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Cássio Rios Werneck

Black Belt

Cassio Werneck leads Cassio Werneck Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Sacramento academy he founded in 2006. A lifelong martial artist with more than 30 years in the sport, he won the IBJJF black belt world championship in 2003 and has added eight Masters world titles, along with Pan American and Brazilian state championships. Alongside his own competition career, Werneck has coached elite athletes including Frank Mir, Randy Couture, Dan Henderson and Urijah Faber, while building one of the most established Jiu-Jitsu communities in Northern California. Several of his black belts, including Julian Flowers, Dan Goodwin, Toby Staley, Mark Kamizaki and Darren Figgins, now teach at the Sacramento school and its affiliated academies in Woodland, Loomis and Roseville.

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  • 1x World Master Champion Gi 2025 (Middle - 1st)
  • 1x World Master Champion Gi 2023 (Middle - 1st)

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Performance scorecardOverall 480
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480Overall Score
B+
Performance Rank
Gi BJJ480
No-Gi / Submission Grappling0
3IBJJF