF Dallas International Open No-Gi
IBJJF Austin International Open (absolute)
- 2016
- IBJJF San Antonio International Open
- IBJJF Pan American Championship
- 2017
- IBJJF American Nationals
- IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi
- IBJJF Austin International Open
- IBJJF Miami International Open No-Gi
- IBJJF Atlanta International Open
- IBJJF Dallas International Open
- IBJJF Dallas International Open No-Gi
- IBJJF Miami International Open
- IBJJF World Championship No-Gi
- IBJJF Pan American Championship
- IBJJF World Championship
- IBJJF Dallas International Open (absolute)
- IBJJF Austin International Open (absolute)
- IBJJF Austin International Open No-Gi (absolute)
- 2018
- IBJJF American Nationals
- IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi
- SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- SJJIF World Championship No-Gi
- ACBJJ North American Championship
- ACBJJ Worlds Jiu Jitsu
- IBJJF Pan American Championship
- 2019
- IBJJF Pan American No-Gi
- IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi
- IBJJF Las Vegas International Open
- IBJJF Las Vegas International Open No-Gi
- IBJJF Austin International Open
- IBJJF Austin International Open No-Gi
- IBJJF Houston International Open
- F2W Featherweight
- IBJJF American Nationals
- 2020
- IBJJF Houston International Open
- IBJJF Pan American Championship
