Paulo Rezende, commonly known as "Paulão" Rezende, is a 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Leonardo Castello Branco, being an iconic figure of the sport particularly in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, from where he has developed some of the best grapplers the world has laid eyes on, such as Marcelo Garcia, Reinaldo Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ranieri, and Matheus Diniz to name a few.