Washington Luis Lima is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Master César "Casquinha" Guimarães, who worked extensively with Júlio César Pereira while representing the GF Team in the sport's international circuit. Washington Luis became known as one of the most active athletes on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit as a black belt, being particularly successful while competing in the Masters division, where he conquered World titles in no-gi and the gi.