Leandro Lo Explained

Leandro Lo
Birth Name:Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento
Birth Date:11 May 1989[1]
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Teacher:Cicero Costha
Team:Unity Jiu Jitsu[3]
NS Brotherhood
Barbosa JJ
PSLPB Cicero Costha
Rank:BJJ black belt
(under Cicero Costha)
Weight Class:GI weight classes
  • Lightweight: −76kg (168lb)
  • Middleweight: −82.3kg (181.4lb)
  • Middle-Heavy: −88.3kg (194.7lb)
  • Heavyweight: −94.3kg (207.9lb)
  • Super-Heavy: −100.5kg (221.6lb)

No-GI weight classes

  • Lightweight: −73.5kg (162lb)
Medaltemplates:[4]

Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo (11 May 1989 – 7 August 2022), better known as Leandro Lo, was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A record holder with eight IBJJF world championship titles in five different weight classes, as well as multiple wins at every major international tournament, Lo is considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors of all time.

Born in São Paulo, Lo began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at fourteen, after joining a social jiu-jitsu training program for underprivileged children. In 2005 he won his first world championship, competing as a blue belt. In 2010 his coach Cicero Costha promoted him to black belt. During the 2011–12 season Lo won medals at two no-gi championships, and his first black belt IBJJF world, Pan Am and UAEJJF World Pro titles. In 2015, he established his own jiu-jitsu team, NS Brotherhood.

In 2016 Lo became the first Copa Pódio triple crown champion, winning three different weight divisions within the same year; three years later in 2019, he made history after winning the World Championships in five different weight classes. In June 2022 Lo won an eighth world championship, exactly ten years after his first title as black belt. Lo was shot and killed in August 2022 at the age of 33. On May 11, 2023 the IBJJF announced that they would be posthumously inducting Lo into the IBJJF Hall of Fame.[5]

Early life

Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo was born on 11 May 1989 on the east side of São Paulo, Brazil.[6] He started practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 14, after joining a program for low-income children and adolescents, set up by Jiu-Jitsu instructor and coach Cicero Costha, called Portuguese: Projecto Social Lutando Pelo Bem or PSLPB (Social Project Fighting for Good).

As a blue belt, Lo won his first IBJJF world championship in 2005, competing as a lightweight under team Barbosa JJ,[7] winning silver the following year,[8] and bronze at the 2006 Brazilian National Championship competing as a featherweight.[9] As a purple belt, Lo won silver at the 2006 World Championship but suffered a serious injury that kept him from most tournaments, using that time to heal and refine his technique, Lo then won silver at the 2008 CBJJE Brazilian Cup.[10] Lo received all his belts from Costha's hands, and in July 2010, was promoted to black belt.

Black belt career

2011–14: Brazilian champion, Copa Podio winning streak, first UAEJJF and IBJJF titles

Fighting at lightweight (under 76kg (168lb)), Lo won the 2011 CBJJ Rio International Open, coming third in Absolute,[11] and won the Brazilian Nationals. That same year Lo won the 2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro defeating Michael Langhi, who at the time was unbeaten in the lightweight division for three consecutive years, and Celso Vinicius[12] one of the best jiu-jitsu lightweight competitor at the time.[13] Competing in No-Gi Lo became two-time Brazilian National No-Gi champion after winning gold for two consecutive years in three divisions; in 2012 Lo won silver in Absolute at the 2012 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, losing the final to Xande Ribeiro via advantage.[14]

In 2012 he won another Brazilian Nationals title, the Pan American championship.[15] and that same year, Lo won his first black belt world title becoming the 2012 lightweight world champion after beating Lucas Lepri in the final.[16] Lo won again the 2013 World lightweight division the following year.[17] Lo held an unbeaten winning streak at the Copa Podio Grand Prix from 2011 to 2013, one of the biggest professional jiu-jitsu events in Brazil,[18] winning the 2013 edition in Rio de Janeiro after submitting UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns in an epic 20 minutes match.[19] Until then a two-time lightweight world champion and already considered the best lightweight in the world, Lo won double gold (both weight and absolute) at the 2013 CBJJ Rio International Open, competing as middleweight alongside his partner at the time, Luiza Monteiro who also won double gold.[20]

Lo entered the 2014 World Championship moving up a weight class to middleweight (under 82.3kg (181.4lb)). After defeating Otavio Sousa Lo became the 2014 middleweight world champion, also winning Pan Am and Abu Dhabi Pro that year.

