Carlos Machado Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!

How Old is Carlos Machado?

Carlos Machado is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and former world champion from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest among the legendary Macado brothers and holds an 8th-degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

How Old is Carlos Machado?

Carlos Machado is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and former world champion from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest among the legendary Macado brothers and holds an 8th-degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

What this article covers:

• How Old is Carlos Machado?
• How Much is Carlos Machado Worth?
• Carlos Machado’s Fight List
• Carlos Machado's Best Fight of All Time
• What is Carlos Machado’s Record?
• What Titles Has Carlos Machado Held?
• Who Has Carlos Machado Trained?

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Carlos Machado started his martial arts journey at the young age of 4 being coached by his cousin, who just so happens to be Carlos Gracie Jr. Carlos Machado has also trained Helio Gracie, Carlson Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Rickson Gracie, Crolin Gracie, Rillion Gracie and his brothers.

After years of training, Carlos Machado would go on to become a BJJ champion for 10 years straight in competition at the State and National level, as there was no world-level competition at this time.

Carlos Machado would then move to the United States with his brothers and members of the Gracie family in the early 1990s to spread Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

While running his school, Carlos Machado would also compete at some of the first world-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments. These tournaments include the 1997 and 1998 Pan Americans, The 98 and 99 US Open.

Carlos Machado even competed at ADCC 1998 with a broken foot and managed to earn the fastest submission at that year’s competition.

After retiring from professional competition, Carlos Machado has focused entirely on training new fighters and developing his school and its network of affiliates.

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Carlos Machado’s Family

Carlos Machado is the eldest amongst his brothers Roger, Rigan, Jean Jacques and John. Carlos Machado and his brothers are also related to the Gracie family due to their aunt marrying Carlos Gracie. This makes Carlos Machado and his brothers first cousins with Carlos Gracie Jr and connects them to the broader Gracie family tree.

Carlos Machado is also the brother-in-law to top UFC Welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

Carlos Machado’s Lineage

Jigoro Kano → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Carlos Machado

How Much is Carlos Machado Worth?

Carlos Machado’s estimated net worth is around $8 million US dollars as of 2021.

How Tall is Carlos Machado?

Carlos Machado’s official height is currently unknown.
What is Carlos Machado’s Reach?
Carlos Machado’s official reach is currently unknown.

How Much Does Carlos Machado Weigh?

While Carlos Machado’s current weight is unknown, he did compete in both the 76 kilograms/161-pound division and the 82 kilograms/181-pound division.

Carlos Machado’s Fight List

There is no official record of who Carlos Machado competed against during his competitive years as BJJ competitions were still in their early years and record keeping was not as effective as it is now.

Carlos Machado's Best Fight of All Time

Carlos Machado’s most impressive fight and performance came at ADCC 2000 where he competed with a broken foot.

In the tournament, Carlos Machado faced off against Arystos Aleksandridi, a grappler from Ukraine. This match lasted less than a minute with Carlos Machado initially going for a collar tie on his opponent who dove for a single leg and tried to duck into the back. This caught Carlos Machado off guard but he was very easily able to turn to his back and put the Ukrainian into his guard

The Ukrainian then stood up while still in Carlos Machado’s guard Machado was able to get a 2 on 1 on one of Arystos’ arms. This allowed Carlos Machado to set up a triangle. The Ukrainian panicked and slammed Carlos Machado to the floor to try to break the hold but this only allowed the Brazilian to more effectively lock in the hold. Carlos Machado was then able to fully lock up the hold and submit his opponent even while he was still on his legs.

This ended up being the fastest submission of the tournament that year and it would remain the fastest in ADCC’s records for a while. Did we mention that Carlos Machado did this all while having a broken foot?

Who Did Carlos Machado Lose to?

Since there is not much of an official record for us to pull information from we can’t know for sure who Carlos Machado lost to. We do know that he did not win in the 2000 ADCC tournament but we are not sure who he lost to.

What is Carlos Machado’s Record?

There is no collective record of Carlos Machado’s competitive career that has been put out.

What Titles Has Carlos Machado Held?

Carlos Machado won a lot of titles during his competitive career. Among these are
Rickson Gracie International Tournament Superfight Champion 1997
Gold at both the 1997 and 1998 Pan Americans
2x Campeonato Internacional de Masters e Seniors (2000 – middleweight and absolute)

Carlos Machado has also been inducted into 8 different halls of fame for his contribution to the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and of martial arts in general.

Who Has Carlos Machado Trained?

Carlos Machado has trained a lot of big names in the world of martial arts. Among the MMA fighters he has trained are top UFC welterweight and his brother-in-law, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, Anthony Perosh as well as former UFC fighter Travis Lutter.

Carlos Machado has also trained a ton of top-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors and Carlos is the man that gave Rafael Lovato Jr. his black belt.

Carlos Machado has also trained none other than actor and martial artist Chuck Norris. Carlos Machado met Chuck Norris when he moved to Los Angeles in 1994. From there Carlos Machado began to train Chuck in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Chuck Norris in turn became one of the biggest proponents of the martial art and of the Machado family. Carlos Machado even choreographed some of the fight scenes that Chuck Norris did and even made some appearances in his TV shows and films.

Has Carlos Machado Had Any Serious Injuries?

The biggest injury that Carlos Machado suffered was a broken foot going into ADCC 2000, however, despite that, he still competed.

Is Carlos Machado Retired?

Carlos Machado retired from professional competition in the early 2000s after over 34 years of competing. Carlos now focuses his energy on coaching new athletes in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu across the globe.

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