Lucas Dos Santos Pinheiro Explained

Lucas Pinheiro
Headercolor:	E6E6FF
Full Name:	Lucas Dos Santos Pinheiro
Nickname:	Bad Boy^[1]
Nationality:	Brazilian-American
Birth Date:	11 February 1994
Birth Place:	Manaus, Amazon, Brazil
Height:	5 ft 4 in
Weight:	135 lb
Sport:	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Weight Class:	Rooster
Team:	Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Rank:	1st degree black belt under Andre Galvao

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.^[2] He has earned important medals at the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship as well as World Jiu-Jitsu Championship^{[3] [4] [5]} 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.

Pinheiro won his first IBJJF No Gi World Championship in 2022,^[6] and his first IBJJF World Championship in 2023.^[7] At the end of 2023, he announced his decision to become a coach alongside Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza at Jacare Martial Arts.^[8]

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Osvaldo Alves^[9] → Faustino Neto^[10] → Carlos Holanda^[11] → Lucas Pinheiro^[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

2014

• IBJJF Rio International Open^[13]

2015

• CBJJ Brazilian Nationals
• UAEJJF Brazil National Pro
• IBJJF Austin International Open^[14]
• IBJJF World Championship^[3]
• IBJJF Dallas International Open No-Gi^[15]
• IBJJF Austin International Open (absolute)^[14]

2016

• IBJJF San Antonio International Open^[16]
• IBJJF Pan American Championship^[17]

2017

• IBJJF American Nationals^[18]
• IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi^[19]
• IBJJF Austin International Open^[20]
• IBJJF Miami International Open No-Gi^[21]
• IBJJF Atlanta International Open^[22]
• IBJJF Dallas International Open^[23]
• IBJJF Dallas International Open No-Gi^[24]
• IBJJF Miami International Open^[25]
• IBJJF World Championship No-Gi^[5]
• IBJJF Pan American Championship^[26]
• IBJJF World Championship^[4]
• IBJJF Dallas International Open (absolute)^[23]
• IBJJF Austin International Open (absolute)^[27]
• IBJJF Austin International Open No-Gi (absolute)^[20]

2018

• IBJJF American Nationals^[28]
• IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi^[29]
• SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• SJJIF World Championship No-Gi
• ACBJJ North American Championship
• ACBJJ Worlds Jiu Jitsu
• IBJJF Pan American Championship^[30]

2019

• IBJJF Pan American No-Gi^[31]
• IBJJF American Nationals No-Gi^[32]
• IBJJF Las Vegas International Open^[33]
• IBJJF Las Vegas International Open No-Gi^[34]
• IBJJF Austin International Open^[35]
• IBJJF Austin International Open No-Gi^[36]
• IBJJF Houston International Open^[37]
• F2W Featherweight
• IBJJF American Nationals^[38]

2020

• IBJJF Houston International Open
• IBJJF Pan American Championship^[39]

2022

• IBJJF World Championship No-Gi
• CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi

2023

• IBJJF World Championship
• CBJJ Brazilian Nationals

See also

See also: IBJJF.

External links

• Lucas Pinheiro - Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation
• Lucas Pinheiro in BJJ Heroes
• Lucas Pinheiro Joins Atos Just Two Weeks Out From IBJJF 2018 Worlds
• Pro Team Pro Team - Gameness.com
• Lucas Pinheiro Defeats João Miyao “I Always Believed I Could Beat Him” - Jiu-Jitsu Times
• Lucas Pinheiro Wins The No-Gi Pan Ams And Earns His Tenth Gold Medal Of The Season
• Lucas Pinheiro Lends Opponent His Spare Gi... Then Submits Him! - Flograppling
• Matches You Won't See Anywhere Else: Five Lightweight Super League - Flograppling
• 2-time No-Gi Pan champion Lucas Pinheiro now eyeing gold at No-Gi Worlds - GracieMag
• After wins at Las Vegas Open, Lucas Pinheiro gears up for Pan and No-Gi Worlds - GracieMag
• Lucas Pinheiro’s choke at the Austin Open - GracieMag
• Lucas Pinheiro’s choke at the Houston Open light feather final - GracieMag
• Seeking 10th gold medal of the season, Lucas Pinheiro trains hard for the No-Gi Pan - GracieMag
• Following double gold at American Nationals, Lucas Pinheiro seeks Five Grappling title - GracieMag
• Lucas Pinheiro wants to end the monopoly on the roosterweight division and win his first world BJJ title
• After overcoming a serious injury in the lower back, Lucas Pinheiro seeks first world title
• Lucas Pinheiro Seeks His First World Title After Car Accident

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lucas.
2. Web site: Lucas Pinheiro BJJ Heroes. 2020-09-20.
3. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -. www.ibjjfdb.com.
4. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -. www.ibjjfdb.com.
5. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -. www.ibjjfdb.com.
6. Web site: IBJJF No Gi World Championships 2022 Full Results And Review . Jitsmagazine . 12 December 2023.
7. Web site: IBJJF World Championship 2023 Full Results And Review . Jitsmagazine . 12 December 2023.
8. Web site: Blackett . Todd . Lucas Pinheiro Starts Teaching At Jacare Martial Arts . Jitsmagazine . 12 December 2023.
9. Web site: Osvaldo Alves | BJJ Heroes. 30 June 2010 .
10. Web site: Faustino Neto | BJJ Heroes. 17 February 2017 .
11. Web site: Carlos Vieira Holanda | BJJ Heroes.
12. Web site: SJJIF - World Accumulative Rank.
13. Web site: International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -. www.ibjjfdb.com.
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