2015–17: Copa Podio triple crown, IBJJF double grand slam

In 2015, Lo left PSLPB to form his own team NS Brotherhood (Jiu-Jitsu New School Brotherhood) taking with him several fellow competitors. That same year Lo defeated Lucas Lepri in Rio de Janeiro for the GP lightweight title, becoming Copa Podio champion for the fourth time.[21] Going up a weight class again to medium heavyweight (under 88.3kg (194.7lb)), Lo won the 2015 World (his fourth title in a row[22]), the Pan Am and the Abu Dhabi Pro tournaments.

In October 2016, Lo made history by becoming the first ever Copa Podio triple crown champion: winning three consecutive Grand Prix titles in three separate weight classes: Lightweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight, all in the same year; a performance never before accomplished in the sport of jiu-jitsu.[23] Lo won the last heavyweight title without conceding a single point.[24] In addition to the three Copa Podio Grand Prix, Lo won the IBJJF World and Pan championships as well as the UAEJJF World Pro that year.[25]

In 2017 Lo went again up another weight class by entering the IBJJF tournaments at heavyweight (under 94.3kg (207.9lb)), that year he won silver in absolute and silver in heavyweight at the world championship, after losing to Nicholas Meregali in the final. Lo then won double gold at Pan after defeating ultra heavyweight João Gabriel Rocha in the open weight final. Lo also won double gold at the Brazilian Nationals and double gold at the European Championship, where he competed for the first time, after submitting Tanner Rice in the heavyweight final and Claudio Calasans by points (4-0) in the open weight final.[26]

During the ADCC North American West Coast Trials, held in Anaheim California on 15 April 2017, Lo defeated Gordon Ryan in a Superfight by 4×0 pts.[27] Invited to the 2017 ADCC World Championships in Espoo, Finland, competing for the first time for the -88kg (194lb) title, Lo was eliminated in the first round by Asia and Oceania Trials winner Craig Jones.[28] After achieving a double Grand Slam, gold medals in weight and absolute divisions in the four main IBJJF tournaments: Euros, Pans, Brazilian Nationals and Worlds, Lo placed #1 in the IBJJF 2016–2017 ranking,[29]

2018–20: Eighth Pan Am and record IBJJF World titles

Lo became two-time Absolute Pan Champion, after winning the heavyweight and absolute divisions at the 2018 tournament taking place in March in Irvine, California. Lo defeated Tanner Rice in the heavyweight finals and Gutemberg Pereira in the finals of the Absolute division, furthering his record to eight Pan titles.[30]

In May 2018 Lo entered the world championship as super-heavyweight (under 100.5kg (221.6lb)) but dislocated his shoulder twice during the super-heavyweight final and was unable to continue;[31] in a surprising move, his close friend Marcus Buchecha, who he was supposed to face in the Absolute final, forfeited his match to give Lo the 2018 open weight title, the only title missing in his career.[32] In November Lo announced that he was stepping down from his role as NS Brotherhood head coach, to focus on competition and on his career.[33]

Lo went back to heavyweight at the 2019 World Championship, winning silver after losing to Kaynan Duarte in the final. Competing for the open weight title, Lo defeated Keenan Cornelius in the semi-final but made the final a close out when he gave Buchecha the victory, returning the previous year favour.[34] However, after Kaynan Duarte was stripped of his victory for failing a USADA Test, Lo was crowned world heavyweight champion, making him a record world champion in 5 different weight classes, thus dethroning the record held for 20 years by Saulo Ribeiro.[35] On September 6, 2020, Lo competed against Nicholas Meregali at BJJ Bet, fighting him to a draw.[36] He was then invited to compete in the middleweight grand prix at BJJ Stars 4 on November 14, 2020.[37] Lo defeated three opponents on points and managed to win the tournament.[38]

2021–22: Eighth and last IBJJF World title

Returning at medium-heavyweight for the first time since 2016, training at Unity Jiu Jitsu in New York,[39] Lo won bronze at the 2021 World Championship and at the 2022 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship; he then became the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Champion after defeating Isaque Bahiense in the medium heavyweight final; winning his eighth and last world championship title, an accomplishment only reached at the time by three others in IBJJF history.[40] That last title placed him at number 1 in the medium-heavy male gi division for the 2021–2022 season of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Ranking.[41]

