Rey Diogo
Rey Diogo went from Carlson Gracie's academy to Chicago, winning Pan titles and building a teaching lineage around pressure and conditioning.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, "Ricardo 'Rey' Diogo" (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes identifies Rey Diogo as Ricardo Luis de Morais Diogo and says that, after brief childhood judo and school basketball, he was invited to train at Carlson Gracie Academy when he was nineteen.
Where in the source: Full Name: Ricardo Luis de Morais Diogo; trained judo for a short while as a child; started doing basketball at school; invited to come and train at the Carlson Gracie Academy ... 19 years old
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BJJ Heroes says Carlson Gracie awarded Rey Diogo every belt through black belt, which he received in 1997, after Carlson Gracie Junior had invited the brown belt to teach in Chicago in 1996.
Where in the source: received all his belts by Master Carlson Gracie, including his black belt which came in 1997; In 1996 ... invited by Carlson Gracie Junior to come to Chicago ... still wearing his brown belt
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, "Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1994" results (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's official 1994 Brazilian Championship results list Ricardo Diogo of Carlson Gracie in first place in the adult purple-belt male medium-heavy division.
Where in the source: Adult / Purple / Male / Medium Heavy; 1 | Ricardo Diogo Carlson Gracie
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, "Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005" results (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's official 2005 Pan results list Ricardo Diogo of Rey Diogo in first place in both the Master 3 black-belt male heavy division and its open class.
Where in the source: Master 3 / Black / Male / Heavy; 1 | Ricardo Diogo Rey Diogo; Master 3 / Black / Male / Open Class; 1 | Ricardo Diogo Rey Diogo
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, "Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2009" results (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF's official 2009 Pan results list Rey Diogo of Carlson Gracie Team in first place in the Master 3 black-belt male heavy division.
Where in the source: Master 3 / Black / Male / Heavy; 1 | REY DIOGO Carlson Gracie Team
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Rey Diogo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, home page (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
Rey Diogo BJJ's current official site describes his system as rooted in Carlson Gracie's lineage and emphasizes pressure, conditioning, practical effectiveness, discipline and forward movement.
Where in the source: system rooted in the powerful lineage of Carlson Gracie; emphasizing pressure, conditioning, and real-world effectiveness; toughness, discipline, and relentless forward movement
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Ocean Grown Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, "About Us" (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
Ocean Grown BJJ says its academy is exclusively dedicated to Rey Diogo's teachings under the Carlson Gracie Team and that its instructors are black belts under Diogo.
Where in the source: private academy exclusively dedicated to the teachings of Rey Diogo under the Carlson Gracie Team; Our instructors, all black belts under Rey Diogo
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Ocean Grown BJJ says Marshall Lipps received every belt from white through black under Rey Diogo and identifies Perry Hauck as a fourth-degree black belt under Diogo who has taught since 2009.
Where in the source: Marshall ... black belt under Ricardo 'Rey' Diogo; received every belt from white to black under Rey; Perry Hauck ... 4th degree Black Belt ... under Prof. Ricardo 'Rey' Diogo; teaching ... since 2009
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, athlete results for L. Arias (accessed 2026-09-13).(opens in a new tab)
A current IBJJF athlete-results page lists the team name Ricardo "Rey" Diogo BJJ.
Where in the source: Athlete Results; L. Arias; Ricardo 'Rey' Diogo BJJ
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