Rubens Charles Maciel

Rubens Charles Maciel, known as Cobrinha, was born in 1979 and is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor widely regarded as one of the best featherweights of his era and among the best pound for pound competitors in the sport. He began training in 2000 under Fernando Terere Augusto, received his black belt in 2005 and is a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu. He has won six world championship titles as a black belt in the featherweight or lightweight division and has medaled at every World Jiu-Jitsu Championship he entered, ten in all. He is known for his attacking style and especially his guard. He opened his own school in Los Angeles in 2011 and was named to the first ADCC Hall of Fame class in 2022.