Lo was booked to compete against Alex Munis in the main event of BJJ Stars 5 on February 6, 2021.[42] Lo submitted Munis with a collar choke to win the match.[43] He then competed in the main event of Big Deal Pro 3 on July 11, 2021 against Henrique Ceconi and defeated him by advantages.[44] Lo was then invited to compete in the no gi grand prix at BJJ Bet 2 on August 1, 2021. Lo won his first two matches against Rafael Paganini and William Tackett but was submitted by Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa by rear-naked choke in the final.[45]

Recognition

His guard technique earned Lo recognition as one of the "best pound for pound grapplers to have ever graced the mat." According to top coach John Danaher, Lo was "unquestionably one of the greatest Jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation and indeed in the history of the sport".[46] The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation called Lo "one of the greatest athletes our sport has ever produced" and "an example of a true black belt, martial artist and champion on and off the mats".[47]

On May 11, 2023 the IBJJF announced that they would be posthumously inducting Lo into the IBJJF Hall of Fame.[48]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitive summary

Main achievements as black belt

Achievements at major competitions:

Main achievements in coloured belts

Achievements at major competitions:

Instructor lineage

Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Waldomiro Perez > Roberto Godoi > Marco Barbosa > Cicero Costha > Leandro Lo

Fight history

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Result Opponent Method EventYear Weight
WinIsaque Bahiense Pts: 2x0 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
WinBruno Lima Pts: 2x0 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
WinAndre Porfirio Pts: 4x0 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
WinRafael Anjos Brabo choke2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
LossPts: 0x0, AdvBJJ Stars2022 83kg
WinJansen Gomes Pts: 5x0 2022Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
WinBruno Tosto Choke from backPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2022 88kg
LossGustavo Batista Referee Decision IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2021 88kg
WinOtavio Sousa Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2021 88kg
Win Nathan Mendelsohn Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2021 88kg
Loss Lucas Barbosa RNC BJJ Bet2021 88kg
Win William Tackett Injury BJJ Bet2021 88kg
Win Rafael Paganini Pts: 10x0 BJJ Bet2021 88kg
Win Henrique Cardoso Pts: 0x0, Adv Big Deal Pro 32021 94kg
Win Alex Munis Cross choke BJJ Stars 52021 88kg
Loss Lucas Barbosa Pts: 2x0 BJJ Stars2020 N/A
D --- BJJ Bet2020 Absolute
Win Jaime Canuto Pts: 0x0, Adv BJJ Stars 42020 86kg
Win Claudio Calasans Pts: 7x0 BJJ Stars 42020 86kg
Win Isaque Bahiense Adv BJJ Stars 42020 86kg
Loss Pts: 4x0 BJJ Stars2019 100kg
Win Vinicius Trator Referee Decision Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Loss Adam Wardzinski Choke from back Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Win Devhonte Johnson Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Rudson Mateus Referee Decision Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Gustavo Batista Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Loss Lucas Barbosa Referee Decision Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Dominique Bell Pts: 17x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Win Jackson Sousa Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Win Vinicius Trator DQ IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Loss Pts: 5x3 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 94kg
Win Gustavo Dias Pts: 5x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Luiz Panza Triangle armbar IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Referee Decision IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2019 Absolute
Win Dimitrius Souza Pts: 0x0, Adv BJJ Stars2019 Absolute
Loss Gustavo Batista Pts: 0x0, Adv BJJ Stars2019 Absolute
Loss Pts: 0x0, Adv Spyder Invitational2019 100kg
