# Pedro Marinho

> Gracie Barra no-gi standout, 2021 IBJJF World No-Gi double-gold champion, and WNO 205 lb titleholder.

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## Identity

- **Name:** Pedro Marinho
- **Full name:** Pedro Fillipe Serra Marinho
- **Belt:** black belt
- **Team:** Gracie Barra / Gracie Barra Richmond Texas
- **Nationality:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1996-10-09
- **Birthplace:** Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Weight class:** Meio Pesado / 88.45 kg (195 lb); WNO 205 lb

## Biography

Pedro Fillipe Serra Marinho was born on October 9, 1996, in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up highly active, moving through soccer, skating, surfing, and combat sports before jiu-jitsu became his focus. BJJ Heroes describes his first martial art as capoeira at age seven, followed by Thai boxing and Western boxing in his teenage years. Shortly after turning 17, Marinho started Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Master Reinaldo Fernandes at Brazilian Top Team, where he built the base that would later carry him into Brazil's professional no-gi scene.

In 2017 Marinho earned a place in Felipe Pena's FP Golden Team, a scholarship project in Belo Horizonte designed for rising competitors. The selection process reportedly drew more than 1,000 applicants, and Marinho's performance won him a spot with Pena's group while retaining Fernandes' support. Because FP Team was tied into the broader Gracie Barra network, Marinho met Ulpiano Malachias, who invited him to train in Houston, Texas. Marinho moved to the United States in November 2018, earned his brown belt from Pena and Malachias, and was promoted to black belt by Malachias on March 13, 2021.

Marinho became unusual in the BJJ Heroes database because his professional record mattered before black belt: as a purple and brown belt he was already beating established black belts in no-gi events. He won Elite Grappling 3 in 2019, won the Jitz King middleweight tournament in 2020, placed in Third Coast Grappling Kumite brackets, and appeared at KASAI, Fight 2 Win, and ADCC while still developing through the colored ranks. His style is built around aggressive wrestling, front-headlock pressure, and a trademark guillotine system, with both BJJ Heroes and FloGrappling showing the guillotine as his defining finish.

His rookie black-belt year immediately validated the hype. In 2021 Marinho won IBJJF American Nationals and then took double gold at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, claiming both heavyweight and absolute titles. In January 2022 he defeated Craig Jones by unanimous decision to become the inaugural WNO light heavyweight champion, later defending the belt against elite names including Giancarlo Bodoni, Rafael Lovato Jr., and Izaak Michell. He has also remained an ADCC presence at -88 kg, qualifying through the 2024 ADCC South American Trials before a first-round upset loss to Ryan Aitken at ADCC 2024, and in 2025 he added the BJJ Stars 16 No-Gi Absolute Grand Prix with a late guillotine over Yatan Bueno.

## Lineage

Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Jr > Ulpiano Malachias > Pedro Marinho

## Instructors

- Ulpiano Malachias
- Felipe Pena
- Reinaldo Fernandes

## Signature techniques / game

- Guillotine
- Front headlock
- Snap down
- Aggressive wrestling
- Body-lock passing
- Rear naked choke
- Kneebar
- Heel hook

## Major achievements

- Who's Number One (WNO) Light Heavyweight / 205 lb Champion (2022; title win vs. Craig Jones)
- WNO title defenses against Giancarlo Bodoni (2023), Rafael Lovato Jr. (2023), and Izaak Michell (2024)
- 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship - black belt heavyweight and absolute (2021)
- 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2021)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2022)
- 1st Place ADCC South American Trials 2 -88 kg (2024)
- 1st Place BJJ Stars 16 No-Gi Absolute Grand Prix (2025)
- 1st Place Jitz King Tournament (2020)
- 1st Place Elite Grappling 3 (2019)
- 3rd Place 3CG Kumite I and 3CG Kumite III Grand Prix brackets (2020)
- ADCC World Championship veteran (2019, 2022, 2024)

## Colored belt highlights

- 1st Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2018 purple; 2019 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship (2019 brown, absolute)
- 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018 purple)
- 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals No-Gi (2015 blue; 2017 and 2018 purple, weight and absolute)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship (2019 brown)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2017 / 2018 purple)

## Official / social links

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pedromarinhojj/
- BJJ Fanatics: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/guillotine-fundamentals-by-pedro-marinho

## Sources

- [BJJ Heroes - Pedro Marinho](https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/pedro-marinho)
- [BJJ Heroes - Pedro Marinho interview](https://www.bjjheroes.com/interview/pedro-marinho-i-want-to-be-the-athlete-everyone-tunes-in-to-watch)
- [FloGrappling - Pedro Marinho](https://www.flograppling.com/people/6611011-pedro-marinho)
- [Instagram - Pedro Marinho](https://www.instagram.com/pedromarinhojj/)
- [Gracie Barra Richmond TX - Instructors](https://gbrichmondtx.com/instructors/)
- [Digitsu - Pedro Marinho](https://digitsu.com/people/pedro-marinho)
- [Grappling Insider - WNO Craig Jones vs. Pedro Marinho](https://grapplinginsider.com/wno-results-and-highlights-pedro-marinho-defeats-craig-jones-tye-ruotolo-wins-second-title/)
- [Grappling Insider - WNO 25 results](https://grapplinginsider.com/wno-25-results-duarte-dominates-marinho-and-fornarino-win-title-bouts/)

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