Bruno Rodrigues Paulista
“Mamute”
Source: mamutebjj.comBruno “Mamute” Paulista is a black belt, academy owner and IBJJF No-Gi champion who returned to competition after a 2010 road accident.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Mamute Jiu Jitsu, “Instructors” (publication date not shown), accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Mamute Jiu Jitsu's current instructor page identifies Bruno Rodrigues Paulista by the nickname “Mamute,” explained there as Portuguese for a woolly mammoth.
Where in the source: Bruno Rodrigues Paulista — Nickname: “Mamute”
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Mamute Jiu Jitsu's current instructor page identifies Bruno Rodrigues Paulista as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Where in the source: Bruno profile — “black belt”
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Mamute Jiu Jitsu's current instructor page presents Bruno as the academy's owner and head instructor.
Where in the source: Role heading — “Owner and Head Instructor”
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Mamute Jiu Jitsu's instructor page says Bruno began training in Brasília, reached purple belt there, moved to Florianópolis in 2005 and received his black belt in December 2006.
Where in the source: Timeline paragraph — “December of 2006 received his black belt”
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Graciemag, “Bruno ‘Mamute’ Paulista: back to life,” 23 August 2010.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2010 first-person interview, Bruno said he trained under Professor Deo through purple belt, then continued under Alexandre de Souza, who awarded him his black belt.
Where in the source: Training passage — “trained under Professor Deo”
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Bruno told Graciemag that after opening an academy in Brazil he travelled to the United States in 2007, stayed to help teach at a Ralph Gracie affiliate and later acquired an academy there.
Where in the source: Move and teaching passage — “help him teach”
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Graciemag's 2010 report says an April 23, 2010 road accident in Brazil led to an induced coma, a fifty-day hospital stay and rehabilitation before Bruno could resume daily activities.
Where in the source: Accident passage — “On April 23, 2010”
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By the August 2010 interview, Bruno said he had returned to teaching jiu-jitsu full-time but had not yet returned to training.
Where in the source: Recovery passage — “back to teaching Jiu-Jitsu full-time”
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, “World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2007,” official results, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2007 IBJJF World No-Gi results place Bruno Paulista, representing Gracie Barra America, first in the adult men's black-belt ultra-heavy division.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Ultra Heavy — 1 Bruno Paulista
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, “Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2008,” official results, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2008 IBJJF Pan No-Gi results place Bruno Paulista, representing Gracie Barra America, first in the adult men's black-belt ultra-heavy division.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Ultra Heavy — 1 Bruno Paulista
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, “World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2009,” official results, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2009 IBJJF World No-Gi results place Bruno Paulista, representing Ralph Gracie, second in the adult men's black-belt ultra-heavy division.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Ultra Heavy — 2 bruno paulista
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, “American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2007,” official results, accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2007 IBJJF American National results place Bruno Paulista first in the adult men's black-belt super-heavy division and third in the black-belt open class.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male — Super Heavy: 1 Bruno Paulista; Open Class: 3 Bruno Paulista
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Graciemag, “2015 Pan: Bruno Paulista could be dead, but instead he's competing again,” 20 March 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag reported that Bruno returned to competition at the Pan on March 14, 2015, after progressing from walking again to teaching and then training.
Where in the source: 2015 Pan report — “back to competition”
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Mamute Jiu Jitsu, home page (publication date not shown), accessed 8 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Mamute Jiu Jitsu's current history page says the academy left its former parent organization in 2014, adopted the Mamute Jiu Jitsu name and moved to a new location.
Where in the source: History section — “In 2014, Mamute Jiu Jitsu underwent major changes”
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