Win Otavio Sousa Points ACB 102018 85kg
Win John Combs Pts: 6x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Pts: 7x2 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Gutemberg Pereira Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Matheus Godoy Cross choke Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 94kg
Win Fellipe Andrew Pts: 3x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 94kg
Win Tanner Rice Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 94kg
Win Gabriel Arges Points ACBJJ 132018 85kg
Win Rodrigo Ribeiro Pts: 2x2, Adv IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 100kg
Win Nelton Pontes Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 100kg
Loss Mahamed Aly Injury IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 100kg
Win Nick Schrock DQ IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Luiz Panza Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Victor Honorio Pts: 4x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2018 Absolute
Win Andreas Perales Cross choke European Open2017 Absolute
Win Thomas Johannessen Pts: 7x0 European Open2017 Absolute
Win Isaque Bahiense Pts: 11x2 European Open2017 Absolute
Win Mahamed Aly Pts: 3x0 European Open2017 Absolute
Win Claudio Calasans Pts: 4x0 European Open2017 Absolute
Win Tony Ferraz Pts: 24x0 European Open2017 94kg
Win Karim Khalifa Pts: 6x2 European Open2017 94kg
Win Jesse Urholin Pts: 0x0, Adv European Open2017 94kg
Win Tanner Rice Armbar European Open2017 94kg
Loss Tarsis Humphreys Referee Decision FIVE Super League2017 92kg
Win Lucas Rocha Brabo choke Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Dany Gerard Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Nicholas Meregali Pts: 3x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Joao Rocha Toe hold Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Jared Revel Pts: 10x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Nicholas Meregali Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Matheus Diniz Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Tanner Rice Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Gordon Ryan Pts: 4x0 ADCC North American Trials2017 Absolute
Win Moises Junior Choke from back Brasileiro2017 Absolute
Win Rodrigo Ribeiro Pts: 5x0 Brasileiro2017 Absolute
Win Otavio Nalati Pts: 6x0 Brasileiro2017 Absolute
Win Renato Cardoso Pts: 7x2 Brasileiro2017 Absolute
Win Erberth Santos Pts: 6x4 Brasileiro2017 Absolute
Win Andre Rudolfo Choke from back Brasileiro2017 100kg
Win Diego Lima Points Brasileiro2017 100kg
Win Fernando Reis Pts: 2x0 Brasileiro2017 100kg
Win Erberth Santos Pts: 5x0 Brasileiro2017 100kg
Win Romeu Patrick Brabo choke Salvador Spring O.2017 100kg
Win Talison Costa N/A Salvador Spring O.2017 Absolute
Win Dimitrius Souza Bow and arrow Salvador Spring O.2017 Absolute
Win Marcos Goulart Bow and arrow Curitiba Fall Open2017 94kg
Win Italo Santos Choke from back Curitiba Fall Open2017 Absolute
Win Adriano Sousa Brabo choke Curitiba Fall Open2017 Absolute
Win Marcos Goulart Pts: 12x0 Curitiba Fall Open2017 Absolute
Win Erberth Santos Pts: 2x0 Curitiba Fall Open2017 Absolute
Win Dany Gerard Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Joao Rocha Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Luiz Panza Pts: 3x2 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Loss Pts: 2x2, Adv IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 Absolute
Win Tex Johnson Brabo choke IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Matheus Diniz Referee Decision IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Guilherme Augusto Pts: 8x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Loss Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2017 94kg
Win Ricardo EvangelistaKimura IBJJF Pro GP2017 Absolute
Win Pts: 0x0, Adv IBJJF Pro GP2017 Absolute
Loss Pts: 0x0, Adv IBJJF Pro GP2017 Absolute
Loss RNC ADCC2017 88kg
Win Pts: 6x2 Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win AJ Sousa Pts: 13x0 Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win Pts: 2x2, Adv Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win Felipe Cesar Pts: 7x0 Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win Dillon Danis Pts: 2x0 Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win Pts: 2x0 Copa Podio2016 77kg
