Rodrigo Pinheiro is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Ulisses Paixão, having also trained extensively with legendary coaches/competitors such as Saulo Ribeiro and Royler Gracie. One of the top athletes of his generation, Pinheiro would make a career also as a grappling coach from his San Antonio - TX academy, where he built one of the strongest teams in the state of Texas - Rodrigo Pinheiro BJJ, a team associated with Gracie Humaitá.