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Lucas Norat is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Flávio Almeida, and a representative of the Gracie Barra team in the sport’s international circuit, who worked extensively with Villem Coelho at the franchise’s Jacarepaguá training center in Rio de Janeiro. Norat was one of the first big names produced by Team GB’s Ambassadors Program, a scouting project within the organization’s network aimed at pushing talented grapplers through fully paid scholarships.

Lucas Norat Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Lucas Norat Lopes

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Flávio Almeida > Lucas Norat

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF Phoenix Open (2021)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Charleston Open (2021)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Phoenix Open (2021*)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2020** brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals NOGI (2020** brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship Juvenile (2014)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals Juvenile (2014)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2018 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals (2016 purple)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Well-Rounded / Weave Passing

Weight Division: Super-Pesado (100,50 kg / 222.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Gracie Barra

Lucas Norat Biography

Lucas Norat was born on June 26, 1997, in the Jacarepaguá, a large neighborhood located in the West Zone of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro city.

As a child, Norat was not into sports and developed an overweight issue. His love for mixed martial arts, however, led him to Muay Thai at the age of 11, a combat sport he saw as a stepping stone towards a future MMA career.

Although a Thai boxing practitioner, when he was 13, Lucas started being harassed at school. Considering that his bully was bigger and older than him, Norat did not feel confident in his striking skills as a way to challenge his oppressor. For that reason, the young Jacarepaguá native opted to start jiu-jitsu, which had a reputation of being the optimal combat sport in a small vs large opponent scenario.

To start his new martial art journey, Lucas joined Joelson Souza’s grappling gym, where his father already trained, being a purple belt at the time. Joe Souza took Norat up to the yellow belt, but as the young prospect started looking to pursue a career in the sport, he moved to the more competition-oriented Gracie Barra Jacarepaguá Academy with coach Villeem Coelho.

Guided by Coelho, Norat’s career blossomed, with the Team GB prospect conquering South American and Brazilian National Championships while earning his blue and purple belts.

During an IBJJF training camp in 2016 at the squad’s headquarters in Irvine, California, Lucas Norat met Flávio Almeida, one of the team’s most distinguished athletes during the 2000s decade and currently one of the Red Shield’s foremost instructors. Although he did not get the desired medal at the tournament, Lucas left a great impression on Almeida who, a few months later, sent him an application form for a full scholarship at Flávio’s school in Arizona.

At Gracie Barra Arizona, Lucas Norat felt yet another level of professional training with the team’s program. One catered for the major leagues of the sport with athletes such as Roiter Lima, Austin Baker, João Marcio Santos, and Thiago Aso.

Lucas Norat earned his brown and black belts from coach Flávio Almeida, the latter in a promotion ceremony that took place on January 2021.

Lucas Norat Grappling Record

17 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    8 (47%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    2 (12%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    4 (24%)
  • BY DECISION
    2 (12%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

4 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Choke from back
50
2
#86e620
Mounted X choke
25
1
#5AD3D1
Toe hold
25
1
4
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
24 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    7 (29%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (13%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    12 (50%)
  • BY DECISION
    2 (8%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

12 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Armbar
17
2
#86e620
Choke from back
8
1
#5AD3D1
Katagame
8
1
#d1212a
Botinha
8
1
#fad11b
Heel hook
8
1
#f58822
Katagatame
8
1
#224aba
Triangle
8
1
#ff9124
Violin armlock
8
1
#bf1f6c
Outside heel hook
8
1
#22c9a5
Verbal tap
8
1
#fad223
Toe hold
8
1
12
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Lucas Norat Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
25800Devhonte JohnsonDevhonte JohnsonLChoke from backHouston Open100KGSF2021
25961Joao AraujoLReferee DecisionSUBVERSIV 5ABS4F2021
26157Arnaldo MaidanaArnaldo MaidanaLKatagameNoGi Pan Am.97KGR12021
26188Francisco CuneoFrancisco CuneoLPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi Pan Am.ABSR12021
26680Jackson DouglasJackson DouglasLReferee DecisionAmerican Nats100KGF2021
26734Rida HaisamRida HaisamLPts: 2x2, AdvAmerican NGN97KG4F2021
26865Andre PorfirioAndre PorfirioLBotinhaChicago OpenABSSF2021
27044Jake WatsonJake WatsonLPts: 7x4Phoenix OpenABSSF2021
27620Devhonte JohnsonDevhonte JohnsonLPts: 7x0Pan American100KG4F2021
29561Devhonte JohnsonDevhonte JohnsonLPts: 16x0World Champ.100KG8F2021
30946Dominique BellDominique BellLPts: 2x0LA Open94KGSF2022
30972Gabriel AlmeidaGabriel AlmeidaLHeel hookLA NGOABS4F2022
31263Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLKatagatameBoise Open100KGF2022
31686Adam WardzinskiAdam WardzinskiLArmbarPan American94KGR22022
32618Pedro MachadoPedro MachadoLArmbarDenver Open94KGSF2022
32633Fellipe TrovoFellipe TrovoLTriangleDenver OpenABS4F2022
32967Adam WardzinskiAdam WardzinskiLPts: 9x0World Champ.94KG8F2022
33844Thiago SaldanhaLPts: 2x0Phoenix Open94KGF2022
33859Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLViolin armlockPhoenix OpenABSF2022
33875Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLOutside heel hookPhoenix NGO97KGF2022
35558Elder CruzElder CruzLPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi PanABSR12022
36848Fellipe TrovoFellipe TrovoLVerbal tapNoGi Worlds91KGF2022
37918Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLPts: 9x2LA NGO97KGRR2023
37919Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLToe holdLA NGO97KGF2023
25738William ShannonWPointsCharleston Open100KGSF2021
25740James SpeightWMounted X chokeCharleston Open100KGF2021
26678Ashur DarmoWReferee DecisionAmerican Nats100KGSF2021
26861Marcus BeddorMarcus BeddorWToe holdChicago OpenABS4F2021
26975Josh GuerraWChoke from backF2W 178100KGSPF2021
27039Antonio ZuazoWPts: 4x0Phoenix Open100KGF2021
27043Estevan MartinezEstevan MartinezWPts: 27x0Phoenix OpenABS4F2021
27618Gabriel AraújoWPts: 0x0, AdvPan American100KG8F2021
28713Nathan HagbergWPoints3CG Underdogs100KGSPF2021
31262Augusto MendoncaWPts: 16x0Boise Open100KGSF2022
31681Victor LopesWInjuryPan American94KGR12022
32960Lucas LisboaLucas LisboaWChoke from backWorld Champ.94KGR12022
33842Thiago AndradeWReferee DecisionPhoenix Open94KGSF2022
33853Daniel HamptonWPts: x3Phoenix OpenABSR12022
33857Emilio HernandezEmilio HernandezWPts: 4x0Phoenix OpenABS4F2022
33858Austin BakerAustin BakerWPts: 2x2, AdvPhoenix OpenABSSF2022
33874Jose MunozWPts: 2x0Phoenix NGO97KGSF2022
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