Rodrigo Medeiros
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Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros at his Comprido BJJ Academy in Bloomingdale, Illinois on April 28, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Rodrigo Medeiros January 11, 1977 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Comprido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Super heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Comprido BJJ / Brasa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7th degree black belt in BJJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1998–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and submission grappler. Medeiros is a two-time openweight World Jiu-Jitsu Champion. Medeiros has been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to many notable mixed martial arts fighters such as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, former Bellator Heavyweight Champions Cole Konrad, Pat Barry, and Chris Tuchscherer.