Rafael Mendes Godoy, born in 1989 in Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor who won six world titles at black belt and is nicknamed The Wizard. He and his brother Guilherme started training through a cousin, learned under Ramon Lemos and Leonardo Santos, and later founded the Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy. Rafael won world titles from blue to brown belt in consecutive years, took bronze at the 2009 worlds in his first black belt year and won his first black belt world gold in 2010. He also won gold at the ADCC finals in 2009, and built a long rivalry with Rubens Charles Maciel, known as Cobrinha, meeting him in many finals.
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born 1989 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rafael, along with his brother Guilherme
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is a six-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) world champion at the black belt level
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born 1989 in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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winning a gold medal also at the ADCC finals
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his first world championship as a black belt
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