José Bruno Pereira Matias, commonly known as Bruno Matias, is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Ulpiano Malachias of Team Gracie Barra who worked extensively with coach Felipe Pena (Preguiça) at the Projeto Gold Team – one of the prime grappling programs in the world – during his colored belt career, a time when Bruno Matias became widely recognized as one of his generation’s top athletes. Bruno would cement this reputation during his pro-division debut at the IBJJF Houston No-Gi Open, with a double gold performance.

Main Achievements:

* 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021)

* 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals NOGI (2021)

* 1st Place IBJJF Houston Open NOGI (2021**)

* 2nd Place IBJJF Houston Open (2021)

* 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2021)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

* 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2018 purple, 2019 brown)

* 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2018 purple)

* 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2020 brown)

* 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2019 purple)