Win Alessandro Silva Bow and arrow Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Gabriel Arges Pts: 12x6 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Renato Cardoso Toe hold Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Romulo Barral Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Dany Gerard Cross choke Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Guilherme Augusto Pts: 3x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Pts: 2x0 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Loss Bernardo Faria Arm in Ezekiel Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Karol Dzieniszewski Armbar World Pro2016 Absolute
Loss Victor Honorio Pts: 0x0, Adv World Pro2016 Absolute
Win Lucas Rego Choke World Pro2016 85kg
Win Patrick Gaudio Pts: 4x2 World Pro2016 85kg
Win Renato Cardoso Pts: 2x0 World Pro2016 85kg
Win Claudio Calasans Referee Decision World Pro2016 85kg
Win Charles Negromonte Pts: 8x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Matheus Diniz Pts: 7x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Pts: 4x2 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Romulo Barral Pts: 5x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 88kg
Win Ricardo Rezende Pts: 11x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Gustavo Dias Pts: 7x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Pts: 2x0 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2016 Absolute
Win Pts: 4x2 Copa Podio2016 86kg
Win Dillon Danis Pts: 0x0, Adv Copa Podio2016 86kg
Win Max Gimenis Pts: 2x0 Copa Podio2016 86kg
Win Diego Borges Pts: 2x0 Copa Podio2016 86kg
Win Erberth Santos Pts: 6x0 Copa Podio2016 86kg
WinIsaque BahiensePts: 2x0Copa Podio2016105kg
WinCassio FrancisToe holdCopa Podio2016105kg
WinFellipe TrovoPts: 8x0Copa Podio2016105kg
WinNelton PontesPts: 0x0, AdvCopa Podio2016105kg
WinAlexander TransPts: 2x0Copa Podio2016105kg
WinYuto HiraoBrabo chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinJames PuopoloPts: 13x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinYuri SimoesPts: 4x2Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinLeo NogueiraPts: 2x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
LossBernardo FariaLapel chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinCris AtkinsBrabo chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinBruno AntunesPts: 13x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201582kg
WinFelipe CesarCross chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201582kg
WinVictor EstimaPts: 4x2Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201582kg
WinOtavio SousaPts: 5x2Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201582kg
WinMax CarvalhoPts: 6x0World Pro201582kg
WinIgor BasilioCross chokeWorld Pro201585kg
WinFelipe SagatToe holdWorld Pro201585kg
WinAJ SousaPointsWorld Pro201585kg
WinVictor EstimaPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Pro201585kg
WinVictor SilverioPts: 4x2World Pro201585kg
WinFelipe BuenoPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Pro2015Absolute
WinMax CarvalhoPts: 3x0World Pro2015Absolute
LossMarcus AlmeidaPts: 2x2, AdvWorld Pro2015Absolute
WinKeenan CorneliusPts: 4x2World Pro2015Absolute
WinSérgio MoraesPts: 6x0Copa Podio2015Absolute
WinTarcísio JardimPts: 9x4IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinKeenan CorneliusPts: 8x6IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
LossBernardo FariaArmbarIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinMatheus DinizPts: 4x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2015Absolute
WinRenato CardosoPts: 15x2IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201588kg
WinTarsis HumphreysPts: 7x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201588kg
WinRodrigo FreitasPts: 0x0, AdvSanta Cruz Pro201588kg
WinJulian MarquezCross chokeSanta Cruz Pro201582kg
WinJohn RobertsCross chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
WinFabiano LeitePointsPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
WinVictor EstimaPointsPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
