# Cristiano Lazzarini

> Black Belt | Brazil

## Overview

**Name:** Cristiano Lazzarini

**Belt Rank:** Black Belt

**Nationality:** Brazil

**Gender:** Male

**Weight:** 99 kg


## Bio

Cristiano Lazzarini was born in  Belo Horizonte , state of Minas Gerais – Brazil. He spent his holidays at his family farm in  Conceição do Mato Dentro  in  Mato Grosso , but for the most part, his childhood and adulthood were spent in Belo Horizonte.

Cristiano initiated his martial arts life through Judo at the age of 7 (a sport he followed until he was a brown belt), with some time spent in Capoeira as well being instructed by Master ‘Mão Branca’. Titi eventually bumped into Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) and settled there, being taught by Olímpio Cunha and earning his instructor’s degree from Master Cunha.

Lazzarini found Jiu Jitsu in 1995 as Vinicius Draculino moved to Minas Gerais from Rio de Janeiro and started teaching BJJ at the same gym where Cristiano trained Muay Thai. Cristiano was by now a big fan of contact sports and having heard of  Royce Gracie ‘s wins overseas, he decided to try Jiu Jitsu with the  Gracie Barra  instructor. He loved it from the start, staying alongside Draculino from white to black belt (which he received on October 2001), competing for Gracie Barra on numerous occasions in Jiu Jitsu and even Mixed Martial Arts, a sport he started in 2002.

Being a man driven by competition, Cristiano Lazzarini continued fighting for many years, while also launching a career as a BJJ coach.

Cristiano Lazzarini vs Antonio Braga Neto

Cristiano Lazzarini vs Leo Nogueira

Cristiano Lazzarini Vs. Beto Ferreira
## Specialties

- russian armbar (inverted armlock)
## Achievements

- World Champion (2001 brown)
- Pan American Champion (2000* brown, 1998 purple)
- Brazilian National Champion (1997 blue)
- 2x Submission de Campos Champion
- ADCC Brazilian Trials Champion (2007)
- Campeão Brasileiro da Liga (brown)
- Pan American Silver Medallist (1998 blue)
- Brazilian National Bronze Medallist (1999 purple)
- ADCC Brazilian Trials 3rd Place (2011)
- World Bronze Medallist – No Gi (2007 & 2008 black, absolute)
## Lineage

- Carlos Gracie (Red Belt)
- Hélio Gracie (Red Belt)
- Carlos Gracie Junior (Coral Belt)
- Vinicius Draculino Magalhaes (Coral Belt)

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**Last Updated:** September 08, 2026

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