Cleber Luciano is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Royler and Rolker Gracie as well as a judo black belt with experience in mixed martial arts (MMA). A pioneering jiu-jitsu coach in Huntington Beach, California, where he arrived in the mid 1990s, Luciano made a name for himself as one of the most relevant competitors of his generation through his performances in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) international circuit, in which Cleber earned Pans, World NoGi as well as World Masters gold medals.