Rodrigo Medeiros
Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. His nickname, Comprido, is Portuguese for "long" - a reference to his tall stature. Rodrigo began BJJ at the age of sixteen. He received his black belt from one of Rolls Gracie's students, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti. He also trained under Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice. Rodrigo has also been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to mixed martial arts fighters such as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad, Pat Barry, and Chris Tuchscherer.
Biography
Comprido is one of the founding members of Team Brasa. Comprido appeared on the instructional DVD The Science of Jiu-Jitsu II with Demian Maia.
Comprido is often confused with the Carlson Gracie Sr Black Belt leader of the BJJ Revolution team Rodrigo Medeiros.
He currently resides in the Chicago area and owns and teaches at Comprido BJJ, a Brasa school, in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Comprido founded the Brasa Jiu Jitsu camp in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro along with friend and student Felipe Costa.
Comprido has been one of the first elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors to speak out against the widespread use of steroids at the top level of the sport.[1]
On August 9, 2014, Comprido fought Saulo Ribeiro in a grappling match in Metamoris IV. The fight ended in a draw.
Comprido earned the first ever submission in an IBJJF absolute black belt match when he defeated Roberto "Roleta" Magalhaes in the 1999 World Championships Finals. The 18-second fight is also the fastest submission in a black belt world championship final.
Comprido earned seven Brazilian jiu-jitsu world titles - 4 in the IBJJF and 3 in the CBJJO - between 1999 and 2006.
In 2006, he began training UFC fighter Brock Lesnar and opened his own academy in 2011 under Lesnar's encouragement. It was at that time he became a spokesman for Greatmats, an online retailer of martial arts mats.[2]
Comprido has trained several world champions including Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight), Maia (ADCC), Cole Konrad (Bellator Heavyweight), Caio Terra (IBJJF), Roberto Traven (IBJJF), Felipe Costa (IBJJF), Dean Lister (ADCC) and Jessica Buchman (IBJJF).
Instructor Lineage
Mitsuyo 'Count Koma' Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Rodrigo 'Comprido' Mederios
Tournament results
CBJJ World Championships
2007
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2006
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2005
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2004
- Black Belt -97 kg: 2nd Place
2003
- Black Belt -91 kg: 3rd place
2001
- Black Belt Open Weight: 3rd place
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2000
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
- Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place
1999
- Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place
CBJJ Pan American Championships
2007
- Black Belt +97 kg: 1st place
2004
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2002
- Black Belt -97 kg: 2nd place
CBJJO Copa do Mundo Championships
2006
- Black Belt -97 kg: 1st place
2003
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2002
- Black Belt -91 kg: 1st place