Leandro Rounaud Lima - Top Skilled BJJ Fighter

Leandro Lima de Souza is a highly skilled athlete in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Lima’s name is categorized among those fighters who have extensively worked with various top-notch instructors including Cicero Costha and Master Pino.

Leandro Lima is commonly named “Rounaud” which is based on Ronaldo, a famous football athlete who worked for Brazil in the early 90’s. When Lima was a child, his haircut was similar to the one that Ronaldo had at that time so people called him Ronaldo. After some years, Lima created a public account on Instagram to promote his BJJ career but various people started creating accounts by using his name. Lima then made some alterations in his name spelling and renamed his account as Rounaud.

Leandro Lima was born on 21 November 1995 in Manaus. When Lima was 7 years old, he joined Orley Lobato’s gym due to his BJJ’s interest. Lima was first trained under the Guilherme Neto. After training under the Neto, Lima started learning under the supervision of Master Lobato who worked on Lima’s athletic skills and transformed him into a highly competitive green belt.

Leandro Lima wanted to become a top-notch grappler in BJJ so he was trained at various coaching schools in his early life phase. He joined Manaus, a Master Pina’s coaching institute, and trained there for several years. He remained in the same gym while getting all other BJJ belts.

During his entire BJJ career, Lima also worked with the top instructor Cicero Costha in Sao Paulo. Then in 2023, a new athletic team was developed in Sao Paulo by various top athletes who came from different famous teams including Barbosa, Dream Art, New School Brotherhood Cicero Costha, etc. An invitation was also sent to Leandro Lima and he immediately joined.

On 1 September 2017, Leandro Lima earned his black belt under Master Pina.

In the 2022 Sul-Brasileiro Championship, Lima faced the Jadson Araújo. Jadson tried to resist the techniques of Lima but ultimately Lima applied the Botinha and won the match.

In the 2022 Curitiba Open Championship, Leandro Lima competed against Alex Sodre. Leandro lost the match based on the Referee's Decision.

In the 2023 Floripa Fall Open Championship, Leandro Lima won against Ademir Barreto. Lima was declared as the winner based on the points.

Leandro Rounaud vs Vinicius Santos / Betim Open 2023

LEANDRO ROUNAUD VS MICAEL GALVÃO

Suellen Lima v Luiara Rochael / Orlando Summer Open 2022

Leandro Rounaud Vs Higor Lima | AJP Tour Rio de Janeiro International Pro 2021

Leandro Rounaud vs Victor Nithael / Sul-Americano 2023

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