Lineage
The Romero Cavalcanti lineage
Mitsuyo Maeda Carlos Gracie Sr. Rolls Gracie Romero Cavalcanti
277 athletes in line
family record 4358-2621-39
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Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, the last black belt promoted by Rolls Gracie, founded Alliance, one of the winningest competition teams in the sport's history. His line runs through the coaches behind many current world champions.
Lineage follows black-belt promotions: links are checked against public sources where possible and shown as best-effort estimates everywhere else. Athletes train under many coaches — treat this as a map for exploring, not a certificate.
Direct students
Black belts awarded by Romero Cavalcanti in our records.
Fábio Gurgel
75
Leo Vieira
59
Alexandre Paiva
39
Ricardo Vieira
38
Roberto Traven
15
Eduardo da Rocha
5
Octávio Couto
5
Ricardo Miller
5
Paulo Sergio
2
Mark Plavcan
1
Raul Jimenez
1
Alec Baulding
Chris Moriarty
Eduardo Telles
Felipe Neto
Fernando Gurgel
Ian McPherson
Jeff Joslin
Matthew Godden
Rodrigo Comprido
Sergio Santos da Costa Filho