WinAlexander TransPointsPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
LossAndré GalvãoAdvPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
WinJulian MarquezDQPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinCharles NegromontePts: 4x2Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinVictor EstimaPts: 5x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinOtavio SousaAdvPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinAlexandre SouzaPts: 4x0Copa Podio201494kg
WinFaisal KitbePts: 0x0, AdvCopa Podio201494kg
WinAlan BelcherChoke from backCopa Podio201494kg
DRodolfo Vieira---Copa Podio201494kg
WinLuiz PanzaPts: 6x4Copa Podio201494kg
LossRodolfo VieiraChoke from backCopa Podio201494kg
WinHamzeh RasheedArmbarCopa Podio201477kg
WinSimone FranceschiniCross chokeCopa Podio201477kg
WinGregor GraciePts: 8x2Copa Podio201477kg
WinVictor SilverioPts: 8x0Copa Podio201477kg
WinGregor GracieArmbarCopa Podio201477kg
WinLuke CostelloPointsWorld Pro2014Absolute
WinRodrigo FajardoPts: 14x0World Pro2014Absolute
WinNivaldo OliveiraPts: 9x0World Pro2014Absolute
LossRodolfo VieiraChoke from backWorld Pro2014Absolute
WinLuca AnacoretaPts: 4x0World Pro201482kg
WinOtavio SousaPointsWorld Pro201482kg
WinVictor EstimaReferee DecisionWorld Pro201482kg
WinOmar SabaCross chokeIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
LossKeenan CorneliusPts: 6x4IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2014Absolute
WinKawazoePts: 28x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinTulio RosarioMounted X chokeIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinSean RobertsPts: 6x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinVictor SilverioAdvIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinVictor EstimaPts: 7x2IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinOtavio SousaPts: 9x6IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201482kg
WinCaio AlmeidaCross chokeMundial CBJJE2014Absolute
WinClaudio CalasansPts: 4x2Mundial CBJJE2014Absolute
WinKeenan CorneliusPts: 6x2NYC Pro201494kg
WinGilbert BurnsCross chokeCopa Podio201482kg
WinLucas VallePts: 10x0The Team201476kg
WinTakahiro KandaPts: 21x0All Japan NoGi201488kg
WinRyo ChonanPts: 4x0All Japan NoGi2014Absolute
WinIchitaro TsukadaCross chokeAll Japan2014Absolute
WinLucas RochaChoke from backArizona Open201382kg
WinAugusto MendesPointsArizona Open2013Absolute
DJake Shields---World Expo2013Absolute
WinRenato CardosoPts: 15x4Pan Am. CBJJE2013Absolute
WinRodrigo RibeiroPointsPan Am. CBJJE2013Absolute
WinJake MackenziePointsPan Am. CBJJE2013Absolute
WinAugusto MendesPts: 5x2Copa Podio2013Absolute
WinFelipe PreguiçaPts: 3x2Copa Podio2013Absolute
WinBernardo FilhoMounted X chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2013Absolute
LossOrlando SanchezReferee DecisionPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2013Absolute
WinSean RobertsMounted X chokePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201382kg
LossVitor OliveiraPointsPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201382kg
WinRoberto de SouzaPointsWorld Pro201376kg
WinLucas LepriPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Pro201376kg
WinClaudio CalasansPointsCopa Podio201382kg
WinLuis RosaN/AIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2013Absolute
WinOrlando SanchezPts: 6x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2013Absolute
LossBernardo FariaPointsIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2013Absolute
WinVinicius MarinhoPts: 6x2IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201376kg
WinLucas LepriAdvIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201376kg
WinMichael LanghiPts: 2x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201376kg
WinDiego BorgesAdvCopa Podio201376kg
WinBrandon MaganaPts: 18x0Copa Podio201376kg
WinClark GraciePts: 13x0Copa Podio201376kg
WinJuan KamezawaPts: 10x0Copa Podio201376kg
WinDJ JacksonPts: 6x2Copa Podio201376kg
WinDiego BorgesAdvCopa Podio201376kg
WinLeandro BrassolotoBow and arrowBrasileiro CBJJE2013Absolute
WinRodrigo RibeiroArmbarBrasileiro CBJJE2013Absolute
WinCassio FrancisPointsBrasileiro CBJJE2013Absolute
WinJuarez HarlesKimuraMundial CBJJE201382kg
