He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti, he also trained under Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice.
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Mitsuyo 'Count Koma' Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel → Rodrigo 'Comprido' Mederios
Ciudad Rodrigo | Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada | Rodrigo Granda | Rodrigo de Villandrando | Glenn Medeiros | Rodrigo Toscano | Rodrigo Santoro | Rodrigo Pacheco | Rodrigo Moreno Machado | Rodrigo Moreno (athlete) | Rodrigo Manrique de Lara | Rodrigo Lopresti | Rodrigo Hilbert | Rodrigo Fresán | Rodrigo de Bastidas | Don Rodrigo | Tristana Medeiros | The cast of ''Cuando toca la campana'' (from left to right). Julio Graham as Rodrigo, Leonel Deluglio as Miguel, Diana Santos as Ana, Gerardo Velazquez | Rodrigo Muñoz | Rodrigo Hinzpeter | Rodrigo Granda affair | Rodrigo González | Rodrigo Faro | Rodrigo de Cerrato | Rodrigo de Ceballos | Rodrigo Caro | Rodrigo "Bimbo" Danao | Rodrigo Barra | Rodrigo Asturias | Lionel Medeiros |