# João Nicolite ("Nicolitz")

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## Overview

**Name:** João Nicolite

**Nickname:** Nicolitz


## Bio

João Pedro Nicolite was born on October 28, 2002, in Armação dos Búzios, a Brazilian peninsula located in the Lagos region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Grappling appeared in Nicolite’s life early. He was 7 (January 2010) when he started training jiu-jitsu at a social project/club near his home and he kickstarted his competitive career almost immediately, namely 6 months after his training.

Nicolite spent two years at the social project before transitioning his training to a Checkmat team-affiliated camp in the same region of Búzios led by coach Igor Rodrigues. He remained with this coach and team up until his purple belt rank.

As João decided to pursue competitive jiu-jitsu as a career path, he decided to move to the state capital, Rio de Janeiro, and join a more competition-oriented squad. He found what he sought at the former ADCC champion,  Davi Ramos ‘ gym. Atos RJ. Ramos led Nicolite through his brown and black belt ranks, the latter earned him a promotion that took place on July 2023.

In March 2024, Nicolite traveled to the USA to compete at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championships. While in the North American territory, he trained at  Caio Terra ‘s Academy (CTA) in San Jose, California. The relationship created with the team led João to represent this association in subsequent events.

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**Last Updated:** March 21, 2026

**Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/people/joao-nicolite-49e8c0f44d34)