Claudio “Caloquinha” Mattos - BJJ Black Belt

Claudio Mattos is a renowned BJJ black belt under his mentor Vinicius Magalhaes, who is one of the most revered jiu-jitsu coaches in the world. Mattos earned a silver medal in the 2010 World Pro Championship after  winning a gold medal in the Brazilian National Championship & South American Championship.

Claudio Mattos was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on the 16th July, 1981.

Mattos earned the title “Caloca” among his friends due to his cartoon-like resemblance. As a result,  he got his nickname “Caloquinha,” which means “Little Caloca.”

Mattos was inspired by his brother, who was a dedicated  Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. and started Jiu-Jitsu training at the age of 16.

Mattos was fortunate to train under Vinicius Magalhaes, who was renowned as “Draculino.” Magalhaes helped Mattos reach his full potential and become one of the best fighters and instructors in the BJJ world. He instilled great BJJ techniques and practices in Mattos that made him a person of high value.

Being a purple belt, Mattos started working as an assistant trainer of Master Magalhaes, a role he continues to this day.

Mattos is the head instructor at the Rio Sport Center, Belo Horizonte.

In 2004, he debuted in MMA against Igor Pitbull. Mattos quickly threw his opponent on the ground and concluded the match with Katagatame.

Mattos returned to MMA later at the beginning of 2005 in a fight against Andre Amado, and this impressive fight ended in a draw.

Mattos acquired the coveted  black belt at the conclusion of 2005 from his mentor Vinicius Magalhaes..

At the end of 2006, Mattos fought another MMA bout against Thomas Hytten and lost as a result of a cut. Since then, he committed only to BJJ, being very busy during 2008 & 2009.

In 2010, Mattos won the Brazilian Trials and also competed in the World Pro Cup Championship, UAE. He made it to the finals but was submitted by a successful sweep attempt by Durinho Burns.

In 2010, Mattos also  won the SP Cup Tournament by ruthlessly submitting all of his opponents. He received an “All Expenses Paid” prize tour to the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships.

In an encounter between Claudio Mattos and Gilbert Burns that took place at the World Pro event in 2010, Mattos suffered a defeat by 2 points despite dominating his opponent. In the initial rounds, he attempted a kneebar and an armlock but was unable to submit Burns, who ultimately defeated Mattos via leglock.

In 2013, Mattos fought against and AJ Agazarm at the Rio Open Superfight Event.  In this match, both  fighters tried their best to submit the other but failed. As the fight progressed, Mattos dominated Agazarm and concluded the bout with a kneebar.

In 2015, Claudio Mattos faced Bruno Celio at the Team Nationals Event. Mattos won this final match by applying a head and arm choke (Katagatame) only a few minutes into the fight.

2010 World Pro BJJ Cup -74kg Final: Gilbert Burns vs. Claudio Matos

Rio Open de Jiu-Jitsu - Final peso leve faixa-preta masculino Caloquinha x AJ Agazarm

Claudio de Mattos X Bruno Celio - Brasileiro por Equipes 2015 - Finais

Claudio de Mattos X Pedro Paulo - VITÓRIA INTERNATIONAL OPEN IBJJF JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

Photo Credit: @claudiocaloquinha