Lucas Dos Santos Pinheiro

Lucas Dos Santos Pinheiro, known as, Lucas Pinheiro (born 11 February 1994) 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.

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

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 Austin International Open (absolute) 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 World Championship IBJJF Austin International Open No-Gi (absolute) 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

2022 IBJJF World Championship No-Gi CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi 2023 IBJJF World Championship CBJJ Brazilian Nationals