WinAlan FinfouPts: 2x0Mundial CBJJE201382kg
WinDiogo AlmeidaPts: 12x0Mundial CBJJE201382kg
WinDiogo AlmeidaPointsMundial CBJJE2013Absolute
WinLeandro BrassolotoCross chokeMundial CBJJE2013Absolute
WinAugusto VieiraN/ARio Open201382kg
WinAlan FinfouArmbarRio Open201382kg
WinUnknownPointsRio Open2013Absolute
WinFelipe PenaPts: 0x0, AdvRio Open2013Absolute
WinJoao RochaPts: 0x0, AdvRio Open2013Absolute
LossGilbert BurnsPts: 3x0World No-Gi Championship201379kg
WinJames PuopoloAdvWorld No-Gi Championship2013Absolute
WinLuiz SuppCross chokeBrasil Sul Cup2012Absolute
WinAlexandre SouzaPts: 2x0Brasil Sul Cup2012Absolute
WinRicardo BastosPts: 2x0Brasil Sul Cup2012Absolute
WinVictor SchlosserPts: 6x6, AdvPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2012Absolute
LossAntonio CarlosFlying trianglePan Jiu-Jitsu Championship2012Absolute
WinItalo LinsPointsPan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinZak MaxwellPts: 13x2Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinPhilipe Della MonicaPts: 16x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinLucas LepriPts: 2x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinDimitrius SouzaPts: 2x0Copa Podio201285kg
DFelipe Preguiça---Copa Podio201285kg
WinRafael BarbosaPts: 3x0Copa Podio201285kg
DOtavio Sousa---Copa Podio201285kg
WinRicardo BastosPts: 8x2Copa Podio201285kg
WinDimitrius SouzaPts: 7x0Copa Podio201285kg
WinAntonio FariasPointsWorld Pro201276kg
LossLucas LepriPointsWorld Pro201276kg
WinEd RamosPointsBrasileiro201276kg
WinMichael LanghiPts: 2x0Brasileiro201276kg
LossAntonio PeinadoReferee DecisionBrasileiro2012Absolute
WinAlexandre CeconiPts: 0x0, AdvIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2012Absolute
LossAntonio CarlosPts: 2x2, AdvIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship2012Absolute
WinAlessandro FerreiaPts: 23x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinTheodoro CanalPointsIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinRodrigo CaporalPts: 21x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinRoberto de SouzaPts: 7x2IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinLucas LepriPts: 2x0IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201276kg
WinLucas LepriPts: 0x0, AdvIBJJF Pro League201282kg
WinRaymond AyallaPts: 45x0World No-Gi Championship201276kg
LossAugusto MendesPts: 9x0World No-Gi Championship201276kg
WinDiego HerzogPts: 4x0World No-Gi Championship2012Absolute
WinDJ JacksonPts: 0x0, AdvWorld No-Gi Championship2012Absolute
WinAntonio PeinadoPts: 0x0, AdvWorld No-Gi Championship2012Absolute
LossAlexandre RibeiroPts: 0x0, AdvWorld No-Gi Championship2012Absolute
LossGilbert BurnsPts: 2x0World ProTrials201177kg
LossAugusto MendesPts: 4x0Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship201176kg
WinZak MaxwellPts: 6x0World Pro201176kg
WinMichael LanghiPts: 4x0World Pro201174kg
WinCelso ViniciusAdvWorld Pro201174kg
WinJT TorresPointsBrasileiro201174kg
WinAugusto MendesPointsBrasileiro201176kg
WinMichael LanghiAdvBrasileiro201176kg
WinTatsuya KanekoArmbarIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201176kg
WinUnknownPointsIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201176kg
LossKron GracieChoke from backIBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship201176kg
WinClaudio DanielReferee DecisionPan Am CBJJE201176kg
WinRicardo EvangelistaBow and arrowPan Am CBJJE2011Absolute
WinFabiano BoiPointsPan Am CBJJE2011Absolute
LossMarcus AlmeidaPts: 6x6, AdvPan Am CBJJE2011Absolute
WinMoacir MendesPts: 2x2, AdvCopa Podio2011Absolute
DJT Torres---Copa Podio201176kg
WinEd RamosPts: 7x0Copa Podio201176kg
WinDenilson PimentaPts: 12x0Copa Podio201176kg
WinVinicius MarinhoPts: 5x2Copa Podio201176kg
WinClaudio MattosChoke from backCopa Podio201176kg
WinClaudevam MartinsPts: 45x0Amazon Meeting201176kg
WinAntônio CarlosBow and arrowAmazon Meeting201176kg
WinAntonio CrivelariPts: 2x0Brasileiro No-Gi201176kg
WinTiago BravoPts: 8x2Brasileiro No-Gi201173kg
WinTheodoro CanalPts: 10x0Brasileiro No-Gi201173kg
WinRodrigo MartinsChoke from backInt. de Jiu-Jitsu201173kg
WinIvanPts: 13x0Int. de Jiu-Jitsu201176kg
WinEduardo SilvaLapel chokeInt. de Jiu-Jitsu201176kg
Source

