# Jean Jacques Machado

Jean Jacques Machado (born February 12, 1968) is a Brazilian Jiu jitsu practitioner. He is one of the five Machado brothers (Carlos, Roger, Rigan and John). Machado is nephew of BJJ co-founder and Grandmaster Carlos Gracie, and learned the martial art from an early age.
Machado is known for his grappling skills having won ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships in his weight division plus a runner up in the open division in 2001. As a result of his achievements in the sport, he was inducted to the ADCC Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class.

## Biography

Machado was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and suffered birth defects resulting from amniotic band syndrome, which left him with only the thumb and the little finger on his left hand. Despite this congenital problem, which directly affects the skill of gripping, he began his Jiu-Jitsu training over thirty years ago and dominated the competitive arena of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in his native country, capturing every major title and competition award from 1982 through 1992.
In 1992, Machado arrived in the United States where he continued competing successfully.
On June 6, 2011 in a private ceremony held at the Rickson Gracie Academy in West Los Angeles, Machado was promoted to a 7th degree red-and-black belt. This prestigious promotion is in recognition of Machado's 25 years as a black belt instructor, competitor and champion.

## Coaching career

Since retiring from competition, Machado has focused his time on coaching students instead. He famously taught both 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder Eddie Bravo and podcaster Joe Rogan, along with a number of other celebrities and prominent martial arts figures like Freddie Prinze Jr. and Dan Inosanto.
Machado served as a coach alongside Roger Gracie, Rigan Machado, and Dean Lister on season 6 of the Professional Grappling Federation on April 21 to 26, 2024. Machado led Team X-Martial at the tournament, and they won the team title.

## Professional titles

* Rio de Janeiro Jiu-Jitsu State Championships
       Cruiserweight Champion: 11 consecutive years (1982–1992)
* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Championships
       Cruiserweight Champion: 11 consecutive years (1982–1992)
* Sambo Wrestling Championships
       National and Pan American Cruiserweight Champion
       1993 Oklahoma - 1st Place
       1994 San Diego, California - 1st Place
* Grappling Style Challenge Japan
       1995 - Champion
* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu American Championships
       4 consecutive years (1995–1998)
* Black Belt Super Challenge Championships
       1998 - Champion
       2000 - Champion
* Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships
       1999 - 66–76 kg Division Gold Medalist, Most Technical Fighter Award
       2000 - 66–76 kg Division Silver Medalist
       2001 - Absolute Division Silver Medalist, Best Match Award, Fastest Submission Award
       2005 - Superfight Runner Up

## Instructor lineage

Jigoro Kano → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Hélio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Jean Jacques Machado

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 0-1 | Frank Trigg | TKO (corner stoppage) | VTJ 1998 - Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | October 25, 1998 | 3 | 0:20 | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |

## Submission grappling record

16 Matches, 12 Wins (10 Submissions), 4 Losses :
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
| Loss | 12-4 | Dean Lister | Points | ADCC 2005 | Superfight | May 29, 2005 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Loss | 12-3 | Ricardo Arona | Points | ADCC 2001 | Absolute | April 13, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 12-2 | Ricardo Almeida | Points | ADCC 2001 | Absolute | April 13, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 11-2 | Márcio Cruz | Submission (kneebar) | ADCC 2001 | Absolute | April 13, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 10-2 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Submission (armbar) | ADCC 2001 | Absolute | April 13, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Loss | 9-2 | Matt Serra | Penalty | ADCC 2001 | –77 kg | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 9-1 | Serguei Onishuk | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 2001 | –77 kg | April 11, 2001 | Abu Dhabi |
| Loss | 8-1 | Renzo Gracie | Advantage | ADCC 2000 | –77 kg | March 2, 2000 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 8-0 | Leo Vieira | Points | ADCC 2000 | –77 kg | March 2, 2000 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 7-0 | Mikey Burnett | Submission (ezekiel choke) | ADCC 2000 | –77 kg | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 6-0 | Marcio Barbosa | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 2000 | –77 kg | March 1, 2000 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 5-0 | Caol Uno | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 1999 | –77 kg | February 25, 1999 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 4-0 | Hayato Sakurai | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 1999 | –77 kg | February 25, 1999 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 3-0 | Micah Pittman | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 1999 | –77 kg | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 2-0 | Ryan Harvey | Submission (rear naked choke) | ADCC 1999 | –77 kg | February 24, 1999 | Abu Dhabi |
| Win | 1-0 | Yuki Nakai | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto: Vale Tudo Perception | Superfight | September 26, 1995 | Tokyo |