Carlos Machado

Brazilian martial artist

卡洛斯·馬查多 · 카를루스 마샤두

Born

9 November 1963, Rio de Janeiro

Citizenship

Brazil

Sport

martial arts

Occupation

martial artist

Carlos Machado (born November 9, 1963) is a former world master's champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest of the five Machado Brothers, known for BJJ, that also includes Roger, Rigan, Jean Jacques and John. He is also the brother-in-law of UFC fighter Stephen Thompson. He currently runs BJJ schools across the United States, Australia, Canada and Mexico.

Teachers

• Carlos Gracie

Students

• Chuck Norris

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5042308 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.