Jean Jacques Machado (born February 12, 1968) is a Brazilian Jiu jitsu practitioner. He is one of the five Machado brothers ( Carlos, Roger, Rigan and John). Machado is nephew of BJJ co-founder and Grandmaster Carlos Gracie, and learned the

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from an early age. Machado is known for his grappling skills having won

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s in his weight division plus a runner up in the open division in 2001. As a result of his achievements in the sport, he was inducted to the ADCC Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class.

Biography

Machado was born in

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and suffered birth defects resulting from

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, which left him with only the

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and the

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on his left

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. Despite this congenital problem, which directly affects the skill of gripping, he began his Jiu-Jitsu training over thirty years ago and dominated the competitive arena of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in his native country, capturing every major title and competition award from 1982 through 1992. In 1992, Machado arrived in the United States where he continued competing successfully. On June 6, 2011 in a private ceremony held at the

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Academy in West Los Angeles, Machado was promoted to a 7th degree red-and-black belt. This prestigious promotion is in recognition of Machado's 25 years as a black belt instructor, competitor and champion. He then received the 8th degree on his black belt from

on March 29, 2025.

Coaching career

Since retiring from competition, Machado has focused his time on coaching students instead. He famously taught both 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder

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and podcaster

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, along with a number of other celebrities and prominent martial arts figures like Freddie Prinze Jr. and

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. Machado served as a coach alongside Roger Gracie, Rigan Machado, and Dean Lister on season 6 of the Professional Grappling Federation on April 21 to 26, 2024. Machado led Team X-Martial at the tournament, and they won the team title.

Professional titles

* Rio de Janeiro Jiu-Jitsu State Championships :: Cruiserweight Champion: 11 consecutive years (1982–1992) * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Championships :: Cruiserweight Champion: 11 consecutive years (1982–1992) * Sambo Wrestling Championships :: National and Pan American Cruiserweight Champion :: 1993 Oklahoma - 1st Place :: 1994 San Diego, California - 1st Place * Grappling Style Challenge Japan :: 1995 - Champion * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu American Championships :: 4 consecutive years (1995–1998) * Black Belt Super Challenge Championships :: 1998 - Champion :: 2000 - Champion * Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships :: 1999 - 66–76 kg Division Gold Medalist, Most Technical Fighter Award :: 2000 - 66–76 kg Division Silver Medalist :: 2001 - Absolute Division Silver Medalist, Best Match Award, Fastest Submission Award :: 2005 - Superfight Runner Up

Instructor lineage

Jigoro Kano →

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→

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→ Carlos Gracie Sr. →

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→

→ Jean Jacques Machado

Mixed martial arts record

Submission grappling record

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References

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