Death and aftermath

In the early morning hours of 7 August 2022 at a São Paulo nightclub, Lo was shot in the head following an altercation.[54] [55] Lo was taken to hospital where he was declared brain dead.[56] The alleged shooter, a police officer, was arrested the next evening after turning himself in.[57]

Lo's funeral took place on 9 August 2022 at Morumbi Cemetery in São Paulo.[58] Lo's fellow athletes, many wearing their Jiu-Jitsu Gi, lined the way from the chapel to the cemetery in a guard of honour, while his body was being carried in an open coffin.[59]

The initial hearing for Lo's murder trial was scheduled for February 3, 2023.[60] The day before the initial hearing was due to take place, it was postponed to March 24, 2023.[61]

External links

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: Jones . Phil . Leandro Lo To Be Inducted Into IBJJF Hall Of Fame . JitsMagazine . 11 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 7 August 2022 . Quem é Leandro Lo, o lutador de jiu-jítsu oito vezes campeão mundial que foi baleado dentro de clube em SP . G1 . pt.
  7. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005 . World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005 .
  8. Web site: World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2006 . World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2006 .
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  10. Web site: História de Leandro Lo Jiu Jitsu . Muito Mais Jiu Jitsu para você! . 6 May 2020 . pt.
  11. Web site: Rio International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2011 . Rio International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2011 .
  12. Web site: More Than A Champion: Remembering Leandro Lo . Evolve Daily . 2022-08-11 .
  13. Web site: Celso "Celsinho" Vinicius . BJJ Heroes . 2010-04-25 .
  14. Web site: Teague . Hywel . Grappling Bulletin: The Return of Leandro Lo . FloGrappling . 6 July 2021 .
  15. Web site: 2012 IBJJF PAN. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
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  26. Web site: Teague . Hywel . 2017-01-23 . Leandro Lo Makes Heavyweight Debut, Wins European Double Gold . FloGrappling.
  27. Web site: ADCC West Coast Trials 2017 Results . BJJ Heroes . 16 April 2017 .
  28. Web site: Clements . Averi . 88 KG ADCC Results --- Gordon Ryan Defeats Dillon Danis, Craig Jones Defeats Leandro Lo in First Round . Jiu-Jitsu Times . 23 September 2017 .
  29. Web site: Freitas . Vitor . 2017-05-23 . Inside The Mind Of Leandro Lo: No Strategy, Just Flow . FloGrappling.
  30. Web site: Leandro Lo sweeps at the end to become two-time absolute Pan champion – Jiu Jitsu News . Jiu Jitsu News – All about brazilian Jiu Jitsu . 15 March 2018 .
  31. Web site: Clements . Averi . 4 June 2018 . Buchecha Gives Up The Open Weight World Title To Injured Leandro Lo . Jiu-Jitsu Times.
  32. Web site: Leandro Lo Given Gold By Buchecha After Shoulder Injury Puts Him Out . FloGrappling . 4 June 2018 .
  33. Web site: 1970-01-01 . Leandro Lo Steps Down From Coaching To Focus On Competition . BJJ Fanatics.
  34. Web site: Worlds Results; Musumeci's Make History, THREE TIMES! Featherweight Has a New King . BJJ Heroes . 3 June 2019 .
  35. Web site: Leandro Lo Breaks 20 YO Record For Most World Titles in Different Weight Classes . BJJ Heroes . 9 February 2020 .
  36. Web site: BJJ Bet Full Results and Review . 7 September 2020 .
  37. Web site: BJJ Stars 4 Middleweight Grand Prix Fully Announced . 22 September 2020 .
  38. Web site: BJJ Stars 4 Full Results and Review . 16 November 2020 .
  39. Web site: Leandro Lo is BACK at Medium-Heavyweight for First Time Since 2016 . FloGrappling . 24 November 2021 .
  40. Web site: Teague . Hywel . Still in the Game: Leandro Lo Takes Gold at IBJJF Worlds . FloGrappling . 7 June 2022 .
  41. Web site: 2021–2022 Ranking . 2021–2022 Ranking . 8 August 2022 .
  42. Web site: BJJ Stars 5 Heavyweight Grand Prix Preview . 6 February 2021 .
  43. Web site: BJJ Stars 5 Full Results and Review . 7 February 2021 .
  44. Web site: Big Deal Pro 3 Full Results and Review . 12 July 2021 .
  45. Web site: BJJ Bet 2 Full Results and Review . 3 August 2021 .
  46. Web site: Admins . The . Leandro Lo was unquestionably one of the greatest Jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation – Friends . Danaher Says . 8 August 2022 .
  47. Web site: Buschschlüter . Alys . Davies . Vanessa . Leandro Lo: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion shot in São Paulo club . BBC News . 8 August 2022 .
  48. Web site: Jones . Phil . Leandro Lo To Be Inducted Into IBJJF Hall Of Fame . JitsMagazine . 11 May 2023.
  49. Web site: Abu Dhabi World Pro 2016 – Final Results . BJJ Heroes . 23 April 2016 .
  50. Web site: BJJ Stars 4 Full Results and Review . 16 November 2020 .
  51. Web site: World IBJJF 2018. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  52. Web site: World IBJJF 2015. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  53. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation – . International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation .
  54. Web site: Leandro Lo Shot and Killed in Brazil . 8 August 2022 .
  55. Web site: Buschschlüter . Alys Davies & Vanessa . 2022-08-08 . Leandro Lo: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion shot in São Paulo club . BBC News.
  56. Web site: Campeão mundial de jiu-jítsu, Leandro Lo foi baleado na cabeça durante show dentro de clube da Zona Sul de SP . 7 August 2022 . G1 . 7 August 2022 . pt-br.
  57. Web site: Phillips . Tom . 2022-08-08 . Leandro Lo: shooting death of jiu-jitsu champion shocks Brazil . the Guardian.
  58. Web site: Dias . Paulo Eduardo . Suspeito de matar Leandro Lo vai responder por homicídio por motivo fútil . Folha de S.Paulo . 8 August 2022 . pt.
  59. Web site: Buschschlüter . Vanessa . Leandro Lo: Funeral held for killed Jiu-Jitsu champion . BBC News . 2022-08-09 .
  60. Web site: Initial Hearing Scheduled for Leandro Lo Murder Trial . 9 January 2023 .
  61. Web site: Rollo . Ian . Initial Hearing In Leandro Lo Murder Trial Delayed By Over A Month . JitsMagazine . 4 February 2023 . 4 February 2023.