Personal Competition Titles

• CBJJ Pan Am Champion - Los Angeles, CA USA - 2010
• CBJJ World Champion – Los Angeles, CA USA – 2009
• CBJJ Pan Am Champion - Los Angeles, CA USA - 2009
• Capital Challenge Champion - Jordan - 2008
• CBJJ No Gi Pan Am Champion (Light Weight)- New York USA - 2008
• Battle of H-Town Tournament Champion – Houston, TX USA – 2008
• Lutador Open Tournament Finalist (split title with team mate) – Atlanta, GA USA – 2008
• CBJJ No Gi World Champion (Light Weight) – Los Angeles, CA USA – 2008
• Grappler's Quest US Nationals and Copa Atlantica Lightweight Pro Tournament Champion – Morristown, NJ USA – 2008
• CBJJ World Champion – Los Angeles, CA USA – 2008
• CBJJ Pan Am Champion - Los Angeles, CA USA - 2008
• Budweiser Pro-Division Champion – Charlotte, NC USA - 2008
• CBJJ No-GI World Champion – Los Angeles, CA USA - 2007
• CBJJ World Champion – Los Angeles, CA USA – 2007
• Super Fight Champion – Japan – 2007
• CBJJ Pan Am Champion - Los Angeles, CA USA – 2007
• Feather Weight and Absolute Champion : Sao Paulo State Championships – SP, Brazil – 2007
• World Cup Tournament Champion - Rio de Janeiro Brazil – 2006
• CBJJ World Champion – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 2006
• Feather Weight and Absolute Champion: II World Black Belt Tournament– Rio de Janeiro - 2006
• Champion: Pro Jiu-Jitsu Grand Prix - Nagoya – Japão – 2006
• Open International Anápolis Champion – Goias, Brazil - 2005
• American Golden Cup Champion – CBJJO – 2005
• I World Black Belt Champion – CBJJO – 2005

• Sao Paulo State Champion – SP, Brazil – 2005
• Brazilian Champion – 2005
• Super Fight Champion – 2005
• Ubatuba Summer Cup Champion 2005
• Sao Paulo State Champion – SP, Brazil – 2004
• Third Place World Cup – 2004

• Sao Paulo State Champion – SP, Brazil – 2003
• Sao Paulo State Champion – SP, Brazil – 2002
• SESC Tounament Champion – SP, Brazil – 2002
• III Robson Moura Champion – SP, Brazil – 2002
• I Open Cup Sao Paulo Champion – SP, Brazil – 2002

• Sao Paulo State Champion – SP, Brazil – 2001
• Rural Cup Champion – SP, Brazil – 2001

• SESC Tounament Champion – SP, Brazil – 2000

Awards & Honors

• Voted Best Guard Of The Decade - Gracie Mag February 2009
• Elected by GRACIEMAG to be the most consistent fighter of 2008
• OnTheMat.com BJJ Fighter of the Year for 2008

Professional Experience

• Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Ibiuna Sao Paulo – 2005
• Jiu-Jitsu Instructor TT Academy – 2005 - 2007
• Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Forma Academy Sao Carlos – SP, Brazil 2002 – 2003
• Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Sport Winner Academy - SP, Brazil 2002 – 2004
• Capoeira Personal Trainer Since 2004
• Capoeria Instructor Forma Academy Sao Carlos – SP, Brazil 1998 – 2002

Cobrinha began his BJJ training in Sao Carlos under Mauro Pacifico but one day, after watching one of his matches, the most respected champion of the day, Fernando "Terere" Augusto, asked Cobrinha to train at his academy. He gave the offer much thought and after dicussing it with his teacher, family, and friends Cobrinha made the move to Sao Paulo as a brown belt. Cobrinha trained with Terere full-time and recieved daily two-hour private lessons. He earned his black belt in only five years - five very intense years. Cobrinha also has a back-ground in Capoeira, whose influence you can see in his BJJ style, and has almost achieved master level.

Cobrinha joined the Alliance Team in Brazil after Team Terere disbanded and has been an influential force for the Alliance ever since. His technique is flawless with extraordinary power for a 155 pounder. He will "wow you" with his unique style, flexibility, speed, endurance, and ability to transistion from any position (you move one way to counter him and he will have at least five different moves to counter your counter). In the 2007 Mundials, he had no points scored against him in five matches and defeated a previous Mundial Champion, Mario Reis.

His professionalism as an athelete, world-class skill level, love of Jiu-Jitsu, and his humble demeanor makes Cobrinha a pleasure to train with and learn from. You can see he has had a tremendous impact on the school just in the short time he has been here. Everyone is improving and trying new things.

If you want to see the true potential of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, then you shouldn't miss this opportunity. You will be amazed.